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We have now about 43 hours till we embark on Christmas Spin III, a 12 hour indoor ride to raise money to buy Kids bikes for Christmas.

We are woefully behind in reaching the target bogy. Which is all my fault. Got a late start, was busy selling RCVs, got frozen pipes, pick a (lame) excuse. None matter.

What does matter is that we make a wholehearted furious last minute push in the hopes of at least salvaging the purchase of a couple of bikes. With the thinking that a few adolescent smiles are better than none.

So here goes.

Th black and white: Folks, friends, family, VBA, lurkers, trollers, hackers, world: This is real. There are kids here that need our help. We are big folks, we can take care of ourselves. And now I am asking you to help me take care of others. This is how you build community. And I am big on that.

Here is what we do and, in turn, what you can do. On Sunday (42 hours now) we will spin indoors from 8 am to 8 pm. If this seems impossible or crazy, I have proven twice prior that it is possible (if you are crazy enough). And I am certified. That is what we do. What you do is pledge $5 per hour, or any amount you feel comfortable in pledging, and then we get a list of recipients from Shelly, the Prez of the Bainbridge Island Boys & Girls Club, run that list down to Jeff at Classic Cycles and buy as many bikes (with helmets) as we can. Paul gets to assemble and I deliver.

Pretty straightforward. We spin, we sweat, we suffer. You pledge. They get new bikes for Christmas.

Please allow me to leave you with this image: Where you paying attention to the glow on your kids face the last time you gave them a new bike for Christmas????

Would you like to be part of that joy again??????

You can make a phone pledge today by calling (206) 842-5661. Just tell 'em Kevin sent ya.

Thank you and please have a great weekend.

42, and counting.

Pix: Last years effort. Caption of kid with helmet at Elma Kids Tri: "Can I climb?"