CyLowe97

Lots of talk about this weekend's BFNIC ride, but let's not lose sight of some other opportunities to meet up.

Sunday May 6th is the Joliet Cycling Club's Sudden Century

Linky... https://www.jolietbicycleclub.org/Inv...ury/scinfo.htm

Who's in? Looking for about a 7:15 am start from the Rialto Theatre.

I'm pretty sure aham23 will be there to celebrate the one year anniversary of his first century, as well as to provide the rest of us a big pull through the wind on the century loop out near Beecher.


If you've never ridden 100 miles before, this is a great one to give a try. It's flat as a pancake and we're all about providing moral and mental support along the way. Plus, they've got the Chicagoland Speedway lap included this year! I plan to have the camera in my pocket so I can foment all kinds of anti-Nascar comments in the ride reports.

Psimet2001 

You know I'm in....*checking babysitter's schedule*...again. 3 Years in a row! Good early season century. Moral support usually needed.

aham23

ah yes, my first century and my first meet up with a fellow BFNIC'er.

the anticipation, the nerves, the joy, the pain, the dropped chains, the Beecher loop, the moral support Psimet provided via cell phone, the lady with the bag and u-lock.......what a glorious day that was.

i am so there. later.

Psimet2001 

As he gave chase 12 miles behind because he slept through his alarm clock.....suffering the Beecher loop with no one to share the wind load....

...yeah, good times.

CyLowe97

I'd have waited, but there was a bucket of KFC with my name on it after I finished that day and I didn't want it to get cold.

Psimet2001 

Chicken.

lowbike

Hello:
I'LL BE THERE

CyLowe97

You planning on riding the century? We always have fun meeting up with other folks from bikeforums, if you're up for riding all or part of the way with us.

nvr

I'll hopefully be able to make it. The BFNIC was fun today. This will be my first century. My longest ride to date has only been a 75mi solo ride. I'm sure I could use the moral support and windbreaks

Psimet2001 

I promise to break wind for you.

CyLowe97

6 day bump.

Don't miss this opportunity for Psimet to break wind for everyone!

Psimet2001 

Pull my finger.

I'm looking forward to the ride, but not the mileage. I've clipped rides of 100K+ on both of the last weekends, as well as having commuted into work (50 miles RT), but I just don't know if I have the extra miles in me this early for a century.

Only one way to find out though....

I have a buddy or two that might be joining up. Speedy might come, but I told him we're riding at a reasonable pace. I don't think my budy has a lot of miles in his legs yet. Then again he's ridden the RAIN like 4 times, and the Hilly Hundred probably close to 10 times.

CAN'T WAIT!

aham23

how much speed we talking about? shider speedy? signal11 speedy. i need to know how to prepare !

looking forward to the ride.

later.

Psimet2001 

This guy is Shider on crack (my apologies if you are already on crack Shider). I didn't drink for the first hour because I couldn't take my hands off of the bars. I think there are ridges in the bars from my fingers.

At one point we were going into the wind at 25, he was pulling, I was red-lined just hanging second wheel, and he just pulls away. Turns out there was a rider about 1/5 mile up and he instinctually went after him.

Kenal0

Nice!, nothing like these BFNIC casual rides to meet new people who enjoy riding as much as you do. I know once it goes to a single paceline, I am in for a long fast day.
See you at the Kenosha Racine ride.
Kenal0

CyLowe97

Yeah, I'll see you guys sail off into the sunset if that's the plan for Sunday. I'm not killing myself for a tour of frickin' flat Will County.

I just want to ride around the racetrack and make loud carbuerated engine sounds.

aham23

my favorite part! your carbuerated engine sounds!!

Psimet2001 

I just wish they'd let us ride the banking....

CyLowe97

... Oh, it'll be three wide into Turn One, I guarantee. Too bad that track only has two good grooves for racin'.

Something will have to give, and I predict Psimet will be doing a Giro Atmos v SAFER barrier test before it's all said and done.

Psimet2001 

Anything to get out of the Beecher loop....

CyLowe97

It's never too early to worry Psimet about the weather....

"Mostly cloudy, warmer and more humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Gusty south winds."

Humid? Showers? Thunderstorms? These are just media hype buzzwords. We all know the media are a bunch of liars, right?

signal11

I'll be there, but I don't know about 100 miles. Maybe. Still trying to shake off winter cobwebs...

-D

Psimet2001 

So you're saying I might have a chance of holding on to your wheel for 50 miles instead of the usual 25 before I get dropped?

aham23

^^^^

this is a NO DROP the president of the BFNIC ride. didnt you get the memo?

signal11

Hmmm. I'm not exactly sure how I developed this reputation for dropping people----I was just following aham23 the last few times. He's the one you have to watch