Weekly News and Ride Post -- Nov. 13, 2013

[david]

Hey Cyclists,

If you missed the Veterans Day ride Monday, you missed a great opportunity to try out your cyclocross skills.  That's because those of us who did make the TRK-WOW-Team Army ride out of Salado were forced to negotiate a 3-mile stretch of rough, unpaved, under-construction farm to market road between Summers Mill and Bailey Road.  I think most of us made it unscathed, although I witness one flat tire before we hit smooth pavement again.

Here's what's up for Saturday:

Saturday, Nov. 16 -- Time to regroup and relax, so wheels will roll at 9 a.m. -- that's 9 a.m. -- from the back parking lot of the Kempner Brick Oven for the River Road area.  The Oakalla out-and-back is 23 miles, but if you want to go on up to Watson, you've got a scenic 36-miler.  Longer options are out there, just ask if you're new to the area.  Coffee and carbs at the Brick Oven at 8 a.m.  See you out there.  This is a great ride for just kickin' back and cruising.  See you there.  Can't tell what the weather will be doing, but all TRK rides are conducted on a weather-permitting basis.

-- David