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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #15 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 12:38pm Innnnnnteresting.... be sure to wear your RBENT jersey on camera!!!!
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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #16 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 3:16pm Intreview was at noon. Suddenly Gary is promising a refund. May be aired at 6:00
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TonyWard Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 958	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #17 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 4:01pm I'll be watching.
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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #18 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 4:53pm And yes Tony, that is Huffines Park.
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jayg Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 4126	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #19 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 6:33pm For those that missed the broadcast, here's a write-up: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/03/27/cyclists-say-they-havent-received-refunds-for -canceled-i-75-bike-ride/.
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TonyWard Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 958	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #20 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 7:15pm Denman - props in your interview. I'm not sure I would have been so gracious to Gary. Let us know how it all finally plays out.
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Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney
Reply #21 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 9:30pm

I'll keep you posted on how & when Gary ends up returning the funds. I'm pretty confident its not an if condition.

In the correspondence Gary mentioned "Mr. Lorentz". It seemed awfully close to Chris Lorrance, owner of Cadence Cyclery in McKinney. I gave Chris a call, then asked if he wanted to speak to channel 11. You've seen the outcome.

FWIW, Chris is one of those guys who against all odds opened a bike shop in a place where not many people would go to buy a bike, yet he thrives very well because he's focused on customer satisfaction. He doesn't sell bents yet, but at some point that will change.

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Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney
Reply #22 - Mar 27^th, 2013, 11:16pm

Quote from jayg on Mar 27^th, 2013, 6:33pm:

For those that missed the broadcast, here's a write-up: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/03/27/cyclists-say-they-havent-received-refunds-for -canceled-i-75-bike-ride/.

Not only is there the write up, but there is the video report. Thanks, Jay. I would have been sorry to miss it.
Wow, what a dream to have such a cleared route. Such an endeavor has to be done by a team of people, experienced in such an undertaking. Isn't there something like that in Chicago where they close down the streets for a large recreational cycling event?

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Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney
Reply #23 - Mar 28^th, 2013, 11:15am

Quote from Action Lad on Mar 27^th, 2013, 11:16pm:

Quote from jayg on Mar 27^th, 2013, 6:33pm:

For those that missed the broadcast, here's a write-up: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/03/27/cyclists-say-they-havent-received-refunds-for -canceled-i-75-bike-ride/.

Not only is there the write up, but there is the video report. Thanks, Jay. I would have been sorry to miss it.
Wow, what a dream to have such a cleared route. Such an endeavor has to be done by a team of people, experienced in such an undertaking. Isn't there something like that in Chicago where they close down the streets for a large recreational cycling event?

If my memory is correct, it starts at midnight.

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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #24 - Mar 29^th, 2013, 7:45pm It looks like BSWARMS has sent me a refund, but I don't see it on my bank statement yet. I'll let you know when it does. Also will let the folks in OKC know since the next planned ride is now contingent on that.
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rmillay Five Star Member rbent member; go Clowns! Posts: 2178	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #25 - Apr 1^st, 2013, 3:17pm Chicago does close down Lakeside Drive once a year for a recreational ride, and yes, we have done it. It's a little like Tour Dallas with more people and a shorter route.
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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney Reply #26 - Apr 2^nd, 2013, 7:53pm Refund was posted by the bank today.
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Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney
Reply #27 - Apr 2^nd, 2013, 10:20pm

[quote author=AustinSkater link=1359131323/0#1 date=1359132475]One of my coworkers mentioned it, and I just had to laugh. If they pull in $600,000 (10k riders @ $60), it would probably lose money on just closing 75 alone. There is no way that Dallas, Richardson, Plano, Allen/Fairview, Mckinney would close all four lanes of 75 for this without a large sum of money changing hands.

Besides the permits, the other logistics will probably be a nightmare as well:

You'd be surprised. Bike around the Bay south of Houston closes off a lane on 45 when the ride leaves Galveston and a Baytown ride last month had a lane closed just for cyclists going over a major bridge.

BTW My rule of life #56: Never pre-register for an event ride, you never know what the weather will be like on the day of the event.

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Re: Bike Ride on 75 from Dallas to McKinney
Reply #28 - Apr 3^rd, 2013, 6:04am

Quote from mleuck on Apr 2^nd, 2013, 10:20pm:

You'd be surprised. Bike around the Bay south of Houston closes off a lane on 45 when the ride leaves Galveston and a Baytown ride last month had a lane closed just for cyclists going over a major bridge.

I skated the Baytown ride years ago, that bridge is a blast.

They also close part of I-35 in Duluth for an inline race. But in all instances it's one (maybe two) jurisdiction being dealt with, not 5 (or 6 depending on how you count it), and not all lanes for many miles. Also, this event was advertised as having rest stops every 10-12 miles, so either they would have had to have them on 75 (choke points), or have riders crossing the access road to get to them (accidents waiting to happen). That's part of the logistics nightmare.

Consider the MS-150 (Houston to Austin), they have a few lanes closed early in the ride, then closures in La Grange for the over night, and lanes closed in Austin for the finish (or at least they did they years I skated it). The entry fee and minimum donations were quite high, and multiplied by 15,000 riders (a very scary sight if you've never seen Houston flatlanders climbing the Austin hills). Add to that corporate sponsorships and they have some serious bank available. That's how they can afford to pay for all the closures

I still think that if this event had really happened the organizer would have lost money, and would have needed to be planned/permitted a year in advance.

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