substructure

Accuweather Forecast for Sunday:
Breezy and warm with intervals of clouds and sun. Winds from the SSW at 10 mph.
High: 65°F

Looks like we might be fighting the winds back in.

CycleMagic

YEA for breezy and warm! They were calling for rain on saturday....

substructure

So no more back to middle-ish. Straight to the front with you and take your turn like a man -er- woman.

CycleMagic

alright, then...FINE! I'll pull the whole lot of you AND give you the "look" at about mile 47-ish when I really start the after burners!



.....just hope the registration fee includes a big tank of oxygen and a personal masseuse.

PAlt

Polar Metric Century in Davidson sponsored by Rocky River Road Club on Saturday. For those who want double the pleasure!!!

substructure

The weather is getting iffy again. This bites. I'm slowing down on my riding to be fresh and if it gets rained out... well, I just be all upset and stuff.

CycleMagic

guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens with the weather. today was beautiful, but COLD! and windy. I didn't ride today, but imagine that it would have been painful.

substructure

Ok, so the weather is starting to look nice for Sunday. But, I'm not. I have come down with something. Though, very slight, it is still making me icky fealing. Should a grown man use the word, "icky?"

Anyhoo. Say a small prayer for me.

substructure

And it gets worse...

I just got an email telling me that a crowd from the Charlotte Sports Cyclists are coming to join in the fun.


*gulp*

CycleMagic

Sub: hope you are feeling better.
What's up with the Charlotte Sports Cyclists? they a rough crowd or something?

substructure

I have a good friend from the team. He's a freaky fast cat 2 racer. And another guy that I have ridden with from the team got second on the Bridge to Bridge ride. The guy who beat him was a pro. I think the whole team is just fast.

They call these rides, "cookie rides."

But I'll show 'em. All I need is someone to pull me along while I rest the whole way until the last 5 miles. Then I'll attack the group like an enraged god on the final stretch while they tearfully pray to keep up. Most of them will pop and have to walk their bikes in. Medics will have to show up from all the blood and broken bones. Women and children will have to turn their heads away from the brutal devastation that will ensue - which is to say my manly, manliness and cycling prowess.

So, wanna join me? You can lead me out.

cooperwx

Show 'em the BF'ers mean business too! Hope your health and the weather holds up

thomspins

LOL your post made it look like they were the Hell's Angels showin' up for a rally or something..

substructure

The beating I'll take will make it feel like I'm a narc at a Hell's Angels rally.

I really want to keep with the lead group. And who knows what their intentions are for Sunday.

thomspins

if they race; this part of the season should be ~18-20mph. fairly easy riding. Anybody who is "killing it" this early is Killing their season. I would imagine the avg. speed of the Lead group to be under 23

Most (95%) of guys that race will be riding fairly easy; riding in the 39X16 or higher and spinning.

substructure

Good to know. Thanks.

CycleMagic

LOL! Oh, hell yea, sign me up for the beating, Sub! THIS could be fun!!!

substructure

See you there.

PAlt

Anyone riding Polar Bear Metric Century in Davidson tomorrow???

cooperwx

No, but I'm like 5 miles from the route (in Salisbury) this weekend. Looks like the route follows a lot of coutry roads that will be very quiet on a Saturday morning. Weather should be great, too. I should go out there to root the riders on...I can't ride that far

Midnight Cyril

Good luck to Sub and the other Gaston riders. Got my fingers crossed for balmy polar weather.

I'm looking forward to living vicariously through your ride (race?) reports. (With apologies to Lemony Snicket, vicariously is a word that here means "faster than in real life.")

PAlt

Sorry no other BF'ers yesterday for RRRC Metric 100. Great weather, (execpt for a little too much head wind) 250+ riders, course well marked & supported, nice "swag bag". Good luck to the Gaston riders today!

cooperwx

Good to hear that the ride was nice, PAlt. If I can get up the endurance to ride 100km by this time next year, I'd be interested in that ride since I'm in the area so much.

Question: If I show up on my hybrid, will I get laughed out of the parking lot by all of the roadies?

PAlt

No, though, there are the requisite hard core riders (see substructure's post about the Gaston ride 1/14), I saw all kinds of bikes, and a number of people who needed to work on more than their endurance abilities . Aren't all of these rides about going out for the challenge to yourself, enjoying the fellowship of other riders, and having a good time? Don't let them intimidate you, go for it!!!

CycleMagic

EEEK! the weather was sooo nice on Sunday, that passed on the bike ride and opted for a lovely hike in South Mountain State Park instead. Hope that the ride was fun!