Bay Area riders - help!

[Trek420]

bikerz sez "I'll keep my eye peeled for your ride announcements, then, and probably become the "newbie caboose"! Are they usually on this forum?"

yep usually right here in the CA section of your supermarket.

"I'm planning on doing my 25 mile Emeryville-Richmond ride hopefully Thursday evening, but definitely on Sunday morning"

Though I hear there's a chance of rain Thursday, if you want company either might work for me. I should be able to feel my legs by then ;-) Anyone else?

[bikerz]

What's with this weather - rain in June!!

I just saw Sunday shows a chance of rain, but Thursday just says "partly cloudy", which is also partly sunny, right?

Given that info, I'll ride Thursday eve unless it's actually precipitating, and keep my fingers crossed for Sunday. I usually park in an office parking lot (used for Chevy's overflow parking after 5:00) in Emeryville and try to get started by about 5:30 or 6... (if anyone wants to meet there, let me know and I'll post directions and we can determine an exact time).

By the way, you all may already know about these two links, but I find them extremely useful in getting a visual sense of the weather over the next couple of hours (in addition to the regular weather sites). I check both of these before every ride, just to see what I'm in for - the wind one is especially helpful (gotta love those breezes!)

webcam of the view from Lawrence hall of science:
http://sv.berkeley.edu/view/

real-time wind speeds and directions for SF bay:
http://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/w...gi?x=159&y=245

[Trek420]

sounds like a plan, as long as there's no Tsunami.

[aka_kim]

I usually park in an office parking lot (used for Chevy's overflow parking after 5:00) in Emeryville and try to get started by about 5:30 or 6... (if anyone wants to meet there, let me know and I'll post directions and we can determine an exact time).

On Wednesdays I work in Emeryville, just a few blocks from the Chevy's. If you want to try a Wed evening ride some time, just holler.

[bikerz]

So sounds like Thursday is on, at least for Trek and me...

Here's where I usually park -



(I hope this works - I can't quite see how to embed this image instead of having it as a link... )

I'll shoot to arrive around 5:30 pm, and be ready to ride by 5:45 pm or so. Does that work for you? I'm flexible, if later or earlier is better. I usually park right where the arrow ends, facing the bay.

Is there a specific protocol for exchanging phone numbers in case of last minute changes? PM? Email? (Sorry to be so clueless - this is the only forum I have ever been involved in - don't yet know the drill!)

Looking forward to it,
- Ann

P.S. aka_kim - Some Wednesday evening would be great too - the more often I ride the better, as far as I am concerned!

[Trek420]

Bikerz, I'll PM my cell phone number.

[bikerz]

Thanks Trek.

Anyone else want to come?

[Trek420]

OK, Bikerz and I've just chatted, it's raining steadily here and doesn't look like it'll let up.

That is if we *don't* ride it'll stop, if we do it'll pour.

In the interest of stopping rain for those already out there we've postponed the first-annual-TE-low-impact-EZ-flat-ride-to-eat-ride till the weekend (if it doesn't rain then too) or whenever. Stay tuned.