Bike fitting party with Wahine and Knot

[sgtiger]

It really is surprising how quickly the weather changed today. It was too cold this morning for Biak and me to take the kiddos on the bikes to the party. It also looked as though a storm was imminent. Thankfully after lunch most of the clouds dissipated and we had great weather for the ride. We came back just in time, because a storm front moved in after we arrived.[Thank-you weather and bike powers-that-be] The temps started dropping after that. Brrr! We encountered hail on our way back home.

...and now you're getting snow again. I haven't seen a flake here yet.(Did I just jinx myself again?!!)

[MM_QFC!]

First, Thank YOU, KnottedYet for hosting and lending your bike-fitting skills to such a fun party...and Wahine, thank YOU too! Driving up to Seattle, bike fitting and lending sage oh so yoda-like advice, then riding with us all...too fun.
Yeah, the weather cooperated and it was a gorgeous mild, sunny ride down to the Edmonds marina beach park and back to Knot's.
I took some pics too and will post them tomorrow...
Thanks again to all of you fun TE women - and man and kiddos!
Mary

[Wahine]

Thanks for having me, feeding me and taking me out to see the ocean!!

I had fun.

But now I must go to sleep.

[MM_QFC!]

Thanks for letting us know that you got home safely, Yoda...sweet dreams!
Hey, are you alone?

[Wahine]

No. What does "H" stand for anyway?

[mimitabby]

Well, Our Knot was a wonderful host to all of us crazy bike people. My photos will show evidence of that. Thanks Knot and Wahine for all that you did. Boywithkilt took over the dining room with his bike stan. He was really nice, explaining all the bike stuff he was doing (he was truing wheels)
Meanwhile Wahine and Knot made all that brought bikes to be fitted feel quite comfortable with their knowledge
and adjusted a few saddles using Wahine's fancy angle tool and Knot's makeup kit full of bike tools.


Dex, Boy WITHOUT Kilt, MM_QFC


Wahine working with Knot on her bike


two very fast Eden-sized bikes.


Wahine continues to check out Knot's bike with Eden in background. ALSO CHECK OUT
BEAUTIFUL ORANGE WAHINE BIKE behind her!


Jesvetmed, Jocelyn, with Dex in background near the food.



Wahine and Sgtiger


Knot, Trickytiger, & Jesvetmed


MM_QFC helping Wahine to set up Sgtiger's bike

[Bruno28]

Great pics. I can't wait to get back and see you guys!

[sgtiger]

Bruno, I'd love, love, love, to see you again. When are you planning to come to this side of the pond again anyway? We didn't have any Drambouie this time but we had some Kilt Lifter(Scotch-style ale brewed in Seattle) in your honor.

[Xrayted]

Thanks for the pics!

Thank you Knot for being a gracious hostess while we tramped mud into your carpet. Thank you Wahine for showing Kit how to unlock the knot in my shoulder using a pressure point. I still feel great on that side. Thank you BIAK for all of the hard work you did on so many bikes yesterday. It was nice talking to you after the ride and meeting your wonderful children. I hope your little girl is feeling better today.
It was wonderful seeing some familiar faces and just as nice meeting some new ones. I hope we all get to hang out again real soon.
A special thank you to Mary for her funny and caring encouragement as we almost dropped some lungs getting up those hills.

We got home at about 11:30 last night. We stopped by the Seattle Flagship REI on out way home to pick up the bike rack that they put aside for me. When I called them yesterday morning, the guy assured me he had it in hand and it was the correct one. (they're the only one who has it in stock anywhere near us and I wanted to see it in person before buying) It turned into one long 90 minute error. We didn't end up taking it home because as it turns out, they didn't actually have it afterall. They could only find the one with a 2" connector instead of a 1 1/4". I was rather perturbed for having waited that whole time with the anxiety of needing to get back here for my on call at the hospital. We barely made it back in time. Thankfully, I never got called in last night and slept very soundly until 9am this morning.

Okay, off to our favorite little diner to get b-fast and go look at some bikes from craigs list. (motorcycles this time.)

See y'all next time!

[sgtiger]

Thanks for the pics!
A special thank you to Mary for her funny and caring encouragement as we almost dropped some lungs getting up those hills.

+1

Glad you and Kit made it home safely. I'm sorry you weren't able to get your bike rack. That bites. At least now you've seen it and can perhaps get the correct one ordered for you?

[KnottedYet]

I had leftover party food for breakfast! MMMMMMM!!!!!!!

And someone left gluten-free beer here, that's for lunch!

(right now I'm gonna have another piece of flourless chocolate torte, thanks L+M!)

[sgtiger]

That tort is divine! Knot, do you need help polishing it off? Dunno, maybe I need to switch sides and try to steal L away from MM_QFC. It's a good thing I like MM_QFC too much to do that; and ,ya know, there is BIAK to consider.

Thanks everyone for the yummy fair.

[MM_QFC!]

Hey again,
Great pics, all - thanks! I'll add a few here too, plus one of us at our 1/2point in our short, sunny ride yesterday. There was the cutest little toddler who touched each of our wheels while we were stopped, then squealed with delight. He stopped and stayed at sgtiger's beautiful green Rodriguez, as he was holding his own green cup...
The clouds were hiding the Olympic mountains, but we did enjoy the goings-on at the beach park, sea kayakers and ferry crossings, plus a makeshift teeter-totter with REALLY big driftwood; that sight prompted Wahine to share an anecdote about a teachable moment - ya know, muscles and joints and bones i.e. levers/fulcrums. We were a rapt audience for yoda!
Sorry that your stop at REI was more frustrating than productive, X and Kit; but, at least it sounds like you found it without a tour of the city!
Glad you are continuing to enjoy Linda's torte, Knot and sgtiger - you're too funny - thanks for posting the Pike Brewing's Kilt Lifter Ale info for Bruno et al...yummy stuff...ALL of the food was yummy and thanks too, to RaleighDon for his gorgeous creation...mmmm!
Sorry, I didn't caption the pics, so I will do so here:
1) Dex and Boy with an apron NOT a kilt today
2) boy w/o a kilt works on wheel while beer and food flow
3) Wahine and Eden
4) TrickyTiger, Wahine, Xrayted, Kitsune, MM_QFC!, Eden, SGTiger at the beach park

[kelownagirl]

Sp did you all go for a ride after as well?

[MM_QFC!]

Sp did you all go for a ride after as well?

KG - yep, just posted the pic and so you'll see that we enjoyed a beautiful ride together yesterday too.