I think multiple groups was fine for the return ride home. Let the boys play. Just if you're in the last group be mindful of anyone that slips off the back, especially when it's this hot. I had plenty of comrades.
I learned my lesson, but give me a few years and I'll do it again. Sent from Tim's iPhone On Jul 5, 2012, at 9:29 AM, "Glover, Jeff" <[email protected]> wrote: > Holy COW! Glad to hear you made it home safe and sound. There was no > suggestion at all of an issue coming down Old Carriage. Maybe we need to do > a better job of keeping the group/groups together (talking to myself here). > Even when we split up to accommodate different ride types/styles (which is > fine) we might want to be more conscious of everyone especially when the > weather is so hot. The heat will be a factor again Saturday. > > Francisco, welcome to the herd. Sorry I did not say hello in person, looking > forward to seeing you on the next ride. > LR > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lucas > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 8:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [COWs] July 4th Ride Review > > 1. Welcome Francisco, who just moved here from Puerto Rico. Very nice > friendly guy. I hope you'll join us often. We have lingo for how fast our > group rides are. The breakfast crew usually cruises 17 to 18 mph. The > NASCAR guys 23 to 25 mph, and lots of termanology for everything in between. > Welcome to Wilson! > > 2. Hydration 101: Never, never underestimate Mother Nature. Invincible me > goes off yesterday with one water bottle. Feeling great, never even taking a > sip on the way over. Losing my legs halfway home, down most of my water > bottle but it was too late. Stopped briefly at the right turn on Pridgen > road. The world was spinning round and round. Started pedaling, halfway > down Pridgen, my body completely shut down. World spinning so fast now I > couldn't hold on. I was going down. Laid out on Gary's front yard. Gary > brings me cold water, Dave Williams and Francisco ride to Capt'n Bruce's > house for the sag truck. Pete stands guard making sure I don't try anything > stupid like remount my bike. Bruce hauls me to DD's. No gloves or helmet > but they magically reappear at my house hours later. Thanks Bruce! Thanks > to all who made sure I got home. I dropped over 6 lbs of fluid during the > ride. 750 miles one weekend and the next I can't even survive a little > no-drop ride. No pun intended. Some of my rando friends set a beeper on > their computers to remind them to drink. Sounds like a good idea for hot > summer rides. Be safe! > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cyclistsofwilson-cows/-/EFZTiU-eAzUJ. > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.
