What turned out to the be the best Windy 500 ever fell short in only one category: mileage. This year’s route left us 4 miles short: 496 miles with an 18mph average speed. In all the years past we were always over, so at this point I’m using my rollover miles to call it anContinue reading “2014 Windy 500 is in the books”
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Windy 500 v4.0: It’s the Final Countdown
We are nowhere near as cool or sexy as these long-maned Swedish man-whores, but we’re not opposed to letting a Glam Metal staple like Europe explain the Windy 500 v4.0: “We’re leaving together, But still it’s farewell And maybe we’ll come back, To earth, who can tell?” I don’t even know if they speaks the EnglishContinue reading “Windy 500 v4.0: It’s the Final Countdown”
2014 Windy 500
North, to the U.P. August 1 – 4, 2014 4 days, 500 miles, 2 states. Rain is guaranteed. Questions? jasonkayzar@mc2wi.com
2013 Windy 500 report
Here we go… The kinder, gentler version of the Windy rolled out on July 25th and ended up also being the easiest, shortest, best attended and record # of flat tires (20ish?) so far. No 160+ mile days at 20mph this year. Riding through the urban jungle (Racine is beautiful in July…) means riding throughContinue reading “2013 Windy 500 report”
2013 Windy 500 Update
First off – I am personally guaranteeing that we’ll have much warmer weather than this morning’s ride for the 2013 Windy 500. If not, I am offering 200% refunds to all participants. There have been a number of significant flavor enhancements to this year’s event: This is the bike I plan to ride. I’ll probably addContinue reading “2013 Windy 500 Update”
9 Reasons Not To Miss The 2013 Windy 500
164 days until the 2013 edition of the Windy 500 rolls… This year, we’ve added a new twist: those in the know will know. Why should you ride your bike 500 miles in 4 days? Here are 9 reasons:
2013 Windy 500 route
The 2013 Recipe for the Windy 500 is almost fully baked: It’s a bit of Urban mixed with a bit of Suburban, with a pinch of Crazy. We’ve done North. We’ve done West. We can’t go East. This year, we’re headed South. Milwaukee to Chicago to Michigan to Chicago to Milwaukee. 4 days 500 miles.Continue reading “2013 Windy 500 route”
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