Old 07-13-13 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
I THINK I'm about the same.

We'll find out for sure next weekend when I meet some 50+ers at the Katy Trail Social.
My impression is that the largest face-to-face conclaves of 50+ers have been the Annual Rides, and I had the opportunity to attend the Second and Third in the New York Finger Lakes Region and in Michigan respectively. There were about 10 subscribers in New York, and about eight in Michigan. Depending on how avid the posters, it can be almost surreal to meet these E-acquaintances in person, but always have been very pleasant experiences meeting those who share the common ground of the Fifty-Plus Forum.

FYA, there is a sticky on the Fifty-Plus Forum, A Chronicle of the 50+ Annual Rides, and in one post, I listed the threads that chronicled the Rides II to IV beginning with the personal narratives and photos:

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
Here are links to posts that begin the personal narratives and photos for these Annual Fifty Plus Rides:
Second Annual Ride:

Third Annual Ride:

Fourth Annual Ride:
I have proposed a Fifth Annual Ride in the Boston area on July 27 (see below). In previous years suggestions have been made for multiple rides in various areas of the country. Usually the Annual Rides (Second to Fourth) had been held in conjunction with an organized ride by a cycling organization. Your Social, as well as a ride proposed by Barretscv in Wisconsin are the only independent ones I've read about since reading this Forum since about 2010. Best wishes, and apologies to the OP, NOS88, for segueing into this off-topic pitch.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
Here are some further details for the proposed Fifth Annual Fifty Plus Ride from the Mass Bike Summer Century and Family Fun Fest web site:

http://massbike.org/summercentury/

...The new locale of the Ride from previous years is a very nice exurban to rural area for cycling, estimated about 25 miles northwest from downtown Boston, just beyond the historic town of Concord, MA of Revolutionary War and Walden Pond fame...

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