last week on a li'l ol' club ride! (j.j.) No, but really. There's some fast
folk out there! And for the rest of us, of a decidedly less competitive
aspirations, there's this random 'weekly' ride report. So, Bikes! Here's
details:
**The Weather Report, Reporte
**Bike Pron
**Club the Week
**The Weather Report, Reporte, from the National Weather Service!
Friday A chance of da drizzle before noon. Patchy frogs before noon. Otherwise,
mostly cloudy, with a high near 84C. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming
north in the afternoon.
Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and/or thunderstorms after 8pm CST.
Mostly cloudy, with a depressing low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near
85, because, you know, chance of showers and chance of sun. Hey, we don't make
this stuff up! Okay, we kinda do. Staying calm and carrying on winds becoming
southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precip is 20%, but for you,
55%. You are special. Just negatively so. Sry.
Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming north 10
to 15 mph after midnight. Partly sunny.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph.
There's always a chance of rain and thunderstorms. And asteroids.
Sunday Night Mostly clear and partly sunny, with a low around 42. North
northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
But NOT 10 mph.
Tuesday Mostly sunny, for some. Depressing and sullen for others. With a high
near 67 if you're lucky.
Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. But you won't see the
clouds, because it's dark outside at night! There's no sun! Go back inside and
stopping looking up at the sky. There're asteroids out there....
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. But nearer 68.
**Bike Pron, to get you in the mood.
A thorough review of the Civia Halsted: the Compact Basket Bike,
http://lovelybike.blogspot.
By 'thorough', i mean i looked at the pics but didn't read all the words. Words
create mischief.
**Club the Week, Weekly Club Rides
1) Friday, 2:30pm.
We will have another Vice-Presidential ride! We will go to Lime Creek and go
counter-clockwise. Easy. Meet at Gregory 2:30. Shoot Andrew un email ou text if
'you plan in going' (his words). As says Andrew 'Have Ya Been Ta Tha Falls in
Seneca?' Abrenica.
2) Friday, 2:30pm.
For those less adventurous but easily led into mischief, there's our hallowed
and churning, 2:30pm and burning, Truancy Ride,
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
MJ's leaves the shop for a 30mi spin around the city. Lots of
visitors--Austrians, Bostonians, Pheonex-ians, Floridians, Los Angelenos and a
new guy named Jurgen! What's more? They all happen to like riding bikes! Think
of it as a spirited Shoal Creek Shoot-out with hot-spot sprints and
mini-interval stuff. Local Cat 3-4 Team Voodoo makes a reliable attendance.
Come join in the hilarity and spin the week's worries right off. Fun! Fun! Pew!
Pew! Jurgen.
3) Friday 4pm? maybe, if anyone's leading this ride. or wants to....
Roll on up to Gregory Gym for the Friday Shoal Creek Shootout, leaving the
steps on the west side of Gregory Gym at 4:10pm 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 other
veterans this week to teach the new blood a thing er two....Come with at least
one water bottle, helmet, and a smile. Be prepared to ride at least 20 miles.
Would be smart to have a white front light and a red rear light. NO earphones
or cars, please.
4) From Rick, korzekwa@physics.utexas.edu, "The Rosedale Ride is an annual
fundraising ride for AISD's only school for children with multiple
disabilities. It works like Sweatin' Burnt Orange (or any other fundraising
ride); people pay to register, and they get a fully supported ride with SAG,
food/drink/bathroom stops, and a shirt. And, also like Sweatin' Burnt Orange,
the more participants they get, the more successful it is. It is a big loop on
the relatively flat country roads up north and east of town, and has 20, 42,
and 62 mile routes. Registration is $35 if you do it today or tomorrow, and $40
after that. I'm planning on riding to the star location (the big Samsung place
near Parmer and Dessau), doing the 62 mile route, eating lunch at their post
ride party, and riding back, for a total of about 85 miles. It looks like a lot
of you are skipping the MSU race, so you should join me! If you're not up for
85 miles, you could drive to the start location. What we're getting right now
is some of the best weather we'll have all year for cycling. Don't let it go to
waste! Let me know if you're going, and we can meet up at campus, or the
Peddler, or whatever works for you. Rick.
5) Saturday 8:30am
MOTR (Middle Of The Road) this week goes to Elroy 'Huh?', Texas,
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
Elroy: Where Home Seems So, So Far Away.... Show up at Juan Pelota's early for
an espresso ($) 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. 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). Feel free to lead the ride, iffin' you like! I can do sag. But we
gotta talk beforehand, if so. Back at the shop, PLEASE be sure to say 'Thank
you' to the ever-amicable and suuper-supportive MJ's sales and mechanic staff!
They help set up and break down the new ride registration table, 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. I think there's a new
MJ's deal: $20 for a quick bike cleaning. Inquire within!
6) Saturday 9am.
Led by 787Racing - Saturday and Sunday mornings,
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
7) Saturday 9am.
Scout-a-Route, 20mi.
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
'Perfect for the cyclist new to riding or bike commuting, returning to the bike
or just looking for a more casual ride. The routes are designed to help riders
navigate the city bike routes and other safe bike commuting options.'
8) Sunday 8:30am.
Violet Crown Recovery Ride, http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
9) Mondays and Wednesdays 7pm.
Nelo's Cycle's Monday and Wednesday 7pm night rides,
http://www.neloscycles.com/
Meet at 6:50 to leave at 7pm. These can be quite spirited and travel some nice
roads with the good folks at Nelo's Cycles. EVERYONE should do this ride at
least once. Be sure to get there a li'l early so you can walk around all the
sick whips pimped by the shop.
10-11) The Tuesday Nighter, http://www.facebook.com/
Meet at Mellow Johnny's at 5pm to make it to the ride at 6pm. Click the 'About'
section to learn a li'l more. This is the fastest bike ride in Austin. ouchie.
12-13) Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7am.
http://www.mellowjohnnys.com/
Hey, the website now has several maps, sweet! You know, for when you don't know
what ride you wanna do? Do one o' these! Violet Crown leads a brand-spankin'
new 7am 30-mile road ride from Mellow Johnny's. See us rollin' at 7:05am. We'll
be back by 9:15am to blast off drinkin' a most-excellent single-sourced
espresso from...three...two...Juan Pelota's. (see what i did there?)
14) Thursdays. Pure Austin Driveway Series.
Like to race? Like to watch bike races? Then this is your place! Every Thursday
afternoon. Here are details: http://drivewayseries.com/. This is organized
racing, not club riding. And it costs a little money to partic-i-pate but is
free to spec-u-tate. Please fire an email thru the UT Cycling email list if
you’re going, when, and where to meet, especially if you’d like to ride
with others. This is a fun way to experience bike racing. Everyone on this
email list is encouraged to go! Series ends October 17.
15<) Various rides posted by you, the reader, throughout the week. Right?
Pleeeease!
So, there you go for another week...or five days...or however long....
Let's Ride Bikes!
:)
Paulie Catalunya
