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any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:53 pm
by taeves
who is going outside this weekend? Didn't see anything posted up.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:51 pm
by RPerson
Maybe Sunday... too damn cold Saturday...
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:22 am
by BTurner
hope to get out sunday sometime. i'm open for suggetions.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:42 am
by JoeH
also will be out both days. Yo,Doonan, I'll be out around Northbridge,Upton,Grafton on saturday-you in that vicinity? Sunday,might be further north - BillTurner,where are you thinking?
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:37 pm
by cookm
Bill,
I'll give you a call tonight. I'm up for a ride Saturday out of Blackstone.
Joe,
I'm sure we can meet up in the Northbridge area. What time are you heading out?
Mike
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:55 pm
by RPerson
Proposing either the Fairbanks pool or Stow Sunday at 9:30. 2+ hours of winter pace...
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:04 pm
by JoeH
Hey Mike, I'm flexible for time. thinking mid-late morning. if I take 135, it takes me about 50 min. to get to Blackstone vocational school, or 40 min to get to Westboro center.i figure i can ride with you guys for about 1-1.5 hours,then head back. let me know where/when you'll be out there. thanks,joe
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:26 pm
by taeves
Rich, I'll ride sunday...but can you define winter pace....i have heard that before and got shelled at last weeks ride......
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:37 pm
by scott_sweeney
Rich:
My Sunday morning just freed up--I can do a ride out of Stow at 9:30am. I have to be home for noon time sharp.
Post up if that's coolwhichoo.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:14 pm
by cookm
Joe,
Bill and I are heading out at 9:30 and will be at the Blackstone vocational school at 10:15. Let us know if that works for you.
Mike
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:16 pm
by BTurner
If I ride Saturday it will be local and short, otherwise I'll plan on being at the plaza by 9:30 for the Stow loop on Sunday. Todd, just don't ride 5 hours on Saturday and you will be fine.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:08 pm
by JoeH
Mike,sounds great.See you there. Joe
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:13 pm
by taeves
brad, meant to tell you that i met your brother stan on a ride not too long ago. nice guy. we were riding in a large group talking and all of a sudden he was riding over some ice on the side of the road, Kept it all together and rode right over it. Very much impressed. He was talking a lot of smack about you though......
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:47 am
by michaelcole
Wow. If he can pull off a surprise move like that on ice, I'll bet he'd be half-way decent at cyclocross...

Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:59 am
by reeegan
I'll be there Sunday.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:24 am
by ahamilton
If the weather is reasonable I may show up at 9:30 at the Stow plaza. Don't wait - if I'm coming I'll be on time.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:39 pm
by RPerson
Andrew, if you want to get in a few minutes of extra credit, I'm planning to ride over from home. Let me know if you want to meet up...
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:53 pm
by ahamilton
I'm out - the ice factor is going to be too high to justify it. I may head out later if the snow doesn't hit. Or not.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:19 pm
by BTurner
check out he current Tof the B conditions. this will ride will be a piece of cake. or maybe ice cream cake.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:42 am
by scottb
I'll be at stow to ride at 9:30, a friend is also joining.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:25 am
by reeegan
I was all ready to go, almost forgot my bottles. Ran back in the house to grab my bottles, then realized I had no cages for the bottles on my cross bike.

Have to meet up with you guys next weekend.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:42 pm
by RPerson
Funny thing about those fancy jerseys we have... they have pockets
Sorry we missed you... next time.
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:35 pm
by reeegan
The pockets fill up quick in the winter. Next time...
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:32 pm
by irusk
That was a pretty nice ride, not much ice out there at all and it warmed up nicely. Felt good to get off the trainer and do some real climbing (well, maybe it didn't feel "good" at the time, but I needed it).
Re: any rides planned this weekend for the great outdoors?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:37 pm
by RPerson
You're nuts Brad... my 20+ minutes of bonus riding on each end was plenty. I can't imagine having needed to do a bonus hour at the end.
I've found that if I mix in half a bottle of hot water before I leave, they usually survive the ride without freezing.