Bring out the trikes and fat tires!!!    
 
I'd like to get a gang together next Saturday for a repeat of our "John Sadowski Route" casual-paced ride that we did a year ago...  It will start at RBM Richardson with an 8AM rollout, go over to Meandering Way southbound to the top of the White Rock Trail, head down the trail to the lake, go 'round the lake to the 7-11, then all the way back.   We should be at the top of the trail by 8:30, for anyone who wants to depart from there.   It's ~34 miles roundtrip from RBM, and ~24 miles from the top of the trail.
 
The intent is to do a casual pace most, if not all, of the way, with regrouping as needed.  If we get split up on the trail too much, the front group will just head back north for a while to make up for it, improvising...  Once we hit the lake, I would suggest we go around the WEST side of the lake (against traffic as such) and stay on Lawther, to avoid the typical runner/walker congestion on the paths.  We may break up for some speedwork if someone has the itch (Who, Me? ), but will all meet at 7-11.
 
On the way back north, there will be an option to climb the Loving Hills section, and regroup at the top of the lake.
 
Keep in mind that the ride back north IS somewhat uphill, especially once you leave the top of the trail heading back to RBM...  So most of the climbing will be in the last 4 miles.
 
Lunch at Texadelphia afterward, in that same shopping center.
 
 
Paul
 
 

Oh, He is still around. I do that route every (well almost every..) Wednesday morning.

I met a guy named Mike on the trail today, who was riding a USS Vision...   Told him about the ride next Saturday, don't know if he'll make it.
 
Any others interested???

cASUAL PACED...SO ABOUT 18MPH RIGHT?  
 
gUESS i'LL BRING THE UPRIGHT OR THE P-38!

Quote from jcsadowski on Sep 16^th, 2007, 9:29pm:

 
 
THIS one was purple!!!!!!
PB

I will plan to be there. May ride the old bentch so it wont feel abondoned.

There will have to be a slight modification to the route, because, as we discovered yesterday morning, the bridge at the park at the top of the trail is blocked for construction of some sort, with minimal way around it.  SO, we will arrive at that park by 8:30, do a quick bathroom stop if anyone needs it, pick up anyone starting there, then take a small detour.  On the way back north, we'll just take the service road over to Hillcrest north, briefly.
 
 

Wish I could make it, but wife having hysterectomy surgery the afternoon before so I'm sure I'll be needed elsewhere!  The one good thing about this is that she wants to get a better exercise program going when this is all over and wants to try out a bent!
BTW, Charlie had a reasonably bad crash while we were out last Tuesday, cause unknown, just going around a corner a little fast, no gravel or wet spots.  Skinned up legs and arm with a nicely bruised hip.  Otherwise bike and Charlie OK.