It is encouraging to hear of another example of "cultivating a small group of individuals who enjoy a tour rather than a race and have embraced the thought of a rolling bicycle adventure/picnic". I am beginning to see references this type of thing more and more in these discussion groups and on blogs.
I enjoy a similar riding style, but miss the some of the social benefits of the "club training rides" I once did on a regular basis. Thanks for the ride report and the inspiration to, perhaps, cultivate my own small group... On May 3, 4:19 pm, Mike Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: > Today was our leisurely cycling group's Spring Ride. (However, I > forgot both my Flip video cam and my digital camera in my car and > didn't realize that I'd left it behind for about 20 minutes into the > ride...another rider took some pics, so I'll try to post something up > soon.) > > For anyone that is remotely familiar with Central Iowa, we started in > Des Moines (at the Birdland Marina) and traveled north along the Des > Moines River to the Saylorville Dam. I was on my Protovelo and it was > a great chance to get out with the temperature around 70 F for most of > the ride. The others in our small group (five in total) were mostly on > steel bikes from the 70's and early 80's. (I've been somewhat > successful in cultivating a small group of individuals who enjoy a > tour rather than a race and have embraced the thought of a rolling > bicycle adventure/picnic.) > > The route hugs the river pretty close and snakes through some woodland > area. For anyone that heard about Iowa's 150 year flood that is > apparently hitting every 15 years now (at least in the Des Moines > area), the route rolls through some of the hardest hit areas. It was > nice to discover that our Park and Rec group had been diligently > working to clean up the trail over the past 12 months. > > The ride finished with a BBQ in Union Park, a park on Des Moines' > north side. All in all, a successful day and a great kickoff for many > more rides to come. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
