Posted by Patty
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:39:00 GMT
Today we learned that Rodney Johnson lost his life to pancreatic cancer, and we are feeling just a profound sense of sadness. Rodney was a good man. The kind of quiet and unassuming guy some people might ignore as being a bit too dorky; not nearly hip or “in” enough. But if you ever got the chance to get to know Rodney, you would silently shrink, and feel like such an idiot for judging a book by its cover.
Rodney Johnson
Rodney was a quiet, gentle, man. A giant in deed if not power output or outward appearance. A completely modest person, he never talked much about his contributions to our sport, but there can be no denying that he was the right guy in the right place at the right time. Several times.
You see, Rodney, Mr. “White Socks” Johnson, helped create the International Mountain Bicycling Association in 1988. He sat on the very first IMBA board of directors, and helped file the articles of incorporation and establish its non-profit status and bylaws. He helped create the “Six Rules of the Trail” which still stand today as an excellent code of ethics for mountain bikers.
He was one of the founders of ROMP, our local mountain bike advocacy organization, which combined with five other California clubs to create IMBA.
And he was also one of the founders of Mere Mortals, too. The club whose motto is “Our fast is everyone else’s slow.” Rodney fit right in. His longstanding battle with chronic fatigue syndrome pulled him off the bike for many years. It wasn’t until just recently that he got back on the bike and renewed his love for the sport at a more relaxed pace.
In the picture above, you can see his cotton shirt, signature tall white socks, and happy attitude in a Lee McCormack clinic, working on his skills just like everyone else. Rodney was proof that you didn’t have to look like a way cool dude to have a great time on a bike.
Tailwinds and downhills now for you, Rodney. You will be missed.
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Posted by PeterD
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:20:00 GMT
Had another women-only ride and party last week. About 25 women came for the ride (and a few more for the festivities only). All cooking, drink-making, etc. was performed by men (especially, master chef Jay).
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Posted in Passion, People | Tags fandango, friday | 4 comments
Posted by PeterD
Fri, 02 May 2008 00:39:00 GMT
Here is a ride report from Jay, who did a ride with Charles and some others this past Monday up in Pacifica.
(note – if you click on a picture, you will see a higher resolution version of that picture)
When you have no meetings, a boss out of town, some time off to burn, a new downhill bike, and a case of the Mondays, there’s only one thing to do – Go out to the coast and ride! The blooming spring colors, ocean views and quality of people couldn’t have been better today. Also, Tom and Charles had matching shoes, which somehow is less controversial than when Sterling and I show up in matching socks. Anyway…
| We started off with a nice climb with what used to be the old Highway 1: |  |
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Posted by PeterD
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:25:00 GMT
There was a recent post on MTBR that covers what the ride is supposed to be about:
I spend a lot of time training and riding with a focused goals. Racing is great but it’s good to recalibrate once in a while. I went to the Passion Trails Wednesday night ride tonight and remembered why I started riding in the first place. Good people, friendly vibes and just a damn good time on a bike.
It was great to hear this.
Did remind me of some things meant to say before the last ride I lead, which I thought I would post here:
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Posted by PeterD
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:41:00 GMT
The event went off well. The weather reporters were wrong when they said we would get rain on Saturday – we got just enough Friday night to make sure the trails were dust free, but not so much to make things muddy. Good set of photos and comments showing up on MTBR (though I am copying some of the better ones over to this post).
Thanks for everyone who showed up! And special thanks to folks like JohnH, Justine, TomR, MichaelP, and others who chipped in to help.
More photos below…
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Posted by PeterD
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:22:00 GMT
Charles and a whole crew went out for a ride at the Demo on Presidents Day. He has a new camera, so took a bunch of pictures and a few videos (plus one non-blurry pic courtesy of Caroline). Here is his write up:
A Three Hour Tour…
Well, that’s what I had planned. Ok, maybe a four hour, and at best a four and a half hour adventure in the woods, but I’ve swum with these fishes before, so I came prepared for an all day adventure as past experience has taught me. We used the occasion of Presidents Day to get together with friends and customers and take advantage of the warm Spring like day by taking a tour of the Soquel Demonstration State Forest. Of the fifteen or so riders that started last Monday’s ride, about half of us ended up spending over 6 hours riding just about every trail we could find.
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Posted in Trails, People | Tags Demo, ride | 4 comments
Posted by Patty
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:20:00 GMT
We have two positions open starting soon:
Mountain Bike Mechanic and
Mountain Bike Customer Service and Merchandise Specialist
for details, clicky on the linky below.
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Posted in People, Service | 7 comments
Posted by Patty
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:15:00 GMT
Marilyn Price is a finalist in $25,000 Volvo for Life Award
Your vote online may help Trips for Kids receive $25,000!
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Marilyn Price of Trips for Kids writes:
I am honored to be a finalist for the national Volvo for Life Award. Your vote of confidence will help Trips for Kids win $25,000 – a huge boost for our youth cycling programs! ”
Please take a moment to vote for Marilyn on-line and spread the word to your friends and colleagues.
THANK YOU for supporting Trips for Kids.
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Posted by PeterD
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:24:00 GMT
San Francisco weirdness for a good cause. Involves trikes and drinking. What more could you want…
Take me to the site for this craziness…
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Posted by PeterD
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:49:00 GMT
John and Michael are slowly moving up in the rankings at the Trans Rockies.
On Day 1, they were 116th
Day 2, they moved to 108th on GC
Day 3, to 100th
Day 4 to 96th
Day 5 to 92nd
Definitely holding their own (and more).
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