PapaFark Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Go for it Andy! I'm there with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Ok. Added a little to the pot. GL w/ the ride! also tried to post it up on the 'ol FB... whoknows someone might bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted July 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Back to the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 This Saturday is the day! I'm still looking for donations, anything at all! I'm very, very excited to participate in something with such an impact. I will surely let everyone know how things go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 pm me tomorrow and remind me to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Like most of us I am super broke, but I will throw what I can your way. My mom had cancer and beat it, now its back. After 14 kids, I'm sure she can handle a little more cancer. Thank you for doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedAce Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Goodluck man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Best luck man My sister is doing the ride down to athens. +1 for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Donated, good luck on the ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Like most of us I am super broke, but I will throw what I can your way. My mom had cancer and beat it, now its back. After 14 kids, I'm sure she can handle a little more cancer. Thank you for doing this. Again, amazing people like your mother is the reason I'm doing this... I'll gladly do this in honor of her and everyone else who has struggled with cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 And to everyone else- It's still not too late to donate! I will be waking at 5am tomorrow morning to get things started and hopefully by 7am I will start my ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPL_Josh Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I got the donation whenever you can meet me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I got the donation whenever you can meet me... Ahh funk,.. I don't know how I forgot about that, but I did. I'll call you soon, Josh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99FLHRCI Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Just heard on the radio that someone was killed during this ride after being hit by a pick-up truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yes, it was a woman, a state trooper steped out into the road and motioned for the pickup truck to stop, it didn't and the rider laid her bike down to avoid the collision but it still hit her. The state trooper on the news said something may have been wrong with the brakes on the pickup. If it's a tundra I call BS cause someone is passing the buck off onto Toyota to get out of vehicular homicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Just heard on the radio that someone was killed during this ride after being hit by a pick-up truck. Very unfortunate that someone lost their life while supporting a cause to help save lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yes, it was a woman, a state trooper steped out into the road and motioned for the pickup truck to stop, it didn't and the rider laid her bike down to avoid the collision but it still hit her. The state trooper on the news said something may have been wrong with the brakes on the pickup. If it's a tundra I call BS cause someone is passing the buck off onto Toyota to get out of vehicular homicide. the inital investigation of the truck showed that it may have had brake failure, theyre not just going off of what the guy told them...truck is at impound at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Ok I didn't hear or read anymore about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 yea i have no idea what kind of truck or anything, just read an article on OR where a sheriff mentioned that the brakes may have failed...nothing is for sure yet, the truck is still being looked over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 what i dont get is why she layed her bike down....you have more traction rubber side down, makes no sense to me...but i guess you never know what youd do in her place...RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 what i dont get is why she layed her bike down....you have more traction rubber side down, makes no sense to me...but i guess you never know what youd do in her place...RIP I have a feeling she probably locked the rear wheel and skidded in a panic.. it's easy to lay a bike down that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I saw it on the news Saturday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I have a feeling she probably locked the rear wheel and skidded in a panic.. it's easy to lay a bike down that way. that makes sense... they made it sound like she did it on purpose in the article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I just want to thank everyone, once again, for donating to my ride Saturday! The day started early for me, around 4:30am, because I had to arrive early to register as a rider between 5-6:30am. I caught a ride to the Pelotonia with my friend Grant, who was also doing the ride with me. The closer we go to the starting gate at Chemical Abstracts off Olentangy, the more excited I began to get about getting things started for the day. There were people everywhere! I knew there were a little over 4,000 riders showing up, but it's hard to grasp how many riders that really is until you see all of them in front of you. Everyone was organized at the gate by how fast you believed you'd ride. Fastest in the front would go first, casual riders in the middle, and slow in the rear. I would say I was somewhere in between casual and slow when I joined the large group. After doing a one-last look over my bike and having someone double check the air in my tires, I popped a couple pain killers, vitamins, and chugged some Gatorade after I helped myself to the catered food at the starting gate. By this time I had adrenalin going and couldn't wait to get going. It was a matter of minutes before they let the fast riders begin, and slowly people started moving and I could finally hop on my bike. Suprisingly everyone got started without any hiccups- no riders down, causing a domino effect, thank god. Riding through the starting gate and through the closed streets of downtown were hundreds of people clapping, shouting, and ringing cow-bells with nothing but encouraging words to say. I don't think I've ever felt so important taking part in something, ever. The first couple miles were a blur simply because of all the excitement going on. Grant and I had kept a pretty good pace from the beginning and before I knew it, we had our first 20-some-odd miles down and made it to the first stopping point for riders in Groveport, OH. The next 23 miles were challenging to say the least. I didn't feel tired at this point but if you know 221 and 674, you know they aren't the flattest of roads. Going up some of these steep hills I told myself I would NOT give up and walk the bike at any point in this ride; This was my own personal goal. Somehow I found the strength to jump in with a couple riders and kept a pretty good pace which led me to the 43 mile finish. After a little under 3 hours I made it to the finish at the High School in Amanda, OH, which was also littered with people screaming and ringing cow-bells, thanking and congratulating me for my ride. Tents were set up with more catered food which I happily helped myself to, and people taking pictures everywhere. It was hard for me to believe at this point that I had really ridden that far, I had no idea if I could actually make 43 miles like that, or not. I had ridden much further than 43 miles before, but never this many miles with as many elevation changes. I feel like I can accomplish anything after doing this ride, and can't explain the feeling of taking part of something with such an impact. I met some great people during the ride, and heard some moving and emotional stories from both riders and people who donated. I'm glad I had this chance to do my part for everyone and I hope that I can do this again next year! some quick pictures: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs180.ash2/44273_1453765430933_1437210220_31399271_5345361_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs392.snc4/45562_1453734750166_1437210220_31399198_5408207_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs392.snc4/45562_1453734990172_1437210220_31399204_2281840_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs384.snc4/44728_1454132840118_1437210220_31400541_6273884_n.jpg FINISH! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs396.snc4/45913_595957180377_50609503_33850266_177268_n.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormulaMatt Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Congratulations. That's an awesome job. Thank you for doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.