I started making this ride consistently in the middle of last summer. I don’t love it like Big Worm loves his Thursday Joe’s ride in the summer, but I do like this ride allot. I enjoy the regulars who show up and their passion for this ride, I like the workout that I get and I like the various routes that are chosen once the days get longer. In the summer months someone will always have a cooler full of beer or a cold watermelon for sharing at the end. The regulars will then pick a place and meet for dinner afterwards (which I have yet to make a dinner but it is on my list of things to do).
I had hoped I’d have good legs last night but I suffered the whole ride. At one point, on Cherry Tree, I thought I had finally popped. Luckily I was able to limp back to the end of the train and keep on rolling with the group.
This otherwise friendly ride turned ugly for me near the end and I was concerned for my safety. After a hotly contested sprint near the end of Whitehouse Road, Mighty Mite (Danielle, seen pictured below) spit in my face and yelled “so I guess you think you won that sprint”, she then yelled “this ain’t no Bikechain ride Bitch” (what does that even mean). Ok, maybe she didn’t spit in my face, and maybe she didn’t yell and call me a bitch, but this was very traumatic for me nonetheless. I’m tearing up just telling this story. I feel bad that Mighty Mite crashed on her next MTB ride with me.
I’ve got so many rides penciled in on my calendar that there is no way I can do them all. Brent and I are talking about getting a group together and going over to Vernon for the Tour de Ranch on the 24th (who’s in) of this month. It’ll be nice riding virgin roads. Big Worm has mentioned maybe going to the Santos Fat Tire Festival next weekend. April is Cohutta which I am really looking forward to. Each month has at least one event listed. I wish time and money was not a factor so I could do them all.
The Tour of Amsterdam is on for this Saturday. Thinking of riding to it from the house which would add on an additional 20 or so miles. The problem is I may need a ride home. After the BBQ chicken lunch with fixings and desert I’m pretty sure I will not want to get back on my bike.
See you guys outside!!

