Pinnacle Pain and Punishment

Cleveland.  It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap.  The Boss found lyrics to speak to the  11 Drafters who faced the Formidable Festge. Born to Run (or Ride). In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dreamAt night we ride through the maze of Dane County on two-wheeled machinesSprung from cages out on Cleveland Road,Carbon wheeled, Di2 injected,and hammerin' out over the lineH-Oh, Baby this ride rips the bones from your backIt's a death trap, it's a suicide rapWe gotta get out while we're young'Cause Drafters like us, baby we were born to rideSlow Cow sent an emotional montage depicting before (smiling) and after (grimacing) climbing Cleveland. In addition to his normal herd of pursuers,  Slow Cow was passed by a 90 year-old power walking up Cleveland.  Slow Cow's groupies are Drafters of the Week, despite lack of green attire.Bomber and Belle may have been the only Drafters to ride Festge on Monday evening, trusting the radar only to be betrayed.  HAPPY BIRTHWEEK TO BOMBER!The rest of us played it safe and rode over the weekend when the weather was less formidable (read: perfect).Festge Park began to look like an official health care professional summit.  Surly Bob, Pit Stop and BrickO have your RN and PT essestial bases covered, and even some non-essentials, too.

Next Monday is Memorial Day and so we will celebrate with an extra long Draft, the P3 route (Pinnacle Pain and Punishment). Many are deeply saddened by the necessary cancellation of the Horribly Hilly Hundreds. The P3 route reclaims 60 of those HHH miles for your quadriceps pleasure.  The photo opp is the HHH sign at the bottom of Mounds Park Rd. The calm before the storm.Recon notes: There is a bit of gravel at the sharp right corner on the descent on Pinnacle, just before reaching HH.  Don't be startled when you hear a ferociuos dog(s) barking just as you are negotiating the gravely turn - he/they are caged.  Many road signs are missing, so be sure to load the GPS link, have the map, or phone a friend.  Doing recon, I couldn't get a GPS signal and had to phone home, have my location tracked, and then told which way to turn on F from Moyer, when I thought I was on Ryan.  Anyway, Billy Bob will appreciate that you should always go left on Johnson in the woods of WI. And, when in doubt, climb.GPS link: PPP GarminDownload PDF map and cue sheet: P3 Pinnacle Pain and PunishmentWhatever kind of punishment you want to serve up your quads this Memorial Day weekend, please be safe and may the green force be with you.  And if you need more green, the Hincapie store is open through May 27: Hincapie Drafter Gear Order HereDraft responsibly,BrickO