(Rescheduled 4/12) Ride 04/11/07, 6:00 pm Cary/MacGregor Village, Oh Melo Velo, RSVP

[Zonda]

There is a strict start time of 6:00 by the ride organizer Ed.

When: Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m.

Where:
MacGregor Village (http://www.ncbikeclub.org/calendar/ncbcstrt.htm#mcgvl) Cary

Meet in parking lot between Wachovia Bank and Bistro Restaurant. Try to avoid parking near the bank.

Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=101+Edinburgh+Dr+S+Cary+NC)

Distance:
Any distance. Ride ½ your time and U-turn, finish at sunset.

Pace:
10-12 mph beginners
13-15 mph
No drop. Me, Michelle or Rick will ride behind the slowest rider. Michelle will lead from the back this week. There are several subgroups for ride paces and distances.

Cue Sheet (no cue sheet in advance this week)

Contact Person: Zonda

Comments:

Please RSVP so we can plan riding groups.
Slow Spokes join the fast Oh Melo Velo (http://ohmelovelo.dnsalias.org/) riders to lead a slow group. See Ed's website Bicycling 2007 section.
Beginners are welcome to join this ride.
Please arrive in time to prepare your bike to leave promptly at 6:00 p.m. If you arrive late, David or Ed will leave cue sheets on their car back window under the wiper blade.
All riders should carry proper equipment in case they have a flat (spare tube, pump or CO2 cartridge).
It is strongly recommended that you carry your driver’s license and health insurance card in case of an emergency. You may also want to program your cell phone with an emergency contact number under the name “ICE” In Case of Emergency.
New riders should read Bicycling Hand Signals and Safety Pointers (http://www.trianglecycling.com/showthread.php?t=17385)

[DougChin]

Sorry I can't make this week's ride. I'll be working. - Doug Chin

[sportingfool]

I plan to be there. 13-15 mph pace.
Andrea

[KarenG]

Zonda,

I'm gonna try to make it out to the ride on Wednesday, providing it's not wet & rainy. I don't wanna get my new bike all dirty....

I'll be in the 16+mph group.

Karen.

[BetsyW]

I have a meeting on Wednesday so I can't ride, but I think Brian is planning to ride so I will probably meet afterwards for dinner/adult beverage.

[aliepins]

Should be there, rain notwithstanding.

Cheers!
-Andy

[Michelle W]

Count me in.

[Perry]

Count me in.

Perry

[fvncgal]

Count me in as well, weather permitting..13-15 mph

Rebekah

[tombiowami]

I will be there. I am still figuring out my average speeds but for the last two have clocked in at 15mph.
Tommy

[BrianJ]

Weather pending. I'll be there. 16+ mph group.

[RickF]

I will be out-of-town this week. I should be there for the ride on the 18th.

[Zonda]

David is organizing the route again this week. Cuesheets attached.

I'm attaching it here since Rick is out of town and may not have time to add it to the cue sheet section.

[Zonda]

Weather pending. I'll be there. 16+ mph group.

The dog was cute, but I like that avatar better!!:D

[Zonda]

I will be out-of-town this week. I should be there for the ride on the 18th.

Thanks Rick for posting our cue sheets in the cue sheet section!!;)

[BetsyW]

The dog was cute, but I like that avatar better!!:D

Elvis the dog is actually my avatar, but I've been debating changing it to Kasey Kahne since my husband put his Tony Stewart out there.

[Bob S.]

Doris & I plan to be there - 13 to 15
Bob

[Dajuan]

I really hope to ride, 16+ pace. Weather predictions just don't look promising.

[Zonda]

The weather doesn't look good, but I'll post a head count just in case. I'll post a cancellation between 4-5:00 if we have to cancel.

10-12 mph
Michelle
Forsyth

13-14 mph
Me
Rebekah

14-16 mph
Andy
Andrea
Perry
Tommy
Doris
Bob
Dajuan

16+ mph
Brian
Brian (Betsy's husband)
Karen
Mike D.

[Zonda]

Elvis the dog is actually my avatar, but I've been debating changing it to Kasey Kahne since my husband put his Tony Stewart out there.

Oops, I confused Elvis with the other married couples' (kckdunn and Dluck2) doggie avatars! Nothing against the dawgs, just thought Brian's new avatar had more pizazz!!

[MikeD]

I'm sorry to post so late to this thread but please add me to the roster. I sure hope the weather holds.

[Zonda]

No problem Mike.

Getting names at least a few hours before the ride helps plan the riding groups. Also, I think it encourages others to ride when they see how many people are riding.

[MikeD]

No problem Mike.

Getting names at least a few hours before the ride helps plan the riding groups. Also, I think it encourages others to ride when they see how many people are riding.

I agree. I should have commited a little earlier but I just decided tonight that I'd try to ride tomorrow. :o

[JimH]

I plan to be there.

It will be my first time so put me in the 10-12mph group.

[CharleyM3]

weather permitting, I'll be there in the 14-16 group.

[sportingfool]

It's probably a non-issue with today's weather...but I'm home sick today and won't be able to ride tonight :(
Andrea

[williamtash]

Andrea i hope you feel better soon

[Zonda]

David will make a decision whether or not to cancel at 4:30. I’m not planning to ride. It’s cold and wet and I don’t want to have to clean my bike after the ride.:rolleyes:

If he cancels, he will reschedule for tomorrow.

Andrea, hope you feel better soon!

[Zonda]

I plan to be there.

It will be my first time so put me in the 10-12mph group.

Welcome Jim H!!

[fvncgal]

Count me out, to cold and wet....

Rebekah

[Pugslyyy]

It's looking pretty iffy out there - even if it isn't raining for the ride everything will be very wet and puddly. Hopefully tomorrow will be better - need to get out and ride!!!

[BrianJ]

Looks like its the trainer for me. I'll be there Saturday.

[CharleyM3]

Radar loop shows more showers movin in. Pass. Nuts. Tomorrow maybe.

[JimH]

Too colld and wet for me too.

Jim

[aliepins]

I'm out too. Won't be able to make Thursday but may host a central/west Raleigh ride on Friday after work.

Cheers,
-Andy

[KarenG]

i'm not riding either. my new bike doesn't want to get all wet and dirty :)

[Zonda]

Due to rain and cold weather, the Wed. ride is rescheduled to Thursday.

Let me know if you can still make it.

Michelle can’t make it. I will lead the 10-12 mph group.

[williamtash]

you could at least show off all of the ride not just a little peek at it

[Zonda]

you could at least show off all of the ride not just a little peek at it

What do you mean?

[KarenG]

you could at least show off all of the ride not just a little peek at it

if you're refering to me, see this thread (http://www.trianglecycling.com/showthread.php?t=19071)

[Winnie]

I would like to participate in the Thursday ride, but I am not sure that I will be back from Columbus Co. in time. Put me as a big maybe.

[williamtash]

Man that is one awsome ride a missed the thread when you put it out man sweet or what it a hundred times better looking then you old ride and that one was not bad either

[CharleyM3]

I'm in.

[KarenG]

i will try to come out tomorrow. hope the wind isn't as bad as predicted.

[MikeD]

I'll be there. See you then.

[BetsyW]

Brian and I can ride tomorrow, but the wind is predicted to be 20 mph at 6 pm, so I'm thinking put us down as a maybe and if it's really that windy we won't be there (I'd rather do cold than wind).

[JimH]

I plan to be there Thursday.

Jim

[Pugslyyy]

me too!

[Zonda]

New head count:

10-12mph
Me
Jim H.
Winnie (maybe)

13-14 mph
no one yet


14-16mph
Charley
Betsy (maybe)

16+ mph
Jon
Karen
Mike D
Brian (maybe)

[sportingfool]

I will not be able to ride tonight. Still not feeling 100%, I'm just going to rest-up for Saturday.
Andrea

[BetsyW]

Brian and I are bailing tonight. The wind is gusting a little too much for my liking plus I have an exam tomorrow which I have not studied nearly enough for:( See you on Saturday.

[Zonda]

Riders 12: Me, Wayne, Charley, Jim H., Bonnie, Dianna, Sandra, Suzanne, Mike D., Karen, & Jon. John G. arrived late. I didn’t get his stats.

Welcome Jim H., Bonnie, Dianna & Sandra!

Me
Distance: 9 miles
Pace: 13.3 mph
Time: 40 minutes

Wayne:
Distance: 10.22 miles
Pace: 13.2 mph

Jim H.
Distance: 19 miles
Pace: 15.4 mph (Way to go Jim!)
Time: 1:14

Dianna, Sandra & Bonnie
Distance: 22 miles
Pace: 15.7 mph

Charley
Distance: 22.3 miles
Pace: 15.9 mph
Time: 1:24

Mike D & Suzanne
Distance: 25.3 miles
Pace: 16.5 mph
Time: 1:32

Karen
Distance: 26.9 miles
Pace: 16.6 mph
Time: 1:37

Jon
Distance: 31.4 miles
Pace: 17.3 mph
Time: 1:48

Thanks for coming out!

Andrea, I hope you get well soon!

[RickF]

It sounds like you had much beter weather today than we did in Kentucky. Our high was about 46, which would not have been too bad if the wind was not 40 mph. I had a hard enough time walking in that wind. There is no way I could have ridden.

[JayC]

I rode 30 miles earlier today in 20 MPH winds with gusts to 27. It was great. Still managed to average over 17 but averaging 25+ with the wind at my back helped quite a bit :)

It was the first time Ive ever felt like I was going to get blown off the bike. I guess being able to see ocean on both sides of you doesnt give much shelter from the wind.

[KarenG]

well, i'm glad that i came on out tonight, despite the wind. i ended up riding with Ed & Rich until the turn around at 6:52. I was with Jon at the beginning, but at the turn onto Raleigh Rd, Jon made it through and I got stopped for a bit. By the time I got turned, Jon was no longer in sight, so I just stayed with Ed & Rich.

We alternated pulling till the road before the last turn (I think) and Rich went on ahead. I was following him and gonna ride till my Edge said it was 6:52, but then Ed yells he's turning, so I decide to turn as well so that I can ride back with him. At this time, two women were approaching on the return trip, so I turned and grabbed their wheel so I wouldn't get stuck out there by myself. We caught up to Ed and all 4 of us pretty much road back in together and had a tailwind, fortunately, which helped a lot.

I'm looking forward to riding with these guys/gals again! I was kinda slow tho, guess it was all the wind on the way out.

There were a couple of A**holes out tonight. I had one go past me just blaring the damn horn and giving me the finger, so he got the same response. Then after we passed Apex Parkway (I think), about 3-4 cars pass and then slow down because one of them is turning. Well, that caused a problem because we were heading downhill and I had to hit the brakes kinda hard to avoid hitting the car and then had to use that new extra shoulder. A little hairy and I didn't have a tail light, so I cranked it up to get on back in as it was getting darker.

Afterwards, me, Jon, & MikeD went to eat at the Ale House with David Cole, Fredericka (prolly didn't spell it right, and we had that discussion as well) and her husband, Kevin (I think). Nice conversation and company after the ride.

Oh well. Still a good ride. See ya'll next week, hopefully.

[Pugslyyy]

It was a good ride tonight, tho' a bit breezy! I got caught between groups because of stop sign and traffic light timings, so ended up riding on my own for quite a lot of the outing.

I really wanted to get at least 30 miles in, so I was happy to get that done - though I ended up getting back a little later / darker than ideal.

I agree with Karen about the motor vehicle drivers out there tonight - must have been something in the air, because usually there are no issues...

Always nice to grab a burger and beer afterwards, though I missed having the Wednesday night drink specials!

[MikeD]

Great ride tonight! Weather was super, except for a little wind. Food and great company capped the evening off nicely... until I got home and noticed a flat tire as I took the bike off the rack. I found a very small sliver of glass (Budweiser bottle I think) in the tire. Oh well, I got almost 1500 miles out of that tube.

[Pugslyyy]

Great ride tonight! Weather was super, except for a little wind. Food and great company capped the evening off nicely... until I got home and noticed a flat tire as I took the bike off the rack. I found a very small sliver of glass (Budweiser bottle I think) in the tire. Oh well, I got almost 1500 miles out of that tube.

Better at home than on the road... I'll take a flat like that any day!

[Michelle W]

---Quote (Originally by Karen)---

There were a couple of A**holes out tonight. I had one go past me just blaring the damn horn and giving me the finger, so he got the same response. ---End Quote---

Your new bike has a horn??? Awesome!!!! :D

[CharleyM3]

You laugh but... Actually I do have an air horn for my bike. Loud as hell too. I usually only carry it when I ride alone.

[KarenG]

haha. no, but i might get one that goes "aaaauuuuggggaaaaa" really loud or plays "dixie"...:D

[Michelle W]

You go girl! I've never seen aaaauuuuggggaaaaa in print...hehe