mountaindave 

IAB has answered #3 , I can answer the first two:

1) Wives can ride along with, they can drive ahead and soak at Hot Springs, they have even driven SAG (we love volunteers!).

2) There will be an option to purchase an extra dinner for spouses, just like last year.

mountaindave 

Preparing for Cino - today’s vintage group ride:


Here’s to hoping that September is far enough away to get a handle on this Corona virus...

jackbombay

Its kind of nice Eroica was cancelled, it would have been tough for everyone to get period correct "gas masks" for the event, and to get enough rod brake compatible bio hazard suits in time for the event would have been impossible!

CO_Hoya 

Any update on the status of Cino 2020?

gugie 

Too soon.

mountaindave 

It's still in planning stages. It's been challenging with the entire situation from many different angles. But I still have my hopes high!

merziac

Despite the travel paradigm, this event should be remote and select enough to manage and go off well if the plague continues the somewhat downward trajectory.

Goers may want to try and get tested in the near runup to be sure.

Lascauxcaveman 

Ha! That's me on the right. (Yeah, I hadn't washed my hair for a couple of days... so embarrassing )

Choke 

We all knew it was likely......it's still a bummer though....

https://www.cinorider.com/

squirtdad

Bummer, thanks mountaindave on the bright side personally, I have another year to procrastinate on getting into shape to do this

USAZorro

One more year to prepare. Will be glad to get all this behind us, and hope our community can stay safe and well.

rccardr 

Sigh.
Another one bites the dust.
Perfectly understandable and not sure I’m ready to fly cross country yet myself, but still.
Sad.
Stay healthy, my friend!

Andy_K 

tgot 

I just read about this, looks like a fantastic event.
​​​
​Maybe I could swing 2021. My Ironman would qualify with minor tweaks, although the biggest I can run is 25mm tires. It isn't the most forgiving of rides, though.

I may need another N+1!

Iowegian

I think I'm in some sort of special group since I considered going to the very first one but haven't actually been to one yet. But, I am sorry to hear about the cancellation although I do think it's the responsible thing to do. I'm hoping to make it to the 2021 event and hope my friends are still living in Whitefish. If nothing else, my niece is now living in Bozeman and that's in MT right? Stay well and enjoy the summer and we'll all meet up again some day I'm sure.

Choke 

Not that I would ever discourage someone from buying another bike but I have ridden Cino twice on tires that measured around 26mm so it certainly is possible.

And if you haven't seen this....

jamesdak 

Yep, I get it. My reservations at Glacier N.P. were just cancelled too as the Blackfeet have wisely decided to keep the reservation closed the rest of the tourist season. It's all good. Montana is not going anywhere and will still be there next year.

When the state does open back up this will be me rushing to return, LOL!

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/156865507


Or maybe this.....



Montana is worth the wait.

tgot 

Beautiful! I've since learned that the California Erotica is pretty close. Maybe that's my test run, although it looks hillier.

Thank you for the feedback on tires.

gugie 

Maybe just a typo: it's Eroica, not Erotica. Eroica is Italian for heroic. If you want Erotica, Portland has it's Naked Bike Ride (cancelled this year).

People riding narrow tires on either are masochists, IMO, but anybody riding either of these routes enjoys the suffering, so maybe that's redundant.

If you can do the 3 hill climbs at Eroica California, you can do Cino.

squirtdad

some Montana's question whether Bozeman is MT anymore with the number of Californians who have moved

mechanicmatt

...so the biking is still available. I just got home after four weeks of my Covid-19 2020 tour out there. I spent 8 days in the area. Worth it!!!

northbend 

We'll just have to be patient this year and hope for better times in 2021.

Keep the flame alive wherever you are by rolling your own. For example;

The Iron Horse Trail has been my "go to” Covid ride when I just want to pop out on a moments notice. Social Distancing is never an issue, it's never crowded. You can go for as long as you’d like…
On Friday I did a variation by myself which included 2 loops that got me off the trail and into some interesting and challenging riding:
- Getting off the trail at Hyak, crossing the freeway and taking NF 4832 over to Lake Kachess Rd.
- Getting off at Hyak, riding over the pass down the old pass road (Denny Creek), taking Tinkham Road to the trailhead and climbing back up to the iron horse trail on the (singletrack) McClellan Butte trail.
NF 4832 is steep, the gravel is loose and washboard in places on the climb/descent. I wouldn’t do it on anything less than 32mm.
Anyways, It’s a neat loop, a little hike-a-bike required. A good all day ride.
There's water available at the Hyak trailhead on the way out and stop at the Commonwealth Restaurant / DruBru Brewery at Snoqualmie Summit before you head back down off the pass.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33155549

For Seattle area forumites, grab a face mask, some hand sanitizer, pack a lunch and join me.
I'd be happy to lead a handful of folks on a hot summer day. If you start at Rattlesnake Lake, bring a swimsuit and towel for a swim afterwards..

Matt

gugie 

Matt, with Eroica, Cino, and every other organized ride shut down, and knowing my annual one or two multi-day credit card rides with buddies probably not a good idea, I think you'll see me up north a few times this summer!

tgot 

I'm going to blame autocorrect, but thank you.

It's unclear whether I can ride those hills on my C&V bike; my biggest ride (as an adult) was Devil's Slide ride Merciless Metric in 2018, 60mi&6000ft, but that was on my newer bike with a triple. And I needed all of the 34-28 low gear.

My 39-32 on the Ironman is basically the same, but it's a bailout, nothing else close.

mountaindave 

Dear Cinophiles,

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the cancellation of the 2020 Cino – another annual event has fallen victim to the CoronaVirus.

Montana is naturally socially distanced from the rest of the US and has the lowest infection count in the lower 48, but as we open back up to tourism, the virus follows. We are still not allowed to have gatherings of more than 50 and with our steadily increasing case-counts I don’t foresee any change in that policy in the near future. Many options were considered, but in the end the safety of our participants, volunteers and staff outweighed the benefit of holding the event.

It is my sincere hope that next year will see a viable vaccine for all citizens of the world and that we can again come together to ride, socialize and celebrate as in days of old.

Until then, be well and ride on in small, socially distanced groups.

David Cummings
Cino Director