Monthly Archives: October 2012

Happy Halloween! and a few pictures.

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Matt Gholson

The news coming from the East Coast isn’t good, I hope everyone is OK, I know there are going to be alot of people missing Halloween this year because of Sandy.  My wife always gets in the Halloween spirit and tonight she … Continue reading →

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Tour de Shawnee – Closing the Road Season Out Right

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Matt Gholson

The Tour de Shawnee  takes place in Olive Branch IL.  I’ve been thinking about doing the TdS since it started 4 years ago, but the problem is that by the last Saturday of October I’m far more interested in mountain biking … Continue reading →

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HDR photo, skating, iphone, T-shirts, and stuff

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Matt Gholson

Big evening for me here, I just sold my first Mountain Bike T-shirt on ebay.  Just selling one has left me with the notion that I’m not completely wasting my time and in fact I might actually do some good … Continue reading →

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Southern Illinois Fat Tire Fest 2012 – ELI RIDE

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Matt Gholson

So I made over Saturday morning to Ozark IL. for this year’s Fat Tire Fest.  There were over a 150 riders present and it looked like everyone was having an enjoyable time. At 10AM everyone gathered up and broke into … Continue reading →

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GoPro Hero3 and Why You Shouldn’t Buy It

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Matt Gholson

My daily check of google news revealed that GoPRO released a new camera recently, the HERO3 and they are fastest growing camera company in the world.  Cool. The promo video for the camera is stunning.  I highly recommend watching it all the … Continue reading →

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Inside the Barndoor T-shirt Shop

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Matt Gholson

Its been a very stressful couple of days.  Go ahead laugh, you’re thinking, no job and all you do is ride a bike and roller skate, how stressful can that be.  Well you don’t know about my latest volunteer donation. … Continue reading →

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It’s Cold and a Photo Secret

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Matt Gholson

There was ice on my windshield Saturday morning.  Spent the day with some of my fellow Shawnee Mountain Bike Associates cleaning trails for the upcoming Fat Tire Fest. Went on a ride yesterday with Snake and my Mom and Dad. … Continue reading →

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The Bike Money Couldn’t Buy

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Matt Gholson

Snake is known to say some crazy stuff, like his long-standing claim that he owned a bike that money couldn’t buy.  The bike in question is an 80s Raleigh Record, not exactly top shelf, but decent steel frame.  This bike has … Continue reading →

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The Great Pumpkin Ride 2012

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Matt Gholson

I had no plans of riding the Great Pumpkin this year, I didn’t even know when it was.  Sure it was one of my favorite rides from last year, but I just haven’t been that exctied for road bike riding … Continue reading →

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