Saturday 6/20 rides!!

[Crankin]

Looks like a great ride, Mimi. But cold!
Slight hijack again.
Reesha, maybe we can ride when you come home in July? It might be a recovery ride for you! Where in Acton do your grandparents live? I lived in Boxborough before I moved to Concord... my kids went to AB.

[Reesha]

Well, I'd have to scrounge up a bike. I think my aunt in maynard has the exact same bike as me (size too!) and she said I could borrow it. My grandparents now live at Audubon Hill but they used to live in a beautiful, formerly white farmhouse on main st. in Acton. You might be familiar with the Powers Gallery across from Trader Joe's in Acton. That's a family venture started by my grandpa but now my uncle owns/runs it.

I'd definitely be down for a ride though! The other thing I often do when I'm home is drive to cambridge to climb the Harvard bleachers. I usually do half the stadium on the little steps.

[Crankin]

Reesha, your uncle is Larry Powers? I know him! I live about 3 miles from the new gallery.
I know exactly which house was your grandparents on Main St.

[evangundy]

Tour de Blast was a fun ride. This was my 4th time riding it, and not the worst weather day. Was fun to meet Mimi & her DH. After they rode away from me, someone behind me commented that they bet no one has as much fun as that lady's husband. He was laughing and joking and commenting to everyone, and had everyone smiling. No wonder Mimi smiles in so many pictures!

Edna

[Fredwina]

We were still having the "June Gloom" yesterday morning


I finally decided to turn around and do the club ride when it go too thick:

We had a record turnout:

My Friends Fred and slyvia got a new Ruegamer Ying and Yang tandem:


Then I went out Van Nuys and got some work on Bent. Here's a lady test riding a trike inside the store:

Even bike shop owners can be daddies

[salsabike]

I love seeing people's ride pictures.

Mimi, how did your saddle work for you this time? And how are your knees? Congrats on a good ride.

[LilBolt]

This was my 4th time for TdB, too. I love this ride and the great volunteers. A group of us make a full weekend out of it and have a great time at Silver Lake Resort ('resort' used loosely). We discovered that our camera battery was dead before we took off, so no nice photos like Mimi. Two years ago it was cold, but this seemed sooo much colder to me. Last year I went to the top, but just wimped out this year. One highlight for me was that I did make it between the 1st stop & Elk Rock 10 mins quicker than last year, and was only 7 mins behind dh. All that commuting thru the winter really did pay off! Also, the climb on this ride gives you plenty of time to admire the diversity of bikes out there! Amazing machines on the road.

I wish I had noticed Evangundy's jersey! I did notice her bike and was actually going to ask about it (is that titanium?), but I decided that disrupting my breathing wasn't such a good idea.

[Reesha]

Reesha, your uncle is Larry Powers? I know him! I live about 3 miles from the new gallery.
I know exactly which house was your grandparents on Main St.

Haha yeah... I suspected you might know him My dad is his brother! Larry's brother (my other uncle) Mike is a big cyclist and helped get me into biking my whole life providing me with various bikes as needed. Actually, Mike is the one who totally rehabbed the farmhouse that houses new gallery. He often races with my brother up at the velo'drome' (it's outside) in Manchester, NH. Do you know **** Ring? He's the old announcer for a lot of the famous races in New England and did Longsjo for a longtime. Whenever I come home I try to go for a ride with him because he's such a riot!!!

[crazycanuck]

Mimi-way cool! Pls say hello to de Mr RD I'd never laughed so much in my life until I met RD at dinner last year. YOu're one lucky woman!

Evang-That's one interesting bike ye got!

Me, I just went to the goat farm (another dh/xc place situated..on a freakin big hill) and did some hillwork.

[Crankin]

Oy, Reesha, I should probably PM you and not bore the others with this conversation... but it's funny, so I wanted to make it public.
Yes, I know your uncle. When I first moved back to MA, after living in AZ, I taught aerobics at the Westford Regency Club. Larry was teaching there, too. For some reason, we shared a mailbox in the staff room and for that reason, everyone thought we were married!
As far as **** Ring, another funny story. As a lot of people on the forum know, my younger son, who is in the Marines, was a Cat 3 racer in high school. When he first started cycling, he and my husband joined a local club and **** Ring was a speaker one month. I cannot tell you the laughter and comments his name caused in my house, with a 14 year old racer and his 16 year old brother! It even made me laugh. Then, Scott (my son) took a clinic with **** as the teacher. Yes, I've been to the Longsjo 4 times. Twice, Scott was a DNF. Then, in 2006 and 2008, my former exchange student, who was a pro racer at the time came to visit us and race at Fitchburg. In 2006, he won the green jersey and when he got called to the podium, they asked me to come up as his "American" mom. Right away, I asked the young guy who was announcing, "Where's **** Ring?" He didn't think it was funny.
PM me, when you come to town.

[Biciclista]

so Crankin, are you talking about D I C K Ring?