Death Ride!!

[jobob]

Coaches are encouraged to fundraise

Well, considering the amount of time you guys put into organizing & coaching, I'd say you're pulling your weight & then some.

[maillotpois]

Well, considering the amount of time you guys put into organizing & coaching, I'd say you're pulling your weight & then some.

Thanks - it's just honestly so much fun to see people really push themselves to do something beyond what they might have thought they could do. We've been coaching for TNT since 2001, and this will be my fourth year for DR. I really haven't had many better times on a bike than last year (after missing 2 months training because of the busted shoulder and barely hanging on in the training rides, mind you) getting one of my guys to the fifth pass. He'd cramped too bad and made 4 the year before and it just killed all of us. He was in a "faster" ride group, but I ended up bringing him in the last 2 passes. That was good. So good. For almost every year I have coached, I have a story like that. It's so worth it.

[jobob]

Well, here's hoping I wind up one of your success stories.
Cheers!

[snapdragen]

Funny you should mention that. We were just talking about recruiting you for our Death Ride team. Whaddaya say? Come on -- it'll be fun!!!

- Melissa

I still don't have permission to ride my bike around the block, let alone kill myself in the mountains......

Snap, you did such a great job at W2W that I would definitely encourage you to come out and do a SAG stop and generally heckle your friends. If you are interested, I can give you the contact info for the SAG captains and a general idea of what rides might be good for this, so email me if you like.

Cool, I just may do this. I'm going to be helping out the South Bay walk team this spring too.

[StressFree]

If you really want a death ride perhaps you should consider simply bicycling on the streets of LA. Apparently some psychopath from Topanga Canyon has a revenge wish for bikers and has (several times) decided to slam on his brakes or open his car doors on the road when he sees bikers approaching.

The cops finally apprehended him following a biker's injury and linked him to past occurrences. Crazy!

[maillotpois]

Oh Death Ride girls.... just thought you might want a preview/review of Saturday's ride...

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...004#post432004



ETA: I'm REALLY looking forward to this one! Should be a lot cooler than the Hamilton/Sierra Death march. And we're short a coach so I am taking Mel's group!

[smilingcat]

okay ladies... it's less than a month away and today 6/11 is the last day to order your goodies.

I'm okay enough shape to do two passes not five. Do I want to drive just for the two pass ride?? I would love to get goodies so I can taunt a cyclist at my office. but that's not a good enough reason to go there right?? Bad karma. So like, I really have to decide to buy the stuff and go or give away my slot for the dath ride. Also my car is bit iffy and sure would not like to be stuck so far away from home. That will be very expensive. I could swing over to San Jose area and crash at this guy's house except he is single and it just doesn't look good. He would like to have me drop in and stay at his place

I might be able to make it up to top of Ebbets pass if i swap out to a compact double...

what to do...

[Biciclista]

to which goodies are you referring?

Raleighdon is doing this ride.