Good turnout today, 21 riders!!  Good riding, good friends, good food.
 
Thanks to all who made it!!!  My pics are at:  
 
http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g73/flyinglazboy/RBENT%20DFW%20Oct5_08/

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 5^th, 2008, 9:24pm:

 
LOL I love picture 29

Paul,
Thank you so much for setting this up.  Vicky and I had a great time both at the ride and dinner afterwards.  Getting together with so many other bent riders was a real pleasure!
Richard

The DFW airport loop is really NOT an "easy" ride, actually, especially with a 20 mph south wind blowing!  However, as shown, it can definitely be done, and is a relatively bike-friendly loop (with the exception of that mile of Belt Line Road), traffic-wise.  Going clockwise, the two miles of climbing at the south end seems to last forever, and if you take the Tower Loop, you add another 1.5 miles of uphill into the wind distance on to it.  But whether you ride it at 8mph or 18 mph, you just keep those pedals spinning...  And a south wind makes the 2nd half of the ride GREAT!!!
 
Thanks again, and congrats to those who rode the course for the first time!  We'll do it again...  And Ken, excellent suggestion on the BBQ place -- I think we'll revisit THAT, as well....