Some last update stuff about the 'Bent Event...
 
We'll definitely have some Velomobiles and kinetic sculpture on hand, as well as the XL Bacchetta carbon Aero.  Rans will be on-site, and they'll bring a couple of Trizards.  They are also bringing an X-Stream LWB low-racer, however, if there is a strong demand for a Seavo then I can probably get them to switch back to bringing that.  I'm just figuring there will be more general interest in a $2500 bike than a $6000 one.
 
Rides will go out at 11AM if anyone can make it.  If you are riding into town for the MS150, come on up to Koenig and Lamar after your post-ride brewski.
 
Bands and food are lined up, so come and eat.
 
As I offered before, if anyone can coordinate a carpooling effort, I'll contribute to their transportation costs.
 
Please come and bring your bikes/trikes.
 
More information about the event can be found at:
http://www.easystreetrecumbents.com/culture/bentevent2009.html

That would be a fun thing to go to, if I had a ride

Quote from goatstick on Apr 13^th, 2009, 4:49pm:

 
From Ledbetter station (I ride DART across town to avoid Dallas traffic) the cue sheet looks like:
 
Leg (mi)      Total (mi)      Name      Directions
2.0      2.0      Turn Right      Turn right at Duncanville Wheatland Rd/E Wheatland Rd
1.5      3.6      Turn Left      Turn left at N Houston School Rd
4.0      7.5      Turn Left      Turn left at W Main St
0.4      7.9      Turn Right      Turn right at S Houston School Rd
3.6      11.5      Turn Left      Turn left at Farm-To-Market Rd 664/FM-664/E Ovilla Rd
0.0      11.5      Turn Right      Turn right at Methodist St
1.0      12.5      Turn Right      Turn right at W Red Oak Rd
0.0      12.5      Turn Left      Turn left at Water St
0.1      12.7      Straight      Continue on Louise Ritter Dr
0.4      13.1      Turn Right      Slight right at S Central Blvd/S TX-342
1.8      14.8      Turn Left      Turn left at US-77
20.4      35.2      Turn Right      Turn right at Kin Folk Ln
1.1      36.2      Turn Right      Turn right at TX-34
0.0      36.3      Turn Left      Turn left at John Davis Rd
1.4      37.7      Turn Right      Turn right at Derrs Chapel Rd
0.1      37.8      Turn Left      Turn left at Morgan Rd
0.9      38.7      Turn Right      Turn right at TX-77/US-77 Continue to follow US-77
3.7      42.4      Turn Left      Turn left at FM-308
37.4      79.9      Turn Left      Turn left at S McLennan Dr
1.3      81.2      Turn Right      Slight right at N Lacy Dr (signs for I-35/US-77)
3.7      84.9      Straight      Continue on TX-491
0.7      85.6      Turn Left      Turn left at Parrish St
0.0      85.6      Turn Right      Turn right at N Loop Dr
0.6      86.2      Turn Right      Turn right at E Waco Dr
0.0      86.2      Turn Left      Slight left at Hillsboro Dr
0.6      86.8      Turn Right      Turn right at Elm St
0.1      86.9      Turn Left      Turn left at Clifton St
0.1      87.0      Turn Right      Slight right at Taylor St
1.0      87.9      Straight      Continue on Franklin Ave
3.7      91.6      Turn Left      Turn left at S New Rd
1.2      92.8      Turn Right      Turn right at Bagby Ave
3.6      96.4      Straight      Continue on N Old Temple Rd
1.1      97.5      Turn Right      Turn right at FM-2113/W Spring Valley Rd
14.7      112.2      Turn Right      Turn right at 6th St
0.5      112.7      Turn Left      Turn left at Avenue D/S Lone Star Pkwy/TX-317 Continue to follow TX-317
16.6      129.3      Turn Left      Slight left at N Main St/TX-317
2.7      132.0      Turn Left      Slight left at S Main St/TX-317
0.2      132.2      Turn Left      Slight left at S I-35
3.7      135.8      Straight      Continue on Frontage Rd
3.7      139.5      Turn Left      Turn left at F-M 2268
0.1      139.6      Straight      Continue on N Main St
1.5      141.1      Turn Left      Slight left at S Main St
0.1      141.2      Turn Left      Slight left at Frontage Rd
0.0      141.3      Straight      Continue on S Main St
1.1      142.4      Turn Right      Slight right at FM-2115
0.1      142.4      Turn Right      Slight right at Frontage Rd
3.7      146.2      Straight      Continue on S I-35
14.9      161.0      Straight      Continue on N Austin Ave/I-35M Continue to follow N Austin Ave
4.6      165.7      Turn Left      Slight left at S Austin Ave/S I-35 Continue to follow S I-35
7.6      173.2      Turn Right      Turn right at McNeil Rd
0.1      173.3      Turn Left      Turn left at Frontage Rd/S I-35/S Morrell St Continue to follow S I-35
3.3      176.6      Straight      Continue straight onto N I-35/I 35 Service Rd N
2.3      178.9      Turn Right      Slight right at N Lamar Blvd
 
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Unless I get a pad and cover for the seat on the Fusion, there's no way I'm going to ride this. The skin on my tailbone would be gone by FM 308. The ride to Waco was nice when I did it on the Stratus but I was going somewhere else that year...

Quote from goatstick on Apr 14^th, 2009, 1:00am:

 
 
If it helps, I have a route from the LSR group that is Rockwall to Texarkana, roughly 200 miles one way.  I rode it 100 miles to Lake Cypress Springs last TGiving.
 
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Rockwall-to-Texarkana
 
Paul

Quote from mlibrik on Apr 14^th, 2009, 10:05am:

 
 
 
Mike, I don't mean to derail your thread again, but have your assistant check out this thread on cherry juice...  http://209.62.36.18/~spinnerb/rbent/YaBB.pl?num=1223327128/14#14
 
I'm definitely not riding the SXP down to Austin, but am still hoping to carpool with someone for a day trip.
 
Paul

Quote from Rawhide on Apr 14^th, 2009, 6:59pm:

 
 
But why?  It isn't all that interesting as bike shops go.  But then I was one of those legions of people who showed up at our local Triathletes' shop, Austin Tri-Cyclist, asking to see the tricycles.  Big disappointment!

Just to let folks know, the Fusion rides nicely on a standard bike rack after I take off the Honkin' Huge Taillight^tm. I put it on the front rack on the DART bus the other day and besides the damage to the HHT^tm it rode fine. The HHT^tm needs a stiffer bracket to work in the "hanging off the left" motorcycle position. The HHT^tm is sitting on the kitchen table while I build either a better bracket or get the material I need to build the hardshell cargo carriers.

Can't make the trip after all, even with carpooling.  Tasks have been assigned for Sunday, and I have a job interview on Monday (   ) that requires some background investigating...