Oh horrors! I just realized, with the start not being at Camp Parks - there's no bar! Whatever will I do???:D How will anyone recognize me if I'm not on a barstool?:D :D
//cindy - what time do you think is good for a non-rider to come to the expo?
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Oh horrors! I just realized, with the start not being at Camp Parks - there's no bar! Whatever will I do???:D How will anyone recognize me if I'm not on a barstool?:D :D
//cindy - what time do you think is good for a non-rider to come to the expo?
If TE doesn't have a booth, please meet at the lunachix booth. We should have something near the entrance to the expo (I hope!).Quote:
Originally Posted by spokewench
We will be giving away samples of the newest Clif blok flavors: margarita, pina colada, and cola. :cool: Stop by and say hi.
And shout out if you see me on the road. Luna chix shorts and jersey, pink bike, red hair under a lilac helmet :D
Riders will start coming in about 11am. Last year I broke everything down about 3 or 4pm. 1pm was probably the peak hour but we have the full century this year so it's up in the air.....Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
p.s. no bar but you can have a pina colada blok on the house :p
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Margarita!
I just want to verify -- we're meeting at 7:30pm right?
I'll see everyone Friday :)
Mel
Melody, looking back we agreed on 7 pm. The reservations are in my (real) first name. But I'll call Fuzios and let them know it's for TE. We are "behind the curtain" whatever that means, guess they are hiding us from tender sensitivities of other diners.
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Originally Posted by Trek420
Apparently, they know us too well or our reputation has traveled far ahead of us :D
I thought I was pretty well behaved last time.....
niiicee snap! lol.
Hey guys.. i really like the spin instructor that teaches on fri but not sure if i should go since i'm doing the cindy on sat.
i just went to spin this am.. oh and she's pretty hard and she's got us working on strength building..
thoughts?
I would rest Friday - but them I'm also notoriusly lazy.....
Hey - how many of the diners are actually riding the Cinderella on Saturday?
Not this year... I haven't spend enough time in the saddle since Christmas for it. In addition, I think that I will be working all weekend trying to get stuff together for a conference that I leave for a week from Monday :eek: The plus side is that the conference is in Australia, and since I will already be there for a week for the conference, what is two more for sight seeing and such :DQuote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
See you all tomorrow!
Ok. 7pm it is! I'll hopefully be there early and hang out at the Starbucks nearby (at least I think it was a Starbucks).Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
I'm wearing last year's Cindy t-shirt and I have my denim jacket on. Of course you know what I look like but there are others here that don't. :)
(PS for those who've never met me: Look for the tall overweight asian that looks like she's native indian or alaskan native) [and yeah, it happens all the time though I'm Korean]
Mel
I'm wearing red'ish smartwool shirt, light blue fleec'y jacket. Might wear purple Keens. Look for the short chubby gal with short hair and glasses.
I won't be there for dinner, but it would be great to meet some of you. What time do you plan on starting the ride? What kind-of bikes will you be on? Any distinctive jerseys?
Kit and X are 30 minutes from the hotel speeding down I 680 as we speak. I'm glad they have arrived safely.
I think people are planning on trying to meet up at the Luna Chix booth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deanna
Does anyone know if there's a place to store stuff (a sweater, human shoes) during the ride? I'm taking BART up so don't have a car to throw gear in.
I'm out front of Fuzio's sipping a vanilla frappucino :D See everyone soon. :)
Mel
Dinner was fab... the drinks excellent. Far too excellent. The wait staff... don't get me started :D
Next year, some one remove my car keys from my person. Far too much embibing... got home, relatively safely. Admittedly, not wise to drive. I take full responsibility. But somebody... take my keys.
All y'all that are riding Cindy, good luck and have a fun ride.
All y'all that are watching or shopping the booths, have a great sun shiney day.
spazzdog
aack, sorry spazz ! You should have hung out and drank coffee with me & snap at the Starbux before heading for home. Our bad.
It was great seeing my old friends and meeting new ones. Fun dinner (or in my case, since I showed up oh so fashionably late, great dessert and after dinnner drinks).
Dita, thanks for organizing this.
- Jo.
OH MY GOD.:eek:
What? :eek: I'm up, having coffee, a bite to eat, then off. Yeah, Spazzdog so gald you got home safe. I shoulda driven you home, Fuzios is near BART so easy to get the car back?
Who knew...
All is well though.
More coffee... always good. Speaking of which, I just woke up went to the canister and....
IT'S EMPTY!!.... ACKKKKK!!
Me and the pooch will now take an impromtu walk down to PEETS...
All y'all "Cindy's" have a blast!
Just heard from Trek that there is some kind of problem at the entrance to the parking lot for the Cindy. Dunno what it is, or why. Apparently someone got tired of the wait as Trek was talking to me, and decided to drive their giant pick-up on the SIDEWALK to bypass all the cars.
whatever woman gets out of the passenger side of that pick-up, y'all stay away from her and her testosterone poisoned hubby, ok? (if she rides like he drives.... weeeeeell, it could get ugly):eek:
Too many lemon drops - I haven't had a hangover like this in years. Crud. I'm going back to bed before I hurl.:(
stupit stupit snap
OK, but you're getting a wakeup call at 10.
Thankfully, no hangover...
And the walk to Peets shook the rest of the "sleepy" out of my bones. I do have the stiffest neck in the west, my head won't turn left... OUCH :eek:
Thinkin' I'll be driving to the Cindy expo, rather than doing the Tunnel Rd ride with bikerz this morning.
sippin'-coffee-spazz
P.S. what's the temp on that side of the hills? Shorts or pants for the expo?
I can't sleep.
Poor baby :D
Have some java and toast... and a couple aspirin. You'll be back to your glorius self in no time.
spazz
Well, assuming I can get snap out (note to self: bring crowbar), we'll be riding down to the fairgrounds so it'll be either shorts or knickers for us.
Perhaps you can hedge your bets & wear shorts, and leave a pair of pants in the car ?
Why do I think this might take more than a crowbar .... ?
I had breakfast, sort of. Still not a happy snap. Um......what if we drove to the fairgrounds...:o (because there's not a barfing smilie..)
Oh MAN. Total bummer! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
Hope you feel better. Maybe you should play it safe and just not go...let your body detox? :( :(
Got a call from Trek. The weather is great, the ride is fun, she was at the lunch stop, and she had a flat.
Oh, and she found 2 more Mondonico riders and they all took pictures.:D
Edit: 1:10, just got another call. She's at the last rest stop and has about 24 miles to go. Doesn't sound like she's found any other TE'ers yet.
oh, you're kidding, Trek has ridden most the way and hasn't found any other TE gals??!
How cool that she found 2 other mondonico's looking forward to THAT photo!
Now she's done with the ride and celebrating with a few TE'ers.
Knott, just one guy in the truck, the driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
On the other hand....news flash, while the parking line moved slow once you got in .... 2 minutes tops to register. :) The Cindy organisers finally figure out to put a prince on each letter of the alphabet instead of one guy handeling A-N. Who knew it would be faster. How was everyones ride?
REI called last night that my Sidis are in, whish I had them today because I had shoe issues. Fabulous weather, magnificent, not even headwind....makes up for last year.
I'm pretty whoooped
The Cindy feels like a tune up ride for ALC, see how things are. I feel strong...but slow. At times I knew I was going up hills in harder gears than expected to be in and felt good. Thanks Spazzdog for suggesting I work on my core, and Knott for the stretches. But I feel slower than I'd like or expected.
I don't really have any data, it's more by feel.
If my feet had been comfy I think it would have been a reeeeeal good ride.
I decided to break out the Specialized road shoes, with smart wool socks. My feet were utterly killing me by the end.
I had a minor fracture of my big toe about a year ago, stil haunts me. Usually I wear Shimano ATB shoes.
By the end of this ride if there was a lake I'd have tossed the shoes in.
But my Sidis have arrived at REI, Snap says they are like putting socks on 8-)
I saw the results of 4 accidents:
* minor F.U. fall-I stopped and helped the rider up
* 'bent rider with minor scraped knee-I stopped to call a sag wagon but by the time I found the phone number...they were there. We were in the middle o' nowhere, it's hard to believe we're a bike ride from urban center. The back end of the ride particulary is beautiful.
* one wipe out on a downhill. Looked like a rider just lost control on swoopy downhill, ambulance came but i could hear EMT and rider laughing so I hope she'll be ok and....
* bike vs car. driver in hybrid stopped and looked concerned, rider survived and seemed ok but...what was she doing in the middle of traffic? The bike lane there is big enough for a compact car so even if passing...she coulda skidded...don't know.
The Cindy riders had a beautiful day! I think I like the start at the fairgrounds, seems a lot comfier than Camp Parks - love those grassy knolls. jobob, spazz and I went to breakfast/lunch, then wandered the expo. We met up with Adventure Girl, Trek, LLSuperD, Bikerz and Melissam. Quite a good day.
I survived the hangover from hell - jobob's theory is I'm out of training :rolleyes: . I'm looking forward to a quiet evening - and lots of sleep!
hmm, where's our famous cross-country trekking duo?
We never saw them today - I don't know how their ride went.
We also saw CindySue just as she completed the 100-mile ride, looking as if she'd just completed a stroll around the block. Good thing she's so sweet otherwise we'd hate her. :D
Fun day with the gang, as always.