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Tour de Bar 2010 June 26

(Tour de Bar 2010 Photos.)
I got a note from my Freakbike Militia friend, Annie O’Reilly, that the 201o Tour de Bar is on for June 26th. She pointed me to a Facebook page with the following info:

The beloved annual biking event started 20 years ago by some old conchs with nothing better to do. Starting point is the Brass Ring on US1 at noon. Thereafter it continues on to Betty Ann’s, Inlet Lounge, Downlow (which has just changed ownership and name to Islands), over the Blue Heron bridge and, if you’re still upright, just follow the group.

A non-advertised party for anyone looking to have a great time on a hot June day.

Tour de Bar 2009

I missed the Tour de Bar 2009, but one of my son’s buddies, Darren Ayoub, was kind enough to provide this information and photos.

And, darn it, I’m going to be back in Missouri for a class reunion, so I’m going to miss it again this year. I’ll see if I can line up someone to cover it for me.


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7th Annual Rotary Lake Okechobee Ride Photos

I had grand plans to cover the 7th Annual Okeechobee Rotary Club’s Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail Ride-Run-Walk event. I’ve made almost all of them. Unfortunately for me, I ended up staying in my home town working on my new Cape Girardeau blog.

Kid Matt took over my registration and shot a few pictures for me. He said he’d have shot more except that it was a perfect day for riding and he’d rather ride than shoot.

LOST Ride Gallery

Click on any photo to make it larger, then click on the left or right side of the image to step through the gallery.

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Laura Katzenstein Ride Discontinued

More than 400 riders showed up for the Seventh Annual Lauren Katzenstein Celebration Ride last June.

The event celebrates the birthday of Lauren Katzenstein, a high school sophomore who was killed by a reckless, unlicensed driver while she and her father were participating in the MS150 Breakaway to Key Largo charity ride in 2003.

Lack of sponsors, increased costs end ride

Lauren’s father, David, posted the following message on the celebratelauren web site :

I regret to inform you that the Lauren Katzenstein Celebration Ride is to be discontinued.

Due to the loss of sponsorships and increased costs, the ride no longer seems possible.

I cannot begin to tell all of you how much my family and I have appreciated your participation over the last 7 years.

Sincerely yours,
David Katzenstein

Let’s ride in Lauren’s honor in June

I plan to hop on my bike June 30, Lauren’s birthday, in her honor. In fact, why limit it to one day a year? I never met Lauren, but I’m willing to dedicate the first pedal stroke of every ride to her.

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Lake Okeechobee Rotary Ride March 27

Jim Wants YOU

7th Annual Rotary Club LOST Ride

A gravelly voice crackled over my cell phone out here in Missouri where I’m gathering material for my Cape Girardeau blog (which is why things have been slow on PalmBeachBikeTours lately): “This is Jim from Okeechobee. I’m calling to make sure you’re going to come out for the 7th Annual Rotary Club Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail Ride next weekend.”

(OK, I confess. Jim’s a guy of few words. He didn’t REALLY say that part about the 7th Annual Rotary Club Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail Ride. I just put that in there because you wouldn’t know what he was talking about if I put in his real quote, “Y’all coming out for the ride?”

I told him that I had sent in my $20 registration fee and had every intention of being there, but that I might have to extend my stay in Cape a few more days. That might knock me out of the ride. Maybe I’ll be able to talk Son Matt or Adam into covering it for me.

Ease into the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail

If you’ve been wanting to ride the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, but didn’t know what you were getting in for, here’s a chance to do it with a bunch of other people. You won’t have to worry about going hungry.

They’ve got the good T-shirts

“Are you giving out the T-shirts with pockets again this year?”

He assured me that the T-shirts would, like always, have pockets and that he had ordered some extras for those folks who didn’t pre-register. (I’m one of those folks who has to have a pocket for my reading glasses, a notebook and a pen, even if I’m wearing my jammies.)

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Lake Worth Street Painting Festival Saturday

I’m a little late getting this up, but if you want a nice weekend experience, hop on your bike and head to the 16th Annual Lake Worth Street Painting Festival this weekend.

See bikes of all kinds

The weather is going to be perfect, cool and clear, with no rain in the forecast. Showing up on your bike eliminates all the parking and traffic hassles.

You can watch artists create wonderful pieces of colorful chalk artwork, all the time knowing that they’re going to disappear under the wheels of rush hour traffic on Monday morning.

There’s plenty of food and music all around. Even if you aren’t into art, it’s a perfect people-watching venue.

Obligatory plug for the family

Son Adam’s company, DedicatedIT has brought in a visiting artist, Marty Riley to paint their space for the past three years. Marty, is from Cape Girardeau, MO.

Ice storms and snow in the Midwest have made it easy to recruit her to come to Florida in February, even if it’s chilly by our standards.

Here’s more information about the 16th Annual Street Painting Festival straight from the official web site.