The calendar says that it is mid September but the heat on Saturday was hinting more toward the dog days of summer than the end of it. The warmer temps brought out the crowds though, I think at our height we had 19 riders and three new faces in Ted, Marya and Brandon; thanks for coming out and we hope to see you all again.
The plan was to head out to Sprague and a visit to the Randy stop sign to change out the RG sticker since the two year anniversary is on the 23rd. Had a bit of a scary moment on Coddington where I thought for sure this truck was going to take out Todd and Ted, tried to pass with traffic coming at him and had to swerve back into his lane to avoid a head on collision. Yes that is the trailer less than three feet from Todd and Ted and yes it is in between the two of them. I will never understand what if the world could possibly be so important that you're willing to put another person's life in danger just to save a few seconds out of your day.
Thankfully we all made it onto the gravel and lived to bike another day.
Heading south into the teeth of the wind, we felt every mile per hour of it and it had to be in the upper teens to lower 20 mph range.
We made it to the Stop sign but discovered that someone else had already beat us out there and not too long ago as the new sticker was in really good shape so I held onto the one I had brought out for another day.
A short jaunt down Sprague Rd and we stopped into Traditions Pub for a mid ride refuel stop.
With a healthy tailwind to our advantage the ride back was much speedier and before we knew it we were back in Lincoln and enjoying the game day atmosphere with a few thousand other people. A quick spin back to Cycle Works brought and end to another fabulous Saturday Morning No Drop Fat Bike Ride. Thanks to everyone who made it out, there will not be one next week so that we can head down to Beatrice and support the Homestead 100. Hope to see some familiar faces down south riding with us.
I Feel Compelled To Chime In Here
ReplyDeleteIts Amazing How A Majority Of Drivers Are Beyond Safe And Feel As If They Are The Best Drivers In The World. But With One Simple Distraction, All Bets Are Off. Clearly Is Particular Driver Has No Concept Of Spatial Awareness Or The Perspective Of A Cyclist. Maybe They Rode A Bike As A Child But They Have NEVER Had To Dig Deep While On A Bike.
I Mean, LOOK AT THAT PHOTO. There Is No Traffic Behind Them. They Are On A Mission Like Old Snowman From Smokey And The Bandit. Its A Real Bummer Knowing That You Almost Capture A Double Homicide On Digital Print. And The Law Supports These Types Of Drivers With A One Year Sentence And 5 Years Of Probation Because Of Their "clean" Record.
But As We All Know, Cyclist Have The Bad Rap. We Are ALWAYS In The Way And Riding Were We SHOULDN'T Be Riding.
As For The Ride, Congrats On The Turn Out. Gr8 Job On Prevailing Through Against That Damn Headwind. But Those Elusive Tailwinds Are Such A Relief. It Shows In The Pub Photo.
Question:
Are You Participating In The Homestead 100??
Safe Travels And Keep On Keeping On,
Cheers
Amen, brother.
DeleteA few of us are heading down to the Homestead 100 in Beatrice next weekend, one of our good friends helps organize it and it's always a good time.