newbie- trek ride for breast cancer awareness

[Zen]

You register here-
http://www.bcar2007.santu.com/

I think you'll be fine. Get there early and try to find another woman or group with similar riding experience/speed to ride with.
I think you'll have a good time and with the SAG there's nothing to worry about.

Go for it!

[uforgot]

Hey Fastdogs
Are you riding at the Trek St. Louis store? I signed up for this ride. I have never ridden in a group before. Should be interesting. If you are in St. Louis, maybe we can meet up and be clueless together!

I kept getting the error screen too. I just kept trying and finally got in. I think I finally went to the site that zencentury sent. Couldn't get there from the trekstl site.

[SJCzar]

On mostly all of the organized rides I've done (and that is at least a dozen every year) the routes have been fairly well marked, and unsafe intersections have had volunteers or police officers directing traffic.

I'm participating in this ride in my area and I am going to be one of the sweepers to stay with the slower riders. I'm not sure if this was something that our local organizer thought of doing, or if it was suggested by the Trek people. Perhaps you could check with the shop sponsoring the ride in your area and see if they are going to have volunteers doing that as well.

Our local organizer is expecting many more less experienced riders than on other rides so I don't think you'll have anything to worry about.

P.S. I also had trouble registering until today.

[fastdogs]

thanks for the info and encouragement1
uforgot- that's the ride I'm in also! I've never ridden in a group at all, I always ride by myself. I looked at the elevation profile, and it looks like a lot of hills, so I'll be going slow. I'll be the heavy, older lady on a very pink downtube folding bike with a handlebar bag. I figure I'll start out after the faster people have gone so I don't get caught up in the crowd. These are some very busy streets, normally, not sure how I'll handle all the traffic. It would be great to find another inexperienced cyclist there. What are you riding?
I did finally get signed up (I really wanted those gloves, but probably it was too late), I just had to keep trying.
look forward to seeing you there!
vickie

[uforgot]

I'll be on a navy blue Burley Sahalie. Just one week shy of 53, and I could stand to lose 30 lbs. Feel better?

See you there!

[PinkPilot]

The good news is.....they're riding on Manchester Rd. on a Saturday...what a way to get some experience riding in traffic! Haha....I wish I was still in St. Louis. Having lived and worked in West County for so many years, I know that route soooooo well (by car) and I would love to ride it as my first benefit ride! It's not fun learning to cycle in an area you're not familiar with.

Good luck to those of you signing up. Here's wishing you the best of fall weather. HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!

[uforgot]

Yup, should be a lot different than riding the roads of good ole Belle Mo. where I rarely even see a car, and when I do, I'd better wave or I'll hear about it at the grocery store/post office! Of course, I grew up in the area of the ride, so I've spent years driving in that awful traffic on Manchester and Lindbergh!

And when I'm finished, I can go back home, pop a beer, sit on my porch and listen to the crickets, owls and once in a while a coyote.