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welcome aboard there mike. This is a great group. Most of the time the group rides will accommodate your pace. The dedicated helped me a lot as I am a newish rider also. There are several of us who ride the ab/pks/sp/ei route often. You are correct about the wider paths/slower speeds/more courteous drivers at the coast. Wilson has many drivers who do not understand cycling or the 'we' mentality of sharing the road or keeping their dogs from the chase etc. But hey, that's Wilson for ya! Best to ride in groups as it seems to be strength in numbers. Good luck and hope to meet you soon. bert On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Glover, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > Welcome Mike! > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Cynthia Whalen > *Sent:* Monday, August 16, 2010 12:46 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [COWs] Fw: Cyclists of Wilson Google Group Membership > > > > Hi Everyone please welcome Mike to our group > > > > > > > > > > I purchased a Trek 2.3 and have thoroughly enjoyed my rides. I typically > do 10 to 20 miles during the weekdays and 30+ on the weekends. > > > > I've never ridden with a group and I'm afraid my pace on my long rides is > only about 15.5 mph measured with a Garmin Edge 500. We have a place at > Atlantic Beach and that's where I typically ride on the weekends. I'm a > little more comfortable riding at Atlantic Beach as the road between > Atlantic Beach and Emerald Isle has a rather wide bike lane and the vehicles > rarely exceed 45mph and are usually courteous toward bikers and give us > plenty of room. > > > > I live in the Wilson Country Club and my rides here typically take me down > 58. I've had several tense moments in Wilson with cars getting a little > close and an incident where a passing vehicle threw a full soft drink bottle > at me as they flew by. So, I'm not as comfortable riding in Wilson as I am > at the coast. But, I'm sure there are safer bike routes. I check > mapmyride.com often to look at some of the other routes Wilson cyclists > are taking. > > > > I had no idea there was such a dedicated group of cyclists in Wilson. > > > > Thanks > > > > Mike > > > > *Mike Lamonds, R.Ph.* > > *Director, Pharmacy Services* > > *Nash Health Care Systems* > > *2460 Curtis Ellis Drive* > > *Rocky Mount**, NC 27804* > > *Office (252) 443-8736* > > *Mobile (252) 299-0478* > > *Home (252) 234-6114* > > *Cisco Phone: 6945* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
