Isn't the Silent Sunday the last Sunday of the month, the 30th??
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Isn't the Silent Sunday the last Sunday of the month, the 30th??
Their website says it's this Sunday!
That is too bad, I was hoping to do it this month. But I committed to doing the Usery loop on Sunday. I have never done the Usery loop before so I am excited about giving it a try. I will have to try for Oct's Silent Sunday.
i missed it too, i didnt know, i thought it was the 30th. bummmmmmmmer!! oh well, i went to tucson for the tour training ride. maybe i'll go to tucson again this sunday if i can get somebody to take my kindergarten sunday school class.
Tour training rides in Tucson? When are these?
I'll be in California for the MS ride this upcoming weekend, but are there more training rides in October?
oh yeh
http://www.bikegaba.org/El_Tour_Trai...edule_2007.htm
they're fairly well attended
we do the east side rides
Hi Everyone,
I'm new to the site and fairly new to cycling. I live in Scottsdale where fall has arrived! I look forward to keeping track of you all via this forum, and would love to join you all on rides sometime soon!
welcome cactus flower!!
what part of scottsdale? i'm in south scottsdale by los arcos.
DH and i ride with the pmbc group that leaves kiwanis park at 7 every saturday.
i saw in anoher post you were doing a group ride, where is that?
inquiring minds want to know.
hope you have a great time!
Hey, PinkBike!
I'm in north Scottsdale. Yes, my first group ride is this morning. Leaves at 6:30 a.m. from Pinnacle Peak Bike Shop, which is on the corner of Pinnacle Peak and Pima. I'm SOOOO nervous! But excited,, too - keep your fingers crossed for me!
Hi Tracy, I hope you had a good ride last Sunday and it helped you decided to do the Tour de Scottsdale. My colleague has decided to ride in the Tour de Scottsdale. Have you decided? If you are, my colleague is still looking for someone to at least start the ride with. He's a nice guy and in good shape - he rides 30-40 miles in Colorado at 6500 feet. As we discussed, he will beat you down ANY hill. :>)
If you are riding, you can reach him at chuck.wain@siriuscom.com.
Good luck on the ride, if you decide to do it.
mpt - how did your ride go this weekend? I hope you had a great ride and lots of fun. I'm real interested in what you thought of it and whether you think it is worth travelling to, for next year.
Lastly, for everyone - Tracy and I were talking about which LBS we like - meaing who treats women well. If you are interested, please let us know you you think we should be patronizing - or not. I'll put in my 2 cents.
I bought my mountain bike from Bicycle Ranch in north Scottsdale and enjoyed the experience. I was helped by a guy named John. when I went back to get a road bike, John had left and it was a VERY different atmosphere. The guy wasn't too interested in me, just in selling me a bicycle. I had made my preference clear for a bike with a women's geometry requirements in mind and he really tried to sell me a man's bike - because he didn't have any thing in stock in my size. I won't go back there unless someone I trust tells me they've had a different experience.
I ended up at Bicycle Wheelers in Tempe because Dominec was open on the 4th of July and he had a 50 cm WSD Trek in stock that I could test ride. He was excellent to work with; he helped me with getting the bike fit properly, ensuring my pedals and shoes were properly positioned, my seat was at the right height and my brakes were in a position I liked. He invests in products designed for women, by carrying them in the shop. He also gave me some hints on keeping my arms flexed - he said I would probably have some pain in my neck and shoulders unless I bent my arms slightly. Dominec also owns Dominec's in Tempe. I would go back there in a flash. His wife also works at the shop and she was very good to work with as well.
FH,
i really like domenics, i got my first road bike there, i thought bicycle wheelers had closed? i also like landis at southern and 101, they have saleswomen there.
i'm doing the tour de scottsdale, it's my third year, i have a love-hate relationship with the TdS, it's a great course but the climbing is a killer for me! i did it in 3:40 last year but wouild love to be under 3:30 this year!!
tracy, you should do this ride, it is fun and challenging. if you've done the usery loop you can do the TdS!
cactus flower, let's hear a report of today's ride!! did the wind play havoc? we missed our ride this morning (DH was in charge of the alarm).
back to tucson next sunday for a 75 mile el tour training ride (would've loved to go this sunday but i got to do sunday school for the kindergartners at my church).
denise, more interbike please!
lisa, where are you, girl?
sue, how was the MS?
I was off of the bike for two weeks because Katelyn was in the hospital for about a week. Once she got home, I was trying to get caught up. I'm still trying to get caught back up. What little free time I did have, I spent trying to get ready for the race I had today. Although, the way the race went, I might have been better off spending some time on the forum instead. :D There were only four of us in the race (Buckeye Crit) and I got dropped right at the starting line. I could NOT get clipped in!:mad: Took me four times before I finally got clipped - haven't had a problem with this since March. By then the other three were around the first corner. I never did catch them. On a positive note, I got in a really good, hard 30 minute ride, and I think I've determined what my lactate threshold heartrate is. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by PinkBike
Hi Guys!
Well, I survived my first group ride yesterday! We did 25 miles, weaving our way up to Carefree and back. I was so nervous the night before that I had to do some Zen breathing just to calm myself down. :) It turned out to be the perfect group for a first ride. Very casual, and on the way north we stayed off most of the busy roads. Everyone was super friendly and encouraging, and I found myself in the middle of the pack where speed is concerned. It was also my first ride with clipless pedals, and even though i had a couple close calls, I didn't fall! I know that's inevitable, however. :-) Coming back from Carefree, we rode Pima all the way down which terrified me at first (with all the traffic!), but once I got the rhythm, we were sailing!! It's good it was downhill, because by then, the wind had picked up and it was a killer. I was so elated when it finished that I bought a computer for my bike and am now counting the days till the next ride.
By the way - I bought my bike at Bikes Direct, at Desert Ridge in North Scottsdale. Fantastic prices, and the guys there are pretty nice. Not a big sales push, and they work to find the bike that's right for you. For accessories, I find Performance Bike on Raintree to be pretty good.
Thanks for the support, guys! I think I'm in LOVE with cycling!
Hello all!
FH-I missed you Sat. I did the FH/RV ride but didn't start till about 7:15. I thought I might see you but no luck. I am doing the Scottsdale ride and will contact your friend. He will be able to ride with my Sunday riding partner, he is much stronger than I. I did the Usery Pass loop last Sunday and today. There is 1 really really steep hill but I made up w/o stopping.
Anybody else doing the TdS?
I am going to give the Palo Verde Centry ride a try as well. It is on Oct. 28th.
It is pretty flat so I thought I should take the opportunity to do it, as I have never done a century before. FH are you going to do the 50mi loop? Anybody else doing this ride?
LBS: I bought a Giant OCR3 large frame at Mike's Bike Chalet in Mesa. Was not pleased with the fit I got from them. They seem more interested in just getting me out the door. Anyway I went to DNA Cycles on Power Rd in Mesa and Don(owner) did a bike fit. He laughed at the width of the bars, he is a bigger guy, he said, "My handle bars aren't even that wide!" I am almost 6' tall, long legs, but apparently I don't need bars wide enough for a half-back! Narrow bars, raised up a bit and my seat height corrected. All my aches and pains from the bad fit went away. I have not looked back since! Don had made the statement that a lot of women get started riding but because women often don't get fit correctly they don't stick with it. It was important to him to make my bike comfortable for me so I keep riding. I did NOT buy my bike from him, but I will the next time! I have been buying most of my accessories from him too. My next bike will come from his shop. I believe he is opening a shop in Scottsdale too.
I hope we can all get together and ride sometime, I think you more experienced riders will have some good tips and technique to share with us newer riders!
Looking forward to hearing from all of you!
tracy,
i'll be doing
the tour de scottsdale,
the tumacacori century,
the palo verde nuclear century,
the silverbell century,
the mcdowell mountain century
and then
TA DA
el Tour de Tucson.
if i remember right the palo verde is neat because it takes you thru these little farming towns you didnt even know existed. i enjoyed it last year.
also, all these rides were well supported and had a very diverse group of participants.
look me up, i'm easy to spot! (hint: i'll be in pink)