We're riding Baby

[DeniseGoldberg]

One of the rides I'm interested in doing this summer is the Claire Saltonstall bikeway. I was thinking of joining it in East Bridgewater and taking it to at least Plymouth if not to the Sagamore Bridge. By myself I would probably stop at Plymouth and return to Norwood thru Carver, Middleborough,Raynham, Norton, Mansfield/Easton. From Norwood & back would be roughly a century.

That sounds like a good ride! It's been a long time since I rode in that area - I used to live in North Easton (moved from there to North Andover back in 1999...), so that covers some of my old riding grounds.

--- Denise

[Crankin]

OK, I just spent $70 on a TE jersey. I justified it by telling myself that it would be cool if we all wore them on our ride. So, now I am applying peer pressure....

[spazzdog]

Them that got 'em, wear 'em!

spazz

[Surlygirl]

Bad Robyn, Bad Robyn
An excuse to buy another Jersey, hmmmmm. I could succumb to peer pressure. I'll have to find my TE tattoo to wear with it. If this works out we should plan on more rides together in everyone's different neck of the woods.
Sorry we didn't manage to get together this week, I just had to many kid obligations and not enough babysitters.

[spazzdog]

I copied the route from the book onto cue sheets.

I'll bring them to the ride so nobody (like me) gets lost.

spazz

[Surlygirl]

I know every inch of this route so we won't get lost unless I'm so far behind you guys lose me. Its a nice ride. We can cut the Saddle hill part out and we might want to do the ride backwards from the book because we do NOT want to go UP Keith Hill Road. Should we have lunch somewhere in the middle?

[spazzdog]

And here I was thinking Keith Hill would be our "Alpe de Huez"...

I'll bring the sheets and the map (everybody bring a pen) and Surly can give us the Audio-Visual review and course corrections

Lunch is always good!

This is gonna be fun!

spazz

[DeniseGoldberg]

This is gonna be fun!
spazz

Now all we need to do is send our wishes to the weather wizard for a dry day! (Can you tell this weekend is getting to me?)
--- Denise

[spazzdog]

is anybody else putting on a rain slicker as part of daily fashion?

i hate the rain...

i know we need it.

but i hate the rain.

spazz dog

[Crankin]

Lunch sounds good. I will do either hills or no hills... I am terrible with cue sheets, because only half of the page fits inside my holder and then I have to stop to take it out, fold it over and replace ( I get lazy and i don't want to stop). I usually end up just following someone, so whoever ends up being around my speed, i will be sticking close! Plus, sometimes my old lady eyes cannot read the cue sheets... can't wear the reading glasses while riding. Spazz, make sure the font is for us over 50 crowd.
Yea, the rain sucks. Yesterday my husband and I put on our full rain gear and walked 4.2 miles uphill. Now my butt is aching! I was supposed to ride this afternoon, but it doesn't look good. It's too late for spin class and my stomach is full of matza. I might have to take the day off.

[spazzdog]

Are you kidding! I used a 12 pt font... BOLD.

And it's on 1 sheet, 2 columns for an easy flip.

I'm visually impaired in the reading department also.

spazz

[Crankin]

Thanks. Glad to know i am not the only visually impaired rider (contacts and reading glasses). I just got back from a 14 mile ride. About half a mile from my house is a smaller 2 part hill. I was near the beginning when I heard "on your left" and a pack of guys went by, fast. Thinking they would stand and sprint, I settled into my usual routine of spinning up the hill. Then I realized that one had fallen off the back of the pack and I was about to catch him, so I just stayed in his draft and rode behind him to the top. He took off after that, but I was proud of myself.

[CorsairMac]

well done Robyn!! Just kinds puts a glow on the rest of your day don't it!!

All you MA ladies - I'll do all I can with my weekly church deposits to try and get ya'll some of my NM weather. Same for the CA ladies - I can't ride with ya'll but I keep the dates and the group in mind and think about your ride and wait to hear how it went. As someone said in another thread - living vicariously thru your rides! Sounds like ya'll are gonna have fun!

(starting my good weather thoughts now!)

[Surlygirl]

So come on out and join us Corsairmac. We'd love to have you. Everything is in bloom and its beautiful.

[CorsairMac]

I believe your ride is May 14th?......that would be my next foray into MTB'ng - this time in the mountains!....so it'll kinda sorta be like me riding with ya yes??
Oops....my next MTB experience is 05/07 so I'll have to plan something 05/14 - we'll call it a virtual ride!

I'm doing a 1/2 century organized ride this weekend here in Abq so I'm kinda sorta riding with the Amici Veloci gals! (yup....I'll be sporting that tattoo)