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Message started by Strada177 on Nov 2^nd, 2008, 7:05pm

Title: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Strada177 on Nov 2^nd, 2008, 7:05pm

Peggy & I rode with the LSR group this morning. The route is called the Blue Ridge Boogie. The route starts at the 7-11 in Plano(McDermott & Independence). 7:30 am sharp ,we headed out with a total of 10 riders in our group.

I have to say ,this is one of the BEST routes in Collin country. It's an out & back ride-72.74 miles(117k). We headed in Allen on low traffic ,four lane roads ,into Princeton & on to Blue Ridge(for those that rode the Dart with us last Saturday-our turnaround control was the same grocery store with the great deli sandwiches). Great scenery on a beautiful fall day on low traffic country roads(as you leave & prior to entering Allen). There is very minimal chip seal ,and several challenging rolling hills(not a lot of climbing ,but enough to get your attention).AND of course our friend the wind was blowing pretty good on the return trip to Plano(more than when we left earlier in the morning when that wind was a tailwind).

Peggy & I really felt strong & were able to lead/hang with the group the entire ride(as we had fresh legs). With that said ,most of the riders had ridden a 250K yesterday. Regardless ,total bike time was 4hrs-3mins-52 secs. There were 3 controls that we stopped at(besides the 7-11 which was the beginning and ending control)& 5-6 stop lights. Total ride time was 4 hours-50 mins. ,avg.speed of 18.3 mph. The entire group stayed together for almost the entire route(with the exception of the last 3-4 miles when some of the riders that rode yesterday fell back. I could empathize with those riders based on last weekends back-to-back century rides)

We used the JS advice at control ,for the most part ,we were in/out in 8 minutes("chop/chop") Very good advice.

I would highly recommend this route to anyone. This would be a great training route for anyone. Kudos to Ray & Nelson for putting together a great route. Nelson caught flack for his dart route ,he deserves a "high five" for the Blue Ridge Boogie" route. Nelson & Ray ,was this route similar to the route we rode in January when Nelson had icicles forming on his fleece sweatshirt?

A great day ,with good friends. LSR folks are really super supportive.

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by aikigreg on Nov 2^nd, 2008, 8:31pm

excellent! Sounds like it needs to be expanded into a perm!

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Nov 2^nd, 2008, 10:13pm

Rats, I coulda done this one with you... :(

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by mleuck on Nov 2^nd, 2008, 10:25pm

Strada177 wrote:

Was this the route?

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Blue-Ridge-Boogie

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Kwijybow on Nov 2^nd, 2008, 11:30pm

Quote:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Blue-Ridge-Boogie

That's the one, I'm glad you got to go with them this morning Steve, and that you and Peggy had a good time. Our February trip in the fog was scouting for this one if you remember so you had a part in its formation. I have a couple of other short ones about ready to submit and a couple of longer ones as well. So the roads were all OK still?

Take Care,
Nelson.

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Strada177 on Nov 3^rd, 2008, 12:20am

Kwijybow wrote:

Quote:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Blue-Ridge-Boogie

Nelson ,the roads conditions were great(very unusual for Collin county). How could I forget the fog ride? Everyone knows how much I love riding in the cold(and FOG)! This is a really fun route. If your other routes share the same theme as this route(low traffic ,good road conditions ,nice scenery)-what could riders ask for?

Paul ,you should have come out. The LSR hammerheads were worn down form yesterday's permanent. They were ripe for the taking...very unusual. But as always ,they were great to ride with & we all had a good time.

Besides a great route & beautiful day ,we finished at 12:15pm- fifteen minutes post NFL kick-off. Just a few plays missed. Sweet!

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Bud_Bent on Nov 3^rd, 2008, 9:46am

Strada177 wrote:

...we finished at 12:15pm- fifteen minutes post NFL kick-off. Just a few plays missed. Sweet!

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Strada177 on Nov 3^rd, 2008, 5:45pm

Bud_Bent wrote:

[quote author=Strada177 link=1225674344/0#5 date=1225693228]
...we finished at 12:15pm- fifteen minutes post NFL kick-off. Just a few plays missed. Sweet!

Now we see the real reason Steve was hammering yesterday ..... LOL.

Glad y'all enjoyed the ride. Hopefully, I can join you on the route one day next year. As for yesterday, the crappie were calling my name...
[/quote]

Exactly ,but I wasn't the only one. Charlie/Pat were also in a hurry to make kickoff time. Bud ,me missed you yesterday. As I mentioned ,it's a great route. We'll definitely should ride this route in '09.

How many crappie did you haul in?

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Bud_Bent on Nov 3^rd, 2008, 8:15pm

Strada177 wrote:

How many crappie did you haul in?

We only ended up with 7 keeping size crappie, and it took Rose and I all day to manage that. Still, it was a beautiful day to be on the water.

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Strada177 on Nov 3^rd, 2008, 8:23pm

Bud_Bent wrote:

[quote author=Strada177 link=1225674344/0#7 date=1225755943]
How many crappie did you haul in?

We only ended up with 7 keeping size crappie, and it took Rose and I all day to manage that. Still, it was a beautiful day to be on the water.[/quote]

How was the wind on the lake? The wind started picking up pretty steadily mid-morning yesterday. Of those 7 fish,who reeled in more...you or Rose(careful ,I know Rose reads/posts on this forum)?

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Bud_Bent on Nov 3^rd, 2008, 8:52pm

Strada177 wrote:

How was the wind on the lake? The wind started picking up pretty steadily mid-morning yesterday. Of those 7 fish,who reeled in more...you or Rose(careful ,I know Rose reads/posts on this forum)?

It was actually more windy early at Lake Bardwell, and eased up as the morning went. It looked like it picked up considerably right after we left for home at 3:00 pm, though.

As I recall, it was 5 to 2 on the keepers yesterday, with me getting the 5.

Title: Re: Blue Ridge Boogie
Post by Strada177 on Nov 3^rd, 2008, 9:03pm

Bud_Bent wrote:

[quote author=Strada177 link=1225674344/0#9 date=1225765403]
How was the wind on the lake? The wind started picking up pretty steadily mid-morning yesterday. Of those 7 fish,who reeled in more...you or Rose(careful ,I know Rose reads/posts on this forum)?