The OTHER Covered Bridges Ride photos
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The OTHER Covered Bridges Ride photos
The CBBC put on their Covered Bridges Ride, starting in Erwinna, PA. This was the site for a small BF.net get together.
The ride was great for the most part (think wind!). Got to the hotel in New Hope, PA, where Kirke and I stayed the night before the ride. Went out on the town, had an amazing dinner and a great time. We did get to the start a little late, so probably missed anyone else looking for us. Sorry! KirkeIsWaiting, Bibi (I can't believe SpongeDad left ahead of us!), HigherGround, rudenoiz, and myself all met up at the start. We all rode together for a bit until rudenoiz took off with some friends on his sweet machine. Then it was just four, but it was a great group: The Sweepers hahaha!
Pictures, in no particular order. Too tired for captions. Have fun and make up your own! pink=bibi; yellow=KirkeIsWaiting; blue/white=HigherGround; black/white=mirona.
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Enjoy!
The ride was great for the most part (think wind!). Got to the hotel in New Hope, PA, where Kirke and I stayed the night before the ride. Went out on the town, had an amazing dinner and a great time. We did get to the start a little late, so probably missed anyone else looking for us. Sorry! KirkeIsWaiting, Bibi (I can't believe SpongeDad left ahead of us!), HigherGround, rudenoiz, and myself all met up at the start. We all rode together for a bit until rudenoiz took off with some friends on his sweet machine. Then it was just four, but it was a great group: The Sweepers hahaha!
Pictures, in no particular order. Too tired for captions. Have fun and make up your own! pink=bibi; yellow=KirkeIsWaiting; blue/white=HigherGround; black/white=mirona.
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Enjoy!
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Cool! Bibi is so cute
Glad you all had fun!
Glad you all had fun!
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Originally Posted by cydewaze
Cool! Bibi is so cute
Glad you all had fun!
Glad you all had fun!
We missed you & jess, but hope you plan on doing another round of covered bridges next year...
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Awwwwww, I thought about you guys all day today!!! It was so windy...I was outside all afternoon at an event I had to be part of, and kept imagining you guys fighting the wind on those roads.
Wish I'd been there...it would've been great to see you all!
Kirke, Bow looks great on your ponytail! Bibi, wish I'd been there - cute is not a bad thing!...and Mirona, the shave job looks fantastic
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Wish I'd been there...it would've been great to see you all!
Kirke, Bow looks great on your ponytail! Bibi, wish I'd been there - cute is not a bad thing!...and Mirona, the shave job looks fantastic
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I'm sad. I shoulda joined you guys. I'm sorry I didn't make it....
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Mirona!
Fabulous pics! I came home completely exhausted (must be from sharing three desserts Saturday night!).
I'm post some pics later today.
Wow, was that fun!
Fabulous pics! I came home completely exhausted (must be from sharing three desserts Saturday night!).
I'm post some pics later today.
Wow, was that fun!
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I feel very proprietary above the CBBC Covered Bridges Ride, so if you folks have any comments--positive or negative--that I can pass along to the club leadership, I'd welcome them. Knowing what we do right and what we can do better will only help us to to offer people an even greater experience on the CBR. If you like to send me your comments privately and, if you'd feel more comfortable, anonymously, that would be fine. Thanks.
Incidentally, the photos were blocked at work as "games." I guess that means you did have fun. --Roy Zipris
Incidentally, the photos were blocked at work as "games." I guess that means you did have fun. --Roy Zipris
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Originally Posted by lrzipris
Knowing what we do right and what we can do better will only help us to to offer people an even greater experience on the CBR.
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Originally Posted by lrzipris
so if you folks have any comments--
The falling leaves made it a little difficult to spot a few of the pavement tattoos indicating turns. But it was fun watching Mirona play soccer from the bike with the rotting tennis balls Pennsylvanians seem to be leaving roadside everywhere. Didn't know tennis was such a big sport in PA ...
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Nice job with the photos! They look great.
Yesterday's ride was one of the best of the season. Thanks again CBBC!
Dante.
Yesterday's ride was one of the best of the season. Thanks again CBBC!
Dante.
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Originally Posted by lrzipris
I feel very proprietary above the CBBC Covered Bridges Ride, so if you folks have any comments--positive or negative--that I can pass along to the club leadership, I'd welcome them. Knowing what we do right and what we can do better will only help us to to offer people an even greater experience on the CBR. If you like to send me your comments privately and, if you'd feel more comfortable, anonymously, that would be fine. Thanks.
Incidentally, the photos were blocked at work as "games." I guess that means you did have fun. --Roy Zipris
Incidentally, the photos were blocked at work as "games." I guess that means you did have fun. --Roy Zipris
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Great ride. And nice to stretch it out into a weekend in New Hope, PA.
The CBBC did a super job of organizing and staffing.
Hi to my new friends of the SAG, Rick and Dave! And Alan of the CBBC. Well done guys.
Beth...we sure missed your company but I got a shot of the only shaven leg I found all day, Mirona's!
I'd have to say that Mirona did a better job at photoging, I think I was too terrified at some of the descents to bother taking pics.
And Dante.... who finds us at the end of the day in an attempt to garner the OCP award.
You can have it pal, you deserve it and a pic to prove it. That award means nothing compared to the friendships you develop when you suffer though climb after climb in head winds together. Thanks Leslie, Rich and Mike for getting me to the finish!
The CBBC did a super job of organizing and staffing.
Hi to my new friends of the SAG, Rick and Dave! And Alan of the CBBC. Well done guys.
Beth...we sure missed your company but I got a shot of the only shaven leg I found all day, Mirona's!
I'd have to say that Mirona did a better job at photoging, I think I was too terrified at some of the descents to bother taking pics.
And Dante.... who finds us at the end of the day in an attempt to garner the OCP award.
You can have it pal, you deserve it and a pic to prove it. That award means nothing compared to the friendships you develop when you suffer though climb after climb in head winds together. Thanks Leslie, Rich and Mike for getting me to the finish!
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Dante...
and a few more shots.
Notice the upclose of Mirona's new red ride!
and a few more shots.
Notice the upclose of Mirona's new red ride!
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Originally Posted by KirkeIsWaiting
Dante...
and a few more shots.
Notice the upclose of Mirona's new red ride!
and a few more shots.
Notice the upclose of Mirona's new red ride!
Thanks for the pics everyone.
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Mirona promises to do his next ride on his new red fixed gear....NO BRAKES!
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Nice pics all. But where are the rest of the cyclist? Was the ride sparsly attended?
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I didn't think, watching that lad descend the hills, that he had brakes on his Giant, either ...
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Originally Posted by galen_52657
Nice pics all. But where are the rest of the cyclist? Was the ride sparsly attended?
You should join us next year ...
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There was an accident at one point. I missed it, but I was told a young guy crashed on a downhill and an ambulance came to collect him. He was strapped down and with a neck brace.
I asked if the rider was alright and was told, "he was talking on a mobile phone while being put in the ambulance."
Did anyone hear an update? Will he be alright?
I asked if the rider was alright and was told, "he was talking on a mobile phone while being put in the ambulance."
Did anyone hear an update? Will he be alright?
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Originally Posted by papedaler
Roy, Do you have any idea why they had the rides finishing up coming back into the park from the front entrance rather than the rear way, as in years past?
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Originally Posted by galen_52657
Was the ride sparsly attended?
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Thanks, Kirke, for blowing up the one with my leg Not very flattering!
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Originally Posted by lrzipris
As far as I know, we've gone back and forth over the past several years, probably because of traffic control and neighbor relations issues: when you have 2800 riders (again, this year, we've been told) on small country roads, you need to pay attention to community concerns. Two years ago, as I recall, the 33 hilly ride was routed back on the trail for the last 2 miles or so. However, I think many riders stay on the road and come back to the park via River Road and the front entrance.
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