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Message started by mleuck on May 15^th, 2010, 3:14pm

Title: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by mleuck on May 15^th, 2010, 3:14pm

Well the rain stayed away so it was an excellent fast ride to Josephine and back, maybe 6 or 7 recumbents. Nice to see you again John!

Finished 64.5 miles with a 21.9 mph average, good ride

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by TonyWard on May 15^th, 2010, 3:28pm

my official ride report is "not that far..... definitely not that fast". With the help of a well timed red light that Mark L. had to stop for - I was able to chase him down enough to say hi but never could get next to him - and definitely not ahead. So in all - there was probably 30 seconds I was within sight of Mark.

Finished the ride w/ 41 miles @ 14 avg. Good ride with my big brother!

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by jcsadowski on May 15^th, 2010, 4:54pm

Always great seeing you Mark.
I did the long route but with the assistance of a Murphy Officer I took a detour down 544 and ended up with 66 miles, with an average of 14.5. I must admit that the ride down 544 may have helped my speed cause it was a little scary.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by mleuck on May 15^th, 2010, 5:15pm

jcsadowski wrote:

Why the detour?

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by mleuck on May 15^th, 2010, 5:17pm

TonyWard wrote:

I had to stay ahead of that paceline coming up from behind :)

Anyone do Cross Timbers?

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by johnnybent on May 15^th, 2010, 7:09pm

After checking the radar this morning I decided to do the wildflower rally. The day of rally fee was 40 but they feed you well at the start and finish. I rode to the ride at 8.5 mi. signed up for the 64 mi. Mark pulled ahead at the start and I never saw him again. Around 10 mi. I came behind John S. and unknown GDB rider and continued the chase. It was hard to pass because many slower riders were taking the left lane. After the dam and really after the thirty mile rest stop the herd thinned out. Then the hills, until the return to the dam. Wildflower really put on a good show with the rest stops I was at and the traffic control was the best i've seen for a rally except for HHH. Rode home, napped and then... excuse me for this...rode a df around WRL for thirty.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by jayg on May 15^th, 2010, 8:28pm

johnnybent wrote:

John, what held you back? Why didn't you just go for 200K? :)

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by johnnybent on May 15^th, 2010, 9:46pm

Well, I really did'nt think about that...guess if i'd ridden another bike I would taken another lap since the weather was so good.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by jayg on May 15^th, 2010, 10:37pm

johnnybent wrote:

Well, I really did'nt think about that...guess if i'd ridden another bike I would taken another lap since the weather was so good.

Just joking, John. Did 56 miles at White Rock this morning and thought I was doing good.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by mleuck on May 15^th, 2010, 10:43pm

jayg wrote:

[quote author=johnnybent link=1273954440/0#7 date=1273977961]Well, I really did'nt think about that...guess if i'd ridden another bike I would taken another lap since the weather was so good.

Just joking, John. Did 56 miles at White Rock this morning and thought I was doing good.
[/quote]

If you avoided all the joggers then you did good

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by goldentouch on May 16^th, 2010, 6:45am

This was my first rally and didn't know what to expect but it was great. I saw a few recumbents. I was way back in the pack and not really use to having so many bikes beside me. One woman came so close to my left side she hit my mirrow and turned it. She never said anything just kept going. I was part of Team DART and rode with some of the team most of the way. The weather was nice and the food after was welcomed. This was my first but not my last

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by MrOverdressed on May 16^th, 2010, 7:26am

The wide ride has one of my most favorite rest stops. The one at the end of the dam. :)

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by hornsmw13 on May 16^th, 2010, 8:09am

So lately, my average has been coming up. I am continually in the high 19's and low 20's for 40-50 miles. I'm starting to feel pretty good about myself, then comes Mark L with a 22 mph ride. Mark, you are killing me. [smiley=angry.gif]

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by jayg on May 16^th, 2010, 11:20am

mleuck wrote:

[quote author=jayg link=1273954440/0#8 date=1273981028][quote author=johnnybent link=1273954440/0#7 date=1273977961]Well, I really did'nt think about that...guess if i'd ridden another bike I would taken another lap since the weather was so good.

Just joking, John. Did 56 miles at White Rock this morning and thought I was doing good.
[/quote]

If you avoided all the joggers then you did good[/quote]

Got in some good evasive maneuver training.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by aikigreg on May 16^th, 2010, 4:21pm

hornsmw13 wrote:

That's pretty good no matter who you are....

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by jayg on May 16^th, 2010, 9:14pm

Rode only 19 miles at WRL this afternoon, due to an unfortunate event. As I was entering the Park, happened to run across Key Largo towing his Catrike 700 on a trailer behind his car. Grabbed some lunch with him and then we started riding on the path. As Key was making the 90 degree turn at the East end of the bridge over the North end of the Lake, he had to swing wide around a pedestrian and ended up turning over his trike and slamming it into a metal grill in a stone wall. His trike is toast - there is a long, 3 mm wide crack in the heat-affected zone at the toe of the boom-to-cross member weld. As I was helping him stow the fairing mounting system that was knocked loose in the crash, a 10-year old boy on a mountain bike crashed into the same wall that Key hit. He got a handlebar jambed into his stomach. That's a dangerous turn. A roadie broke his arm there last year.

It's a shame about Key's ride. He's a dedicated trike rider without a backup. Might be a while before he's back riding again.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by aikigreg on May 16^th, 2010, 10:44pm

Is the rider ok though?

..and that is why I don't ride at WRL.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by mleuck on May 16^th, 2010, 11:22pm

aikigreg wrote:

Is the rider ok though?

..and that is why I don't ride at WRL.

That is why I ride Mockingbird and never take that bridge, the rest of the lake is great

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by jayg on May 17^th, 2010, 7:45am

aikigreg wrote:

Is the rider ok though?

..and that is why I don't ride at WRL.

The only injury Key had was a couple of large blisters on the palm of one hand (He wasn't wearing gloves).

Weekday mornings are not bad at all, but the Lake path is very crowded on Sunday afternoons.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by Bud_Bent on May 17^th, 2010, 8:56am

Glad to hear he's not seriously hurt. It's a good reminder for us that, in spite of how bulletproof some of us feel on trikes, they can be crashed, too.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by jcsadowski on May 17^th, 2010, 9:18am

I have a friend who flipped his trike three times the first week he had it.

Title: Re: Richardson Wildride 100k
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on May 17^th, 2010, 8:25pm

Terrie and I saw Mr. Sadowski on Campbell road between Jupiter and Plano Rd, as he was finishing... as we were heading to the festival to hear some tunes in the folk venue... Couldn't slow down to chat, because there were other cars coming up behind us...

Glad the rain held off for you all!