Jan 30, 2021 at 08:27 PM
Group Ride (Sat & Sun)
Jan 31, 2021 at 04:55 PM
We are approaching that special Sunday in America where everyone stops what they’re doing to tune into the marquee sporting event of the year- The Super Bowl Century p/b Kissena Cycling Club!
Unfortunately, there is no way to ride as a group and ensure the safety of our teammates, families and community. BUT there are no CDC guidelines against riding 100 miles on your own! Thus, this year we are pushing the first ever…
Kissena Super Socially Distant Super Bowl Century
(The Weekend of the February 7th)
The proposal to you all is to do what we do every Super Bowl Sunday. Go and ride your damn bike for a long time! Like many of the gravel events that have gone virtual this year, you'll ride on your own and will shoot for either 100 miles or 100km. You can ride indoors, outdoors, dirt, tarmac, uphill, downhill, wherever! This year, you get to make it your own and creativity is encouraged. Be on the lookout for some organized virtual opportunities to chat with friends. We may be separated but we’re not alone!
When you’re done, post on the KCC Forum or on Slack with your ride link, a short description of the adventure you had and a few pics! If you’re not cool with it being shared on the KCC socials, please indicate that somewhere (don’t worry, we won’t post your home address)!
EVEN BETTER YET: If you participate in the KSSDSBC you'll be entered into a raffle with the chance to win a free Kissena jersey! You get 1 entry for 100km and 2 entries for 100 miles.
Just remember to post your ride if you want to be in the raffle! You can post those here, even though we'll be group riding mostly in spirit.
The pandemic era sucks but let’s make sure we do the things we CAN do. Be safe, be smart, and remember that you represent not only yourself but Kissena when you’re out on the road!
Jan 31, 2021 at 10:52 PM
I am up for riding the thing on my own next Sunday. But the weather might not cooperate sufficiently.
See you somewhere.
Feb 01, 2021 at 06:00 PM
Gonna try to make it happen. Won't be <32F on the west coast but I'll seek to add 1,000's of add'l feet to make up for it.
Feb 01, 2021 at 06:17 PM
So rad!
Also, got the question about when you can do this and my thinking was opening up the whole weekend (Feb 6th and 7th) for big rides. If your personal super bowl is on Thursday, by all means get to it! We have to take our small victories, one being that Super Bowl Sunday can be whenever we goddamn please this year.
Also, got the question about when you can do this and my thinking was opening up the whole weekend (Feb 6th and 7th) for big rides. If your personal super bowl is on Thursday, by all means get to it! We have to take our small victories, one being that Super Bowl Sunday can be whenever we goddamn please this year.
Feb 01, 2021 at 07:12 PM
Yeah looking outside and at the forecast, looks like the roads may not be great to spend upwards of 6 hrs on.
Not sure if this would work, but thought it might be pretty funny to run Zwift on the phone and do a virtual century while actually doing a century at the same time, at least for a little bit.
Not sure if this would work, but thought it might be pretty funny to run Zwift on the phone and do a virtual century while actually doing a century at the same time, at least for a little bit.
Feb 01, 2021 at 07:15 PM
Do it in Central Park, while riding Central Park on zwift.David Yang said:Yeah looking outside and at the forecast, looks like the roads may not be great to spend upwards of 6 hrs on.
Not sure if this would work, but thought it might be pretty funny to run Zwift on the phone and do a virtual century while actually doing a century at the same time, at least for a little bit.
Feb 01, 2021 at 07:28 PM
looking at the forecast, i'm thinking Coca Cola has the right idea (of sitting this one out). on the other hand, OCA to Croton Dam could be fun in a snowfall...
Feb 04, 2021 at 06:42 PM
Weather forecast says Saturday looks like the day to do it!
Feb 05, 2021 at 02:05 AM
Yeah Sunday looks great here too
Apr 17, 2021 at 06:01 PM
First road ride in a while , such a thrill sitting on someone’s wheel
@PatrickGrehan and @Jeff Condon
looking sharp and we bumped into @Matt Budofsky twice
@PatrickGrehan and @Jeff Condon
looking sharp and we bumped into @Matt Budofsky twice
Apr 17, 2021 at 06:32 PM
This is pure joy.
Apr 20, 2021 at 05:54 PM
This was only my second time out on the road since my shoulder surgery last month. I took the pace easy and never got out of the saddle. My shoulder held up okay. Looking forward to more and larger group rides soon!
Apr 20, 2021 at 06:41 PM
AWESOME!PatrickGrehan said:This was only my second time out on the road since my shoulder surgery last month. I took the pace easy and never got out of the saddle. My shoulder held up okay. Looking forward to more and larger group rides soon!
Apr 23, 2021 at 12:42 PM
Forecast looks great. I am planning on riding from the GWB Saturday at 9am. Probably going to Nyack. Still nursing my shoulder and have little fitness so will be going slow (endurance / conversational pace).
I am fully vaccinated. Happy to have some company. If group is more than a few people we can discuss breaking it into smaller groups or other ways to maintain a comfortable and safe situation for all
Apr 24, 2021 at 06:54 PM
Had a nice group ride turnout for what is hopefully the trend as more of the club gets vaccinated and local infection rates continue to decline.
Jim, James, Stephen, and Eloy who’ve all had at least one vaccination shot headed out from the GWB on a beautiful day with lots of riders on the road. We ran into Jeff in Piermont as Stephen, James and I went up Bradley while Jim and Eloy returned to Brooklyn. Up on Clausland I tried to sprint (seated of course) past James up the road to the Nike base and paid for it for the rest of the ride. That 15 second effort was all I had in the legs.
We met up with Jonathan and Matt on 9W heading back where they had to wait up for me and my lack of fitness.
Glad to see the club cautiously returning to group riding
Apr 24, 2021 at 09:22 PM
Nike base summit:
Apr 26, 2021 at 02:50 AM
@PatrickGrehan Sounds like a great day out. Looking forward to getting back to group rides!
May 01, 2021 at 07:51 PM
any one up for a 9w ride tomorrow? looking like a beautiful day.
May 01, 2021 at 09:13 PM
Hey Colin, I'm nursing a sore calf, but was thinking about heading up that way tomorrow. I don't know how far or how hard I'll be able to go, but if you don't mind the uncertainty I'm down. I don't mind getting dropped at any point if you want to ride further or harder. I'm assuming you have your 2 shots.
May 02, 2021 at 11:52 PM
Met up with Colin and Ben at the GWB today and headed north. Just before we hit Bradley, James joined us and spun up the climb so fast I thought I was sitting still.
We ran into Joe at Piermont Bike where Colin had his derailleur cable replaced. Amazing how a non-rusted derailleur cable suddenly gives you access to all your cogs.
I said hello to my mother in Piermont while the guys waited for Colin’s bike. Ben headed back solo and James went to do more repeats up clausland. What an Animal
Colin, Joe and I did a nice rotating paceline on 9W. When was the last time you read about that on this thread? Seems like eons ago since I was last in a paceline. IT FELT DAMN GOOD. I highly recommend it to make you feel like the world is inching closer to normality
May 03, 2021 at 12:07 AM
A rotating pace line sounds way more fun than repeats, Pat! It was another amazing day out riding bikes, and very nice to meet Colin and Ben.
May 03, 2021 at 02:45 AM
Wow!
May 14, 2021 at 11:19 PM
I’m going to be at the GWB tomorrow (Saturday) if someone wants to join
May 15, 2021 at 12:14 AM
Possibly the hottest post since Hotlist himself…PatrickGrehan said:I’m going to be at the GWB tomorrow (Saturday) if someone wants to join
May 15, 2021 at 02:39 AM
Curious about this.PatrickGrehan said:I’m going to be at the GWB tomorrow (Saturday) if someone wants to join
What time?
May 15, 2021 at 02:54 AM
Forgot that detail: 9am
mugwump said:Curious about this.PatrickGrehan said:I’m going to be at the GWB tomorrow (Saturday) if someone wants to join
What time?
May 15, 2021 at 03:49 PM
Heading out tomorrow morning for a ride. If anybody wants to tag along, I'll be at the GW (jersey side) around 930am. Lmk.
May 19, 2021 at 06:27 PM
Thank you to everyone who responded to the Group Ride/ Race Survey! It appears as though about 98% of people who responded to the survey are either fully vaccinated or intend to be fully vaccinated in the near future. The majority of respondents indicated that they would be most comfortable riding in a group with other vaccinated cyclists. After reviewing survey results and the updated CDC COVID guidelines, we are updating the KCC group riding protocol.
In order to resume group riding we are asking members to adhere to the following:
- Everyone in attendance must be fully vaccinated. For the safety of the group and the community, please only attend these rides if you can verify that you have received a full dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. Verification could be a picture of your vaccination card or the NYS Excelsior Pass.
- Post your ride intentions on the forum or KCC Slack before your ride. This could be something as simple as "I am going to be at GWB at 9:00, looking for a small group to ride with".
- RSVP to state that you intend to join a proposed ride. As always, please post/reach out if you are not going to make it or are running late (we would like to limit the amount of time spent grouped together, waiting for the group ride to begin). This serves to let others know approximately how many people will be attending the ride and will help in the unexpected event that contact tracing needs to occur. Again- it is expected that every member on the group ride is vaccinated.
- Adhere to CDC Guidelines while on the ride (IE: socially distance when not riding, wear masks at cafe stops, don't share bidons or snacks, be VERY mindful of snot rockets/ spit, etc). Please be respectful of your teammates' boundaries, precautions, and safety.
Of course, please use your own discretion. We have come a long way since March 2020 but we still need to be cautious. If we can align our group riding etiquette with COVID safety guidelines, we should be able to enjoy the company of new and familiar teammates on group rides.
In order to resume group riding we are asking members to adhere to the following:
- Everyone in attendance must be fully vaccinated. For the safety of the group and the community, please only attend these rides if you can verify that you have received a full dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. Verification could be a picture of your vaccination card or the NYS Excelsior Pass.
- Post your ride intentions on the forum or KCC Slack before your ride. This could be something as simple as "I am going to be at GWB at 9:00, looking for a small group to ride with".
- RSVP to state that you intend to join a proposed ride. As always, please post/reach out if you are not going to make it or are running late (we would like to limit the amount of time spent grouped together, waiting for the group ride to begin). This serves to let others know approximately how many people will be attending the ride and will help in the unexpected event that contact tracing needs to occur. Again- it is expected that every member on the group ride is vaccinated.
- Adhere to CDC Guidelines while on the ride (IE: socially distance when not riding, wear masks at cafe stops, don't share bidons or snacks, be VERY mindful of snot rockets/ spit, etc). Please be respectful of your teammates' boundaries, precautions, and safety.
Of course, please use your own discretion. We have come a long way since March 2020 but we still need to be cautious. If we can align our group riding etiquette with COVID safety guidelines, we should be able to enjoy the company of new and familiar teammates on group rides.
May 21, 2021 at 01:40 PM
Need to be home by 11am tomorrow so looking to get a group to roll some laps in the park. 9am, GAP, we’ll roll at a moderate pace and see who’s feeling a sprint or two up the hill