Random thoughts III
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Mrs. Velo and I should come down and ride them with you. Only problem is we might be a wee fast without the kids and you would get bored at the slow speed with the kids. I might be way off base but I thought you posted riding about 13 at one point(?)
This is why I have never opted into those forums. When I was on CR the political posts spilled over into everything until I started to hate some people over there. Without the politics I can enjoy my escape time here on CF.
I am trying to set up some alumni rides here but the problem is exactly what you said regarding speed. Riding with none compatible speeds is not easy. Thought about alumni rides, family friendly and long faster ones for real road bikers. I ride 14 or 15 mph (14 is my target comfy zone) on nice flats stretches, slow by road biker standards but I'm old and built like a 10k runner, not a biker. Plus my old Bianchi hybrid ain't exactly a quick bike.
I lead an alumni ride in 2011. Started in Hopkins and road to the city lakes and back. Pace was pretty slow and I had some difficulty riding so slow. I was kinda shocked how slow some of the people road. I thought I was slow.
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I average right about 15 on my commute - if I ever start doing it again - but that includes stopping for lights, etc. You aren't far off and we could probably ride together pretty well. Sorry I misremembered.
Some of those rides you just need to encourage people to ride in groups of similar level and layout in advance stops where the group can come back together - othewise nobody is happy. I have gone on an Ames Bike World evening ride a couple of times. Those guys pretty much all race and they blew me out of the water.
We did have a map and mid-point meet spot so everyone wasn't forced to ride too slow or too fast. I just felt obligated as event leader to ride back with the slow pack. One of the guys showed up with his new carbon fiber framed bike so of course he road ahead. Asked him how long he had it and he answered 15 minutes as he had just picked it up. Ride was marred by the three cars we had broken into while we were riding. Smash and grab.
Some of the motley crew:
Yeah, I used to live not far from the trail in Hopkins. I liked that ride in to downtown and my work, but the neighborhood wasn't great and it wasn't getting any better either.
I know it is the Random Thoughts thread, but sheesh.
I fear it has something to do with Twin Towers conspiracy theories.
It's not a conspiracy. The twin towers fell because of controlled demolition.
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