Steve gave me that number and I think he uses a GPS device of some kind.
On Jun 9, 9:17 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, it looks as though my decision to switch to 6pm was propitious, and, > with 12 riders showing up, apparently irrefragable. But, that aside, we will > return to 5:45 next week, and all subsequent weeks. > > This was pretty much how I had envisioned the Tuesday rides: steady, hard > riding until Patterson, and, then a small group attempts to get away, only to > get reeled back in. Then, they try again, and, this time they stay away. > > That small group was Logan, Steve, and Ty (Bryan would have been in that > group but he was testing his customized TT bike...what a sweet ride). They > first tried to get away on Redwood, but we caught them on Burton. The chase > group was strong, with Bert, Keil, Tom, Don, Ivan, Tammy (wow!), and myself. > (Tony and one other rider began with us, but they pulled off somewhere along > the route...) > > When we hit Olive Branch this triumvirate went again. This is a perfect time > for them to go because Logan just loves those 2 little humps leading to, and > up the Doc. Once they opened up the gap there it was tough reeling them back. > > We organized and took some good pulls, but, when we turned on to Carpenter > Pd. with about 2 miles to go Keil had done some math and determined that they > were 30 seconds ahead of us. It was over. We just did not commit ourselves to > doing what it takes to bring them back. > > I would like to congratulate Logan, Steve, and Ty for a great ride. But, we > are going to mark you 3 on all subsequent rides! And, I am going to make > Bryan an offer he can't refuse to work with the chase group to reel these > rebels in whenever they attempt to get away. > > Logan had the lead group at 22.7 for 30 miles; Bert had our group at 22.1. (I > think that there is a discrepancy here because it did not appear that they > were that far ahead of us...but, the ride was in the mid to upper 22's...) > > Great ride, all! -- 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]
