ABC Ride: Wednesday, September 9 at 10:30 a.m. from Cornell's in Hopkinton

[ABC Riders]

The next Ashland Bike Club ride will be held this Wednesday, September 9 at 10:30 a.m.  We’ll meet at Cornell’s Irish Pub which is located at 229 Hayden Rowe St (Route 85) in Hopkinton.

Special Note on Parking:  Please park on the left side of the restaurant!

GPS Address:  229 Hayden Rowe St (Route 85), Hopkinton, Ma

Route Name:  ABC – Eli’s Ramble V (get the right version)

Ride Rating:
Distance:  Moderate (27.8)
Elevation: Moderate-Challenging (46) (Note: calculation = gain in feet / distance in miles)
Total Gain: 1290 feet
Steepest:    7.2%

Weather
Wednesday’s forecast promises a cloudy day with temperatures ranging from 71 to 78 degrees.

We’re hoping to reschedule our very popular Three Bike Paths and Lake Boon ride for Saturday.  ABC’s “Rain Dog” says we should be okay.  Stay tuned …

Wednesday’s Ride
This is a route that blends some great country roads with a seven-mile roll on a section of the Upper Charles Trail in Milford.  The base route was designed by ABC’er, the late, great Eli Post. Eli was a close friend and a giant in the world of Massachusetts cycling. Eli passed away last year.  The route he left behind for us offers spectacular scenery throughout the entire ride.

Wednesday’s version of the route, version V, adds some new roads and a little extra distance to Eli’s original route.

For those interested, lunch will be available after the ride at Cornell’s where the ride starts and ends.  Here’s a link to their menu:  https://www.cornellsirishpub.net/menus They have a huge fenced-in courtyard right behind the restaurant that provides a great setting for lunch. Please consider joining the club for a late lunch or perhaps just a beer after the ride ends.

If you don’t plan to ride on Wednesday but would like to meet the club for lunch, we should arrive back at Cornell’s by roughly 2:00 – 2:15.

Here's a link to a map of Wednesday’s route:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51975053

You can print our “official cue sheet” for the ride by clicking the link above, then click “More”, then click “Print Map and Cue PDF”, and finally click “Print Official”.

 

Cornell’s in Hopkinton, Ma (43 riders – an ABC record!)

 

Off the Route

Our “Off the Route” feature includes topics we think are worth sharing with the club. Please let us know what you think.

 

Ashland Bike Club Radio
Why do windows show reflections at night but not during the day?

The Mamas and The Papas – Look Through My Window
The Beatles – She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Pearls Before Swine – Ballad to an Amber Lady

Kate Wolf – The Trumpet Vine
Tish Hinojosa – The Window

                                                 

Listening Tip:

If you’re listening on Windows, you can get a free audio booster.  I just installed one.  Yikes!!!

Try this:

1.      Press the “Windows” key

2.     In the search box, type “Microsoft Store”

3.     In the search box at the top of that page, type “FxSound”

4.     Click on it to install the app

5.     Adjust the sliders (while listening to music) on the left-side of the app window to enhance your computer’s audio.

 

MEETING:  Massachusetts Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board (MBPAB)

Massachusetts has an advisory board appointed by the Governor that is charged with guiding the state’s policymakers on bicycle and pedestrian safety.

 

Several times a year, this board holds meetings that allow the public to provide them with input.

 

As cyclists, most of us see plenty of things that are crying out for improvements.

The board’s next meeting will be held one week from this Wednesday. I’m planning on going to share some thoughts with them.  I hope you’ll consider joining me to voice your ideas.

 

Mark your calendars:

 

Date and Time:  Wednesday, September 16 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Place:  Morse Institute Library, Natick (14 E. Central St - aka Route 135)

 

Special Note:  Because this meeting will be held on a Wednesday, we’re planning to move next week’s ABC ride to either Tuesday or Thursday. Stay tuned …

 

Does the timing of exercise matter?
Just as a disclaimer, there are endless sources of data on the internet and you can probably find one to support almost any point of view on any medical topic. This one suggests that exercise can be an important tool you can use to move glucose out of your bloodstream and into your muscle cells.

 

The video makes an interesting case for when to exercise and for what exercise to do.

 

Check it out:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va-fcKTZnGs

 

To recap, this Wednesday’s ride will meet at Cornell’s in Hopkinton at 10:30 a.m.  Please remember to park on the left side of the parking lot!

 

As always, check your email after 9:00 a.m. on ride days to make sure we didn’t postpone or cancel the ride and … don’t forget those helmets!

 

See you soon.

 

Joel