We're riding Baby

[DeniseGoldberg]

Ah for some of us it wasnt' the chance of rain Denise, it actually rained here.

Jody -
Well that makes me feel a little better about biking at home last Saturday instead of heading out to Hopkinton - although Robyn had a dry ride around her place too.
--- Denise

[spazzdog]

Perhaps we should all take up fishing... I've heard fish bite best in the rain.

Hope y'all can get out on the 21st... the weather forecast for the Boston area seems to be steadily disintegrating. Me... gotta go to my lil part time job that day.

Awaiting July/August with bated breath...

spazz

[massbikebabe]

Hey Jody:

How's that Brooks saddle working for ya??

karen

[newfsmith]

I'm still interested in riding Saturday. I even got the yard mowed tonight after riding home; so that is one less thing that I have to feel guilty about not doing on the week-end, making a ride not so much of an indulgence.

[Crankin]

Newfsmith, our ride is on for Saturday. We are leaving my house at 9:30. I will PM you directions, etc.

Anyone else interested?

Robyn

[newfsmith]

Many thanks to Robyn for leading us on a great ride in the Bolton-Stow-Hudson area of MA. All 3 of us commute to work, so we talked bikes over a great lunch at the end of the ride. Denise should get a commission from Bike Friday, I think I know what my husband's 60th birthday present will be! Looking forward to our next ride.

[DeniseGoldberg]

Many thanks to Robyn for leading us on a great ride in the Bolton-Stow-Hudson area of MA.

I second the thanks to Robyn - it was a treat to ride in an unfamiliar place without having to navigate! And I was happy to meet you too for the first time. It sounds like a good ride was had by all (assuming, of course, that Robyn agrees!).

Oh, and I think we really lucked out weather-wise. No sooner did I get home than the temperature dropped back to the mid-40s and it started raining. It's stopped again now, but it would have been a pretty unpleasant cold rain for riding. I'm so glad we had a dry ride.

But of course you're the person who deserves a big prize for commuting to work year round! I guess you could say I'm a fair weather commuter - I need daylignt on both ends of the day + reasonable weather.

Here's hoping that today was the first of many rides.
--- Denise

[Crankin]

OK, everyone, here's the proof that we actually rode. Well, the picture is in my kitchen, so I guess it's proof that we were actually together.

Great ride yesterday. I just looked at my calendar and the next time I could do a ride is on Sunday June 5th or Sunday, June 19th (that would have to be early in the day). Maybe it will be warm and sunny.
If anyone is interested, Steve and I will be co-leading rides for AMC on May 29th (5 covered bridges in SW NH, 35 miles, mostly flat) and June 18th (Harvard-Bolton, climbing, with ice cream stop). You need to pre register, so let me know.

[DeniseGoldberg]

...the next time I could do a ride is on Sunday June 5th or Sunday, June 19th (that would have to be early in the day). Maybe it will be warm and sunny.

I'm definitely up for riding on June 5th - and I just put it on my calendar.

And Robyn - how was your son's graduation today? I'm hoping you just had the same gray skies that we had here, and not rain.

--- Denise

[Crankin]

I will put you on the calendar for June 5th. Something pretty light; i will be doing 50-67 miles on the 4th.

We got to Amherst at 8 AM for a 10 AM ceremony. We didn't want to mess with the traffic. So for 2 hours, we sat in an almost empty stadium in full cycling rain gear! Some people were in sandals and had no coats. I had a wool pants suit on underneath and i could have had another layer. The rain wasn't hard, except at one point about 20 minutes before the thing started. Then, miraculously, it stopped. It didn't rain at all during the commencement. We had a good eye view of Josh, considering that there are so many graduates. Went out to brunch at the Northampton Inn; it was really nice and we decided we would have to plan a cycling weekend out there, since we no longer have a person to visit. He will be moving home slowly, over the next week and then starting his job June 1st. Now my younger son, who enlisted in the Marines after a year of college told us he is applying to the Naval Academy... this kid will keep me guessing until I am very old.

[spazzdog]

Anybody ever attended one of these?

They have a womens training camp scheduled for June 13-16 plus some other interesting (co-ed) camps.

hrrp://www.ridenoho.com

spazz

[DeniseGoldberg]

I will put you on the calendar for June 5th. Something pretty light; i will be doing 50-67 miles on the 4th.

If you think riding on the 5th won't work (due to your previous day's plans) just let me know. I'm OK with something light if the weather on the 4th supports me doing a long ride on Saturday...

--- Denise

[Crankin]

Riding on the 5th will be fine. I think something like we did Sat. will work. I just don't want to do 45-50 miles 2 days in a row. It will be good practice for my trip in July. Plus the weekend after that I am going to the Berkshires for 3 days of riding, some of which is very challenging.

I looked at the Ride Noho site. I don't know how I would classify myself. I generally ride at 15 if given my freedom, but I live in such a hilly area (the flattest is rolling) that I don't know how long I could maintain 15-17 on a flat, because there are no flats where I ride. It sounds like it would be too competitive for me, although I notice I get pretty competitive when I am riding with certain types of people. Yet, I wouldn't want to be dropped! On the other hand, I don't think I meet the requirements for their level C rides, although I may ride at that speed when I am with others, it seems like those are more for beginners. So, any cycling trips to the Pioneer valley would probably be just me and my husband riding.

[SadieKate]

So who is who? I'm guessing that's Denise with the tres chic purple warmers.

So, we've got right and left coast pics from the weekend. What about you girls in the middle?

[DeniseGoldberg]

So who is who? I'm guessing that's Denise with the tres chic purple warmers.

Ah, the purple gave me away! You're right, that's me in the middle. Robyn is on the left (as you look at the picture), and Jean (newfsmith) is on the right. And Jean, I'm sorry if I spelled your name wrong!

--- Denise