Big Rides July: 24, 25, 26

[Noah Fonosch]

Hello Everyone,

Kevin, who is currently working over at the OATC, is going to come
down to San Francisco for some big rides Friday-Sunday. We are trying
to get a big group ride going all of these days, so if you are
available any of those days, let me know. We will probably be leaving
SF around 9am and heading north into Marin. One day will be a Tam day.
One day a Pt Reyes day. And the third day is still up for grabs. Maybe
go south?

Let me know if there is any interest,

Noah

[Laurie Mont]

How long is a big ride? How fast? Drop policy? What's the lowest threshold for pathetic riders to join your rides? --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Noah Fonosch <noahf...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Doug Brown]

Noah and Zach:

 

Per your emails I get the idea that Sunday is a Paradise loop + ride.  If you wear yourselves out enuf on Fri and Sat that you can deal with my geriatric pace I’d be interested in joining you like I did a couple months ago.

 

Doug

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[Emily Thurston]

Hey, thank you for the invitation! I can't commit to going on any real rides since my neck is still on the mend. But definitely still keep me in the loop, especially for the Paradise Loop and any other shorter rides with rest break opportunities.  I've seen "pathetic" and "geriatric" as descriptive labels for the slower shorter riding group...  Maybe we can add "recuperating" and "injured".  I've been so long healing I haven't even met the most of you! Someday, I think it will be lots of fun. Em

[Doug Brown]

Yo Emily:

 

In light of your neck problem have you considered trying a recumbent?   As you probably know recumbents are much easier on the neck and back.  I just happen to have an extra one you could borrow for a while.  It is a touring recumbent known as a Bacchetta Giro 20:  http://www.bacchettabikes.com/recumbents/bikes/giro20.htm

 

It is quite easy on the neck and back, but can go pretty fast as well..

 

I have since graduated to a high racer recumbent which is not so easy on the neck, but goes faster.  So, I don’t ride the Giro much any more and you could use if for a month or two……..

 

If interested just email me at dou...@jps.net

[Natasha Tuck]

I'd love to meet everyone but am a slower rider so appreciate the interest of others in some shorter/easier rides. I'm swamped for the next few weeks but hope to see you all at some point over the next couple months!

Best,
Natasha

P.S. Hi Emily! Sorry to hear you hurt your neck, hopefully it's recovering well.

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[Heather R]

I have to be back in the city by 10 so I can get to work both Friday and Sat (and will be at the track on Sunday)- but if anyone is up for making it a super early ride I'd be in! But I know most want to sleep in just a bit on their weekends :)

Heather

[Emily Thurston]

Hi everyone, thanks for the wellness wishes.

Heather, I am a morning person and I love to ride early. I love to watch the sun rise from my bicycle, and then get on to other things.  Also, I was once upon a time a passionate elite track racer (in Portland, Oregon). Keep us posted on your track plans, and I for one would love to join you sometime when I am a little more healthy. Hopefully soon.

Doug, thanks for the thought on recumbents. I've modified my fixed gear to give me an upright position. But i really love to race road and track, and last fall for the first time, cyclocross. So I am stubbornly working my way back into drop bars. The folks (a PT and a substitute internal medicine doc) at Kaiser were against it, saying I should just stop riding in that position. Like I say, I am stubborn. But recumbents are the fastest thing for cycling - I mean the ones with the fairings that have set the land speed record - in the late 90s it was at 70 mph without a pace car; I don't know what it is these days. So maybe it is worth a go.

It sounds like there's a critical mass of 4 of us (Laurie, Natasha, Doug, and myself) who are interested in a shorter easier no-drop ride.

Em

[Laurie Mont]

Can you guys provide specific info on the July 25 ride, e.g. location, start time, distance, etc.? There's nothing on the calendar on the OA Bay Area website. Could you also state whether there's a no-drop policy, the speed of the ride, etc. I too am a very slow rider, but can handle hills and long distances (have done many centuries; just did the Death Ride). Thanks. --- On Wed, 7/22/09, Natasha Tuck <natash...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Noah Fonosch]

Wow! How active this list became with a good weeks notice about rides.
The plans are as follows: (Times are generally going to be leaving at
9am from Baker and Fell in SF.)

Friday: Mt Tam Ride. Distance: 60miles from SF. Pace: Decent Pace, but
with many regroup spots on climbs/descents.
Saturday: Pt Reyes. Distance: 100 miles from SF. Pace: Depending on
who shows up, moderate. We usually go slow through Fair Fax, with some
decent pulls up to Nicasio.
Sunday: Paradise Loop. Distance: 45 miles from SF. Pace: Probably
going to be relaxed if it gains more people showing up.

For the most part, the pace of the rides can be slowed down to
accommodate for slower riders/more spots. The only spots we generally
drop in is when Zach and Forrest are pulling away up the climbs. But
we regroup quite often. I guess what I am trying to get across is that
if people are interested in rides, we can make them more social then
pure training, and they generally are not full blown crush sessions.
Though, we do those a few times a week, if you want to ride a long. So
do not let the pace worry you, we will be more and glad and ride with
a larger number of OA'ers at a slower pace then fewer at a faster
pace.

Doug: I will keep you updated on the Ploop route for Sunday. I would
expect us getting to the end of the bike path around 10ish. But I will
keep you updated on that this weekend.

Emily: Good luck with the Neck pain. I am currently fighting an
injury, and it appears only time is going to make it 100% again.

Natasha: Let us know when your free for some rides!

Heather: Have fun at the track! I need to get my days in as well, but
getting down there hasnt proved to be an easy task.

From now on I will try and post up what our (being Zach and I) ride
schedule will likely be for the week. If you can make it great, if
not, hopefully next time. And if you guys could do the same, and get
some activity going on this mailing list, it would be nice to have a
big formal chapter in the bay area.

Any more questions let me know,

Cheers!

Noah

[dons...@aol.com]

So when will you all pass mikes bikes sausalito? Sat. I'll try to meet up.
Don
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-----Original Message-----
From: Noah Fonosch <noahf...@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:23:39

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Subject: [OA Bay Area] Re: Big Rides July: 24, 25, 26

[Laurie Mont]

For the Saturday ride, what's the start time and location?

--- On Wed, 7/22/09, Noah Fonosch <noahf...@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Noah Fonosch <noahf...@gmail.com> Subject: [OA Bay Area] Re: Big Rides July: 24, 25, 26

[Noah Fonosch]

Don and Laurie, and everyone else interested in a ride tomorrow,

We will be meeting at Baker and Fell in San Francisco at 11am. (Sorry
for the late start time, a scheduling conflict came up.) And we will
be at Mikes Bikes on the Bike Path at 12. So if anyone wants to meet,
let me know, and we can meet up at either place.

See some of you tomorrow, hopefully!

Noah

[Don]

Well I will be leaving earlier. I hope to be on the road at sun rise. Maybe Sunday for a group ride.

Don

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From: Noah Fonosch <noahf...@gmail.com>

[Noah Fonosch]

Laurie: At baker and fell or Mikes bikes?

And Don: Sorry the times didnt work out, maybe next time.

Noah

[Don]

Looking forward to it.

Don

[Laurie Mont]

Baker & Fell. 11 a.m.?

[Noah Fonosch]

Sounds good. See you there!

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[Zachary Scioli]

Do you want to ride tommorw Don? We are going to do china camp/paradise loop at 10.

let us know

thx zach

[Don]

Sorry Zach. I made other plans. We will ride in a few weeks perhaps. I am leaving for two weeks for Romania. See you when I return then.
Don.