Alc 6

[Judy]

Only 4 weeks away from the California AIDS/Lifecycle. The training is intense and the excitment growing. This is my third ride. I am always looking for good shorts, interesting jerserys at affordable prices. Ideas are helpful. The ride is emotional and very rewarding. I used to be a couch potato and now I am on my bicycle. I only wish Los Angeles was more bicycle friendly.

[Trek420]

I've decided to quit qualifying it so much and just say this is my 5th ALC. I crewed, once as a roadie, the other time as a TRL (training ride leader).

Crewing is harder I'll just say 5th from now on.

You'll be able to watch the webcast durng the ride there will be pictures, some video, updates uploaded daily. You can send a message of support to a rider or all riders during the ride from and they will open that up the day before ride start at

www.aidslifecycle.org

We won't have access to e-mail, even much phone use during the ride.

I love that, phone, e-mail, fax everything's off, just ride. But I will miss y'all on TE and especially Knott.

You'd be surprised though with 2,000 riders, 5-800 crew a girl gets lonely. Other than TE this is the most amazingly friendly supportive group I've ever encountered but you can't draft (well I don't know how to paceline ) you can't ride 2 up ... so the 544 miles can be lonely.

Since I'm slow my best chance is to get in and out of rest stops, I don't hang out there.

Anyway, our amazing crew prints out your message and we can read them in camp.

Keep it clean folks....everyone else can too.

Well off to pack.

I'll be wearing the red/green Amici Veloci vest every day on the ride unless it gets stanky and then I'll switch to Velo Girls Pink so you can watch for that.

[KnottedYet]

But I will miss y'all on TE and especially Knott.

Awwwwwww... *sniffle*

[KnottedYet]

Hey, where do we go on that addy to send messages? I couldn't figure it out. Or does it show up after the ride starts?

Knot-computer-illiterate

[Trek420]

Hey, where do we go on that addy to send messages? I couldn't figure it out. Or does it show up after the ride starts?

Knot-computer-illiterate

You're not 'puter illiterate, you are a jeenious.

And you're right, it'll "go live" the day before the ride. My bad, I shoulda said.

Also while I'll be off the board for the week I "traditionally" have found a way to make a call each day on the ride usually from wild rest stop 4.

I have a voice mail tree, list thing so if anyone here is in CA and has AT&T voicemail (not that &^% unified messaging &*^%, voicemail or the message center) at home or work I can add you and you'll get that.

Otherwise I'll give Knott directions on how to hack into mine and have her post to the group how things are.

[KnottedYet]

Oooh, I get to hack into AT+T from Verizon? Ooooh....