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Message started by FlyingLaZBoy on Sep 23^rd, 2013, 3:09pm

Title: RANS Rally 2013 trip
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Sep 23^rd, 2013, 3:09pm

Had another fine time at the RANS Rally, with Dave Rothgeb, Lynn Morrow, and Justine Viera (GDB) along... We discovered that the Ramada had $30/night rates, so we jumped on it!!!

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We drove up on Thursday, detouring to Greensburg KS to tour that town that had been destroyed by a 2007 F5 tornado -- they're slowly rebuilding in "green" mode, with efficient building and design concepts. Also toured the "Big Well" museum.

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On the way in to Hays, Dave encountered an unsympathetic Highway Patrol officer...

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Friday morning dawned rather chilly, so we suited up to do the 35-mile Cathedral loop

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Justine found that a Rocket works quite nicely for her short stature... and rode it both on the Ice Cream ride and on the Saturday 50-miler! I also rode a Rocket on the Ice Cream ride - it's a very nice handling bike, very nimble...

http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/RANS%20Rally%202013%20Trip/1-108_1211.jpg (http://s977.photobucket.com/user/pbrown8js/media/RANS%20Rally%202013%20Trip/1-108_1211.jpg.html)

Friday dinner was at Gella's... famous for lemon ale...

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Saturday, we did a ~47 mile loop south and west -- I rode the factory Seavo, with Kim Dopita (who is back at RANS) on the back, since Terrie wasn't along...

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These kids pedalled their legs off this weekend!!

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Here is us on Saturday at lunch in Ellis

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Saturday afternoon was more test riding, then a dinner/party at the factory

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The RANS Mini raffle was won by a guy in Oregon

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...but, I won an F5 frame...

http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/RANS%20Rally%202013%20Trip/1-108_1467.jpg (http://s977.photobucket.com/user/pbrown8js/media/RANS%20Rally%202013%20Trip/1-108_1467.jpg.html)

...but, with skillful negotiating, upgraded it to a Rocket frameset, to be delivered in a few weeks -- in custom white with metal flake!!!! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

The Amish couple made the Hays paper on Sunday, so we 'feted' them at the IHOP...

http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/RANS%20Rally%202013%20Trip/1-108_1488.jpg (http://s977.photobucket.com/user/pbrown8js/media/RANS%20Rally%202013%20Trip/1-108_1488.jpg.html)

Overall, the weather was PERFECT, the company excellent, and the riding very enjoyable again. They will probably do it again in September next year, so pencil it in -- it's 550 miles, about 9 hours plus driving.

My pic album with all 150 pics is at http://s977.photobucket.com/user/pbrown8js/library/RANS%20Rally%202013%20Trip

Title: Re: RANS Rally 2013 trip
Post by Andy on Oct 3^rd, 2013, 7:17pm

Say whatever happened to Michelle? Is she still with RANS?

Title: Re: RANS Rally 2013 trip
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 6^th, 2013, 10:38pm

Andy wrote:

Say whatever happened to Michelle? Is she still with RANS?

Nope -- still in a relationship with Randy, but not working at RANS any more...

Title: Re: RANS Rally 2013 trip
Post by Andy on Oct 10^th, 2013, 9:04am

Gotcha...thanks Paul.