More from Flying Wheels 2011...

They say that if you can do 45 miles of Flying Wheels you can do 200 of STP...

The first time I ever heard that was 2 years ago when I first started cycling and it was very hard for me to understand the math behind that statement. That is until I actualy saw (and experienced!) what Flying Wheels actually is... living hell!

Its called Flying Wheels because by the time you get to the mid point of the last hill you're flying off the handle cursing the day you payed $30 to participate in this event. Chances are you might even throw your bike off a cliff in frustration, at which point you'd have quote, unquote 'Flying Wheels'.

Well 45 miles is not enough for this team. We tackled the 65 miler (which the event coordinators list as a 70 mile ride)!!!
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It was a very hard and challenging ride, but thankfully we did not have any mechanical issues as a team and the weather was very much on our side.

Here are some more pics to supplement Leo's post. Hope y'all enjoy the pics, and if you're ever in the mood to put yourself through self inflicted torture... feel free to bike the route we have posted below!

TEAMobile... UNITE!!


Hey Leo... what's your all time favorite number?


The newest addition to our stable of road machines... Hill's bad mamajama Tomaso!!


... and a few more of our rides.



The TEAMobile 'flyers' in action:





And finally the two pitctures that sum it all up... Mike 'Before and After' Flying Wheels.

Flying Wheels 2011

First of all I want to congratulate everyone for a ride well done! I was so traumatized after this ride last year that I was unbelievably nervous heading into it. For those first timers that only had our horror stories to go off of, kudos to you guys for sticking through it!

Here's the link for those of you that want to view the summary of the hellacious ride we did this past Saturday! http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/37215918

Our two newest members... JR and Nicole!

Gearin' up for the ride... our first FULL team photo!

"What do you mean we've only gone 10 miles???"

What happened to your other helmet Hillary????

Which way do we go Carlos??

Hillary gettin' in a good stretch before we're back on the road!

You're supposed to ride the bike!!!

West side of the I-90 Bridge

"My legs are cramping, my legs are cramping!"

Jocelyn's new friend... Mya

Thank God for good people in this world!

Spoiled ass cops on Mercer Island...

Memorial Day Ride

Here's the link to Map My Ride if you want to check out the stats of our ride today.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/35905666

Enjoy!!

Finally.... PICTURES!

And Joc says I take up the entire road!!!!

Mike looks like a chipmunk storing seeds in his cheeks

Awww... one of our "couples," ain't that sweet!

teaMOBILE at Seward Park

Hill after her trip into "the most disgusting bathroom... IN THE WORLD!"

Took some convincing on our part, but CLos finally gave in to the mighty power of alcohol!

35 miles in... Margaritas anyone?? I think, YES!

Mikes first fall of the season... many more to come!

The re-enactment of Nicole's second, no wait, third fall... wait, was it the fourth? I don't know... too many to count!!

Tulip pedal pictures

here are a few (read: 2) pictures from our LaConner to Mt. Vernon to LaConner wind-filled, semi-cold, not-really-enjoyable 40(ish) mile adventure. I've only got these 2 to post right now, have 2 more that I'll update with later.

this was taken when Mike needed his flat changed, 26 seconds into the ride. the smell was fantastic, remember?

i took this while riding; yes, i'm that talented. here we were on our way to getting semi-lost. but at least i captured this image (totally by accident).

cheers,

JR

How about a team logo?