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Title: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 23rd, 2008, 9:59am I haven't done the GDB Airport Ride for a while -- so I'm planning to do it this coming Saturday.  If anyone wants to join me, c'mon out -- departing at 8AM from the southwest corner parking lot at Preston and Forest Lane in Dallas.  Typical cruising speed 16-18 (faster around the airport loop if ya wanna, but there are slower groups), ~54 miles total distance, back by noon. PB

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by Bud_Bent on Jun 23rd, 2008, 9:03pm FlyingLaZBoy wrote: I haven't done the GDB Airport Ride for a while -- so I'm planning to do it this coming Saturday.  If anyone wants to join me, c'mon out -- departing at 8AM from the southwest corner parking lot at Preston and Forest Lane in Dallas.  Typical cruising speed 16-18 (faster around the airport loop if ya wanna, but there are slower groups), ~54 miles total distance, back by noon. PB I may join you on this ride.

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by robert.j on Jun 24th, 2008, 10:38am Any way I could meet you at the airport?

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 24th, 2008, 3:07pm robert.j wrote: Any way I could meet you at the airport? We should arrive at the Shell station at 114 and Freeport(?) a little after 9AM (since it's 18 miles to there from Preston/Forest).  We take a short break, then do the airport loop -- some people even do two loops, which I may do as well, dunno right now.  It's 18 miles around the airport, or 15 if you don't do the "control tower loop" section. Paul

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by robert.j on Jun 24th, 2008, 8:30pm FlyingLaZBoy wrote: [quote author=robert.j link=1214233168/0#2 date=1214321900]Any way I could meet you at the airport? We should arrive at the Shell station at 114 and Freeport(?) a little after 9AM (since it's 18 miles to there from Preston/Forest).  We take a short break, then do the airport loop -- some people even do two loops, which I may do as well, dunno right now.  It's 18 miles around the airport, or 15 if you don't do the "control tower loop" section. Paul [/quote] I'll meet you there.

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by evblazer on Jun 25th, 2008, 11:28am FlyingLaZBoy wrote: We should arrive at the Shell station at 114 and Freeport(?) a little after 9AM (since it's 18 miles to there from Preston/Forest).  We take a short break, then do the airport loop -- some people even do two loops, which I may do as well, dunno right now.  It's 18 miles around the airport, or 15 if you don't do the "control tower loop" section. Paul I don't know why but until I looked up Freeport and 114 on google maps I never realized just how close my commute is to that airport. Heck half the time on my commute home I ride past that very intersection riding up royal (parallel to 114). Now it makes sense why I see alot of large groups of cyclists riding down royal. I'm going to have to see how beat down I am this week. My wife has the car in Houston till tonight but I am going to try and make a go at 5 days round trip. 225+ miles commuting might require not moving at all this weekend least of all 18mph ride? *sigh*

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 25th, 2008, 8:50pm evblazer wrote: I'm going to have to see how beat down I am this week. My wife has the car in Houston till tonight but I am going to try and make a go at 5 days round trip. 225+ miles commuting might require not moving at all this weekend least of all 18mph ride? *sigh* Aw, c'mon out, what the hey...  Just let me know you're coming, so I'll look for you... or at least meet up with Robert! PB

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by Strada177 on Jun 26th, 2008, 8:34am FlyingLaZBoy wrote: I haven't done the GDB Airport Ride for a while -- so I'm planning to do it this coming Saturday.  If anyone wants to join me, c'mon out -- departing at 8AM from the southwest corner parking lot at Preston and Forest Lane in Dallas.  Typical cruising speed 16-18 (faster around the airport loop if ya wanna, but there are slower groups), ~54 miles total distance, back by noon. PB Ummm...this ride sounds promising. I just got back in town & had no ride commitments this weekend.

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 26th, 2008, 11:16am I'm NOT going to be going with the "fast" group on the way out there, as such -- probably just my normal 16+ cruise pace.  This is because, due to car repair issues, I think I'm going to be riding in to the ride start, which gives me about 18 miles of warmup... So Steve, I figure I'll be riding at a pace about like we did for OK is OK last weekend...  but perhaps a faster loop around the airport, hanging with a group.  C'mon out to Preston/Forest!

Title: Re: GDB DFW Airport ride, Sat 6/28 Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jun 26th, 2008, 11:20am For those interested in doing 40ish miles on a Saturday morning, there is always the GDB Distance Builder ride, which meets and departs at the same location, same time as the Airport Ride.  It's a more casual, no drop group, although the typical pace is 15+, and the route changes weekly....   GDB welcomes all comers, you don't have to be a member to join in on rides.  Just introduce yourself around before the start, and find the DB ride leader for that Saturday -- it changes weekly as well.   I did this ride a LOT my first couple years, working up to 40-50 mile distances.

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