Hey Madisonians,
I will be visiting Madison from Oct 22-26, taking classes at the Epic campus in Verona on the 23rd-25th.
1) I'll be free in the evenings, and would love to get together with any local mustachians - Friday fish fry, brats, cheese curds... It might not be the most mustachian option to do dinner out, but I am getting my meals covered, so... at least it's mustachian for me :-) and I can share. Or I could pick something up potluck style and meet elsewhere.
2) Probably a long shot, but... I was wondering if anyone could rent or loan me a bike that I could use for the 18 mile commute from my hotel to Epic. It's a great route - mostly on the paved Capital City Trail, but the last couple of miles are either on street, or on the packed dirt/gravel Military Ridge Trail for which I'd probably want something more durable than skinny 23mm racing tires. Last time I did this, I rented from "budget bike shop", but they seriously charge more to rent a bike than it costs to rent a car... $40 a day for something that I wasn't sure would carry me the distance, $60 a day for something decent, or $75 a day for a premium bike!?!?!? Since the hotel offers a free shuttle, work won't pay for the bike, but it's worth it to me to spend a bit to ride and get the exercise in, so I'm happy to split the difference between free and what a shop would charge. A bike with touring tires, a rack, fenders, and drop bars would fulfill all my dreams. I'm 6' tall, but 31" inseam, so a bike that fits someone around 5'10 would work just fine.
@Russ, I don't suppose Trek offers 3 day test rides for loyal customers??? ;-)
3) Any mustachians at Epic?