Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thursday Theme Day - Bicycle: Oklahoma Freewheel

Oklahoma Freewheel: For the past 32 years a thousand of more happy bikers spend the second week of June riding 400 miles in six days from Texas across the state of Oklahoma to Kansas.    All brag, no sag!

If you check the photo archive for Freewheel 1993 you will find an old friend.

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14 comments:

ROsemary said... [Reply to comment]

Those were the days, my friend,
I thought they'd never end ...

Particularly up some of those hills around Hulbert.

Brian Miller said... [Reply to comment]

wow. that is quite a haul...bet its a lot of fun though...happy tt!

Jingle said... [Reply to comment]

cool,
love your funny faces and the way you two do the duet!

RLM Cooper said... [Reply to comment]

FOUR HUNDRED MILES! I need to lie down on the sofa now. ;o)

moondustwriter said... [Reply to comment]

Four centuries at once. Quite the ride.
In my younger days not now - one century is plenty

cheers

moondustwriter

ilovepink1078 said... [Reply to comment]

I wanted to try this kind of bike. Here in Phils. seldom to see this kind of bike.
thanks for sharing

Yogi♪♪♪ said... [Reply to comment]

That's a great photograph. Very colorful outfits and matching also and great smiles.

Tanna said... [Reply to comment]

Those are some serious bragging rights! Six days in June, 400 miles, Texas-Oklahoma-Kansas heat. Yeah, that's something to brag about!~Tanna

Ed & Jeanne said... [Reply to comment]

Sounds like fun...I'd do it!

Snowcatcher said... [Reply to comment]

Now you're speaking my language!!! Is that you in the link? Very cool!

James said... [Reply to comment]

I wonder if they look that happy near the end. :)

Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]

Ah, the famous "Tour de Oklahoma" :-)

(I have just realized it took me three attempts to spell the name of your state correctly. Gee.)

Unknown said... [Reply to comment]

Actually I took this photo in 2001 when I did my last Freewheel. I rode a lot of these but this last one was to manage a rest stop. Yes, the link is me with my faithful assistant Tootsie. And yes Rosie, those were the days.

I'm afraid I don't know the identity of the father and son pair but they were having a great week. At the end they will be tired and maybe a little sore, but with a sense of accomplishment and lots of shared memories.

Rosie said... [Reply to comment]

That's a father-son pair? For a minute I thought it was Bobby and Jo Carol.