You've got to join us on our next ride!

So far I've been pleased with the performance of these CygoLite DualCross 300's I purchased just a couple of weeks ago.


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/jojisan/P1000803.jpg


How much were those?

How much were those?

I ordered them from Performance. They were $180 less 20% web discount. I was looking for a good excuse to use that 20% coupon on anything that week. :D

I ordered them from Performance. They were $180 less 20% web discount. I was looking for a good excuse to use that 20% coupon on anything that week. :D


Thanks...I did see the others you mentioned at the lbs...started with an M....
Dang..these lights are expensive...But I dont think my 2 1 watt lights are really good for the park...but I did manage....

Anyone interested in riding tonight again? AWiner and I will be riding around 6:30 and could wait around if people wanted to get ready after work.

Looking to do a ride in the SF valley some place between calabasas and say encino.

Come one come all....

Thanks...I did see the others you mentioned at the lbs...started with an M....
Dang..these lights are expensive...But I dont think my 2 1 watt lights are really good for the park...but I did manage....

A lot of it was pretty rideable in the dark if you just take it easy and have good balance-- you just have to be careful to see the road in some of the switchbacks.

Like bitingduck mentioned, one can almost not have any lights and still do this ride by staying behind a couple of riders. There's plenty of illumination.

You've got to join us on our next ride!

So far I've been pleased with the performance of these CygoLite DualCross 300's I purchased just a couple of weeks ago.


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c362/jojisan/P1000803.jpg

Tks for the tip. Did you mount the battery or keep it in your jersey pocket?

I'll plan on joinning the next ride.

Tks for the tip. Did you mount the battery or keep it in your jersey pocket?

I'll plan on joinning the next ride.

Great! I usually keep my battery pack in my seatbag and run the cable along the top tube. I've also strapped it on the top tube and on the extra bottle cage. They all seem to work well and secure.

Going up isnt so bad...since I am usually pretty slow...its that downhill on the otherside...I get nervous about the loose dirt and potholes..I will see if I can mount both lights on my road bike for next time...that at least gives me a slightly better chance to keep up than on my mtb...

:( nice ride guys!

hey ovo..i probably live around the corner from ya...if yer ever interested in going out on short notice, let me know! plus i think ME is down for impromptu night rides as well!

It was a great ride. We discussed putting together another ride at the same place and making reservations at the Observatory as a big group of cyclists :D

We will need locks, but I can also call to see if they have a secure locker for the bikes, then get escorted around like a bunch of important people... in spandex.

awesome...clickity clackety through the halls of the observatory!!!

The new flooring looks like marble, but it is rubber. Maybe we won't slip on it.

However, if we do slip on the floor easily, I say we find the longest hallway and have sliding contests. :D

hellz yeah....http://bikeboom.com/webcalendar/view_entry.php?id=274&date=20061116

these guys already have something going on...have you heard about this one or are we just gonna do our own???

hellz yeah....BikeBOOM (http://bikeboom.com/webcalendar/view_entry.php?id=274&date=20061116)
these guys already have something going on...have you heard about this one or are we just gonna do our own???

That's SWEET! I say that we plan to join the BikeBOOM group with as many people as possible! Serious support for Lars and Jen (see thread (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=241487)) to bring several groups together at once. Do you wanna post it on MySpace? HAHAHA

so how many people do you suppose they have reservations for?

hey ovo..i probably live around the corner from ya...if yer ever interested in going out on short notice,


Sure, when do you ride?? I cant ride at all Mon-Wed because I have work then class till 10pm :(

right now, whenever as work has ground to a halt!

Thursday, Nov 16th, the ride up to the observatory is going to be awesome. I'm sure there is going to be a large group turnout. I live very close to the ride starting point. Mark your calendars folks! :D

Sounds incredible, but I like your thinking, Phil, and would you mind calling to see if they have lockers? I'd rather that than have my bike among a ton of others! I'm weird that way. :D

For this ride I might not even go inside the observatory for the tour.....I'll save the tour itself for another day. I plan on just enjoying the ride with the group and the views from the top.

id just be happy to get NEAR the observatory!

I say that we plan to join the BikeBOOM group with as many people as possible!
Just to clarify, this ride isn't put on by BikeBoom. It looks like Midnight Ridazz are the actual organizers. Bikeboom is just the bicycles events calendar (to which anyone can submit an event).

Thursday, Nov 16th, the ride up to the observatory is going to be awesome. I'm sure there is going to be a large group turnout. I live very close to the ride starting point. Mark your calendars folks! :D

Love to do that ride, but I'll be on my way to Tucson. My wife will be riding her first century the "Tour de Tucson" with Team in Training. What a great way to get the significant other involved in cycling.

I will definitely be up for the next nite ride again.

Love to do that ride, but I'll be on my way to Tucson. My wife will be riding her first century the "Tour de Tucson" with Team in Training. What a great way to get the significant other involved in cycling.

I will definitely be up for the next nite ride again.
Good for her! Have fun in Tucson.

But remember, guys, we still have a night ride NEXT week to contend with. I'm going to start the thread here soon. I found out that only mods can post sticky threads, so I'll just have to keep posting a thread every week until one of them deems it a "sticky" subject. :rolleyes:

Good for her! Have fun in Tucson.

But remember, guys, we still have a night ride NEXT week to contend with. I'm going to start the thread here soon. I found out that only mods can post sticky threads, so I'll just have to keep posting a thread every week until one of them deems it a "sticky" subject. :rolleyes:

I thought the way it works, is you start a thread and Cali puts it in her sticky thread. That way people have one place to look for all rides and Cali links all the detail threads off her summary thread.

I thought the way it works, is you start a thread and Cali puts it in her sticky thread. That way people have one place to look for all rides and Cali links all the detail threads off her summary thread.
Well, I was hoping to start a night ride thread separate from upcoming rides sticky thread since most of the rides listed in there are in daylight and many of them organized. The night ride thread would be just for night rides where I and other members could post their our in all of the various locals. What I really need is a calendar type thread which isn't offered on here. But a place to post the rides on an ongoing basis and people could rsvp so I'd know whether or not I have other participants.

In the meantime, I'm just going to keep posting threads every week stating that there is a ride with the details and people can say whether or not they are coming. Like I've been doing...:D

Well, I was hoping to start a night ride thread separate from upcoming rides sticky thread since most of the rides listed in there are in daylight and many of them organized. The night ride thread would be just for night rides where I and other members could post their our in all of the various locals. What I really need is a calendar type thread which isn't offered on here. But a place to post the rides on an ongoing basis and people could rsvp so I'd know whether or not I have other participants.

In the meantime, I'm just going to keep posting threads every week stating that there is a ride with the details and people can say whether or not they are coming. Like I've been doing...:D

Seems to have been working

Thursday, Nov 16th, the ride up to the observatory is going to be awesome. I'm sure there is going to be a large group turnout. I live very close to the ride starting point. Mark your calendars folks! :D


I'll be there if its thursday :D

I'll be there if its thursday :D
OH, goodie. We can finally meet you. By the way, there were a couple of 20-somethings at this week's ride. We have all ages represented. Although, I'm sorry to say, I'm the only female.

I'll be there if its thursday :D

Oleg.....I thought you didn't like to ride with crowds. Just so you know, there will be a lot of midnite ridazz type riders doing this.

Oleg.....I thought you didn't like to ride with crowds. Just so you know, there will be a lot of midnite ridazz type riders doing this.
Yeah, and NO offense to any of them, but I may skip it now that I think about it. :o

Yeah, and NO offense to any of them, but I may skip it now that I think about it. :oIt's a fun filled crowd to ride with, but on the other hand, I don't blame you for skipping out. :)

It's a fun filled crowd to ride with, but on the other hand, I don't blame you for skipping out. :)
But that doesn't mean I don't want to do the observatory thing. :( Are we as a group still going to do that? Or is this mass ride going to count for that?

But that doesn't mean I don't want to do the observatory thing. :( Are we as a group still going to do that? Or is this mass ride going to count for that?
Are you talking about the same evening? Sure, I'd like to do this ride regardless, but at some point along the way we're bound to run into this crowd, most likely during the climb....:D

EDIT: I misread your reply. Yes, I think we should do the observatory thing (reservations and all) for another day.

What is up with the Midnite Ridazz? are they green space aliens without vestigial sex organs? because then I could understand why ME would not like to ride with them

are they green space aliens without vestigial sex organs? because then I could understand why ME would not like to ride with them
Watch it or I'll harm your vestige. :mad:

Are we as a group still going to do that? Or is this mass ride going to count for that?

Pick a day, get reservations, and post a thread and see who shows up.

Pick a day, get reservations, and post a thread and see who shows up.
I'd rather you do that, Duck. ;)

I organize too much bike stuff already. I'm on vacation from it...

:mad:

That didn't answer my question

I organize too much bike stuff already. I'm on vacation from it...
Sigh. :rolleyes: Do I have to do everything around here? Fine, I'll organize it for those who don't want to ride the mass ride. And to answer Extorty, the reason I don't want to ride with that group is that, although there are some very nice people, I have heard stories about the skill levels of some who join. I.e., some are not riders and do not know how to ride well (safely) in groups - couple that with the whole night riding element, and I just am too afraid to mingle.

Oleg.....I thought you didn't like to ride with crowds. Just so you know, there will be a lot of midnite ridazz type riders doing this.


I dont mind riding with crowds lol. I've ridden with plenty of different people in the past :D

I dont mind riding with crowds lol. I've ridden with plenty of different people in the past :D

Where's Jason when I need him?

Sigh. :rolleyes: Do I have to do everything around here? Fine, I'll organize it for those who don't want to ride the mass ride.

Reservations look horribly complicated. They have free ones for people who ride or hike up, but you can only get them 48 hours in advance and they don't cover night hours. You can also get the pay ones and ride up yourself instead of taking the shuttle, which would make more sense, but they still seem to be a bit on the early side. You might try calling and being all nice and stuff and see how accomodating they might be.

Or perhaps we should wait for the dust to settle.....
Meanwhile, I'll most likely ride up on there on the 16th, but not with the big crowd.