WNR -- 5:30pm Stow Plaza

[pace21]

65 and sunny beats 35 and raining every time.

[cbusick]

In

[KTeves]

In from P&R

[Smudger]

Hopefully in from Stow Plaza

[cbusick]

Not a lot of 'INs'
People are afraid to ride with Pare again after Saturday?
This is supposed to be a kinder gentler ride since many of us are heading to Battenkill this weekend.
Of course, everything's relative.

[jraguin]

I am hoping to be there as well. Just not definite yet. I would meet at Stow Plaza.

[pace21]

Going by the book. I'm in full on taper mode.

And to be fair Saturday was billed as a smackdown ride, this is a "standard" WNR. Somewhere Russ had posted the ride "rules" for the WNR, its probably worth digging those out since its the start of the season and there may be new members interested.

[pace21]

Here it is, scroll down to Wednesday Night Ride.

Also note that the Tuesday Morning Ride is now retired in favor of the Monsters Bullet Train.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5440

[pace21]

Other good info on our group ride etiquette:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4377

[Fintan]

Here it is, scroll down to Wednesday Night Ride.

Also note that the Tuesday Morning Ride is now retired in favor of the Monsters Bullet Train.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5440

May 5th I believe.

[swawersik]

in

[mfwestbe]

Is it still lurking if I post that I'm lurking?

[ahamilton]

In. And don't worry, I won't slow down the Battenkill team since I know the route, and I'm happy to meander my way home on my own if I get dropped on the first hill.

[rusto]

I'm lurking but out. Thx for referring to the "Group rides and start locations" thread. I'll give it some update attention when things slow down a bit...

[pace21]

Soccer practice rescheduled to tonight. Out.

[mfwestbe]

Planning on in from p&r. Kev, it's a crunch for me from the train, even if it is on time. Will do what I can to make 5:30, but may not be able to roll out at 5:30

[ahamilton]

Planning on in from p&r. Kev, it's a crunch for me from the train, even if it is on time. Will do what I can to make 5:30, but may not be able to roll out at 5:30

I have never started from the PnR, but I suspect to meet the Stow plaza crew on the road you have to leave the PnR before 5:30.

[pace21]

Yes you need to leave 30 minutes early from the PnR to meet the Stow crew at the intersection of Boxboro Rd / West Acton Rd (aka "5 corners" [which is really 4]). So that would mean leaving Berlin at 5pm.

[KTeves]

Yes you need to leave 30 minutes early from the PnR to meet the Stow crew at the intersection of Boxboro Rd / West Acton Rd (aka "5 corners" [which is really 4]). So that would mean leaving Berlin at 5pm.

It takes ~ 40 minutes (13 miles) from the p&r to the rendezvous (It took me 42 minutes solo in less-than-ideal conditions last week). That gives the Stow plaza group ~10 minutes to get to the rendezvous assuming that they leave on-time @ 5:30. It usually works-out, but I almost missed the train last week, so I will try to leave 5 minutes earlier from now on (4:55).

[cbusick]

Kevin,

Correction, you initially missed the train last week, Smudger made us loop back to the Rendezvous just in case you were nearly there.
Of course we rolled out exactly at 5:30 and were going pretty hard from the start since it was raining knives and we didn't want to stay out any longer than necessary.

http://labs.strava.com/flyby/viewer/#28 ... KRzBBCH8wQ

[KTeves]

It's pretty cool to watch everyone start from different locations then it all comes together nearly perfectly.

Strava Flyby is cool.

And Smudger wise.

[Fintan]

It will be very interesting to play the TOB races on Flyby.

[pace21]

"Raining knives" LOL

[jraguin]

Fully "in", but will be meeting everyone at the intersection of Boxboro Rd / West Acton Rd four corner intersection in Stow. I have a request to the group to drop the Pinnacle Road A group add-on down and up in order to cut the time.

[KTeves]

I have a request to the group to drop the Pinnacle Road A group add-on down and up in order to cut the time.

Is that the norm? I only recall doing that once before.