Sat Feb 21st Club Ride

[DaleP]

Join us this Saturday for a 50 mile ride from CDA Park in Brown's Addition to Medical Lake, Tyler, Cheney and back. This is a fun early season ride with few hills for those that are coming into the season with marginal fitness. This can be a fast paced ride at times and so we will see who we have for riders and if we need to, we will form 2 groups to match your riding desire. NO ONE WILL BE LEFT BEHIND!!!!!! Be sure to check for possible updates here on this site before leaving for any scheduled ride.

START: CDA PARK @ BROWN'S ADDITION
TIME: 10:00AM SHARP
DISTANCE: 50 MILES
TERRAIN: SLIGHTLY ROLLING TO FLAT
PACE: WILL BE DETERMINED BY GROUPS
TOTAL RIDE TIME: 3 TO 3.5 HOURS
PREDICTED TEMP: 40'S AND CLOUDY TO PARTLY CLOUDY
MAP: www.spokanerocketvelo.com-a.googlepages.com/SpokaneTylerCheneyMap.pdf

For the next Saturday, I want to plan a ride which includes the "Frozen Flatlands Road Race Course". Generally, Badlands covers this the week before the race with an "All Clubs Ride" but I have not heard anything from them on this. How does this sound for a ride on the following Saturday to everyone?

Would like to get some input on what people want to do for rides. Have you got a ride in mind we have not done? Have you got a course that you would like to share. Let me know.

We will be doing a Pullman or Lewiston trip about the second week of March, so be looking for that one.

Also keep in mind that someone is always riding on any given day so if you are looking for someone to ride with, it should be pretty easy. We had a leg searing ride yesterday on Big Rock Road on the South Hill. Had so much fun going to the top the first time, we turned around and did it again. Most rides are published on this forum but sometimes, like yesterday's ride, they are planned within 2 hours of the ride, with no time to post effectively. It is best to get close to those riding often so that you are in the loop on all rides, even those that do not get posted. We have a short list of people whom we will call for these type of rides. If you want to be included in the call list, you need to let us know.

See you out there!!

[Pat S]

I'm all over the Tyler-Cheney and FF rides, Dale. Thanks for organizing.

[DaleP]

Great Pat...5 think we'll have a great turnout Saturday. See you there.

[DaleP]

Looking for a good turnout for this ride tomorrow. Badlands will be doing the same ride but backwards, starting at noon. We'll probably meet up with them around Cheney as they are stopping for latte's.

See you at the CDA Park at 10am. Beer after the ride is on Mike S.

[Eric A]

I picked-up a sinus bug after the Wednesday Valley Chapel ride. I don't think it will clear before tomorrow at 10:00. Otherwise, I hope it's enjoyable for you all.

regrets,
-Eric

[aj1152]

I'm in.

[aj1152]

Will this switch to a mountain bike ride or is it too early to say? We could still meet at the same place but we'd drop off the bluff and ride out towards Riverside or the South Hill Bluff.

[DaleP]

I'm going to show up with the road bike. To each their own. I know Dan G. and Dick are coming as is Jerry with road bikes. I really do not want to shake things up at this point. I'll be their dressed with many layers as always looking like the Michelin Man.

If it looks like it is going to be to cold we may shorten the ride by going straight to Cheney and back for 30 to 37 miles. We'll call it the way we see it at the time.

[Ron B]

I'm in for the ride his morning. Alan are you riding down to the park we can meet somewhere and ride down?
Ron

[aj1152]

Sure, I'll ride down. Call me at 509-270-8347 to arrange it.

[DaleP]

Thanks to the 12 riders who participated. It was a great ride but the group split into two parties. I was in the 2nd group when just outside of Cheney, I screwed up and lost control of my ride for two seconds...just long enough to jump to my left. Jerry was behind me and as I moved to the left, I my back tire hit his front and Jeryy went down hard. Thanks to everybody who stayed behind to help out. My wife came to Cheney to pick Jerry and I up as Jerry's dropout was badly bent, driving the rear derailer into the spokes. Jerry suffered some hopefull minor injuries but left the crash site quite sore. My sincere apologies to everyone, most especiallly Jerry, for my momentary lapse of control.

[Pat S]

Don't beat yourself up on this, Dale. Yeah, maybe you didn't ride the straightest line or whatever, but Jerry and the rest of us choose to ride in close proximity to other bikes where we know that we have limited time to react and we all have to take some responsibility for this. There was nothing intentional about this event and it could just as easily been caused by a number of different things outside of anyone's control.

All I'm saying is that every time we get on a bike, we have to accept that there is some risk. And sometimes chit happens. The altenative is to sit at home in our living rooms and play it safe, which is not an option for any of us.

[Tom M]

Here's hoping for a quick recovery for Jerry and his bike, and congratulations to everyone who's getting out there on their bikes.