Medina ISD Students and Teachers Cheer On Mb2Cb 2012 Bicycle Tour!!

Kim Richardson's 5th grade and DJ Dabney's 6th grade classes visited the The Best Little Library in Texas (aka The Medina Community Library) today to learn about bicycle touring, bicycle safety, and the Mb2Cb 2012 Bicycle Tour. In order to give the kids a good feel for long distance, endurance, cycling  I brought in my fully loaded touring bicycle and explained the working of the gear shifts, drive train, disc brakes, derailleurs, racks, panniers, lights, reflectors, GPS devices, handlebar cam, etc. A large part of the conversation dealt with safety issues and specifically how to mitigate dangers on the road. I was mightily impressed by the questions and comments and it was especially gratifying to see that many of the kids were as excited about the tour as me! The kids plan to follow and track the tour daily on a large wall map in their classroom and we all agreed to communicate with each other throughout the tour via this blog, e-mail, and telephone. Many of the kids know me from the library or have seen me biking over the past couple of years during my morning and/or afternoon commutes to and from work.  Many of them (and their parents) just call me "that crazy bicycle guy". Though I cannot claim that I bike for altruistic reasons, I have often thought to myself that it would be nice if even one of those kids someday discovers the joys of cycling because they saw me biking when they were growing up. To view a photo montage of my meeting with Medina's Best & Brightest see the video link below. Oh, and one last thing. Many thanks to Judy Moore, ex-teacher "par excellence", an original founder of this library, and a long time library volunteer, who helped organize this visit by MISD and who has supported & encouraged me on my quest to undertake and complete the Mb2Cb 2012 tour.

 

Bryan Schmidt Joins Mb2Cb 2012 Tour!!

My old friend Bryan Schmidt has joined the Mb2Cb 2012 Tour!! Bryan and I go back almost 25 years working and playing together. He currently lives in Minneapolis, MN. with his wife Darlene (also a good friend).  Bryan is employed as a semiconductor process engineer, is an Aggie,  a dedicated bicycle commuter and back in the day was known far and wide for his willingness to "moon" at the drop of a hat. Bryan & his bicycle will hitch a ride from his home in Minnesota to Rapid City, SD. He will ride his bike from Rapid City and meet the tour at Crazy Horse, SD.  From Crazy Horse, we will ride over 600 miles together until we reach our destination, Regina, SK, Canada. You can view Bryan's track at:

Bryan's Full Moon Track

Great to have you along Bryan!!

Skeets Rapier Joins Mb2Cb 2012 Tour

My  friend, Skeets Rapier, has joined the Mb2Cb tour and will ride with me out of Mexico and through 200 miles of West Texas. Skeets owns and operates a  renewable energy company out of San Antonio and is an experienced long distance bicycle tourist. Open the attached link to view Skeets route;

Skeets' West Texas Fun Run

The excitement is building!! The train leaves the station in Cuidad Acuna, Mexico on April 6th.There's still time to join all or part of the tour (Che, Bryan, I'm talking to you!!).