Do you ride your bike in the winter? Do you have a fat bike? Well, I want one too!!  Or wait, maybe I don’t.  No, I DO, but I think I’ll wait.  UGH!

I recorded this episode in early October, and it is a look inside my profound analytical vacillation regarding the desire to purchase a fat bike.

Enjoy!

Back in early 2016, I was almost elected to the Chippewa Off Road Bike Association (CORBA) board.  It was a comical night for me, personally, and I think that it makes a pretty good story.

In addition to telling that story, I share a bit about my appreciation for CORBA and the work that they do to build, maintain, and support our trail systems in the area.  There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make this all happen.

Sit back, my friends, and prepare to be taken on a magical journey as I share my discovery of the Season of Jason and everything it means to me!

This one will ROCK YOUR WORLD!  Well, most likely it won’t.  But I think you will enjoy the story.

It got toasty and humid here in Eau Claire in July and August.  As it does every single summer.  For some reason, I felt compelled to talk about it a bit on the drive home.  Oh yeah… The A/C went out on my car this summer – so maybe that had something to do with it.

I also set-up my plan to share about the Season of Jason in a future episode.  Ooooh…cliffhanger!

I love riding my mountain bike.  A lot.  I’m not great at it, but I sure enjoy it.  So, that’s what’s on my mind in this episode.

I also talk about my appreciation for:

• The Chippewa Off Road Bike Association
• Eau Claire County (Just buy your parking pass!)

And I tease at a story about an experience I had a couple of years ago ALMOST getting elected to the CORBA board.

Referenced during the podcast:

• Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge
• How I ALMOST became a CORBA board member.

While it’s true that I enjoy the convenience, efficiency and cost effectiveness of buying the things I need and want online, I am still inclined to spend money with local businesses.  I feel especially compelled to do this when that business offers a valuable service or specific knowledge and expertise that they share as part of the purchase process.

In this case, I specifically talk about recently purchasing new tires for my mountain bike and my preference to buy them at my local bike shop, Eau Claire Bike & Sport.  I know, I know…  It’s not like I spent a fortune more to buy local, and I am not claiming to be any kind of local economic hero.  But I’d rather spend my bike money at Terry’s shop than online when I can.