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Orange County Ride of Silence
May 18th, 2006 by Fritz 
RL and I got the chance to go to the Orange County Ride of Silence. We were lucky because the ride took place on RL’s town and about 8 miles away from my house. I didn’t know what to expect or who to expect. As I was waiting for RL to arrive, I heard a familiar voice, it was Big Rich, my LBS former manager. He introduced me to Marty from The Bicycle Lane Bike shop and other riders that he hangs out with. Needless to say, I was in good company.
About 25 riders showed up for the ride. We were all riding all types of bikes; fixies, commuters, singlespeeds, mountain bikes, road bikes and beach cruisers. We rolled out at around 7:20 pm and rode an 8 mile loop throughout the city Fullerton. The ride caught a few bystanders off guard, some cheered, some yelled incomprehensible stuff. Some of the drivers were not pleased with us, there were the occasional idiots that can’t understand that bikes ARE traffic. The ride went without a hitch, (except for a flat tire) all the riders were orderly and respectful.
We met Mike Miller, he is the person who organized the ride in memory of his good friend Tod “Einstein” Enneman. Mike has a couple of light projects in www.instructables.com. Check it out.
We also met Mountain Bike Hall of Famer Steve Boehmke. He provided us with the Ergon grips to test out. Steve is a legend in the cycling industry and very down to earth, we were very lucky to have met him.
RL and I had a great time at the ride, we will be doing it again next year for sure!
May 18th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
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May 19th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
Those are nice shirts you guys got. How about spreading the wealth a bit.
May 19th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Those are our old jerseys from the days of Team Zoom. Moe happen to do an iron on image of the CBB logo.
May 19th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
Jealous!! That looks like it was a lot of fun.
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August 3rd, 2006 at 3:40 am
WHAT A WONDERFUL THING TO DO FOR TOD ANDREW ENNEMAN.WE ALL MISS HIM SO MUCH!EVERYONE BE SO CAREFUL RIDING YOUR BIKES,IT ONLY TAKES ONE IDIOT AND IT’S ALL OVER!SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE EINSTEIN.YOUR SISTER STACI!
August 13th, 2006 at 7:23 pm
Mike,
Thanks so much for doing this for Tod. I showed it to our boys and they loved it. I wish we had known about it. I would have come down to CA for it. And I second what Staci said, be careful on your bikes. Thanks again! This is really cool! WENDY ENNEMAN ~ Widow of Tod “Einstein” Enneman
August 13th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
Mike,
What a nice thing to do! I know that Wendy really appreciated it. We all miss Tod. You’re a good friend.
Lots of love,
Sam
August 13th, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Tod Enneman was our daughter Wendy’s husband and father to Schuyler and they were expecting a baby and his name is Saxon. The boys are 9 & 6 years old now and they keep the memory of their Dad Tod through their Mom, Grandparents and people as wonderful as you. Thank you for the beautiful tribute to our Son-In-Law. We miss him very much. May God richly bless you.
August 13th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
I am Tod’s Brother-in-law. Thank you to everyone who rode in honor of his memory. He was a very special person, and it touches our family deeply that Mike would organize this ride in his honor. What a beautiful tribute! God bless you!
August 14th, 2006 at 12:30 am
Mikey, basically you are a cycling god.
Wish I would have known, but I am so incredibly glad you did it.
Cheers mate, hope to see you soon as it has been way too long…
August 14th, 2006 at 11:24 am
Hi Mike - Thank you so much for the tribute- and thanks to all who participated. I’m Tod’s Sister-in-Law and we all miss him so much. We keep his memory alive for his boys, who are so much like him! What a fantastic way to remember him. Love and Blessings…