I did this ride last year and yes, you need to make sure your entire morning is free. You need to plan for riding with kids who may be on bmx bikes that aren't really appropriate for a long ride, or bikes that may break down along the way. Also, some of the kids aren't used to riding bikes for very long, so you may need to take frequent stops.
It's also helpful to bring some tools along (including an adjustable wrench) and a pannier to store water bottles, jackets, etc. Overall, though, fun ride. Sonia On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Colleen Hayes <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Bob. Great point. Groups are leaving in waves between 8-9 a.m. so > that all the kids aren't heading out in one big clump. You are right; it > will not be a 4 hour commitment. However, we usually do take a couple > breaks along the way, including the bait shop for ice cream...so definitely > longer than 90 minutes. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* Colleen Hayes <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, September 30, 2013 11:39 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Bikies] wanna ride around Lake Monona with 6th graders??? > > > Hi All, > > > > Looking for a couple more adults to accompany Whitehorse Middle School > 6th > > graders on a bike ride around Lake Monona this Wednesday morning. We'll > > leave school around 8 a.m. and plan to be back about noon. > > I'm not available to do this during the workday, so am not offering, but I > wonder if the estimated time of four hours might deter some potential > volunteers. This can reasonably be done in an hour, allow maybe 90 minutes > because they're kids. There must be something else involved for this to be > a four hour activity. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- Safe Routes to School Coordinator Madison Metropolitan School District 608-663-5454 [email protected] https://tnlweb.madison.k12.wi.us/saferoutes
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