WHAT: Open invitation to a ride for anyone who reads this post, and their friends. Riding your vintage bike is highly encouraged but all bikes and riders are welcome.
Please note, this ride will be divided into A and B groups. This is a no drop ride but there is no SAG support.
WHEN: April 27, 2008. Start times are as follows;
West loop – meet at 8:00, start ride at 8:30 am.
East loop, A riders – meet at 10:30, start ride at 11:00 am.
East loop, B riders – meet at 11:00, start ride at 11:30 am.
WHERE: Village Park parking lot in New Glarus, WI. Tour of the New Glarus Brewing Co. at the end of the ride.
Map of Village parking lot http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=village+park,+new+glarus,+wi&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=52.815565,104.501953&ie=UTF8&ei=NFHlR6i2KJHYigG5sMn5DQ&view=map&z=16
FORMAT: This ride will have two groups, an A and B.
All will start the West Loop at 8:30 am. They will ride a 50 km route ending back at the starting point. The faster A group will start the East Loop at 11:00 am. They will ride a 50 km route ending back at the starting point. The B group will start the East Loop at 11:30 am. They will ride a shorter 25 km route ending back at the starting point. Riders can decide which speed/distance is best for them. It is quite hilly, 39/27 gearing is recommended.
Cue sheets, A riders http://www.h3odesign.com/BFNIC_A_Loops.pdf
Cue sheets, B riders http://www.h3odesign.com/BFNIC_B_Loops.pdf
No-Drop rule for both legs (could effect start times but probably won’t – just be flexible). Faster riders will be allowed to ride at their own speed, but a sweep rider will be available for slower riders.
Only moral support is provided. You must provide your own fluid/food for the ride. There are optional stops on both legs. The idea is that you bring your own and leave it in your car. Each time we return to the car you will then stock up for the next 50 km ride.
Cue-sheets and maps will be provided. No road markings, but some of us know the route pretty well.
Currently we have no mechanical SAG support. If someone could bring a spouse or friend to help fill that role – it would be great!
WHY: This is meant as a social ride. It is an opportunity for Bike Forums members, friends and acquaintances to get together and meet, and ride together in a group. It is also meant as an opportunity for riders to challenge themselves in a “safe environment”. If you have never ridden a Metric before you will be surrounded by a lot of riders that have that can lend you support.
Feel free to bring non-BF riders as well, but remember this is not an “organized event”. This is simply a large group ride.
Please feel free to post any questions that you might have but I'm going to be gone this week so the answer may not be that quick. Please spread the word to anyone else you think might be interested.
iab
03-23-08, 02:47 PM
Why don’t we do a roll call. Who’s planning on coming and which group do you think you will be in, A or B? And if we are reeeeally lucky, maybe the illustrious botto will join the ride and regale us with ironies.
I'll be in the B group.
CyLowe97
03-23-08, 03:28 PM
I'm in and ready to fall off the back of the A Group.
:)
Psimet2001
03-23-08, 03:38 PM
In. "A" group. If I end up off the back I'll default to sweep.
Kimbercop
03-23-08, 06:12 PM
I'm in, leading the "C" group out and back, maybe
Jose Perez
03-23-08, 06:19 PM
I'll be there off the back of the A group, pending I get back from the twin cities in time.
ColorChange
03-23-08, 06:42 PM
I'll see if we do a test run at Bull Valley this weekend and see how I stack up. No pulls in A group at best.
aham23
03-23-08, 06:51 PM
what is up with all this "back of the A group" stuff. i plan to ride a the front of the A group. :p
now which one of you sandbaggers is going to join me?
later.
cyclpsycho
03-23-08, 08:16 PM
I'll sandbag at the front of the A group :D
Psimet2001
03-23-08, 09:09 PM
I'll sandbag at the front of the A group :D
Indeed. QFT
aham23
03-23-08, 10:22 PM
I'll sandbag at the front of the A group :D
finally. a rider with confidence........or a drink, or two, of wine before posting............:D
after my efforts today i have decided it will be the A- (minus) group for me. eveyone knows it, normally its me & Psi stuck in limbo hoping against hope. :p
later.
midschool22
03-23-08, 10:37 PM
After some thought, I am leaning towards doing this over the Spring Forward. I will most likely hang with Kimbercop in the "C" group. :D
timmyquest
03-23-08, 10:55 PM
I'm about 50/50 right now. It costs me a ton to drive home from school and i'm coming home the weekend before that for some family stuff.
:(
We'll see...
CyLowe97
03-24-08, 06:41 AM
And if we are reeeeally lucky, maybe the illustrious botto will join the ride and regale us with ironies.
I don't think botto's going to be there.
recursive
03-24-08, 07:28 AM
A.
jbmadtown
03-24-08, 08:45 AM
I'm in for the shorter B route.
SpeedyMcAwesome
03-24-08, 08:48 AM
A.
...as in Awesome.
Keep it this way always, recursive.
tzracer
03-24-08, 09:45 AM
I'll be there. Planning on B ride for now.
SmokinMiles
03-24-08, 09:46 AM
Well, let's see.....I've only ridden 20 miles on my bike this year, the weather is still crappy at home and not favorable to getting out to ride, it's only about 4 weeks till the BFNIC Spring Classic....what the heck, I'll go with the A group. :D
timmyquest
03-24-08, 01:38 PM
Well, let's see.....I've only ridden 20 miles on my bike this year, the weather is still crappy at home and not favorable to getting out to ride, it's only about 4 weeks till the BFNIC Spring Classic....what the heck, I'll go with the A group. :D
I promise, if i come, you and me can hang at the back panting like dogs.
Scummer
03-24-08, 01:57 PM
What's the group for an 11mph avg speed rider? Or is that off the charts? :D
recursive
03-24-08, 02:03 PM
What's the group for an 11mph avg speed rider? Or is that off the charts? :D
Way off. Calm down there time trial rocket man. This is a no-drop ride.
dannwilliams
03-24-08, 03:57 PM
I am planning on this ride over the Minnesota Ironman ride or the WI Iron Crotch ride, both going on that day. I'll be at the front of the "B" group (I hope!)
SmokinMiles
03-24-08, 06:05 PM
What's the group for an 11mph avg speed rider? Or is that off the charts? :D
Hey, you'll be ahead of me!!!!! If the hills are that bad, I'll be weaving back and forth to get up them...making my own switchbacks. Probably averaging about 11!!! This is actually very good for one's fitness because you end up riding way more mileage than, say, the Speedy who just powers up the hill, shall we say quite awesomely!!!!
Scummer
03-24-08, 06:16 PM
Hey, you'll be ahead of me!!!!! If the hills are that bad, I'll be weaving back and forth to get up them...making my own switchbacks. Probably averaging about 11!!! This is actually very good for one's fitness because you end up riding way more mileage than, say, the Speedy who just powers up the hill, shall we say quite awesomely!!!!
:lol: I can see, your glass is always half full no matter the circumstances.
Jose Perez
03-24-08, 08:58 PM
...as in Awesome.
Keep it this way always, recursive.
Very cool, if you bring the awesome, I'll supply the mediocre.
Kimbercop
03-24-08, 09:00 PM
Very cool, if you bring the awesome, I'll supply the mediocre.
And I'll bring pletty of fat, outta shape for everyone. I have plenty to spare.
aham23
03-24-08, 09:55 PM
still weeks to go and the sandbagging is at an all time high.
long live the BFNIC! :)
later.
SmokinMiles
03-24-08, 09:58 PM
still weeks to go and the sandbagging is at an all time high.
long live the BFNIC! :)
later.
Only you, thou trainer spinning maniac of winter, can truly sandbag! This rest of us are gonna feel like we're carrying bags of sand!
Psimet2001
03-24-08, 10:03 PM
I had a week off and filled the weekend with tons of birthday cake and ice cream. I am now a sandbag.
recursive
03-24-08, 10:11 PM
I have a strange ache. I will be riding on sand bags.
voldemort
03-24-08, 10:42 PM
I'll probably do my usual. Convince myself I can hang on at the back of "A". Then, 10+ miles in, I'll fade :o and ride "A and 1/2", not wanting to slow down, and telling myself I'll get it together to catch up. However, if we can mark all the cue sheets with short cuts back to the brewery, who cares?:D
Kimbercop
03-25-08, 06:38 AM
I'm honored if you think I'm sandbagging. I just calls it likes I sees it. I consider my responses warnings to others, not sandbaggin
CyLowe97
03-25-08, 06:39 AM
I'd love to sandbag, but all I got is the truth.
Year to date outside mileage: ZERO.
Year to date inside mileage: ZERO. Because it is known that trainer miles don't count as real miles.
Am I prepared for this ride? You bet. Let's go.
recursive
03-25-08, 07:25 AM
I bag sand out of love and solidarity.
sschilli
03-25-08, 07:47 AM
Hey, I just got looped in on this ride. Sounds like a blast. Does anyone care if I invite a couple hundred people?
aham23
03-25-08, 07:50 AM
I had a week off and filled the weekend with tons of birthday cake and ice cream. I am now a sandbag.
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
and i love birthday cake.
later.
CyLowe97
03-25-08, 07:53 AM
Hey, I just got looped in on this ride. Sounds like a blast. Does anyone care if I invite a couple hundred people?
Uhhh.... That might be a little out of control, as this is technically an informal unsupervised do-it-yourself ride. Not that we control the roads or anything, but just trying to keep things safe and manageable.
:)
Psimet2001
03-25-08, 10:31 AM
Hey, I just got looped in on this ride. Sounds like a blast. Does anyone care if I invite a couple hundred people?
Sounds good. With those odds I am sure I will always be able to find a wheel to suck.
shider
03-25-08, 10:57 AM
If I have my new bike by then (sorry not very vintage) then I should be solid A pack. If I don't have my new bike by then, I'll be working like a dog in my 39/21 up every hill. Yes I could change the gearing on it but I won't. :D
voldemort
03-25-08, 11:46 AM
Year to date outside mileage: ZERO.
Year to date inside mileage: ZERO. Because it is known that trainer miles don't count as real miles.
[B]Am I prepared for this ride? You bet.
Sure you're ready, 'cause the 17,000 trainer miles you're not counting are going to kill some of us:(
CyLowe97
03-25-08, 11:50 AM
Sure you're ready, 'cause the 17,000 trainer miles you're not counting are going to kill some of us:(
Ha. More full disclosure. I've been on the trainer a grand total of nine times all winter. Didn't even hook the bike up to it until March. So, hey, nine trainer rides in March. Plus time on the treadmill, which I have been on pretty faithfully since January.
Yeah, I'm ready to drop and/or be dropped with the best of them.
recursive
03-25-08, 11:57 AM
I've done several rides without the powertap this spring, which is suboptimal for tracking pre-season fitness. I accept the fact that I'll undoubtedly be shooting out the back like a chauffeured drive-by.
voldemort
03-25-08, 11:57 AM
Ha. More full disclosure. I've been on the trainer a grand total of nine times all winter. Didn't even hook the bike up to it until March. So, hey, nine trainer rides in March. Plus time on the treadmill, which I have been on pretty faithfully since January.
Yeah, I'm ready to drop and/or be dropped with the best of them.
Ah, come on. Even your new avatar shows you've lost weight.:D Your face looks thinner, but maybe that's just the blond dye job, long hair, and cycling cap that give that effect.
Scummer
03-25-08, 12:14 PM
Sounds good. With those odds I am sure I will always be able to find a wheel to suck.
That's 50 cents in royalties!
Bill is in the mail.
aham23
03-25-08, 04:26 PM
alright, alright, alright.
i have been recovering from an injury since Dec (the gift that keeps on giving, Chicago Marathon), i have not been running, i have no idea what a session of intervals is, and i general suck it early in the season.
middle of the "C" group for me, for sure. later.
Psimet2001
03-25-08, 05:50 PM
alright, alright, alright.
i have been recovering from an injury since Dec (the gift that keeps on giving, Chicago Marathon), i have not been running, i have no idea what a session of intervals is, and i general suck it early in the season.
middle of the "C" group for me, for sure. later.
That would be group "C.....you at the top of this hill if you're lucky and I decide to wait. If not I'll try to save you a beer at the brewery."