Sunday - Hopkinton Center

[rmazzola]

Looking to ride for 2+ hours. Anything to get off the rollers and get some fresh air.
Would like to ride out of Hopkinton Center at 10am and head towards Concord or Dover.

Steve Kimball: I have limited baby sitter time otherwise I'd consider the Stow option.

Post up if you're interested.

[rmazzola]

PS: please have fenders on else be prepared to ride in the back. It's going to be a mess on the roads.

[JoeH]

why don't you just meet Bill and I @ the Pic? 10:00. I'm only doing a couple hours.

[rmazzola]

I can't get there by 10am. Hopkinton Center is 15 minutes from my house, the pic is 30 minutes. The sitter arrives at 9:45.

[JoeH]

we'll wait for you if you want. blast off @ 10:15. no big deal, I'm sure Bill won't care either. lemme know.

[michaelcole]

I think I'm in on this ride if I can get home close to noon. H-center is close to me so that's where I'm heading unless things change.

[rmazzola]

Michael,

I'll ride up and meet you in Hopkinton Center at 10.

Joe, Bill - just noticed the thread you guys had going on the other link. Maybe we can head out in your direction and meet up on the road? We could take Saddle Hill over to Cordaville and then up Flanders. Let me know if that works otherwise, we can hook up some other time. I have a similar "back at noon" constraint so making it out to the res. and back is not going to happen for me today. Let me know.

[ahamilton]

I will meet you guys at H-center @ 10:00. There's a closer ride, but I need to have the afternoon free today.

[JoeH]

Rich, sounds good. we'll roll down Flanders/ Cordaville w our heads up. need your cell # though.

[michaelcole]

First ride in two months
Longest ride in six months
Windiest ride in years
But it was a good first ride of 2009

[ahamilton]

Ouch - reality hurts!

[BTurner]

Fun ride today. I think. Getting back up Flanders with the head wind had me wishing I had a 27 in the rear. Albert, thanks for picking up the tab at the Pic. As a newbee, you now only need to do that for the next 9 group rides. Just kidding.

[JoeH]

ditto on Big Al with the expense account. My man!

[rmazzola]

That was a good ride - right up until that 22 mph "sprint"...LOL! Talk about dumping the warp core. I was pretty much toast by then.
And what was up with that wind? I nearly hit the deck riding by Weston Nurseries after I left you guys.

Sorry I couldn't hang with you guys at the Pic. I was just happy to score a sitter for a couple of hours.

Let's hope the weather has finally turned in our favor.