Roll Call - Little Red Riding Hood

[Flybye]

After consulting with Shiraz (who will be my wheels for the ride to Utah) we have decided that we will meet in Bowery park at 6:00 on Friday

- You will be able to recognize us because Shiraz is beautiful and has poor social skills
- I will be the one having an asthma attack . I had to bail on the ride that Shiraz and I took today because I felt like I was sucking air in through a straw. I am now experiencing the privilege of having a husband that is a pharmacist - he is researching which inhaler to ask the doctor for. Don't I feel lucky!

Anyhow, we will find a table and put a sign of some type that says TE or Team Estrogen on the center of the table. We are both very excited at the prospect of meeting other TE'rs.

Lifeisgreat, Bikedutchess, and Yellow - can't wait to see you all. Bikedutchess, will your daughter be riding with you this year?

[Alex]

I'm staying at the Best Western Weston with two friends. We are signed up for the 100. I'm not sure what time we will get to the park on Friday, but I will look for the TE table. I will be easy to spot. I'll be sporting several nasty bruises from today's rather spectacular mountain bike crash. (I might have to break out the spray tan stuff just to make sure I don't scare small children.)

Alex (who is shopping for new MTB tires cuz it can't be my bike handling, right?)

[CyclaSutra]

But will the free pasta be good? Me and Jo junior will be HUNGRY! That Firehouse place was great.

I'm bringing two galpals from Jackson. Kelsey will want to ride the metric at least, but I'm planning to be more mellow to keep my friend Cara company on her mtn bike. She thought the 36 would be all she could do, but I'm trying to talk her into 46.

We're going to drag the Airstream to a nearby campground, but it looks like I've waited a bit too long to get a rezzie at Hyrum Lake. Will call Monday.

Can't wait!

[Lifesgreat]

Got a postcard from the Little Red folks. An excerpt:

Friday, June 6th from 5-8 pm at Wellsville City Park: Packet and Jersey pick-up and Western Rendezvous dinner party. Free BBQ chicken, salad, ranch potatoes and three kinds of desserts are just the carbs and protein you'll need. Enjoy live music of Tangle Ridge, Utah's best western/bluegrass group! Food for the first 800 Little Red bikers in line. No RSVP needed.


I will plan on being at the park at 6 to meet TE friends and am still interested in the Firehouse food. The LRRH food sounds great, but with my food allergies, I don't know if it would be be the best thing for me to eat right before a ride.

I am at Crystal Inn. Also, do you think we need to make a reservation at the Firehouse place?

[eofelis]

I'll be there!

I'm driving from Grand Junction, CO with 3 other gals on Friday. I'm not sure of the hotel we are staying at.

I signed up for the 100, but I'll probably only do the 50. I haven't ridden much lately. (I did get out for about 35 miles today.)

I'll be on a black Surly Pacer bike with a rack and black rack trunk.

[Flybye]

I am especially concerned about not getting enough carbs, why ride, after all, if on cannot consume enough calories to put a huge ol' smile on the face? What Shiraz and I thought we'd do was eat the free stuff at the park and then either bring stuff to eat in the room or get something from a restaurant in town or both . Shiraz, I am sure, is not as concerned about food as I am, she is small as a bird!!

I can't wait to meet everyone.

Alex, you are right. You NEED new tires. Wrecks aren't EVER our fault unless their are witnesses who call the crash "a spectacular display of courage". You will be the envy of every woman. Maybe I'll try to get some road rash between now and then, too. How are you feeling?

Cylca - Isn't your airstream named "Stella" - Seinfield?? I am thinking that would be a great name for your baby.

Surly- Will you be at the park? Glad you have company to get you though the ugly part of Utah - everything in between Arches and Provo!


Life- It couldn't hurt to make a reservation. I am glad you'll be at the park. I am also glad you aren't eating - more food for me - hehehe!!

[Lifesgreat]

Life- It couldn't hurt to make a reservation. I am glad you'll be at the park. I am also glad you aren't eating - more food for me - hehehe!!

You take carbo loading very seriously I have been carbo loading for the last 10 years and have the lbs. to show for it!

Seriously, do you want me to make a reservation? If so, how many and what time? The restaurant is about 15 minutes from the park.

Cycla-I have a 1979 Airstream Land Yacht. I LOVE IT! I won't be pulling it with my Honda CRV, though since it is 31 feet long. . .

I will be in a maroon CRV with the Utah plate HILSLUG.

Remember to bring money for yard sales

[BikeDutchess]

I'm staying in the Best Western Baugh on Friday. We have a gal's room (for me, my daughter, and my friend) and a guy's room (for my DH and my dad, who will be Big Bad Wolves in Wellsville on Saturday). My daughter will be riding again this year, but she's only doing 35 miles (her ballet has been so all-consuming this year that she just hasn't had much riding time). She has a couple of friends to ride with and then will be hanging out in Wellsville with her dad & opa until I stagger in.

Not sure about the dinner plans yet. I had originally thought to do the LRRH dinner. But standing in line with 800 women for food just does not sound that appealing (as great as all those women are!), plus I'll have to find something to include the guys too.

I'll be looking for you TE'rs either Fri eve or Sat morning!

[Alex]

Alex, you are right. You NEED new tires. Wrecks aren't EVER our fault unless their are witnesses who call the crash "a spectacular display of courage". You will be the envy of every woman. Maybe I'll try to get some road rash between now and then, too. How are you feeling?

FB, I didn't exactly dig deep in the suitcase of courage today, but I did sort of rummage around in the change purse of this might hurt. Got on the road bike for a few hours and was pleasantly surprised to discover that I felt great (so long as the bruise by my inner knee doesn't come into contact with the top tube).

There were no witnesses to yesterday's crash. DH told me not to wait for him, so I was ahead of him on the trail by quite a big margin. Let's put it this way. I had time to crash, dust myself off, and still get to the car and wait awhile for him to appear. The LBS is closed today, but I plan to get some new, wider, and grippier tires tomorrow. My new mtb has narrowish cross-country racing tires that just can't seem to hang onto rocks in the turns. (I've fully embraced the theory of equipment failure!)

To make this LRRH-related, I will check with my friends about dinner plans, The pizza/pasta place sounds nice. Waiting in line with 800 others, not so much!

Alex

[malkin]

Oooh you double dipping diners are making me wonder why I didn't plan to go up for the night before!

Maybe next time I'll plan better...

[malkin]

I'll be staggering around early Saturday morning looking for coffee and friendly faces.