Love your "ride options" but I can't make it this time.  

for all the info!  I really hope to get to some of these rides someday, but living 'way out' in Melissa (north of McKinney) it's quite a drive just to make a ride!

If there is anyone who plans to do the "turtle" (21-mile) version of our ride, someone will need to jump up and lead the group, as such...  at least become familiar enough with the proposed route to be confident of getting back to the Bicycles Plus from the airport.  http://ridewithgps.com/routes/750153  
 
It's not very complicated, actually -- once we get to the airport Shell station at 114, you will go around the north end of the airport to the "Founders Plaza" viewing area, make a brief stop to check it out, then go back to the Shell.  From there, you go back out Freeport Pkwy under 114, but make an immediate left onto Royal, going north.  Take Royal all the way past 635, about 4 miles up to Sandy Lake, taking a right.  Take another right onto Freeport going south about two miles, then a left on Southwestern (which we come in on), which becomes Belt Line and takes you all the way back to MacArthur and Bicycles Plus.
 

Quote from jdviz on Oct 9^th, 2011, 11:04pm:

 
No problem, she can be the one on the funny-looking bike...     But no complaints about not being able to draft if it's windy!!  

It look like Shellene and I are out for this

Looks like great weather for Saturday (and Sunday!)...  to recap the Airport Ride choices:
 
7:45AM -- roll out from Preston/Forest (regular GDB Airport Ride start location), to ride 13 miles at  ~16-18mph out to Bicycles Plus, arriving 8:30ish
 
8:30 - 9:00AM -- Gathering at Bicycles Plus, northwest corner of MacArthur and Belt Line
 
9:00AM -- rollout - group rides together at casual pace, ~6 miles across Belt Line to Freeport south to Airport Shell station at 114.  
 
9:30AM -- Groups split into "turtle", "Counterclockwise", and "Clockwise" riding groups.  "Turtle" group finishes ride back at Bicycles Plus.  "CW" and "CCW" groups meet again at 114 Shell Station, then ride together back to Bicycles Plus
 
11:30AMish -- probable return time to Bicycles Plus for all groups.  Lunch is a group decision.  Riders who started at Preston/Forest may not stay for lunch -- if you're in this group, you probably know the way back!  (I'll probably be heading back, skipping lunch - I have a 1:30 appointment at UTD)
 
 
See you out there!  Call my cellphone if you need to   214 690 6781
 
Paul
 

Looks like I'm going to miss this one...... instead I will we waiting around for the guy to come tell me why my roof is leaking.