Looking for Wisconsin riders this spring

[VenusdeVelo]

A few years ago (before I moved overseas and our group kind of disbanded temporarily) we had a mtn biker in our group (with a mtn bike, with knobby tires) who beat the pants off of us with shiny new road bikes and slicks !! I think we forced her to stay knobby else we'd never catch up!!

Of course she was one of the top female mtn bikers in WI

Anyway, yes, you are welcome, knobbies OR slicks! We do not discriminate!!

Drop me an email at my TE screen ID, at yahoo.com. I can tell you about the rides....

[deena]

Ashgarth - As long as you don't mind riding with a newbie!

Deena

[Ashgarth]

don't worry-my mountain bike with the HUGE treads makes me slow slow slow on pavement. I have grandmas passing me on tricycles....

[SJCzar]

Hello,

I am also a Milwaukee area rider who would love to join in. I'll send you an email.

[madisongrrl]

A few years ago (before I moved overseas and our group kind of disbanded temporarily) we had a mtn biker in our group (with a mtn bike, with knobby tires) who beat the pants off of us with shiny new road bikes and slicks !! I think we forced her to stay knobby else we'd never catch up!!

Of course she was one of the top female mtn bikers in WI

Anyway, yes, you are welcome, knobbies OR slicks! We do not discriminate!!

Drop me an email at my TE screen ID, at yahoo.com. I can tell you about the rides....

Let me guess....was this person Sue J. or Rebecca C.?

[VenusdeVelo]

No...it was Melissa Haberman - now Arps I think, she has sinced moved to Michigan....really great mtn biker....

[madisongrrl]

No...it was Melissa Haberman - now Arps I think, she has sinced moved to Michigan....really great mtn biker....

I've never heard of her....So I looked her in Wors archive and indeed she was a decent Sport level rider who raced for TEAM EXTREAM as late as 2002. Hopefully she is still mountain bike racing in Michigan...

[Ashgarth]

Please feel free to join our group. We post upcoming events as well as availability for evening/weekend group rides. Many of the TE gals are already on here

www.wisconsin_betties@yahoogroups.com

[~MelissaP~]

I just joined TE and look forward to being part of this community!
I'm in the Milwaukee area as well and would like to join in on some rides when the weather allows. I am doing a metric century in June '08 that I need to seriously train for, so I would love to get in some rides with you guys.

[Thorn]

Melissa,

Welcome.....If you haven't already, you might also want to check out Bay View Bike Club ( http://www.bayviewbikeclub.org/ ). Bay View is much, much more low key than Cream City ( http://www.creamcitycycleclub.com/ ). Don't let the name fool you, about 1/2 of Bay View's rides start on the west side of town.

Bay View rides
slower (our "fast group" probably averages around 14mph and we have riders that will toodle in at 10mph). There is almost always a shorter route, but there are distances that will get you get training for a full century.

I've ridden with both groups -- great people in both clubs, but I prefer Bay View as it skews more non-competitive. The ride schedule starts up in April, but there are a few rides between now and then for the hearty (e.g., on Jan 1 there is usually a ride to watch the polar bear swim at the lake front).

Good luck training for your metric...which one are you going to do?

[~MelissaP~]

Thanks for the info Thorn! I'll definitely check out the ride schedule for Bay View!
I'm doing the Tour de Cure in Green Bay 6-8.....

[specialcross]

I do get down there for work a fair amount. I'd like to be included in any e-mail list in case I'm in the area.

[three]

Hey Neighbors...

Sorry to jump on this thread, but I'm getting desperate to find a century. I really, really, really wanted to do the Bay View century, but the friend I'm riding with will be out of town. Due to her fluctuating schedule and upcoming wedding, the dates we can ride seem to get more limited. I think we might be best off finding a century ride in WI (or MI/IA).

Are there any other centuries you guys know of, in June/July, that anyone can recommend?

Again, sorry to jump on the thread. Please shoot me off a private message if you have any ideas...thanks much.

[Thorn]

Private thread? Oh, maybe it was, but if a conversation can't digress, what is the point?

Alas, until this year, I haven't been a strong enough rider to look for many centuries at the beginning of the year. Now, if you were interested in August/September, I can give a lot of reviews.

First, contact Bay View to verify the date of the century. There was talk that they were going to have to move the date (city politics). I suspect, by now, it is firm, but you might want to check. i don't see the Classic Coordinator in the email list, but send mail to Dan (the prez) or Kent (the ride coordinator).

Second, if you haven't check out the ride schedule at bfw.org or Mike Bently's Ride list ( http://www.mikebentley.com/bike/ ). The latter used to be a better resource than it looks right now...perhaps it is just early.

The only other century in that time frame I can speak of is the Riveredge Century ( http://www.riveredgenaturecenter.org.../bikeride.shtm -- opens in Firefox only). I've ridden the 70mile route. Lots of people at the beginning of the ride and lots of rest stops, but the further you go, the thinner the crowds and the further the distance between rest stops. Some rides are centuries that just happen to have shorter routes. River edge is a local, neighborhood ride that just happens to have a full century.

Somebody here on the board did a century in northern WI...ooh, I actually found the thread ( http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...consin+century ).....

Good luck! (and let us know what you end up doing)

[Beane]

this isn't june /july, but still worth a look:

http://www.doorcountycentury.com/