Last Brass Monkey Run Shows Who’s Tough
A handful of the 30-40 bikes that showed up at the Grizzly Rose.
Yeah, it’s cold out there today (Thursday) but that’s not going to stop you from riding, is it? Today was the Last Brass Monkey Run, the ABATE event that closes out each year.
There were indeed people who rode their bikes, as you can see in that photo. And actually there were quite a few more than those guys, that was just the most interesting photo I got so that’s the one I used. Altogether I’d guess there were about 30-40 bikes that showed up.
Was mine one of them? No. Our streets are still covered in ice and snow and there was no way I could get out.
“You’re not going to try to ride your bike, are you?”
No, too much ice on the street.
“Well, you wouldn’t ride even if you could would you? It’s too cold out there!”
Yes, I would ride. That’s why I have heated gear.
But until they make heated tires that melt the snow and ice I have to bow to the whims of winter.
So most of the folks at the Grizzly Rose got there in their cars, including me. And presumably because of the cold there was not that large a crowd. I estimated about 150 in the building at the point when I left. Lots of parking available. The last time I went was a warmer day and I rode, as did many hundreds of others. The parking lot was jammed with bikes. Not today.
And while I knew a few folks there, ABATE members, they were all working the event so I got a bowl of chili and a hot dog and sat down by myself to eat. About then a guy with some pretty interesting facial hair came over and asked me if I’d like to be a judge in the chili contest. Sure, why not? He told me after I ate to go around the corner and do so. So I did but when I got there they told me they had already had 10 judges and 10 was all they needed, so OK, no big deal.
I hung around a bit longer but had other things to do, so I left. Other folks were leaving, too, I could see. Maybe next year the weather will be more cooperative.
Biker Quote for Today
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it’s about learning how to ride in the rain.
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