I can't speak for anyone else and I've only ever made 1 of your rides but the reason I am absent on most Tuesdays is because it's extremely hard for me to get to the church and be ready to roll by 5:45. Also, I am guessing that the numbers were so low last night due to the fact that it was a 50% chance of rain all night and keeping up with all of you fast riders on wet roads can seem daunting to those of us who feel like we're already at a disadvantage on dry roads. :)
-the "other" kyle On Jun 2, 10:57 am, <[email protected]> wrote: > When I arrived at the ride last night Steve was the only rider there. And, it > was 5:40...Clearly, many riders have decided to do something else. I > suggested that we head over to the Kicks ride, and, by the time we strolled > over we did have 3 others show up. So, we added our numbers to theirs. > > I did not plan on riding with the fast boys for very long, and I pulled off > on Cheek after taking a pull (a mistake) and turned up Hereford. Keil, Steve, > and the others hung with the big boys, but, I am not sure how they made out. > I finished my proposed course (up Kemp) and was pleased with getting in a > good ride. > > It is clear that changes need to be made to the Tuesday format. After > speaking with Tony and Keil, and, after seeing such a big drop in attendance > I need to see if the lost in interest is due to others wanted to do something > else, or, that most riders just are not having much fun with this ride. > > I would love some suggestions and opinions, but, for now the first thing that > is going to change is the ride philosophy. Not a major change, since I think > that we still need what would be considered a fast ride. What I am going to > propose is controlling the ride until we hit Burton, add back those 2 Primes > so that we can still test the legs (Burton and Cheek & the Doc and > Leesville), and, giving recognition (instead of points) for the first 3 > finishers. > > I will listen to what others have to say; talk to Tony, and, see what we come > up with. One way or another there will always be a Tuesday ride!! > > Rick -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
