marni
06-07-2014, 09:31 PM
My two sisters and I rode the Little Red in Lewiston, Utah today. My older sister Kris did the 26 miles and my younger sister Luli and I did the metric century. As is usual with the Little Red, the pre ride activities the night before and on the day were great fun and excellent. We did the costume bit for the dinner and showed up in tutus with color coordinated kitty masks, jerseys, spangled scarves and feather boas for our tails along with matching capri/tights in a print and color scheme that can best be described as a psychedelic lamp run amuck. We didn't win but it was fun, and the tights elicited many comments today on the ride. The theme this year was carnival so the "wolf" a sag guy in full wolf regalia dressed in full carnival costume, and Little Red ( ditto sag guy, ditto regalia) gave a lesson in samba and then formed a samba line to dance around the field in and among the various vendor.
This ride put 3500 women out on small two lane farm roads north of Lewiston, but the preparation and organization is such that you rarely encounter clots of riders or pacelines. The ride is in the Heber valley which is broad, flat and agricultural, and basically level except for an occasional gentle swell. The Sky was cloudless until mid afternoon, the temperature started at about 65 and climbed to 78 by the end of the ride. the air was clear and very low humidity and the sun was just right. In short it was a perfect day for a ride.
The metric century route took us about 12 miles into Idaho and had one amazing steep down hill just inside Idaho.
When we finished the ride we were treated to soda, a ride bracelet, extra beads and an ice cream sunday to eat while we wandered among the vendors.
As always the rest stops had an excellent of fruit, snacks, water, ice, and non gatorade electrolyte powders and plentiful porta potties. The Sag vehicles passed frequently along with ride marshals both on bike and motorcycle. It is one of the safest and best prepped ride I have ever ridden.
It was a delightful day, made extra special by being able to ride with my sisters and the Bonneville Bike Club and the Hunstman Institute for cancer research who sponsor it.
I will post pictures when I get them downloaded from my phone. I have no doubt that the extremely comfortable but extremely bright and noticeable tights will feature extensively.
This ride put 3500 women out on small two lane farm roads north of Lewiston, but the preparation and organization is such that you rarely encounter clots of riders or pacelines. The ride is in the Heber valley which is broad, flat and agricultural, and basically level except for an occasional gentle swell. The Sky was cloudless until mid afternoon, the temperature started at about 65 and climbed to 78 by the end of the ride. the air was clear and very low humidity and the sun was just right. In short it was a perfect day for a ride.
The metric century route took us about 12 miles into Idaho and had one amazing steep down hill just inside Idaho.
When we finished the ride we were treated to soda, a ride bracelet, extra beads and an ice cream sunday to eat while we wandered among the vendors.
As always the rest stops had an excellent of fruit, snacks, water, ice, and non gatorade electrolyte powders and plentiful porta potties. The Sag vehicles passed frequently along with ride marshals both on bike and motorcycle. It is one of the safest and best prepped ride I have ever ridden.
It was a delightful day, made extra special by being able to ride with my sisters and the Bonneville Bike Club and the Hunstman Institute for cancer research who sponsor it.
I will post pictures when I get them downloaded from my phone. I have no doubt that the extremely comfortable but extremely bright and noticeable tights will feature extensively.