Coppell Gazette 10/18/15

Cranks Ride 10-17-15

Today we had 7 Cranks on a ride that may turn out to be the best weather day of the year.

Beer or No Beer After a Ride

I hope that you guys can read this ok. It came yo me as a graphic.

The Firefighter Ribfest was a Big Success

Our first "Cranking it Back to the Community" event, the Firefighter Ribfest, was a big success. We fed over 25 firefighters, Mayor Hunt, and many of the Coppell Cranks. Thank you to all of the Coppell Cranks who committed time and resources to help make this event a success. They include:

• Tim Alderman
• Kit Vinson
• Jim Hampton
• Jim Harris
• Tim Mikus
• Bill Pagels
• Mike Schibelli
• Carlos Siewczynski
• Michael LaManna
• Lowell Johnson

I would call that a show of force guys. Thank you to all of you for helping to make this a success,

Special thanks goes out to the following "Honorary Cranks":

• Jay Khorrami (Deliman's Grill)
• Dickey's BBQ
• Robert Rantz

Jay provided 10 racks of ribs to the event, along with two commercial grills, and the use of his walk in cooler to store the food before the event.

Dickey's BBQ provided all of the beans

Robert Rantz took his personal time and flatbed trailer to help us move the grills from Coppell Deli to Kit's house for cleaning and prep, then to the firehouse for the event, then to the pressure wash for cleaning, and finally back to Coppell Delli to return the grills.

I hope that all of you will take a few moments to send a personal e-mail of thanks to the Honorary Cranks for their help:

Jay Khorrami: jaycoppelldeli@gmail.com

Robert Rantz: robrantz@gmail.com

Bike Tour Vacations

Cranks:

I was talking to a prospective client from Australia and he mentioned that often visited the United States when he did bike tour vacations. Of course I pinned him down on the details and here is what I learned:

www.backroads.com/award-winning-tours/biking

They organize group and private bicycling tours all around the globe. I was blown away. I want me some. I hope you enjoy this site as much as I did.

Saturday October 10th - Firefighter Ribfest

Have you ever seen what 18 racks of ribs looks like in one place? It is heavy to carry.

We are on target to deliver our first ever.....

CRANKING IT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

Firefighter Ribfest

Be there or be square

(now... if I can just cook all of these ribs without screwing it up. How hard can it be, right? I would hate to have to order pizza takeout for the firefighters after they had to hose down a grill full of burned ribs - the pressure is on. Or what if I give all of the firefighters botulism and they are all too sick to put out a fire? How crazy would that be? Do you think they would let us step in for them until they got to feeling better? Or what if they don't like the ribs and then later my house catches on fire and they refuse to put it out because I offended them with my cooking? Holy Crap, what have I gotten myself into? I think that I need a paper bag to breathe into.)

Headlines read, "Troy Pulls Carlos"

We had a beautiful ride this morning. Carlos, Troy, Walt and I turned off early and did a short ride (30 miles). Boy, am I glad I did because I got to witness something beautiful. I'm not sure if it was the new biking shirt, or the correct psi in his tires, or the Mon/Thur rides at Bicycles Plus, or the new shoes and clips, or the carb loading, or a little bit of everything, but Walt and I got to see, just for a little bit, Troy pulling Carlos. It was awesome. Troy gets the imaginary award for the most improved rider of the year. Keep up the good work Troy!!!!!!