2003 Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour

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2003 Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour

3 speeds, 2 days, 1 more reason your spouse will ask "What now?"

By Jon Sharratt, ABCE Event Chairman and 3-Speed Tour Shirt-Tail Organizer.

The first Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour was, shall we say, different. I've tried to summarize various facets of it in this report but it's a bit like your first warm English beer: It doesn't sound appealing but the effect was spectacular.

We had an incredibly diverse cross-section of cycling enthusiasts. Here are a few highlights: No less than 2 professional framebuilders and 2 authors, 6 (or so) collectors and cycling history buffs including 4 members of The Wheelmen, 2 cross-country cyclists, a River Rat and 3 people who actually make (or made) a living in the bicycle industry who aren't bitter. I know this adds up to more than the total of 14 but most people qualify for more than one category. The interesting part of this is I've only touched the tip of the iceberg.

Normally I don't like to chase numbers but I'll quote a couple to make a point. For Saturday we averaged about 5mph for the day. That's right, a brisk walking pace. Keep in mind we stopped at every historic marker, every scenic overlook and every bakery along the way. We stopped to let rain pass and lingered in Stockholm to look through an antique shop and get an architectural tour of the 1860s hotel. We ate ice cream in Nelson and at one point we realized our stops were coming about 8 minutes apart.

Many thanks to Noel Robinson; it was his idea that came to fruition in this wonderful event.
www.3speedtour.com
NOTE: MS is Mark Stonich, RB is Richard Booth. Thanks for the photos guys!
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Date(s): June 7 & 8, 2003. Album by Jon Sharratt. Photos by Mark Stonich and Richard Booth. 1 - 24 of 144 Total. 10770 Visits.

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There are simply too many events in May! An event with our local cycling club has been scheduled for the same w/e as your event...I am sick about missing out on the 3 speed fun. Thank you for the wonderful web site and for constructing this noble event! --Dirk
- Dirk Ingram, Fri, 30 Apr 2004 4:46AM

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1 MS: Noel Receiving the ABCE Collector's Print Edit Add Description	2 MS: Bates B.A.R. Edit Add Description	3 MS: Doug Shidell with Jon's 1956 Raleigh Sports Edit Add Description
4 MS: Chris Cleveland and Bates B.A.R. Edit The rest of the group is trying to pretend we're not jealous. Edit	5 MS: Ron Storm Edit Add Description	6 Dean Hanson's Raleigh Clubman Edit Add Description
7 MS: Ron Storm Edit Add Description	8 MS: Many Moultons Edit Add Description "I have been looking closely at the m..." View Comments...	9 MS: Many Moultons Again Edit Add Description "The moulton on the left appears to h..." "The Alf cycle on the Tv show Batman ..." View Comments...
10 MS: Noel Robinson's Phillips Sports Edit Add Description	11 MS: Diadrant Fork Edit Add Description "I used to have an English cycling ma..." View Comments...	12 MS: Group Photo Edit Add Description
13 MS: Group Photo 2 Edit Add Description	14 MS: Group Photo 3 Edit Add Description	15 MS: Group Photo 4 Edit Add Description
16 MS: Group Photo 5 Edit Add Description	17 MS: Group Photo 6 Edit Add Description	18 MS: Overlooking Lake Pepin Edit Add Description
19 MS: Overlooking Lake Pepin 2 Edit Add Description	20 MS: Overlooking Lake Pepin 3 Edit Add Description	21 MS: Overlooking Lake Pepin 4 Edit Add Description
22 MS: Overlooking Lake Pepin 5 Edit Add Description	23 MS: Smiling Pelican Bakery in Maiden Rock Edit Add Description	24 MS: Richard Booth Edit Add Description

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