I should've looked there first. Thanks.

"Hard to say how many 'bents are going to show, unless Goatbiker can jump on and give us some idea of the feedback his x-posts on the 'bent forums has generated."

From the recumbent groups, there are five committed, and three more showing interest.

See you Saturday

GTG,

Known recumbents and riders are Goatbiker on a RANS V2, BentPebbles on a Wizwheels CF Edge, Michi on a Easy Racers Tour Easy, Rob on a ActionBent, and Thomas on a Easy Racers Gold Rush.

Hi All,
A few more things popped up, so its going to be difficult for me to make it. I really want to ride with you guys. I've done 35 miles plus, but never a 50. So I'm up for a challenge. If I can rearrange, I'll see you before 8:30 or at Steady Eddie's and if not, it will be next time. If you see a yellow dual 26 recumbent, it'll be me.

Hi All,
A few more things popped up, so its going to be difficult for me to make it. I really want to ride with you guys. I've done 35 miles plus, but never a 50. So I'm up for a challenge. If I can rearrange, I'll see you before 8:30 or at Steady Eddie's and if not, it will be next time. If you see a yellow dual 26 recumbent, it'll be me.

If distance is an issue, there's lots of ways to cut this ride short...

If distance is an issue, there's lots of ways to cut this ride short...

That's good to know. I may have to bail early due to smoke in the air.

Just got an email from the Davis Bike Club. They have a similar ride on Saturday starting at 8am from North Davis, so we might see them on the road...Guess I'll check the ride schedule next time.

What's the air quality situation like over there nowadays? Will we need to bring our own air supply?...:twitchy:

What's the air quality situation like over there nowadays? Will we need to bring our own air supply?...:twitchy:

I went for a ride this morning. Cut it short to 17 miles, but I was pushing pretty good. 17mph avg speed. That's high for me. Anyway, I could feel my lungs aching a little.

I think if we take it easy on Saturday's ride, we should be fine.

airnow.gov says there's good air in Santa Barbara...:rolleyes:

What's your ETA to Steady Eddie's? It usually takes me less than an hour to get to Winters, so, the latest ETA would be 10:30. Would you guys still be there?

Hey, no sweat, we'll just pretend we're doing a Fall post-harvest ride on an unusually warm day.. ;)

What's your ETA to Steady Eddie's? It usually takes me less than an hour to get to Winters, so, the latest ETA would be 10:30. Would you guys still be there?


Your timing might be pretty good; if we start @ 8:30 ish and we're able to average 14-15 mph (which is somewhat reasonable given the flatness of the route), we'd probably end up around Steady Eddy's right about the time you got there from Davis. You could probably even take your time getting there after your morning appt. Boy, if we morph w/ the DBC ride and everyone pulls into SE's I hope they got room...

Sounds good. I'll see you all there. I'm also bringing a buddy of mine. So count 2 more.

Tandem Team Blue Jay will join you -- we'll blast up to Davis to meet y'all at the beginning, and then head back to Vacaville from Steady Eddy's. Anyone who wants to grab our wheel is welcome to it -- and we'll be laid back, we promise!

Hope the air is clear, or the temperature cool, or both.

GTG, cd55, and RR, great to have you with us; we're looking forward to everyone having a good time. We'll play it by ear with the smoke situation, and we definitely don't want the ride to be hazardous to people's health, so I think moderation would be the operative word. 'Keeping my fingers and toes crossed on temps and air for this weekend...

Keeping my fingers crossed as well. I'm hoping the weather folks are wrong and strong cool breezes start blowing our way and a light rain falls to put out the fires. Looking forward to finally meeting more BF'ers. It's about time us folks up here have group rides. The peninsula people are having all the fun.

It's about time us folks up here have group rides. The peninsula people are having all the fun.

We're having plenty of fun; we just keep it to ourselves, but I don't know why.

We're having plenty of fun; we just keep it to ourselves, but I don't know why.

Let us have fun with you. More group rides, I say. I'll get on my bike more often.

Well, if y'all like this one, don't forget, there's another ride (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=425271) a month from now that has Cantelow in it for those who want to stretch their legs a little bit... :innocent:

I saw that one too. Unfortunately, I am hosting a BBQ party on the 26th. Keep 'em coming though.

Well, if y'all like this one, don't forget, there's another ride (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=425271) a month from now that has Cantelow in it for those who want to stretch their legs a little bit... :innocent:

The Davis Bike Club has a ride on Saturday the 26th (different from ours) but nothing on Sunday the 27th. Would you want to move it to Sunday?

What do you folks think (about the date change)?

Keep it on Saturday, please! I've had to juggle schedules for Saturday and would prefer not to go through that again.

Keep it on Sat. I'll just catch up with you folks another time.

The air quality is supposed to be better for Saturday!

http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.showlocal&CityID=60

I was tempted to go out today, as I'm going stir crazy, but I can wait one more day... :twitchy: :lol:

Aer we still on for 8:30 am tomorrow? Or is it moved to Sunday?

We're still on for 8:30 tomorrow.

'Sorry for the confusion, but the Sunday thing came up because we were talking about Part II of this ride, which is on July 26th, a Saturday, and that ride comes up against a DBC ride (kinda like tomorrow's ride does), hence the query from Rushfan about switching the July ride to a Sunday, versus a Saturday, ride.

Gotcha, thanks. Looking forward to it! I'll see ya'll tomorrow morning.

The air quality is supposed to be better for Saturday!

http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.showlocal&CityID=60

I was tempted to go out today, as I'm going stir crazy, but I can wait one more day... :twitchy: :lol:

I was in the delta today and I actually felt wind! It is definitely better than the past couple of days today...

I saw a bit of blue tonight!! :thumb:

I saw a bit of blue tonight!! :thumb:Me too. It was weird! I'd forgotten what color the sky is supposed to be...

Okay, so the meeting place is Mondavi Center? We'll leave VV by 6:45 tomorrow morning, so please PM me if this info is wrong. I'll check BF and email at 6:30, and then we're lost in the ozone. ;)

See y'all in the morning!

Wow, you two are leaving VV early. I'm coming from Benicia and wasn't going to leave until 0730. Yahoo says the Mondavi Center is only 50 mins away. Maybe I should leave earlier in case Yahoo is wrong.

Wow, you two are leaving VV early. I'm coming from Benicia and wasn't going to leave until 0730. Yahoo says the Mondavi Center is only 50 mins away. Maybe I should leave earlier in case Yahoo is wrong.

Red Rider is riding over.

Okay, so the meeting place is Mondavi Center? We'll leave VV by 6:45 tomorrow morning, so please PM me if this info is wrong. I'll check BF and email at 6:30, and then we're lost in the ozone. ;)

See y'all in the morning!

8:30am at Mondavi. See you then...

I'll drive out there instead of riding so look for a Silver Hyundai Tuscon. I'll leave the bikes on the rack till the last minute as a beacon. I got name tags! (I'm really bad at remembering names :()

We're leaving Walnut Creek at about 7:30ish. Hope we get there in time!!

Huy, did you chance to print up routeslips for everyone? I forgot to do that because I was so busy with work this week; I know the route is pretty simple and the likelihood of anyone getting off-track is low, but it'd still be nice for folks to have a map just in case. If not, I think we'll still be fine since enough people know the route and turns.

Red Rider is riding over.
No wonder! Man, I am so dense sometimes.

Question: My wife just asked me to pick up our son from her Mom in Roseville by 12:30. Is there a way back from regroup stop #4 (Putah Creek and Railroad Rd) other than backtracking?

Huy, did you chance to print up routeslips for everyone? I forgot to do that because I was so busy with work this week; I know the route is pretty simple and the likelihood of anyone getting off-track is low, but it'd still be nice for folks to have a map just in case. If not, I think we'll still be fine since enough people know the route and turns.

Just follow the tandem train. :D

See you all soon!

Had a great time on the ride today, thanks!

It was great getting out on some new roads and meeting more BF members. I had a great time riding with all of you, and will definitely try to make part II of this ride series! Lunch at Fast Eddie's was a real treat, and it was an excellent day all around spent with wonderful folks.

A special tip of the hat to t4mv and Huy for organizing this one!!

A few pics:

What a diamond frame driver sees when a 'bent goes by:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/bent-3.jpg

Another 'bent, of a different sort:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/bent.jpg

Drafting 'bents:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/bents.jpg

Over-the shoulder group shot:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/group-1.jpg

Another group shot, later on:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/group-2.jpg

After lunch, getting ready to move out:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/lunch.jpg

"Overthere", and friend Carolyn (nice Colnago!!):
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/overthereandfriend.jpg

Phalanx of recumbents, over-the-shoulder:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/recumbents.jpg

Quick rest stop:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/reststop.jpg

t4mv and stoker:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Davis%20BF%20ride/tandem.jpg

Great Pix!

It was fun meeting all of you.

Tom

Sorry, my buddy and I missed all you by 10 or 15 minutes...had a late start. We made our own route, and it was a great day to bike. Maybe next time.

Had a great time today! Sorry I had to bail early but I still got to log roughly 33 miles. I'd love to do another group ride.

Thanks again for organizing this fellas!

Hey, Carolyn and I got to see GiroToGo and friend!! At Steady Eddies. And we also got our choice of sweets before the crowd showed up. :lol: Nice riding with everyone! We didn't want to push it too much with the smoke so we shortened it up too. We both had sore throats by the time we got back. Never got the 'early years in LA' toughening up like some of you...:D

Very nice putting some faces with names.

Hey, Rushfan, didn't I ride up Cantelow with you a couple of years ago, then run into you on weekends for a while?

John: Great pics!! I have NO coordination to take pics on the fly like that...

What type of bike was that very low recumbent ? Looks pretty cool.

Hi all-- here's a few more pix from today's ride:

The group assembles at Mondavi Center
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2620382766_5a6cb1a308.jpg?v=0


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2621907894_7dbe3f474d.jpg?v=0
Bigbossman, RedRider and Michi
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2620410996_c0b95afe73.jpg?v=0

Goatrider ahead of Julietheskigoddess, Bikingshearer & JoelS
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2621095749_1b8d6e3ab1.jpg?v=0

JoelS takes the sprint ahead of the SUV
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2619629739_a168ac364b.jpg?v=0

Huytheskigod tows in one of the 'bents
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2620457092_46a34eb3ca.jpg?v=0

Bruce, Bikingshearer & Team Blue Jay Tandem cruising towards Solano Lake
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2620479764_d3d3703ae2.jpg?v=0

Bigbossman gets 'bent...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2620475984_ff0f25a45a.jpg?v=0

Heading back towards Davis
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2619671733_b90bd2f150.jpg?v=0

A brief pause to regroup...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/2620505450_412d8a8c7f.jpg?v=0


Kudos to t4mv, rushfan & HuyTheSkiGod for putting this together-- looking forward to the next BF Group Ride next month!