ABC Ride: Wednesday, June 10 at 10:30 a.m. from Mooney Park, Southborough
Joel Arbeitman
This Wednesday, June 10 at 10:30 a.m. from George Mooney Park (214 Parkerville Rd) in Southborough, we’re planning a ride through Southborough and Westborough.
GPS Address: 214 Parkerville Rd, Southborough, MA
Route Name: ABC – Not Strictly Southborough VI (get the right version)
Ride
Rating:
Distance: Easy (22.6)
Elevation:
Moderate-Challenging (52)
Total Gain: 1169 feet
Steepest: 8.3%
Wednesday’s Weather
The forecast looks great for riding with temps between 78 and 82
degrees,
partly cloudy skies, and a light breeze.
There’s a chance of rain on Wednesday night but that
shouldn’t affect
our ride.
Looking ahead to Wednesday, stay tuned … There’s a chance of rain in the morning so we’ll keep watching this.
The
Ride
This
ride always gets
extremely positive feedback, but you’re going to have to earn
all the great
views with a bit of hill climbing. The route
is kind of a roller-coaster although most of the hills aren’t
too bad.
Wednesday’s route takes us past the mansions of
Southborough. Overall,
the ride is fairly short by ABC
standards, but it still provides a challenging workout.
Southborough is a very quaint town with lots of forested areas and lots of beautifully landscaped properties. Many of the roads have a definite country feel to them.
If you’re still hungry after stopping at Uhlman’s for ice cream, a post-ride lunch is a possibility. I’m in if you are!!
You can see a map of Wednesday’s route here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39626932
You
can print our “official cue sheet” by clicking the link above,
then click
“More”, then click “Print Map and Cue PDF”, and finally click
“Print Official”.
As always, you can download a copy of the route to your phone or
GPS device.
The rest stop at Chestnut Hill Farm
Off the Route
Our
“Off the Route”
feature includes various topics we hope you’ll find
interesting and useful. Please
let us know what you think.
Ashland
Bike Club Radio
Grateful Dead – Friend
of
the Devil
(From the Dead’s
American Beauty album … or does it really say American
Reality?)
Caroline Herring – Devil
Made
a Mess Out of Me
Joni Mitchell – Carey
The Dead South - In
Hell
I’ll Be in Good Company
John Prine – Some Humans Ain’t Human
Mandatory
Breathalyzer
Tests?
A new Colorado law requires
police to
“offer” a breathalyzer test to all drivers involved in serious
crashes. Would
you like to see this law in Massachusetts?
Read the article: https://road.cc/news/american-cyclists-death-sparks-law-change-mandating-police-to-offer-a-breathalyser-test-to-all-drivers-involved-in-serious-collisions
While we’re “regulating”, some states have required drivers who speed to have speed-control devices put into their cars hoping to cut down on repeat offenders. Do you think these should be mandatory in all cars? In the US, 40,000 people die every single year in car crashes. Many of these accidents involve excessive speed. Would you support this or do you think it’s too intrusive?
Toronto
police –
justified or excessive force?
Watching this really got me
angry.
Whether the cyclist did something wrong or not, this is a very
clear-cut case
of police violence. I saw the original video.
It did not seem clear to me that the police officer
told the cyclist to
stop. He seemed to be
directing him from
the bike lane to the roadway.
Regardless, they gave the guy a concussion for
allegedly running a stop
sign.
Someone is going to get sued.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTYMTT3T01Y
Be sure to check your email after 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning to make sure we didn’t cancel or postpone the ride and don’t forget those helmets.
See you soon.
Joel