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Time for another Wednesday Ride

I (Rebecca) cannot attend this week, but I have it on good faith that James will be present to lead folks on yet another edition of the Wednesday Ride.

Please come out and join us – while our goal is an “intermediate” pace, “intermediate” can vary, depending on the fitness levels and speed of whomever shows up. The most important thing is to be willing to work with others and be patient to make the ride challenging, but fun.

Details for the ride:

Meet at 5:30 by the Flagpole, roll out at ~5:45, and if you’re running late let James know (before 5:20, e-mail james-dot-allan-dot-robertson at alumni.nd.edu).

We’ll average around 16 mph for 32 miles total (that will take 2 hours and change). We regroup at the end of each section to make sure no one gets lost or left behind, and there’s a stop at a gas station partway in to refuel (ha!). If you’re feeling frisky and reach regroup points fast, you can always add bonus miles by U-turning and doing additional laps. Why not?

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4665389

Bring water (2 bottles recommended), strap on your helment, fire up your bike lights, check to make sure you’ve got a snack and your toolbag, and join us!

Monday Night Social Ride and Picnic Fun

Thanks to Karen and Klayton for organizing, and for everyone who came out last night. We had a good time at my final Monday Social Ride and the picnic afterwards.

Goofy Photo for the Social Ride

Goofy Photo for the Social Ride

Goofy #2 for the Social Ride.

Goofy #2 for the Social Ride.

On the road. We gained a few people and lost a few people.

On the road. We gained a few people and lost a few people.

At the party, a big group of cyclists.

At the party, a big group of cyclists.

At the party #2.

At the party #2.

Social Ride Redux

Just a reminder that we have a Social Ride and a Picnic tonight! Come out and join us.

Clearly, I could use some help identifying people in the photos below. If you have help or a correction for me, please email jmlinhart ‘at’ gmail ‘dot’ com!

Bicyclists in bluebonnets in April.

Bicyclists in the bluebonnets for this April 2014 photo. Marv, Rebecca, James, Glenn, Carolyn.

A July 2013 social ride.

Yet another Monday Social Ride, bookended with bicycles. (July 2013, Carolyn, James, Dean?, Marv, David, Rebecca, Rob.)

My last social ride is tonight. This is my 13th year doing the social ride. I don’t have much besides memories from those early days; the first years were before I owned a digital camera, and then for years, before there were so many easy ways to post photos for everyone.

The past two or so years we’ve been taking a lot of photos on the social ride and posting them on Facebook trying to draw people to the organization. One of our most discussed photos is this infamous one:

People spelling out "Monbay" social ride.

We were trying to spell out Monday for Monday Social Ride. We got Monbay instead …(May 2013: Phillip, Marv, Carolyn, Nicole, Rebecca, David.)

Nicole might never forgive me for not catching the backward d before we took that …

We’ve taken a lot of photos.

People spelling out Memorial.

More successfully spelling out Memorial for Memorial Day Social Ride. (May 2013: Unknown, Philip, Carolyn, John, Van, Unknown, Jennifer, Gary.)

People spelling out "bikes".

Spelling out “bikes” for the Social Ride. (June 2013: Nicole, Rebecca, Rob, Marv, David)

We got tired of trying to come up with a word of the appropriate length for the number of riders and moved on to other antics.

A large group lined up for the social ride.

Lined up for a *large* social ride! I think this photo was included in the July 2013 Brazos Valley Insight Magazine, but I never got my own copy. (June 2013, R to L: Scott, Rebecca, Carolyn, Marv, Jean Marie, Unknown, Unknown, Jennifer, John, Joe, Gary, Nicole.)

 

Bicyclists with Nicole up a tree.

We persuaded Nicole to climb a tree. (June 2013:
Scott, John, Unknown, Joe, Van, Nicole, Carolyn, David, Marv, Rebecca.)

 

Social Ride crew with two boys in a tree.

We got two younger Lightfoots to climb a tree. (July 2013: Joe, Young Lightfoot 1, John, Young Lightfoot 2, Jean Marie, Rob aka Dad.)

Sometimes we ran out of energy to come up with a good photo idea, and we took some straightforward shots.

Cyclists lined up.

Sometimes we were even pretty normal. (August 2013: Joe, Marv, Rob, Deana, Van, Philip.)

Cyclists in a group.

Waiting for the social ride to begin. (August 2013: Carolyn, Van, Rob, Rebecca, Joe.)

Cyclists lined up.

Another lineup from August 2013, complete with a whole bunch of “Gig’em” as the Aggies return to campus! (R to L: Unknown, Joe, Joe, Van, Rebecca, Scott, Rob, Philip, Unknown, Unknown, John.)

A small September Social Ride. Cooling off since we didn't meet up in the shade. (Sept 2013)

A small September Social Ride. Cooling off since we didn’t meet up in the shade. (Sept 2013: Van, Carolyn, Joe, Rob, Philip.)

The best photos were the goofiest ones.

Let's all lean over ... just like that. Upside down photo. (June 2014)

Let’s all lean over … just like that… and defy gravity. (June 2014: Unknown, Deana, Jean Marie, Carolyn, Unknown, Jerry, Joe, Van)

Cyclists out on the road.

A photo out on the open road — okay, this one is not so goofy, but it is taken out where we turn onto Timberline. (June 2014: Rebecca, John, Jerry, Deana, Glenn, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.)

Cyclists imitating the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, have no fun monkeys.

Back to super-duper goofy again. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil … have no fun. (July 2013: Philip, Rob, David, Rebecca, Carolyn.)

Cyclists surrounding Jean Marie who is spread out on the ground.

Oh my gosh, what happened to Jean Marie? (August 2013: Rebecca’s basket, Van, Unknown, Rob, Jean Marie.)

This is what we’ve been doing recently.

Angular arms configuration.

Another angular shot, with everyone making their arms angle into the middle. (July 2014: Joe, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Deana, Unknown, John, Jerry.)

A bicyclist with a bunny cap, and we all give each other rabbit ears.

Rabbit ears for everyone. (July 2014: Scott, Jean Marie, Jerry, Ben?.)

… and with that I leave you. You might get one more photo from tonight, my last Monday Social Ride. I think I also have a set of miscellaneous and hilariously goofy photos from Bicycle Friendly Friday and a few other events that should probably go up for posterity. Thanks for reading, thanks for riding with me, thanks for all the bicycling memories.