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Message started by aikigreg on May 3^rd, 2015, 10:05pm

Title: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 3^rd, 2015, 10:05pm

Anyone would be welcome, Of course, but I'd like to see if we can get a regular Sunday ride going for us benters over here. The east bunch gets together at a lot of rides, and we never do. What if we did an every other week regular ride? We could do the trail, some fwba rides, or whatever.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by BentTrekker on May 3^rd, 2015, 10:17pm

Yay! Anything would be awesome!! We need some regular rides over here :D Although, I wouldn't be able to make it Sundays due to church unless the ride was between 1-4pm.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Mdicke on May 3^rd, 2015, 10:22pm

I would be interested but Sunday mornings would not work for me as i have a room fu[ch322]l of two year olds at church to help care for. If it works for others go for it and I would try to get out once in a while

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Tiger_Mike on May 3^rd, 2015, 10:44pm

Sounds like a good plan. Just tell me the time and place and I'll try to get there!q

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Mizta_Nice on May 4^th, 2015, 6:47am

Yes, we need something for us on the west side. Maybe meet up at the food truck park on the trail.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 4^th, 2015, 2:23pm

We can always change days once we establish regularity. Sundays are the only days I'm not doing intervals, so I can ride at a steady pace.
Anybody have a problem starting on the tenth? It's mother's day, but we could ride for just a short time, or do a route where you could easily turn back anytime.

Speaking of which, what kind of distances, paces are you comfortable with for our rides? I'm good with anything just about. 9am work as a starting time?

I like the idea of ending up somewhere to eat. The food park is nice, but there's chipotle, panda express, red hot and blue, all along my part of the trail.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by MrWizard on May 4^th, 2015, 5:06pm

Fwiw, I'd be up for a regularly scheduled sunday afternoon ride. just not at white rock, I"d rather play in traffic than fight that place on a weekend.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 4^th, 2015, 6:27pm

Yup. Aikigreg just doesn't do Dallas. Make any association with that statement you'd like. [smiley=whistling.gif]

MrWizard wrote:

Fwiw, I'd be up for a regularly scheduled sunday afternoon ride. just not at white rock, I"d rather play in traffic than fight that place on a weekend.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Phantom Rider on May 4^th, 2015, 6:36pm

aikigreg wrote:

Yup. Aikigreg just doesn't do Dallas. Make any association with that statement you'd like. [smiley=whistling.gif]

[quote author=MrWizard link=1430708713/0#6 date=1430777166]Fwiw, I'd be up for a regularly scheduled sunday afternoon ride. just not at white rock, I"d rather play in traffic than fight that place on a weekend.

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no reason to go east of 360!

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Phantom Rider on May 5^th, 2015, 7:49pm

I won't commit to every week but would be interested in occasionally joining a FWBA ride with a bunch of bents. The trinity trails don't appeal to me on my CA2 but are a good fit for my daughter and I on trikes.

Applaud the effort and really hope it works out.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by jrob_bent on May 5^th, 2015, 9:02pm

aikigreg wrote:

I like to eat and I like to ride. If you get something for the 17th, I might be able to ride with you. I think I'll still be in Argyle then. Have to check with the boss lady for sure!

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 5^th, 2015, 9:31pm

I hate the trail. I use it to get to where the real ride starts. Just a couple miles in total.

Phantom Rider wrote:

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by reever on May 6^th, 2015, 10:25pm

Okay, let's sew this thing up. I suggest we start at 9AM.....just for this Sunday. I'm coming to Ft. Worth to pick up my wife at D/FW airport and I'd love to ride with somebody. Being a hick from Abilene I don't know squat about where you guys ride. If it is at ten, I can handle that too, but let's have a ride!!!! I'm excited to have a little company on a ride for a change!

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 6^th, 2015, 10:45pm

Done deal. Let's meet at the Art Cowsen trailhead at 9am. I'll link and post the address below. Bring 1 dollar for entrance into Benbrook lake park, or a Corps of Engineers park pass. We will not ride on any bit of trail, but rather on low traffic park roads most of the way. If we go beyond a 25 mile ride, We will visit some higher traffic roads, but they're heavily ridden by cyclists and safe unless you do something stupid. There is a water fountain and restroom available.

Distance: whatever you want. You can turn around anytime. I have to have 4 hours of seat time, but That doesn't mean you have to go with me. I'll ride back with anyone and take another lap. Hell, if you like I can put together an easy 600k, but I won't be joining you. ;D You can ride from my house all the way to Glen Rose and Bluff Dale if you like.

Depending on how far we go, we can always ride back to the start, go down the trail just a few miles and have lunch at chipotle, panda express, or red hot n blue bbq. Along the way you can try and unseat my KOM flat sprint :)

I have craptons of variations of this route, for whatever level of ride and scenery you like. 15 foot cows? I got em. Mile long climbs and 20%+ grades? I got em. Scenery? I got that too. Any combination you want, or easy ways to avoid it all. But if you're afraid of 15 foot cows, maybe you shouldn't be riding a bike anyway. Free gu gel provided!

Art Cowsen Memorial Trailhead
7500-7578 Memorial Oak
Benbrook, TX 76126

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Art+Cowsen+Memorial+Trailhead/@32.6659582,-97.4491904,17z/data=!4m6!1m3!3m2!1s0x864e12b9b4733547:0xef255b6cae10dced!2sPecan+Valley+Park!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x2b1f727ab19bcdba

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on May 7^th, 2015, 7:11am

Better check the weather foreccast--not looking good for Sunday. And don't forge Sunday is also Mother's Day, as that may change some folks plans...

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 8^th, 2015, 2:12pm

If it does reason, come on anyway. I'll treat you to lunch and show you the stable of bikes.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Mdicke on May 8^th, 2015, 8:51pm

If you want a couple of warm-up hills before you go into the park continue on Stevens to end and back then turn on lakeview.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 8^th, 2015, 10:43pm

Yeah, I do that a bunch. Then Kelly Road forwards and backwards and old aledo road. Of course, go all all the way to Granbury and it's 2500 feet just to come back to Aledo.

Mdicke wrote:

If you want a couple of warm-up hills before you go into the park continue on Stevens to end and back then turn on lakeview.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 9^th, 2015, 11:45pm

Not much point in trying to ride I think. Too much rain, and more moving in.Ah well!

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by reever on May 10^th, 2015, 11:46am

I was up at 4AM ready to go east to ride with the west metro group and then saw your post, Greg. Hey, y'all should have come out here to Abilene. After about 4:30 everything was blue skies and dry west winds. Hey, there will be other rides.......

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on May 20^th, 2015, 9:54pm

How about for this Sunday we invade the FWBA's baker road ride? It's fun, low traffic for the most part. It's got some hills. Various distances available, but I'll do the 60. Assuming it's dry.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by Action Lad on May 20^th, 2015, 10:32pm

aikigreg wrote:

How about for this Sunday we invade the FWBA's baker road ride? It's fun, low traffic for the most part. It's got some hills. Various distances available, but I'll do the 60. Assuming it's dry.

Busy all Sundays, as I work at a church. I'll get over there sometime. I'll have to wait until school's out, and there are no obligatory conferences to attend.

Title: Re: west metroplex bents regular ride
Post by aikigreg on Jun 20^th, 2015, 5:08pm

a little late notice, but due to taking my mom and wide to the airport at different times tomorrow I will not be riding in the morning. So If there's anyone who wants to do a three hour ride tomorrow from about 5-8pm, let me know.