CTS Rides

[Susan126]

Jessica I've been debating whether to join the 14-16 mph CTS group or the 16-18 mph CATS group. After giving it much thought and reading the posts in here about the first CTS ride I think I may ride in the 16-18 CATS group. I checked the route and it is flat. I hope I'm understanding their ratings. This means they will cruise on the flats between 16-18? Right? I still have two weeks to decide. I hate this! Argh. How I wish my hubby was riding this year. He is fast and always pushes me and waits for me. I'm a better rider when I ride with him but he is having serious knee pain. He's been to the orthopaedic doctor and he may have to have a knee replacement. He's already had three knee surgeries.

---> Sue

[XMcShiftersonX]

Sue - I believe that is right (because it's certainly not an average for the whole ride!). On the way out to Seward Park in the green CTS group we intentionally rode slow, before coming back, they said to expect to be going 16MPH (it was the 14-16MPH group) on the flat. So, I imagine it's the same for the CATS group. Hey, if you're taking the plunge too, at least we'll have each other haha... I think my co-worker may also be joining us. she's never done these rides before, but we ride together usually and we're a pretty equal mach. I told her how it went, so she's going to check out the website and see if she wants to join that group too.

[XMcShiftersonX]

I hate to ask, since I bailed on today's CTS/CATS rides because of the wind and potential for rain. But did anyone else go? And how did the weather end up? It didn't rain here, so I somewhat feel bad that I didn't make it! I just hate getting caught in bad weather on a ride and today was so unpredictable. I know I'll regret having asked, if I hear the rides were fun, so you can lie to me, haha j/k.

-Jessica

[Eden]

I was out on a team ride, not the Cascade ride, but we had fine weather throughout (we were out from 9 until almost 3). It dripped a few drops on us and hailed for a brief instant coming into Bellevue, but that was the extent of the precipitation. It was quite windy.

[lauraelmore1033]

I'm still trying to get rid of this lingering cold, so I didn't go, but even if I'd been feeling 100%, I'm not sure that you could have paid me to ride on the I-90 bridge today.

[Eden]

It was windy on I-90 today, but not horrid. I was out there once in 35 mph gusts (there's a chart online somewhere and I confirmed there really were 35+ winds when I was out there....) - it was *not fun*

[XMcShiftersonX]

Holy Scheisse!!! Yeah I-90 is not fun with just a little bit of wind, let alone a gusty day. When I ride on it I always imagine I'm going to crash into the black railing going 18MPH. I can't stop myself! Well, I think I made the right decision, even if it didn't rain. I've never really taken in to account to check the wind pattern for the day when deciding to go on a ride, but I've gotten stuck in gnarly head winds that are ALMOST as bad as getting rained on. So, I think it's something I'll start to keep in mind. I wanted to be on my bike so bad though when I was out walking my dog this morning and saw so many cyclists!

[lauraelmore1033]

It was windy on I-90 today, but not horrid. I was out there once in 35 mph gusts (there's a chart online somewhere and I confirmed there really were 35+ winds when I was out there....) - it was *not fun*

I have a suspicion that "not horrid" for Eden is the equivalent of "I'm going to die now" for Laura...