marcelinyc
12-22-06, 07:12 PM
Anyone here does it? info?
Northeast - Gimbels ride
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jyossarian
12-27-06, 10:51 AM
Never heard of it til a couple weeks ago: http://www.nyvelocity.com/content.php?id=96
timmhaan
12-27-06, 03:43 PM
i have no idea where those places are that they ride to. from what i hear, you need to be in good shape otherwise you're dropped like a sack of potatos. would suck to have to figure out how to get back home again.
marcelinyc
12-28-06, 05:23 PM
75+ riders! i'm not planning on getting droped. anyway, along the way they split into groups and there is a shorter (30 miles) and longer (50 mile) route. i'm going this saturday from brooklyn ( extra 50 miles both ways:eek: ) around 7:30am.
edit. didnt make it.crank arm unscrewed on manhattan bridge. will go again next week.
edit. didnt make it.crank arm unscrewed on manhattan bridge. will go again next week.
AlterEgo
01-03-07, 09:48 AM
i have no idea where those places are that they ride to. from what i hear, you need to be in good shape otherwise you're dropped like a sack of potatos. would suck to have to figure out how to get back home again.
It's not that bad of a ride. The Gimbles ride has three groups that start en masse, but peel off in the middle of the A-group loop (shortest of three). If you've been riding and have familiarity with group rides in general, it's B-group is pretty moderate in terms of intensity. And as is typically of most rides, the first 45 minutes of the ride is slowed by riders flab-gabbing. There are typically 3 "sprints" in the ride. And yes, if you get dropped, you'll be on your own. Just don't take a pull until you can get a feel for the group.
The people are generally friendly and I have yet to see a pile-up (knock on wood).
Cheers
It's not that bad of a ride. The Gimbles ride has three groups that start en masse, but peel off in the middle of the A-group loop (shortest of three). If you've been riding and have familiarity with group rides in general, it's B-group is pretty moderate in terms of intensity. And as is typically of most rides, the first 45 minutes of the ride is slowed by riders flab-gabbing. There are typically 3 "sprints" in the ride. And yes, if you get dropped, you'll be on your own. Just don't take a pull until you can get a feel for the group.
The people are generally friendly and I have yet to see a pile-up (knock on wood).
Cheers
marcelinyc
01-09-07, 06:39 PM
beautiful weather.150+ riders showed up jan.07(?) it was my first ride. apparently everyone was still in base training so I took second place.
GuitarWizard
01-09-07, 06:53 PM
How do you take second place in a group ride?
marcelinyc
01-09-07, 06:59 PM
it is a race/ride get it?
GuitarWizard
01-09-07, 08:19 PM
I'm formulating an opinion about it.
.:Jimbo:.
01-09-07, 11:59 PM
One day i'll take off sun, i'd like to ride this thingamabob, race ride, whatever, if it's got bikes i'm game. Soooo, really 150 plus riders? No exaggeration? You going to do this every sun?