timmhaan

My GF and I are gathering some people on the 4th for food, frizbee, sun, and possibly a little bike riding (concentrating mostly on relaxation though). thought it might be cool to meet some of the PP regulars. i have no details on when\where we'll end up, but just kind of throwing it out there for now. will post more info as we get our act together...

slvoid

Nice, I'm definitely in, I got a bunch of frisbees collecting dust.

baj32161

What time do you plan on doing this...I would like to join you, but I would have to come in from Trenton New Jersey. also my ex girlfriend (and still very dear friend) lives around the corner from Prospect Park.

timmhaan

for some reason i'm thinking around 2ish give or take a little. going to talk to the GF tonight and see what we come up with. will post back with details. not sure if we'll be able to BBQ or not. would be nice to, but i'm not sure the restrictions on that in the park. anyone know?

slvoid

Every single weekend I see people BBQ'ing. They have designated areas for that, I'm sure we'll have to get there early to grab a spot though.
Baj32161, now would be a good chance to get back together.

baj32161

We are much better friends then we ever were as a couple. Sometimes it just works out that way.
I would really like to do this ride.

timmhaan

so, we'll be there from about 12 until 5ish. in the great lawn area not too far from grand army plaza. north of 3rd street.

i'll have my bike out there....specialized comp with zebra strips and a red tire on the back. if i'm not doing a few laps i'll be in the great lawn area playing some frisbee.

zacster

I may be doing my walk around the park at that time. I'll be the guy with one arm in a brace and the other in a cast. Walking is all I get to do now that both are broken. If I see you I'll stop and introduce myself.

timmhaan

holy crap - two broken arms. sorry man...i'll be repectful and not throw a frisbee your way then. but, yeah, swing by if you see us.

R600DuraAce

Now, I have to ride tomorrow since you are throwing free food. I wanted rest tomorrow since I did my 30min TT interval today.

slvoid

Are bikes allowed on the FDR when they close it and allow people to be there?
I was thinking of either riding out there to view the northern fireworks show or hanging around the shore in brooklyn for the southern one.

zacster

When they close the FDR there's no room for bikes, its shoulder to shoulder with people.

gammy

Is the Park going to be OK this morning - up til about noon - for casual riders? Hate to get there in the middle of a race. Thanks and have a great day - It's a beaut!

timmhaan

i just got back from the park - doing some laps. it's starting to get pretty packed with people....i would imagine it'll be fine for casual riding, but there will be lots of kids, etc. on the roadway. not a good day if you want to put some speed on.

slvoid

Heh, just tell us what color you're wearing, we'll look for you. Which lawn is it? Is it the one to the left of us right after we get off the hill?

timmhaan

let's say you get into the park via the grand army plaza entrance. if you follow the park road (in the proper direction) for about 1/4 to 1/2 mile we'll be on the great lawn area to the left of the road. i have a new balance basketball shirt that's solid red on the back and solid blue on the front.

slvoid

You guys bringing any food?
And is anyone going to see the fireworks afterwards?

timmhaan

we'll have food...mostly finger food type of stuff. my gf made fresh mango salsa and gaucomole (sp??). i got soda (hehe, i got off easy ). since we'll be going to see the fireworks later on at another party we decided not to bother with a grill this time...sorry folks. but we'll have snack type stuff.

R600DuraAce

Are you bringing your bike too??? I will be wearing my Kissena jersey and shorts, with my bike of course.

gajohnson

Any room for a newbie with no cycling skills nor a real road bike?

slvoid

Sure.. considering we're just gonna be hanging around the lawn playing FRISBEE.
Unless tim means bike frisbee.. *shudder*

timmhaan

well, it was good meeting zacster and gajohnson. r600DuraAce - i might have seen you too. well, at least i saw a guy with a kissena jersey cruising around. i didn't see your post until just now otherwise i would have tried to catch up with you. i did have my bike, but didn't ride it a whole lot. slvoid - where were you? i wonder if you missed us when we went out into the lawn to play fisbee.

gajohnson

Good meeting you too. Hope you get a good spot to view the fireworks!

R600DuraAce

Hahahaha...that must be me and I was looking for you guys. Is not like easy to locate a bunch of people picnicing out of hundreds of folks there. I ended up doing few laps with a bunch of roadies. I did stopped after the hill and looking around. Looking around for bikes.

slvoid

My gf and I rode around looking for you guys, but we got there at like 3:30pm. So it was PACKED. Anyway we ended up finding a good area to play frisbee for an hour or so then went to dinner and found a place on the promenade to watch the fireworks.