Tuesday equals throw-down. 5:00PM TUESDAYS AMICA'S Finally. NOAA Forecast: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. That's two days away, but it's looking pretty good from here. Sadly, we won't have Kevin Thomas to drive us into oblivion. He's recovering from a little MTB mishap. So...now...who is going to instigate? Please, can we all agree to punish each other? I just can't seem to do it to myself. I really need it. Don't you? Might I suggest the following route: 291 neutral roll-out (no-drop) to Stone Bridge. 285 to Centerville via county backroad. Flip it, and pick up the group (See *Sprint Safety Notes*Below). Stop at 285 for a complete regroup. Paceline 285 to Poncha Springs. If we're feeling it, up 285 to Mear's Junction or Poncha Pass. Back home. *Sprint Safety Notes*: When the group is charging back from Centerville to pick you up, please treat it with a heavy dose of respect. The group can be travelling 30-40MPH on this section as it launches into a sprint. Please don't casually U-Turn in front of the group causing emergency braking. Think of it as a shoulder-to-shoulder car speeding toward you. Get all the way over to the shoulder with plenty of distance to spare. We will regroup at 285 - there is no urgency. Everyone should be able to hang onto the paceline all the way to the climb out of the river valley above CR165. Here we go. -e "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki

One day closer, and the Tuesday 5PM ride is looking windy, but warm and dry: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. -e "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Eric Tauer <erictauer@gmail.com> wrote: > > Tuesday equals throw-down. > > 5:00PM TUESDAYS AMICA'S > > Finally. > > NOAA Forecast: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. > > That's two days away, but it's looking pretty good from here. > > Sadly, we won't have Kevin Thomas to drive us into oblivion. He's recovering from a little MTB mishap. > > So...now...who is going to instigate? > > Please, can we all agree to punish each other? > > I just can't seem to do it to myself. > > I really need it. Don't you? > > Might I suggest the following route: > > 291 neutral roll-out (no-drop) to Stone Bridge. 285 to Centerville via county backroad. Flip it, and pick up the group (See Sprint Safety Notes Below). Stop at 285 for a complete regroup. Paceline 285 to Poncha Springs. If we're feeling it, up 285 to Mear's Junction or Poncha Pass. Back home. > > Sprint Safety Notes: When the group is charging back from Centerville to pick you up, please treat it with a heavy dose of respect. The group can be travelling 30-40MPH on this section as it launches into a sprint. Please don't casually U-Turn in front of the group causing emergency braking. Think of it as a shoulder-to-shoulder car speeding toward you. Get all the way over to the shoulder with plenty of distance to spare. We will regroup at 285 - there is no urgency. Everyone should be able to hang onto the paceline all the way to the climb out of the river valley above CR165. > > Here we go. > > -e > > "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, > but in the expert's there are few." > - Shunryu Suzuki