Somebody Had to Do It . . . So Robin and I went to the Las Vegas 10th Annual Bike Fest

Somebody had to see how the Big Guys put on the Bike Fest 2010 in Las Vegas. We hoped to learn a lot and bring back ideas back to make our 2nd Annual Porcupine BASH even better next year. We know we had a good event for our first ever, but there is always room for making it better. First thing we saw that was new for us was the "World's Strongest Biker Competition" This was really a super event and you had to really be super strong to even try this event. It had three timed parts; the first event involved pulling a Trike with a couple on it, by using two pulling straps.  Then each competitor had to carry ten bike tires, five in each arm, for the length of the course and that is easier said than done. But the next part of the event truly divided the men from the boy. Over the same course, you were timed, totting a full beer keg, half way, then exchanging it with another full keg and dash to the finish line. All this effort for the chance win $300.

We will be covering is whole trip in detail in the "UP North Rider" pages of the November / December issue, so don't miss it.