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02-04-2005, 05:37 PM

"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> "Arthur Harris" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> > > Brickyard Tour Pace: fast Leader: Red
> > > This route winds through the brick sidestreets of
Wilmette,
> > > allowing you to pretend you are riding in one of those
spring
> > > European classics as you bump along. This ride goes rain
or
> > > shine. Lunch at the Klay Oven restaurant.
> >
> > Sounds like some rides I've been on. I'm guessing the
Brickyard Tour was a
> > real ride.
>
> There's one like that that David Robinson leads every
year -- I think he
> calls it the the Taste of Hell -- as many brick streets in
Seattle as he can
> find. He says he freaked out the City the first time he
asked where they all
> were. They thought he was going to complain! You can read a
description
> here:
>
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>
Art imitates life! My "Brickyard Tour" was (I thought)
fiction -- in fact, there are always a bunch of complaints if
anyone leads a ride through Wilmette on these routes.
Wilmette actually replaces brick streets with new brick
streets -- they are regarded as a traffic-calming device that
also adds charm.

The "real" ride of the ones I posted was the hospital ride, in
which we rode around to sites where club members had been hit
by cars.

02-04-2005, 06:41 PM

I need to find the old narrative from a club in Canada. They did an
all-night ride and hit **every** Tim Horton;\'s (donut shop) in the
metro. The rule was: they had to buy and eat something at every stop.
So they had some TimBits, and a TimPie, and some TimWater...

--Karen M.
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02-04-2005, 06:41 PM

I need to find the old narrative from a club in Canada. They did an
all-night ride and hit **every** Tim Horton;\'s (donut shop) in the
metro. The rule was: they had to buy and eat something at every stop.
So they had some TimBits, and a TimPie, and some TimWater...

--Karen M.
happy to find lead articles on UseNet

02-04-2005, 07:00 PM

"Veloise" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> I need to find the old narrative from a club in Canada. They
did an
> all-night ride and hit **every** Tim Horton;\'s (donut shop)
in the
> metro. The rule was: they had to buy and eat something at
every stop.
> So they had some TimBits, and a TimPie, and some TimWater...
>
> --Karen M.
> happy to find lead articles on UseNet
>
That's too close for comfort -- one of our club's most popular
rides is the "hot dog ride", where we stop at several hot dog
stands. A polish here, a chardog there, ... hey, I haven't
had a bratwurst yet... Is it windy enough for a chili dog?

Too many hot dog places in Chicago to hit them all, though.

02-04-2005, 07:00 PM

"Veloise" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:1107571303.201176.85710@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> I need to find the old narrative from a club in Canada. They
did an
> all-night ride and hit **every** Tim Horton;\'s (donut shop)
in the
> metro. The rule was: they had to buy and eat something at
every stop.
> So they had some TimBits, and a TimPie, and some TimWater...
>
> --Karen M.
> happy to find lead articles on UseNet
>
That's too close for comfort -- one of our club's most popular
rides is the "hot dog ride", where we stop at several hot dog
stands. A polish here, a chardog there, ... hey, I haven't
had a bratwurst yet... Is it windy enough for a chili dog?

Too many hot dog places in Chicago to hit them all, though.

02-05-2005, 04:06 AM

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:15:33 GMT, Bill Sornson wrote:
> Ryan Cousineau wrote:
>>
>> Here's a nice shot of the gravel. Note how the riders make use of the
>> wheel-ruts, the only viable riding lines on the gravel:
>>
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>
> Just a guess: you're not a mountain biker, are you?
>
> (Those AREN'T "ruts"! Ruts can swallow bikes whole!

)

I have a ride like that, down by the Jersey shore (in Hawthorn (sp?)
woods) which rides up a gravel road, the ruts tend to be packed but
loose gravel (the rangers drive this road daily). The rest is loose
gravel. I sometimes get complaints about that section because it's
off-roading (pedel too hard and you spin out in the gravel, pedal too
soft and you fall down). There's just pleasing some folk. :-)

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02-05-2005, 04:06 AM

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:15:33 GMT, Bill Sornson wrote:
> Ryan Cousineau wrote:
>>
>> Here's a nice shot of the gravel. Note how the riders make use of the
>> wheel-ruts, the only viable riding lines on the gravel:
>>
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> Just a guess: you're not a mountain biker, are you?
>
> (Those AREN'T "ruts"! Ruts can swallow bikes whole!

)

I have a ride like that, down by the Jersey shore (in Hawthorn (sp?)
woods) which rides up a gravel road, the ruts tend to be packed but
loose gravel (the rangers drive this road daily). The rest is loose
gravel. I sometimes get complaints about that section because it's
off-roading (pedel too hard and you spin out in the gravel, pedal too
soft and you fall down). There's just pleasing some folk. :-)

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02-05-2005, 04:14 AM

On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 21:00:16 -0600, Mike Kruger wrote:
> "Veloise" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:1107571303.201176.85710@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>> I need to find the old narrative from a club in Canada. They
> did an
>> all-night ride and hit **every** Tim Horton;\'s (donut shop)
> in the
>> metro. The rule was: they had to buy and eat something at
> every stop.
>> So they had some TimBits, and a TimPie, and some TimWater...
>>
>> --Karen M.
>> happy to find lead articles on UseNet
>>
> That's too close for comfort -- one of our club's most popular
> rides is the "hot dog ride", where we stop at several hot dog
> stands. A polish here, a chardog there, ... hey, I haven't
> had a bratwurst yet... Is it windy enough for a chili dog?

That reminds me of a route I did from the club collection. It ended up
being a 62 mile ride with no stops as we couldn't find a single store
on the route! I haven't done that one since but I now know where every
store is within 5 miles of my routes (this is South Jersey and still
farm land). The reason it reminded me of that was an encounter we had
on my modified version of that ride. There is a store in Chesterfield
that is billed as an Ice Cream shop. There a vegetarian rider took
offense to the way another rider scarfed down a hot dog (I was upset
too, not enough yellow mustard! ;-). Ocasionally we ride for hot dogs!

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02-05-2005, 04:14 AM

On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 21:00:16 -0600, Mike Kruger wrote:
> "Veloise" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:1107571303.201176.85710@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>> I need to find the old narrative from a club in Canada. They
> did an
>> all-night ride and hit **every** Tim Horton;\'s (donut shop)
> in the
>> metro. The rule was: they had to buy and eat something at
> every stop.
>> So they had some TimBits, and a TimPie, and some TimWater...
>>
>> --Karen M.
>> happy to find lead articles on UseNet
>>
> That's too close for comfort -- one of our club's most popular
> rides is the "hot dog ride", where we stop at several hot dog
> stands. A polish here, a chardog there, ... hey, I haven't
> had a bratwurst yet... Is it windy enough for a chili dog?

That reminds me of a route I did from the club collection. It ended up
being a 62 mile ride with no stops as we couldn't find a single store
on the route! I haven't done that one since but I now know where every
store is within 5 miles of my routes (this is South Jersey and still
farm land). The reason it reminded me of that was an encounter we had
on my modified version of that ride. There is a store in Chesterfield
that is billed as an Ice Cream shop. There a vegetarian rider took
offense to the way another rider scarfed down a hot dog (I was upset
too, not enough yellow mustard! ;-). Ocasionally we ride for hot dogs!

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02-05-2005, 08:09 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Neil Cherry <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:15:33 GMT, Bill Sornson wrote:
> > Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> >>
> >> Here's a nice shot of the gravel. Note how the riders make use of the
> >> wheel-ruts, the only viable riding lines on the gravel:
> >>
> >> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> >
> > Just a guess: you're not a mountain biker, are you?

I'm not great, but I've ridden the North Shore's CBC.

> > (Those AREN'T "ruts"! Ruts can swallow bikes whole!

)

Well, yes, and if I had a mountain bike for that ride, this wouldn't
even count as "off-road." But at race pace on 23mm slicks, it's pretty
exciting. The biggest problem with going off-line wasn't crashing
(though the stability was less) it was that you slowed down too much in
the deeper, more irregular gravel. Even on 'cross tires it might have
been easier, but the guy on 'cross tires couldn't keep up on the
pavement that comprised the other 4km.

> I have a ride like that, down by the Jersey shore (in Hawthorn (sp?)
> woods) which rides up a gravel road, the ruts tend to be packed but
> loose gravel (the rangers drive this road daily). The rest is loose
> gravel. I sometimes get complaints about that section because it's
> off-roading (pedel too hard and you spin out in the gravel, pedal too
> soft and you fall down). There's just pleasing some folk. :-)

I do a fair bit of riding on gravel with a road bike, but there aren't a
lot of nominal road races that pull this sort of madness. It's a fairly
special race.

Then again, the biggest criterium in Vancouver takes place on
brick-paved streets:

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I wish they still called it the "Gastown Grand Prix," though. "Tour"
should be reserved for actual stage races, at least.

Oh well, could be worse. I'll also be racing in the (ahem) _inagural_
"Port Coquitlam Classic."
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