hope you are alright neal. Tony did make a good story out if it though. Nice report.
Ed ----------------------- Sent from my Treo(r) smartphone -----Original Message----- From: "Tony" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, Feb 14, 2009 5:19 pm Subject: [Gyros: 12420] Saturday A Ride To: <[email protected]>Reply-To: [email protected] >Well, we started with 14 riders "in the parking lot". Once it started to >hail 4 riders got back in their cars and said they were headed home. The >rest of us began to doubt ourselves too so after some debating I just made >an executive decision that the ride was on. > >So 10 of us had a great ride on a great new course. After 40 miles, we >split with 4 cutting it short and 6 of us deciding to tough out the 70 >miles. This course is very hilly and with small numbers it really took its >toll on everyone. Remember Johnson Mill Road on our "Rollers of the Lost >Dice" Route? If you think it's tough heading north you should try it in the >opposite direction. The strong winds didn't help either and there was >nowhere to hide in the pack. > >There are a few riders that need mentioning. Mike Dayton takes the "Iron >Man" Trophy for doing the longest pulls. I don't think he wanted to give up >the front. Dennis Patton just moved here from PA and joined the Gyros on >his first club ride. Kudo's for doing 62 miles and toughing it out when he >hasn't been on the bike for some time due to the weather in PA. > >The biggest and badest trophy goes to Neal. As we were all headed down Mt >Tirzah Road a Pit Bull comes running out from the other side of the road and >broadsides Neal sending him down to the pavement. We all yelled "DOG LEFT" >and we just started to slow when this dog, running at full speed, didn't >even slow down or turn to avoid hitting Neal. Does anyone know the >intelligence level of Pit Bulls? I mean, I would rate them probably on the >same level as a cow. This dog was stupid. After Neal ran over him, he was >nowhere to be found. I think he ran home to lick his wounds and I would >think that's the last time he'll make that stupid a move. > >Anyway, Neal got up, shook his head a few times to make sure everything was >ok and got back on the bike. The bike survived too with no damage. Keep us >posted Neal on how you feel tomorrow but you were 'da man" today. > >Final figures were 70 miles @ 18.2mph average. Good numbers when you take >into account the low number of riders, the distance, the wind and the hills. > >Bert, Dave, Kate, Mike - you guys missed a beautiful ride. Not even a drop >after we left the parking lot. > >I hope to ride tomorrow on Kim's Ride. > >Tony > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Dayton" <[email protected]> >To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:55 PM >Subject: [Gyros: 12419] Re: Saturday Ride Weather Update > > > >You guys who bailed were smart. We really got rained on. There was also >dime-sized hail and a light dusting of snow as we got north. > >You can see pictures of the carnage here: > >http://picasaweb.google.com/ResearchTrailerPark/GyroRideFeb14# > >Mike / Raleigh > >On Feb 14, 9:51 am, "Itchn2go - Ed" <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, thank you! > >> > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of > > [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:29 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: Tony > > Subject: [Gyros: 12414] Re: Saturday Ride Weather Update > >> > And, (guys), it is Valentine's Day. > >> > ---- Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > G's, > >> > > "Houston, we have a window! We have a window!" > >> > > The ride is ON. No rain on the radar except far west. Meet at > > Ravenstone Plaza @ 9am. > >> > > NOTE - I case you all forgot, the Amgen Tour of California starts > > > today > > with coverage on Versus beginning at 5pm. > >> > > Here is the link to the schedule: > >> > >http://www.versus.com/nw/article/view/28927/?UserDef=true&catID=76 > >> > > See you all shortly. > >> > > Ton > >> > > > >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
