Weekly Ride Report for Wed, Feb 6 . . . . Abbreviated for your enjoyment!

The Abrenica returns from Capistrano, the flannel pants are packed away, and
the shears be out to hack away at all that Winter leg undergrowth. So, Let's
Ride Bikes!
I know I'm missing alotta stuff like other shop rides around town and the
Thursday Night Social Ride. And I know it's Friday...I'm sure it's Friday. It's Friday? Reply if you'd like to add anything for next Friday's Wednesday report!

**The Weather Report, Reporte
**Bike Pron
**Club the Week
**Free-Range Rides (will return!)
**Stupid Bike Joke  (will return!)
**Product Review  (will return!)
**Recipe/Food  (will return!)

**The Weather Report, Reporte, from the National Weather Service Team--Hooah!
This Afternoon A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a
high near 68. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5
to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday Patchy meatballs before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near
78. Light west northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind
becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east
northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night Mostly cloudy soup, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Sunday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a
high near 76. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of falling water. Mostly cloudy, minimally
sunny, with a low around 56. Call yo mama.
Monday A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. But
this won't matter to you because you will be indoors at work or class
all...day...long.
Monday Night An 80 percent chance of no rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around
47.
Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Repeat.


**Bike Pron, to get you in the mood.
Here we are at the end of cyclocross season. So howabout a Vigo Cycles CX 002,
http://goo.gl/3Nfbq. Lots of American-made parts, beautiful Indochine graphics.
just noticed the useful 'spline interface between the chain ring and the crank
arm.' http://www.whiteind.com/cranks.html


**Club the Week, Weekly Club Rides
1) Thursday, 7am.
Violet Crown leads a brand-spankin' new 7am road ride from Mellow Johnny's.
Here's the official deets, http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/tt-violet-crown-ride/.
I went for the first time on Tuesday and had a fine time with a couple VC
riders, two guys with MapMyRide jerseys, and several from Team 787. This week's
tour goes through the hills out-west. CLIMBING. so bring your legs, lungs, and
empty stomach!

2) Thursday, 3pm.
A few Longhorns are to meeting at Gregory Gymnasium for the spirited ride 25 to
30 mile on west-side roller. This is primarily intended for the D Group racers
for to get to know each other before a race day. Anybody welcome. Worth the
repeat.

3) Friday, 2:30pm.
The Friday Truancy Ride at MJ's leaves the shop at 2:30pm for a 30mi spin
around the city. The gruppetto has been growing as the weather's got nicer!
Actually had two guys from Boston last week who flew to Austin simply because
the weather was best for riding bikes, nice! 'Yours truly' now leads this
mini-randonneur, woo! Think of it as a spirited Shoal Creek Shoot-out with
hot-spot sprints and mini-interval stuff. Team Voodoo makes a reliable
attendance. Fun! Fun! Pew! Pew!

4) Friday 4pm? maybe, if anyone's leading this ride.
And after (or during) the Truancy, roll on up to Gregory Gymnasium Complex du
Sport for the Friday Shoal Creek Singing Social, leaving the steps on the west
side of Gregory Gym at 4:10pm sharp for an approx 20-25mi ride up, down and
around Shoal Creek and Great Northern. Fun, relaxed pace that’s great for
anyone getting into cycling. Hopefully we'll see some of the veterans this week
to teach the new blood a thing er two....Come with at least one water bottle,
helmet, and a smile. NO earphones, please. Again, this ride is only happening
if someone can lead it. Please send an email to the group if you are interested
in leading the ride this week. Please!

5) Saturday 8:30am
MOTR (Middle Of The Road) this week goes to Creedmoor, Texas. Here's the
website details,
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/middle-of-the-road-ride-motr-creedmoor/.
Home of, of, hmm...life's frustrations? I dunno who lives out there besides
some ostriches, gazelle, and a few pet turkeys. They don't seem to mind too
much that we rip through their shopping district (read: Valero Mart) on our way
in and out of this bustling metropolis.
Show up at Juan Pelota's early for an espresso ($) and a chat (free). JP's
opens at 7am Saturdays. I'm usually spinning south by Gregory Gym between 7:40
and 7:50, in case you'd like to ride down there with someone. Wheels down at
Mellow Johnny's at 8:30am. This ride is approximately 40mi and there's the
option of doing a quick 4mi loop while we're in Creedmoor, 'The Town That Is
There'.
Weather should be painfully glorious. To get you in the mood, here're pics of
the MOTR cruise to Bee Caves in late January, including a 30sec video of a
street de-paver outside the bike shop and a video of the merry peloton singing
Happy Birthday, http://goo.gl/BVb6n outside the Walgreens. This made my ma VERY
happy. Aww....
Please come out to help with lead or sag. We need to discuss ride
responsibilities BEFORE the ride (but after the espresso, and that's hard). I
hope to finish a little speech so I don't sound so absent minded when I bark
out the pre-ride details....Note to self: read the pre-ride speech.
Back at the shop, PLEASE be sure to say 'Thank you' to the ever-amicable and
suuper-supportive Julie and all the MJ's sales and mechanic staff! They help
set up and break down the new ride registration table with the swag (stuff we
all get such as gels, electrolytes, samples), the water jug, and the sign-in
sheets, as well as making weekly updates to the MJ's website. And they will
often do a quick mechanical, like lube your chain or adjust cables, while you
wait (if they see that you help out!) MJ's does so much for us, so we should be
appreciative every chance we get. Be sure to 'Like' the new FaceBook page,
http://www.facebook.com/MiddleOfTheRoadRide so we can all stay in touch.

6) Saturday 9am.
Led by 787Racing - Saturday and Sunday mornings,
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/787cycling-team-weekend-rides/

7) Saturday 9am.
Scout-a-Route,
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/scout-a-route-ride-month-o-favorites-2/

8) Sunday 8:15am SHARP!
Violet Crown Recovery Ride, http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/sunday-mellow-ride-8/

9) Tuesday 7am.
Violet Crown's new 7am road ride from Mellow Johnny's,
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/tt-violet-crown-ride/. Don't know where next
Tuesday's ride is going yet....

10) Monday, Wednesday of next week, road rides anyone? Various rides posted by
you, the reader, throughout the week. Right? Pleeeease!


So, there you go for another week. What am I missing?....


And one more time, please 'Like' our new Middle Of The Road (MOTR) Rides page,
http://www.facebook.com/MiddleOfTheRoadRide!

Let's Ride Bikes!
:)
Paulie Sagan