Steve Jongeward
Although Spring sprung upon these tendrils of the Rockies with rain showers and wildflowers — today (April 23) we’re socked in with a massive snow event! Between the rain and snow storms, I’ve managed to get in the first Trikke Lessons of the season — the first being a great gentleman who trekked all the way up to me from El Paso with his new T8A. After the intro lesson, and making assurances that he’d get past the initial frustration and get rolling — and putting him on my T12 and TPone – so he could feel the joy of riding other Ts — he’s ordered a T12 for himself – and a T67 for his grand daughter!
Another lesson with a local lady has spurred her on to getting herself a Trikke soon.
I’m getting calls from towns all over the state of New Mexico — where (so far) I am the only certified Trikke Trainer in residence. All this makes me happy I made the decision to purchase a Toy Hauler recently — this puppy will allow me to get around more than this town — get out there and get people rocking and rolling and into feeling the joy I’ve felt ever since I got on my first Trikke Carving Vehicle. It’ll also provide me a space to live in and work out of — carrying with me my Trikke arsenal and mobile shop.
Like Paladin — I’ll be hitting the road soon — traveling towards California — where I took my Academy. My plans (besides making stops along the way – squirreling around rest and truck stops, getting people to say, what the hell is that?!) is to hit up Andy and crew – and say hey and hopefully see Fred and Ann and other peeps at the Academy in Redondo — and finally meet Gildo – and thank him profusely for inventing the fantastic CVs.
And although I plan on staying as long as possible in my birth state — it seems I may have to book on back to the land of enchantment and throw down a summer full of lessons. And, with any luck — after a full agenda of Trikke’n to and for the people — I’ll be down for getting back up on the slopes of Ski Apache for another winter of Snow Trikke’n (please El Nino, don’t fade away!).
Ah, my phone just rang with a request for a lesson from people in Las Cruces.
This is Steve — Carving through a town near you…,
