Howdy Folks... Haven't heard back from anyone so we will cancel this week's Monday mountain bike ride. I am unavailable next week, but we will try again in 2 weeks. Take care... Andrew Koransky andrew@koransky.com On June 3, 2016 11:42:00 AM "Andrew Koransky" <andrew@koransky.com> wrote: > Hi All.. > > > > Time to kick off our Monday mountain bike ride for the season. New > meeting place is parking lot across from Subculture. > > > > Please let me know what you think of this ride time. If other mornings > work better, I'm happy to move the ride to a different morning. (I know I > could get more on the ride by moving it to an evening, but given that some > of our rides are pretty long, I don't think this is a wise choice. IE > starting the Crest at 6pm just doesn't seem very wise.) But please send > any feedback my way. > > > > And please read in full below if you haven't attended before. > > > > N Backbone Loop (Ute Trail - N Backbone - Lil Rattler - Burnpile) > > . Date: Monday June 6, 2016 > > . Meeting time / place: meet at 8am at parking lot across from > Subculture. We will leave before 8:15am. > > . Drive/carpool? No > > . Aerobic rating: High > > . Technical rating: Advanced > > . Approx. Miles: 9 round trip > > . Approx. Elevation lowest/highest points (ft): 7000 / 7740 > > . Approx. Elevation total gain/loss (ft): 1300 / 1300 > > . Description: One of the more advanced, but more remote and > beautiful SMT routes on N Backbone. Being early season, we will take it > slow though for this first ride, so don't let the ratings scare you. > > . Planning to attend? Please contact Andrew Koransky, > andrew@koransky.com <mailto:andrew@koransky.com> , 719-207-1562 just so I > have an idea of count / who to expect. > > > > Monday Intermediate Mountain Bike Ride - Description / Requirements > > > > We have a wide variety of rides in this valley. so while some rides will > leave from that parking area, the goal is to get out and ride different > areas, so driving/carpools will often be required. Technical difficulty, > aerobic difficulty, distance, and duration will be announced and change > each week. Some rides will have extended hike-a-bikes for mere mortals > such as myself. I will do my best to provide adequate information each > week about these rides so you can make an informed choice about the ride. > I will take votes / suggestions for rides. show up and let me know! > > > > Rides will generally meet Monday mornings at 8am in the parking lot next > to Subculture Cyclery. We might leave early for longer drives/rides, so > please pay close attention to the announcements. The goal is to be back > in town by noon, and we may occasionally do lunch afterwards at one of the > local eateries if there is enough interest/time. > > > > Here are few guidelines so you know what to expect: > > > > 1. About me: I consider myself a non-competitive intermediate > rider. am happy to just be outside and with good company. I am NOT as > talented as many of the hard core MTB enthusiasts in the area. > > 2. The primary goal is to have fun and enjoy each other's company, > however, I would encourage you to know your riding ability, and if > necessary, test yourself before joining the group: Can you ride the full > length of Little Rainbow without breaks? Can you ride North Backbone with > a few breaks to catch your breath, and maybe having to walk a few > technical sections? If we announce a longer ride, is that a distance you > feel comfortable completing? These should be benchmarks that you have the > skills to ENJOY the ride. > > 3. We will do as much as we can to ensure we don't drop anyone, > taking breaks in hopes that all can catch up, but I unfortunately cannot > guarantee a "no-drop" ride. So please see check your riding ability by > re-reading the previous note above. Make sure you have working equipment, > can do basic repairs (carry extra tubes, patches, pump, chain tool, etc.), > feel confident that you can complete the ride chosen, and can self-support > yourself with enough water, food/energy bars, and parts to complete the > ride alone if necessary. > > > > I hope to lead rides into October, and kick off again around Memorial Day > next year. Alternate leaders needed on some Mondays! Otherwise, we'll > just take a short break. > > > > Please call me if you have any questions / concerns at 719-207-1562. > > > > PS I highly recommend purchasing a CORSAR card (http://colorado.gov/sar) > which helps reimburse search and rescue teams within the state. Anyone > who purchases a current hunting/fishing license, or boat, snowmobile, ATV > registration already contributes to the fund. > > > > > > Take care... > > > > Andrew Koransky > > andrew@koransky.com > > >