Cheers !!! Thankk You, 2013. Welcome 2014... How you doin'?

Double Dub checking in, folks

WOW! How was that? I hope 2013 was a good year for everyone and found you and your loved ones doing well. I'm thankful I had this time together with the Carving Community. It's been quite a ride, hasn't it?

In Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, John Goolevitch is only 339.61 miles behind Wandrzej Trikke'r Rzeszow (as he's known in Facebook) of Poland. Dennis Ham has carved in 117 consecutive days and still counting! After open heart surgery a couple of years back, Rich Goff has carved over 1800 miles. There are many of us in this Endomondo Challenge, you're welcomed to take a look. Better yet, how about joining us for next year? There's a new "Challenge" for 2014 already set up! Sign up for the free version, get in the "Challenge", set your goals and share how you're doing!

The Team of Ron Peck and Edg Duveyoung have constructed a beast called the 16'er (and is available for ...) while others, well maybe just me, wait for the Bronkko. Kinda like the fabled T10 of old. Somehow, The T-10 was dreamed as "The Machine". Who knows what's next to come from Trikke Tech. We all wait and wonder. In my eyes and carve, why mess with a good thing?! Then again, change is good, right?

Our Community seems ever changing and always challenging. "If you wanted easy, you should've chose a bike!" I think that's how Santa Cruz Trikke Trainer, Douglass Weymouth used to say it? I don't know how many were there from the beginning but I believe it was Sue Joan who started the community in a Yahoo chatroom. Then came TrikkeTalk which became ... and then there was TrikkeWorld Magazine, which ended it's run during the year. From this, it seemed, we looked for different ways to connect.
In 2014, The Trikke Universe with Trikke Blogger, Writer, Carver, Creator (and "Double Dub Special" Winner) Elise Bennett will setting the table. What appears to me to be a one stop shop for all in the Community and our Passion for Trikke.
The site says there'll be a forum along with Blogs and articles. Product reviews and trends. And a Locator Map for Carvers, Trikkers, and Trainers seems to be still in the works. I'm excited to see this roll out! From what I here, Plans are for the Universe to stay ... and stay community based.

As for being Community based, The LSM will continue for as long as there are participants. This past season was pretty awesome, if I may say so. It was fun month after month Writing out all those ping pong balls.

 What's coming up for next year? I've had a couple of ideas thrown at me but no decisions have been made as of now. The future is wide open. For now, let us be thankful for what we have and those who we share it with. Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas to one and all in the Carving Community. May we all continue in our jouneys of sharing the passion we call Trikke! May we continue be healthy and strong enough to continue to step up. And May we one day cross trails and meet ... some day.

Carve the Day! Thug every Moment!
I'm Double Dub

Happy New Year!!!!!