November 2006::Wakefield Tuesday Night Ride [Archive]

Squirrel Girl

November 6th, 2006, 11:39 PM

Folks, they predict rain for Tuesday evening. Starting around 6pm. Of course, the weather forecasters are often wrong, lately they've been pretty good. Before you all make concrete plans, I'd keep your schedule flexible.

Besides, make SURE TO VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

Brizn

November 7th, 2006, 12:31 PM

CRAIG2

November 7th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Yeah, it's gone from a 70% to 40% chance of rain in the past 12 hours or so. I'll try to post up something later today either way.

If it's raining from 5:30 on, the ride is off. If it's not raining by the time the ride is scheduled to begin, the ride is on.

Forecast summary: It might rain or it might not. The meteorologists just like to add a bunch of meaningless percentages to make it sound like they really know something. You're better off with a window. :D

drevil

November 7th, 2006, 12:59 PM

I'm gonna stay tuned to this thread for weather/ride updates. I'd like to come down tonight for a spin. Would be coming from Frederick, though-- so it's a heck of a commitment, travel-wise, just to be rained out.
There are a few guys that come down from Frederick for the Wakefield night rides. I guess they can PM you if they are interested in carpooling.

allencb

November 7th, 2006, 01:41 PM

I was just out and about in the Mclean area and we're getting intermittant sprinkles. It's not enough to wet the ground though. I'll sweat more moisture out during a ride than we're getting from the sky right now. :p

Chris

CRAIG2

November 7th, 2006, 01:47 PM

Yeah, but the ride is 6 hours away and Doppler shows what looks like a significant blob of green and yellow coming our way, now just north of Richmond on the 95 corridor. Stay tuned...

Snot-Rocket

November 7th, 2006, 01:51 PM

I"m trying to get there...been sick for a few days, but DYING to try out my new bike!
Lynn

Ack- save that new ride for a nice day when you can feel the luv proper :D !

Brizn

November 7th, 2006, 04:50 PM

Just checking in..

Brizn

November 7th, 2006, 05:24 PM

Ok, I'm gonna hang back based on posts in the other threads. Maybe next week, my friends.

halfinch

November 7th, 2006, 05:33 PM

brian,
we've had some precip this afternoon, so hanging back is wise. see you next week perhaps.

CRAIG2

November 7th, 2006, 05:42 PM

Greetings folks -

The ride for tonight is OFF. Sorry for the late notice. We'll try again Thursday!

Craig

lynngym

November 8th, 2006, 12:12 AM

hee hee will do!!!!

allencb

November 13th, 2006, 11:42 PM

Is tomorrow's ride on or off?

Chris

CRAIG2

November 14th, 2006, 10:28 AM

Good question - this might be a call I'll have to make when I get to the park. Yesterday was NOT a good day for drying out, and the grounds around my apartment were pretty soggy this morning.

Right now, it's kind of up in the air. If someone makes it out there today and can post something up as far as trail conditions go, I'd appreciate it.

Craig

CRAIG2

November 14th, 2006, 04:50 PM

MyOtherBrotherL

November 14th, 2006, 05:24 PM

Just bumping this one back into the mix... So far I've heard nothing of trail conditions, so until I hear otherwise, the ride is ON. If we get there and the trails are not in good shape, I'll cut things short - forewarned is fair warned.

Craig

Craig - If things are too wet, get on the CCT (Heading towards the Ball fields - Not Accotink) and ride out to 50. Turn around and head back. It's a better than NOTHING ride.

L

CRAIG2

November 14th, 2006, 05:29 PM

True - hopefully that 'lake' along the gas lines getting over to the paved portion is passable...

MyOtherBrotherL

November 14th, 2006, 05:46 PM

True - hopefully that 'lake' along the gas lines getting over to the paved portion is passable...

They filled that whole area with gravel. It's like cement now.......

CRAIG2

November 14th, 2006, 05:51 PM

Sweet - yeah, I haven't been on the CCT in ages...

allencb

November 20th, 2006, 06:54 PM

Safe to assume tomorrow's ride is on?

Chris

CRAIG2

November 20th, 2006, 07:11 PM

Yep! Tomorrow is still on, and I don't see any rain in the near future. Thursday, of course, will be off. I'm thinking about maybe doing something Friday if it doesn't rain. If it does, I'll be drinking at the driving range :D

See everyone tomorrow!

Craig

jvanbrecht

November 20th, 2006, 07:37 PM

I'll probably be freezing my ass off, but I will try to be there... take it easy on me.. its been a week or 2 since I rode a bike, I forgot how :D

CRAIG2

November 20th, 2006, 08:40 PM

Oh, it's not supposed to be that cold quite yet, and I'll be gentle - promise. ;)

jvanbrecht

November 20th, 2006, 11:35 PM

I like the idea of riding backwards.. more my pace heh...

allencb

November 20th, 2006, 11:36 PM

Looks like I won't be able to make it. My bike has minor technical issues and I don't have time to fix it. Besides, I barely have enough time to pack and get ready to go out of town. I'll see you guys next week.

Chris

CRAIG2

November 21st, 2006, 10:33 AM

Brizn

November 21st, 2006, 10:41 AM

There's about a 75% chance I'll be there tonight.. are there a few rides happening?

CRAIG2

November 21st, 2006, 10:56 AM

Hard to say - I think the casual ride is the only advertised ride. But, usually there is at least one other group, which is usually a moderate pace ride. No guarantees, though.

allencb

November 21st, 2006, 11:06 AM

See, now if you get rid of all those pesky gears, you wouldn't have these problems! :D
Tis not the gears but the front disk brake. I removed the wheel to change tires and now the brake is rubbing in an odd way. No time to diagnose it at 9pm last night and really no time to ride this evening considering a better use of my time is packing to go out of town tomorrow. Oh well, there's always next week. :D

Chris

CRAIG2

November 21st, 2006, 11:09 AM

Front brakes... humph! Soooooo overrated. ;)

Brizn

November 21st, 2006, 11:13 AM

Tis not the gears but the front disk brake. I removed the wheel to change tires and now the brake is rubbing in an odd way. No time to diagnose it at 9pm last night and really no time to ride this evening considering a better use of my time is packing to go out of town tomorrow. Oh well, there's always next week. :D

Chrisdepending on the brake, i'm sure someone (namely me, if no one else and if i'm there) would be willing/able to fix it in the lot pre-ride.

allencb

November 21st, 2006, 11:42 AM

depending on the brake, i'm sure someone (namely me, if no one else and if i'm there) would be willing/able to fix it in the lot pre-ride.
I appreciate the offer, but this is really a convenient excuse to be responsible. It sounds like there's something on the pad, maybe some crud got dislodged when I took the wheel out. I wasn't in the mood to work on it in my garage at 9pm last night.

I'll probably get it sorted out tonight after the packing is done. I have to get a wife, kid, dog, and my hunting gear organized and mostly packed tonight so I only have to load the W/K/D at departure. I hate loading vehicles right before leaving, it's a surefire way to forget something.

Front brakes... humph! Soooooo overrated. ;)
Yeah, but if I don't have good brakes, I risk running up your back end when you stall out on a climb or slam on your brakes unexpectedly. ;) Got Snorkel? :eek:

Chris

CRAIG2

November 21st, 2006, 11:46 AM

Got Snorkel? :eek:

Chris

Never leave home without it! :D

halfinch

November 21st, 2006, 12:05 PM

There's about a 75% chance I'll be there tonight.. are there a few rides happening?

brizn
i'll be out there aroun 8pm if you want to avoid the early rush.

TrailVictim

November 21st, 2006, 01:20 PM

Hard to say - I think the casual ride is the only advertised ride. But, usually there is at least one other group, which is usually a moderate pace ride. No guarantees, though.

Who's leading the casual ride and is it really casual. My son and I will be riding SS for his first night ride so I don't want to hold the group up. What will the ride leader be driving?

CRAIG2

November 21st, 2006, 01:24 PM

Greetings!

The ride is casual an will be casual - we will only move along as fast as the slowest rider, stopping as necessary. You won't get dropped. I am the ride leader, and drive a gold colored Ford Focus sedan. I will be riding a black/yellow GT singlespeed. Wakefield is great for SS; no major hills, and most first timers can ride most sections on just about any kind of mtn bike.

Craig

punga

November 21st, 2006, 01:28 PM

brizn
i'll be out there aroun 8pm if you want to avoid the early rush.
I may make it out there late as well, probably 7:23ish. Brizn, will you be out?

punga!

Brizn

November 21st, 2006, 01:39 PM

I may make it out there late as well, probably 7:23ish. Brizn, will you be out?

punga!I dunno.. that's a pretty big window.. I wouldn't want to be waiting around. Maybe if you pinned it down a little better..

:DNot sure just yet.. still weighing things out, school is really kicking my as$ so that's getting factored in. I'd say that the likelihood of me being there tonight has dropped, somewhat, to about 58% or so.

dharma

November 21st, 2006, 02:13 PM

no riding (at all, even C&O, I asked :( ) for almost 3 weeks until I go back for my follow-up. damn doctors. :mad:

cathie m

November 21st, 2006, 02:32 PM

no riding (at all, even C&O, I asked :( ) for almost 3 weeks until I go back for my follow-up. damn doctors. :mad:
What did they tell you aobut the injury, I never heard?

MyOtherBrotherL

November 21st, 2006, 02:33 PM

no riding (at all, even C&O, I asked :( ) for almost 3 weeks until I go back for my follow-up. damn doctors. :mad:

What did you do?

(And was this a Bike related Injury, climbing or Kilroy's induced one??)

dharma

November 21st, 2006, 07:08 PM

What did they tell you aobut the injury, I never heard?
nothing serious, fortunately. But enough that riding on Sunday did not help things. No breaks or fractures and 90% certain that there are no tears either. Bummer is he said it just takes time to heal. Bruised humerus (?) bone and sprained rotator cuff. 2-3 weeks no lifting, biking, climbing, etc.

how are YOU feeling? Any improvement to the ribs? My doc told me I could ride a stationary... joy, joy.

What did you do?

(And was this a Bike related Injury, climbing or Kilroy's induced one??)
Took a digger on this (http://picasaweb.google.com/dharma.dill/Misc/photo?authkey=Q84StUFriiw#499998774 0836560914) log pile at Schaeffer two weeks ago. I almost had it too! Oh well, next time! :rolleyes:

dcraider

November 21st, 2006, 07:31 PM

how are YOU feeling? Any improvement to the ribs? My doc told me I could ride a stationary... joy, joy.

Took a digger on this (http://picasaweb.google.com/dharma.dill/Misc/photo?authkey=Q84StUFriiw#499998774 0836560914) log pile at Schaeffer two weeks ago. I almost had it too! Oh well, next time! :rolleyes:

Ahhh, what do doctors know, they're just doctors. Take some Motrin, otherwise known as Vitamin M to us military folks, and get back on your bike. You'll heel in no time. :rolleyes:

I can't believe that's not you in the picture, sure that isn't your stunt double? He's almost as buff as you ;)

K-ris in da hizzouse

tsunayoshi

November 22nd, 2006, 01:06 AM

Had a damn good ride tonight. Hitting the bowl for the 1st time added a nice little workout. Thanks to Craig and <forgot his name> for going at my falling pace.

Mud+leaves+hidden roots SUCK!

cathie m

November 22nd, 2006, 05:04 PM

nothing serious, fortunately. But enough that riding on Sunday did not help things. No breaks or fractures and 90% certain that there are no tears either. Bummer is he said it just takes time to heal. Bruised humerus (?) bone and sprained rotator cuff. 2-3 weeks no lifting, biking, climbing, etc.

how are YOU feeling? Any improvement to the ribs? My doc told me I could ride a stationary... joy, joy.

See, didn't I call it, a bruised humerus? Veterinarians know what we're talking about too. :)

I don't think mine is my rib, I think I tore a muscle. It's still sore, was hurting more two weeks after I fell and the pain moved up. But I rode last night at Wakefield. Thanks to everyone for waiting for me by the way since the gosh darn traffic was so bad.

I did bail after the first outing and I'm sore today. But as dcraider said, I just took some "vitamin M" (but guess it would be "vitamin I" since it's generic, ibuprofen ;) ).

Hope to see you on the trail soon, maybe next week?

allencb

November 28th, 2006, 01:15 PM

On tonight?

I'm going to try and get there a bit early so I can ride some before the main ride. Anyone is welcome to join me. I'll be driving the green Camry with the red bike.

Chris

dcraider

November 28th, 2006, 02:02 PM

On tonight?

I'm going to try and get there a bit early so I can ride some before the main ride. Anyone is welcome to join me. I'll be driving the green Camry with the red bike.

Chris

Two of us also plan on getting there about 515 or so for some tooling around and BSing. Driving a Silver Trailblazer and the other drives a White Cherokee.

Later

dharma

November 28th, 2006, 02:31 PM

See, didn't I call it, a bruised humerus? Veterinarians know what we're talking about too. :)

I don't think mine is my rib, I think I tore a muscle. It's still sore, was hurting more two weeks after I fell and the pain moved up. But I rode last night at Wakefield. Thanks to everyone for waiting for me by the way since the gosh darn traffic was so bad.

I did bail after the first outing and I'm sore today. But as dcraider said, I just took some "vitamin M" (but guess it would be "vitamin I" since it's generic, ibuprofen ;) ).

Hope to see you on the trail soon, maybe next week?

torn muscle, ouch! good news that you are at least getting out on some rides again. you were definitely right on the diagnosis. it's actually not so much the riding that's bothersome, it's more the carrying/lifting/loading of the bike. If I can't get the bike on my car, then I can't really ride. It sucks, but I'm still going to hold of on riding until I go back to the doc the end of next week and hopefully will get his blessing then!

jvanbrecht

November 28th, 2006, 02:31 PM

I still need a light *shoots self in head* I may have fixed the current dead one, not sure, will see I guess, I may try to pickup a light this afternoon again (I took the last one back), but I wont be able to charge it till I get home.

CRAIG2

November 28th, 2006, 04:01 PM

Greetings folks -

Is there someone coming out tonight that can step in and lead the casual ride? I'm not going to be able to make it out today - this week is looking rough. Sorry for the late notice!

Craig

allencb

November 28th, 2006, 04:19 PM

Well crud. I'm not a MORE member yet, nor have I ever led a group of people in any official manner. That said, I'm still going and folks are welcome to follow me around. If I end up with folks unofficially following me around like lost puppies, I certainly won't leave anyone behind.

Chris

Brizn

November 28th, 2006, 05:04 PM

I'm on my way down shortly-- there around 530ish.

MyOtherBrotherL

November 29th, 2006, 10:15 PM

Who's gonna send me the Trail Monitor report from last night???

tsunayoshi

November 30th, 2006, 12:58 AM

Who's gonna send me the Trail Monitor report from last night???

Mrs. MOBL was there... :D

*ducks*

Jackson

November 30th, 2006, 08:23 PM

Who's gonna send me the Trail Monitor report from last night???

Larry - I lead the casual ride in Craig's absence. What info do you need?

- Tom

Jackson

November 30th, 2006, 08:24 PM

torn muscle, ouch! good news that you are at least getting out on some rides again. you were definitely right on the diagnosis. it's actually not so much the riding that's bothersome, it's more the carrying/lifting/loading of the bike. If I can't get the bike on my car, then I can't really ride. It sucks, but I'm still going to hold of on riding until I go back to the doc the end of next week and hopefully will get his blessing then!

Good luck, Dharma.

- Tom