Historic Viaduct to 100 Mile Grove
Mother Nature may not be giving us much in the way of sunshine, but the Drafters have been sharing plenty of warmth and light. A shout out to Diesel, a draft from the past, who recently moved back to town and was spotted by BrickO and Z Wrecks drafting responsibly. Diesel and his wife are expecting their second baby this week, and we expect to see him back drafting between diaper changes.
Another ray of sunshine broke through Pheasant Brach Conservancy on Friday. It is hard to believe this mutt (Wyatt with his purple bow), and mullet (Vintage) cleaned up so nicely as groomsmen for LuLu and Columbus.
While LuLu and Columbus were celebrating their first week of marriage, a few other Drafters were celebrating varying decades of life. Sully, Pipes and Granny span over 3 decades of Drafter spirit. It is up to the reader to figure out who was born in which decade. Spoiler: Granny is a misleading Drafter handle. Guess responsibly.
Happy Birthday, Pipes! We appreciate you keeping us flexible, or at least able to reach the handlebars without incurring serious structural damage.
Octane, Special K, Loose Screw, Speedy and BrickO are green with envy, and vow to become stamp collectors on May 13, 2022. Seriously, how cool is this???? Pipes is too humble to announce this stamp release, and the Drafters are too proud of her to let it go unannounced.
With so many bright spots in the week, the gloomy weather and 50 degree temperatures on Monday were easily overlooked. 20 Drafters showed up with brains and brawn.
Five Bad A** Drafters set out towards Cross Plains to conquer Braun Rd, our first challenging climb of the season. The pre-ride wardrobe texts had the airwaves jammed up until 5PM. Winter coats and shoe covers were standard issue for most Drafters, but there were some daring to be baring legs.
The Italian Job, Wampus, Blurple and Super Q made their 2022 debuts.
Granny acquired her handle after completing her first Draft using only the small chainring. New to cycling, she quickly got the hang of shifting out of the granny gear. Now she's stuck in the big ring.... even up the climb on Braun, leaving most of us in her dust. Cannibal yelled at Granny to dig deeper on the climb, and went on record to say that the verbal lashing was per her instruction, and therefore not in violation of the Drafter code. While there is no doubt Granny has shifted into a strong rider, she struggled to turn on her blinkie light. Luckily, the Italian Job was on the job, making sure Granny's tail light was shining brightly as she left us all behind on Braun.
Blurple was the clear winner of the OVER-UNDER award. A dead battery left him little option for changing gears as he was grinding up Airport Rd at 40 rpm, and then down the other side at 140 rpm. Fortunately, Octane had baked a batch of brownies and the Over-Under Champion was able to refuel at the finish line.
Next week, we will venture north through Dane and under the historic viaduct, circa 1880. A slight deviation from previous routes, we will continue north to 100 Mile Grove Rd before returning home. For those Drafters looking for a shorter pour, an out and back to Dane is an excellent option.
RidewithGPS link Historic Viaduct 100 Mile Grove
The DIRTY DRAFT is back, Tuesday nights at 5PM at CORP trails near you. Check the Dirty Draft GroupMe for updates, and be sure to consider joining at www.madcitydirt.com.
Draft responsibly,
BrickO