Sunday Morning RIDE - Don't be scurred, ride your bike!

Sounds like last Sunday morning people were scurred about the Sunday Morning RIDE due to the rain. That's no excuse, slackers! A good number of us made it out to the Full Moon Cruise and got POURED ON all night! What's the worry about a little rain in the morning? Here are the details for this Sunday's ride, straight from Harry:

A QUICK TRIP

Those of you who stayed in bed last Sunday ‘cause you were afraid of getting wet missed a good ride. Simon, David1 and myself took a quick stroll out to Manor via a route suggested by Greg, who leads the Sunday AM ride from the Peddler. Nice ride, Greg. Thanks for the tip. The road was a bit sloppy early on, but nobody died from it. C’mon, y’all, show a little spine!

This week’s ride will be a quick run. I’m looking to keep it to around 90 minutes, as I have to hie myself to Waco on Sunday afternoon for the celebration of Mom’s 89th birthday.

That ride will roll, as usual, from Posse East at 8:20 on Sunday morning, route as yet undetermined. Suggestions are encouraged.

Those of you who have ridden with us before know how we roll. For those who haven’t, please read the blah-blah below. It’s important. Really.

• Some of us are down with the fixed gear deal, but mostly we’re just about riding. Bring whatcha got and ride with us.

• Every cyclist is responsible for his or her own safety and well-being. We assume that everyone is familiar with basic rules of cycling safety and has enough hours in the saddle to feel comfortable with his or her ride. Use of helmets is optional (but highly recommended). Use of headphones, earbuds, Blue Tooth headsets or any other form of electronic distraction is discouraged. (It’s a SOCIAL ride, dammit!) All traffic laws and rules of right-of-way will be observed. Here’s the deal:

SAFETY FIRST!!!!!

If someone gets killed, it ruins the ride for everybody.

• This ride is 25-30 miles long through mostly urban and suburban areas. There will be ample opportunities to refill liquids and obtain calories.

• Ya might not need a water bottle at all this week. We do a stop somewhere around the halfway point, and the weather is predicted to be quite balmy for this Sunday.

• There is no SAG support on this ride. Bring a spare tube and something that will inflate it.

• The purpose of this ride is for everyone to have a good time and (we hope) to become better cyclists. We ride at a social pace, and all skill levels are welcome. This is a 25-30 mile ride over flat to moderately-rolling terrain. If this is consistent with your riding experience, or is perhaps slightly more challenging than what you’re accustomed to, you should have no problem going the distance.

Time to ride.

Screw the weather, ride your bike. This one's gonna be a short ride (approximately 90 minutes) so if you want to ride your bike AND confess your sins, you should be able to get both done and still make it out in time for lunch.