Flat Pedal Ride and BBQ

[aj1152]

Scott Willegalle and I were talking about how we, as cyclists, take our sport a little too seriously at times. I won't get into details (mostly comments about chamois cream, shaved legs, and driving 5 hours to race for only an hour) but we came up with this idea:

The Inaugural Flat Pedal Ride and Potlock


The plan is this: Bring whatever bike you want--be it a full suspension mountain bike or a wind-cutting time trial--and we're going to take off those fancy-pants pedals and trade 'em in for a set of simple, shin scraping, back-to-childhood flat pedals. We'll roll a couple of miles and then end with a potluck.

Details:
Date: Friday, July 24
Time: Starts at 7 p.m.-ish
Start and End Location: Scott Willegalle's house (5816 N Nettleton St)
The Ride: Once around the River Loop (about 16 miles)
Pace: Slow. (Trust me, if you haven't ridden flat pedals in a while, your only option will be slow...)

Please bring something to share with the group. A grill and electricity will be available if you need to burn something.

Hope to see you there!

Alan

[Tim_L]

Awesome idea. Sounds like fun. I expect that me & Serena will be there.

She makes a mean plate of BBQ beans I'm thinking I may be able to convince her to whip up & contribute

Now if I only still had my Roger De Coster BMX from '83 i'd have the perfect ride to go with it.

[Mike S]

Sounds like a homeless ride if I've ever heard one.

[lonniemower]

dang, i head back to wichita on the 20th.

[Mike S]

Jul 6, 2009 16:02:29 GMT -8 lonniemower said:

dang, i head back to wichita on the 20th.

Homeless ride on the 18th ?

[lonniemower]

mmm, sounds like fun. i hope you wont mind if i drink a few beers.

[Tim_L]

A reminder that this is coming up on*this* Friday - assuming it's still on and spouses/SO's are invited as well?

[aj1152]

Yup, it's still on. And not only are spouses welcome--heck, encouraged!--but anybody who can ride a bike and pick their nose is welcome.