South Bay Ride on 09/23/06

OK, so the plan was hatched for TE gals to invade (in a friendly way of course) the Velo Girls club ride on the 23rd.

who'll join me at Velo Girls Club Ride:
Join us on the ride that started it all -- the original Velo Girls ride! Listed as a cool ride in the April, 2003 issue of Bicycling Magazine. Three levels of rides for all abilities of riders! 30 miles, 51 miles, and 55 miles. Meet at the new Summit Bicycles in Burlingame -- 1031 California Drive.

This ride, one of my favorites includes La Canada rd, the ride up to that point from Summit has one challenging hill, the rest mostly rollers.

Many food options in Burlingame if wanted after, and a stop for cookies in the middle of the ride if needed.

I'm in!

So, Trek, which ride are you planning on having us invade? 30, 51, or 55 miles?

(Watch, she'll say 55 miles and I won't be up for it. :eek:)

-- Melissa

The 30 is usually what I do. :cool:

I'd like to join the party!

Well shoot! You could've picked a Saturday I could actually be there. I'm coaching our two-day clinic that weekend.

Bring the clinic :D

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Originally Posted by melissam

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Hey Melissa - been trying to PM you but you have PMs and emails turned off...

Just wanted to say thanks!! - I won't go into the details here but you can send me an email off line at cindy @ lunachix . net

I can do 30 miles by then. Count me in!!! (assuming I'm still living in the bay area)......

Um.. thirty miles? Not sure I can make this one.. maybe down the road a bit. Sounds fun tho!

roguedog "Um.. thirty miles? Not sure I can make this one.. maybe down the road a bit. Sounds fun tho!"

r'dog, officially there is no MeloVelo route that day, but if you do not feel up to the 30 (I think you can) we could recreate it.

You go to the meet point which is at 92 and La Canada. There's plenty of space for parking. It takes perhaps 30-45 min from ride start for the 30/50/55 mile riders to get there, you join us for the out and back for cookies which would be with the 30 mile riders and then we also go on from there. Your mileage about 15 miles most flat/rolling.

Cindysue, what's this about leaving the Bay Area I hear? :confused: :(

Cindysue,

You're very welcome. Thanks for giving me a heads up about the PM's. I had changed my email address in my TE Profile and hadn't finished verifying my account. Oops. Glad to hear you're gonna be back in the saddle by the time this ride happens! But what's this I hear about you leaving the Bay Area?! :confused:

Velogirl,

Shoot, sorry to hear you have a conflict on this date. But you know what that means -- we'll just have to stage another TE invasion!

Rogue,

If you're not up for 30 miles by then, I'd certainly be willing to do a shorter route so we can ride with you.

BikerZ,

Yay, you get to go for a ride around this part of the Bay!

Trek,

Thanks for putting this together! I'm up for cookie stops and food & libations afterwards. :)


-- Melissa

What time? I didn't see a time listed. I'd love to do this one, but Jonathan starts soccer the 9th. Maybe I could miss just one game!!

oops, ride starts at Summit at 10:00 am.

Thought for the day, I don't think I've met mellisam & r'dog so if they do the "make your own Mello Vello ride" how're they going to recognise us?

Options include: we wear AV gear or....

I meet them there and since I'd recognise you, bikerz, Cindysue....

then we all meet up somewhere after.

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Originally Posted by melissam

Rogue,

If you're not up for 30 miles by then, I'd certainly be willing to do a shorter route so we can ride with you.

-- Melissa

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Melissa, thanks for the offer but I don't want to spoil your fun. Not even sure I'll be going. Just do what you want to do and I'll figure it out from there. Thanks VERY much for the offer.

Trek,

It's easy to recognize me.. I'm the one, the FRED as they called me in another thread, huffing and puffing about to blow over. :)

and that would be different from us how? :p

Rogue,

Well, if you show up, I'd still be happy to ride with you. It certainly wouldn't spoil my fun, and we could meet up with the other TE'ers afterwards for libations and more fun.

Trek,

How to recognize me? Hmmm. I'm short and have a small bike, and I'm mean, especially before 10am. There, that about covers it. Or I guess I could wear a carnation on my jersey or something. ;)

-- Melissa

Working backwards any suggestions on places to eat? There seem to be lots of options in Burlingame.

Well, I might be the only person who knows what everyone looks like (except roguedog). I'm pretty sure RD could identify us - a group of friendly, easy-going cyclists!

And Melissa - you talk the "mean" talk, but I haven't seen it yet, for all the threats! Maybe you get it out of your system on the freeway!

I'll be happy to attempt any distance - all rides are fun for me (especially if they don't involve Pig Farm Hill!).

Slinke - you can totally miss one soccer game - just put a little extra cash in the therapy account for Jonathan to use later!

RD - you should definitely join us - we'll have a great time!

Me me me!

Hmm, might show up if I can finish my training run early enough. Hehe, you guys might be going too fast for me tho, haven't really been on a bike regularly since Lifecycle. :eek:

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Originally Posted by melissam

But what's this I hear about you leaving the Bay Area?!

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nothing to report yet, but it's a possibility. I'll keep y'all posted.........

I can't make it this time. I am flying to Germany for my brother in laws wedding and stopping in London to visit a pal. I will return on the 3rd of October, so then I will be riding just about anywhere and everywhere in the Bay Area. B

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Originally Posted by velogirl

Post-ride, I'd recommend Steelhead Brewery. They have a nice patio out back so you can sit outside and you can park your bikes right there too. Good salads, decent burgers, pasta & fish and beer! ...

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What VG said. Excellent beer there. :cool:

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Originally Posted by jobob

What VG said. Excellent beer there. :cool:

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I'd like to make a motion that we go to the Steelhead Brewery after the 9/23 ride! Can I get a second?

I second it. Any objections? :)

I third it (if required)...

I have a timing question - I have to be back up in the East Bay (El Sobrante) by 4, showered and in normal clothes. Do we have a group consensus on which route, what time, etc.? I'd love to join the post-ride libations (isn't that pretty much the whole point of riding? :o ) , but if I only have time for a ride, that's OK too!

My experience is doing the 30 miles were back 1'ish?

I have the green light to come to this ride!! :) I'm looking forward to seeing you all there. I just haven't ridden my bike in almost a month!!

whoopeee!!! slinkedog's here. Slink it's like riding a bicycle, you never forget. :)

ok: so far those in attendance:
melissam
bikerz (on a Seven? hee hee)
cindysue
roguedog
spazzdog with kate as yet unnamed on TE
slinkdog (ever notice we have a lot of "___dog" names?)
liksani
jobob? or were you just approving libations after?
trek420
kjay

plan is the 30 mile ride then to the Steelhead Brewery. Anyone doing the 50 miles go ahead and reserve a table, you'll be there earlier :cool:

windance, velogirl .... catch you next time

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Originally Posted by slinkedog

I have the green light to come to this ride!! :) I'm looking forward to seeing you all there. I just haven't ridden my bike in almost a month!!

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Yay!!! It will be nice to finally get to meet you! :D

-- Melissa

gulp.. can someone bring a tow rope and spare set of lungs and legs??

did i say i'm not very good at hills?

I'll be there for the 30 miler, but not on a Seven! The test bikes were fine for a 5 mile or so test loop, but both were a little too small, handle bars waaaay too narrow, etc. So I'll be there on my usual steed, with visions of Sevens in my head.

Slinke - how excellent that you can come!

RogueDog - you must have missed all the threads that discuss (at length!) my incredibly slow rate of ascent on hills!

Trek - where do we meet exactly and at what time?

I can't come. I have to go to class. :(

Velo Girls Club Ride
Join us on the the original Velo Girls ride! Listed as a cool ride in the April, 2003 issue of Bicycling Magazine.

Three levels of rides for all abilities of riders! 30 miles, 51 miles, and 55 miles (I'm doing the 30)

Meet at Summit Bicycles in Burlingame -- 1031 California Drive. 10:00 am

note: if you've been to Summit before but not in a while .... they have moved

www.summitbicycles.com/burlingame.html

Recovery meal: :) :) :) whenever we finish
Steelhead brewery
333 California Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010

www.steelheadbrewery.com/burlingame.htm

Is it too late to sign up? If not, I'd like to join you for the 30-miler.

Is it okay to meet you all at Canada and 92? I am a bit reluctant to ride on the Burlingame streets, but I will if necessary. Don't get me wrong; I do ride streets, but if I can avoid them, I will.

If I can meet you at Canada and 92, approximately what time should I be there?

Thanks!

You don't need to sign up, just show up and go that goes for all of you here.

Once we're off California drive the streets are pretty low traffic.

Drivers are fairly used to bikes there and there will be even more of us than a "normal" VG ride.

If you were to be at 92 (and look for a mix of Velo Girls pink and Amici Veloci red and green) I'm not sure perhaps 10:30 ish?

But then you'd miss the most fun part, the climb up to 92 and ride down.:D

Great . . . will most likely meet you in Burlingame, then. I look forward to meeting everyone!

Hey Trek -

Do you have info on the 50 & 55 mile routes (terrain, etc)? I looked on the Velo Girls site, but there are lots of rides listed and I'm not sure which are the ones they're doing. I'm sorta interested in this. Sounds like fun. :) But I'm also tempted to just stay close to home, as we've been doing some cool routes in the Sierra lately. Gotta weigh the possibilities. :rolleyes:

~BikeMomma

Sorry to say I've never done them, first half of course is same as ours, then splits off. You should ask Velogirl, she founded the club, bet she knows. :cool:

Wait... I thought this ride was on Saturday the 23rd. Is that wrong?