I'm in(Peggy is a "maybe" depending on her work schedule).  This should be a GREAT ride!! Let's get as many 'bents as we can for a strong showing.

Can anyone just "show up" for this or do I need to register or do something else beforehand?  I'm pretty sure my schedule is open for this Saturday and I'd like to join everbody.  I think 100K is probably doable for me if the roads are not too hilly or someone will make me tone it down a little!

Robert,
 
I had the honor of riding withyou as you tore up the hills in Glen Rose recently.  You can easily do a 100k out of S. Arlington.  Plus there are mandatory "controls" every 25-30 miles, where you have to stop and get a card signed and time stamped.  This allows you plenty of opportunity to rest.
 
Can we get a roll call of bents that are planning on participating:
 
Bud - yes
Steve - yes
Robert - yes
Ray - yes
Peggy - depends on work schedle  
 
Come on everyone - I know there are a bunch of you out there.  I want to meet all the other DFW rbent riders. Spread the word... Oh, did we say there is no "fee", so the ride is free.  Everyone come out and see what Randonneuring is all about!

Good eye, Steve. I hadn't noticed that Robert wrote "Saturday". The ride is, indeed, Sunday.

I would love to ride the 100K but this Sat & Sun are already committed. The bad thing about this time of year is that events start to pile up. I would like to try some longer distances. Maybe this rando thing will develope. On a high note my back is back. Im about 90%. Another couple good days and I will call myself healed.

In addition to my post above, I plan on riding the 150k Populaire this Sunday.  After completing this ride, if I ride two 200k in November and one 200k in December, I'll finish the year with just over 5000k of LSR mileage.  Every 1000k earns you a nice year end medal.  
 
You can look at any members results on the RUSA site.  Just click on "Results" in the "Search For" area and enter the persons name:
http://www.rusa.org/results_search.html
 
You can also see the numerous awards, under the "Members Info" area, and click on "Awards".  Here is the link to the Distance Awards web page:
http://www.rusa.org/rusaaward.html
 

I cant make the 9:00AM start on Sunday due to a volunteer commitment at church.  But according to the FWBA forum their is a 1:00PM start for a 38mile 100K ride at the same Bicycles Inc location.  Is their any interest in this 1:00PM ride?  Some of YALL could ride both.  
 
http://www.fwbaclub.org/ride/ride_pop.cfm?page=pop&ride=471
 
Message from the FWBA forum
Quote:

Looks like I'm "go" for this Sunday.  I usually go for a longer ride on Saturday mornings and a shorter ride before 11:30 church on Sundays.  I'll just reverse that this week and attend our Saturday evening service, which I've never been to and need to see what it's like anyway.  See everyone at Bike's Inc!

I'm probably going to do the 150K, as of the moment... However, there's also a 200K Permanent out of Princeton on Saturday that might work better for me...
 
Paul

Oh, what the heck, a 9AM start at least means I don't have to wake up at 5AM to get there...   I'll probably join in for the 100K, at least...  We'll see how the Princeton 200K treats me on Saturday!

Robert - glad you are joining us.
 
Bud - let me know if Jerry responds about the roads.  
 
Everyone - who is riding the 100k, and who is riding the 150k?
 
I am riding the 150k.
 
Steve/Peggy - did you submit your RUSA membership? Combining the 200k you just finished, this upcoming ride, and potential rides in November and December, you could come close to 1000k.  You earn a nice year-end for riding 1000k, 2000k, 3000k, etc...  I'll bring a few of my medals so you can see them.  The R12, IMHO is the nicest medal.  For $10, you can purchase a medal for last week's 200k.  My best suggestion is to strive to achieve the coveted R12 award.  To receive this award, you have to successfully finish at least one 200k for 12 consecutive months.  It can be either a Brevet or Permanent.    

Bud/Greg,I'll ride whatever distances you guys want to ride. It really doesn't matter to me. I'm not sure Peggy is going to be able to join us(that work thing). It doesn't sound like the road conditions are going to be much different between the 100K or the 150K.
 
Ray,Yes, we joined RUSA on Saturday(after the ride). Dan was going to submit our application & ride info. I wouldn't mind the R12 award. Thanks for asking about the asking.

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 25^th, 2007, 4:43pm:

 
Paul,good point. also,would you like me to bring your canopy tent & cot with me to the Populaire on Sunday?  

I think I'd rather do the 150k if anyone wants to split off with me.

Quote from Strada177 on Oct 25^th, 2007, 5:34pm:

 
 
Excellent idea, Sir!!!  Do it!!
 
PB

I'll keep my fingers crossed for a mild twinge!

Well hell, another one bites the dust.........
 
Hang in there, Steve! Here's hoping that it's not too serious. I guess if you have to ease up on your riding, the coming winter months aren't a bad time to do it.  
 
So, it's Paul, Robert, and I for the 100k, Greg and Ray for the 150k. Anyone else coming?

I'll be there for the 100K.  DJ

Wow... It was great seeing so many recuments at yesterday's event.  Since Dan refers to me as a "switch-hitter", I rode my DF.  It was great to officially meet DJ, and see Ken and Robert on the ride.  
 
Here's my ride debriefing.
 
For the first 10 miles or so, Greg, Paul and I were playing see-saw with the lead groups.  Shortly after that I started talking to Sharon Stevens.  Somehow, which is common with me, we missed a turn and had 5 bonus miles.  When we got back on course we caught up with Greg and DJ.  That's when we encountered the road from hell.  Jagged rocks, bumpy road... Yuck....
 
DJ was doing to 100k, so he had to stop at a control in Venus.  I kept going as the first control for the 150k was in Maypearl.  At this point, I was riding alone, and assumed that since I got off course, everyone was way ahead.  A few miles later, a group of "A" riders appeared in my mirror.  As they got closer I heard Pam yell at Dan, slow down you're killing us.  Later he told me that when he saw me ahead, I became the rabbit, and he had to chase down.  Val had a flat, so they all waited for him.
 
I rode the remaining 80 miles with this group.  It consisted of the following "A" riders:
Dan Driscoll
Pam Wright
Mark Metcalf
Sherry
Shellene
Richard Whitaker
Jerry Austin
Robbin Phelps
Val Phelps
We averaged 18-20mph.  On the flats, we rarely were under 20mph.  We were in and out of the control fairly quickly for this size group.  We finished the 100 miles in a little over 6 hours.  That's total ride time, including bonus miles, stopping to change a flat, stops at 3 controls, etc...
 
Around mile 80, I don't remember what town, I was about 100 yards behind the group, catching up after a pee break.  A car pulls out quickly from the left, trying to beat oncoming traffic.  They didn't see me, and "bumped" into my.  I was able to move to the side of the road to negate a significant, eat the pavement, accident.  I quickly caught the group and told them what happened.  We caught this vehicle at a traffic light and followed them into a gas station.   Dan immediately defended me, and began jumping all over her.  The woman driver said she didn't know she hit me and began apologizing since a group of 10 cyclists surrounded her car!  I'm fortunate it wasn't worse.
 
Be careful out there everyone!

Yeah, the route definitely left a lot to be desired. This is actually the FWBA Bicycles Inc metric century route. LSR scheduled this ride to be a joint ride with FWBA, but that part of it fell apart, with the FWBA version starting at 1:00 pm. I had done the FWBA version before, but we didn't hit Rendon Road just at the time the churches were letting out, like we did yesterday. FWBA plans to make the Sunday afternoon Bicycles Inc ride a regular ride during the winter. Unless they change the route, I don't think I'll be joining them again on this ride. The Lone Star Randonneurs usually pick better routes than this.
 
Bad route and all, I still enjoyed the ride. It was great seeing everyone, and all the recumbents about. Glad you weren't seriously hurt, Ray.

Holy crap, Ray - glad you're ok.
 
Steve - you didn't miss anything other than the company (which was excellent, if I may so so.)  The route stunk up the place.  I don't seem to feel any ill-effects despite having to cut my ride short and the burning sensation in my lungs when I breathed.  So hopefully the burn was just crud coming out of my lungs and there's an end to it!
 

I concur with the previous assessments of the route.  DJ