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esbee

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The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx
Jun 21^st, 2017, 8:12am

The Eiffel Benders Smiley

---- Lamar County Recumbent Club

Recumbent Rally--- Ride and Demo---Date: Friday- July 14th

Try out different kinds of recumbents. Experts from Easy Street Easy Street Recumbents from Austin will be on hand to answer your questions.

Demo at 9 am---Under the pavilion at Love Civic Center Paris TX

Ride at 10 am ---on the Trail de Paris

( goal: to Blossom and back, but go your own speed and as far as you are able)

Note---Ride is unsupported, bring your own water, etc.

also in paris that weekend---hot air balloons at 5 and tour de paris bike ride early Saturday which goes all over the back roads of paris for many miles and miles...entry fee BUT If you still want to ride there is the short ride on the trail as part of the tour de paris, no charge and it will be supported with water and cookies, etc.

Susan In Paris (Texas, that is!)

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Action Lad Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1570	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #1 - Jun 21^st, 2017, 10:22am Quote from esbee on Jun 21^st, 2017, 8:12am: The Eiffel Benders ---- Lamar County Recumbent Club Recumbent Rally--- Ride and Demo---Date: Friday- July 14th Hmm, French Independence Day. cute.
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Monkeywrangler22 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1308	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #2 - Jun 21^st, 2017, 3:45pm Plan on seeing Dave and I there! He may not be in ride condition due to an upcoming surgery, but I know he wants to check out any trikes that ESR bring to the event! I'll bring my Encore.
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Monkeywrangler22 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1308	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #3 - Jun 21^st, 2017, 3:46pm Now we need an official club jersey!
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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 952	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #4 - Jun 21^st, 2017, 4:22pm I hope to be there for at least part of it.
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MrWizard Five Star Member bonus mile sponge Posts: 671	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #5 - Jun 25^th, 2017, 9:06am I found this route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10001505 It looks like its not bad, I emailed the author and asked when the last time it was ridden but I've not gotten a reply yet. Quote from jrob_bent on Jun 21^st, 2017, 4:22pm: I hope to be there for at least part of it.
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esbee rbent member Posts: 314	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #6 - Jun 25^th, 2017, 10:05pm official club jersey is a great idea---I am working on a logo image! susan
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Reply #7 - Jun 28^th, 2017, 8:49pm

Looks like the unpaved sections of the trail between Reno and Blossom will have the blacktop installed in time for the rally. I biked to the end of the Reno trail and blacktop had been added as far as I could see. The blacktop has not been compressed yet and is too soft to ride on for now.

It will be 9 miles of paved trail from the Love Civic Center to the end of the Blossom trail. 18 miles round trip.

Gerry

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esbee rbent member Posts: 314	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #8 - Jun 30^th, 2017, 7:35pm the trail also goes in the opposite direction...all paved/concrete to the police dept -about 3 miles there and back? susan
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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 952	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #9 - Jul 6^th, 2017, 12:54pm MrWzard, are you still thinking about going to this ally and ride?
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MrWizard Five Star Member bonus mile sponge Posts: 671	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #10 - Jul 6^th, 2017, 9:09pm Yessir .. Probably can't make a decision of driving or riding until I know how my work will get organized .. Wednesday should be the drop dead date and I'll have a plan Quote from jrob_bent on Jul 6^th, 2017, 12:54pm: MrWzard, are you still thinking about going to this ally and ride?
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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 952	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #11 - Jul 6^th, 2017, 10:08pm I will see you there. I can't make up my mind up to ride or drive. It is going to be hot, for me anyways. Maybe just put it on the trailer and drive there. I will make up my mind for sure Wednesday. If I ride there, I'll leave around 3 am Thursday to try and beat most of the heat.
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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 952	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #12 - Jul 13^th, 2017, 12:08pm Too hot for me to ride, so I am loaded up and driving in the morning to Paris. I hope they have a lot of watermelon! Lol.
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Monkeywrangler22 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1308	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #13 - Jul 14^th, 2017, 6:54am See everyone at the Civic Center in a couple hours!
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Monkeywrangler22 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1308	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #14 - Jul 14^th, 2017, 2:24pm Had a great time! Thank you Susan and the folks from Easy Street!
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MrWizard Five Star Member bonus mile sponge Posts: 671	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #15 - Jul 14^th, 2017, 8:05pm Wish I could have been there .. work and problems related to life got in the way .. Send pictures! Quote from Monkeywrangler22 on Jul 14^th, 2017, 2:24pm: Had a great time! Thank you Susan and the folks from Easy Street!
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Monkeywrangler22 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1308	Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx Reply #16 - Jul 14^th, 2017, 8:27pm I wish I had taken pictures! It just didn't occur to me.
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jrob_bent

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Reply #17 - Jul 15^th, 2017, 9:21am

Had a great time yesterday in Paris. Met a lot of nice people, ate watermelon, and did a little riding. I can't remember all the names, but I do remember Tom, 3 Tom's actually, GerryM, Dave, Vicki, Larry, Rich, and Lisa. I met more nice people, just can't remember there names with this limited capacity brain of mine. Tom Nuchols, 81 years young, was my riding partner. He says he use to post here on rbent, but can't seem to anymore.

Thanks goes out to Easy Street Recumbents for helping put this on, and for coming such a long ways to do it. Kudos for that.

Got a picture of the corovelo in front of the Eiffel Tower. I am going to have to line the rail around my trailer with soft foam to keep the tape on the corovelo from being rubbed off on these fine chip seal roads with the nice, deep potholes in TX and LA. I saw the rear of my trailer go airborne in my rear view mirror several times yesterday. When I got to Shreveport, LA, it was like riding a very rough washboard.

I get about 15 miles per honey bun!

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Re: The Eiffel Benders ride in paris tx
Reply #18 - Jul 22^nd, 2017, 8:37am

last week we had an amazing time at the recumbent rally in paris tx. Smiley

thanks to all who attended. I met a lot of nice new bent people. Several made the ride on the trail de paris from as far away as Louisiana. Some people also rode the next day in the tour de paris. Mike and Rebecca were a joy to host. Many signed up for the club. Lots of people tried out different kinds of bents. I bought a Rover and Mike adjusted my husband's sun trike seating so it would be more comfy to him and not hurt his belly when he pedals. Smiley

don't forget you can keep up with the Eiffel benders on fb.

susan in paris de texas

Susan In Paris (Texas, that is!)

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