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Meet Kissena Ride

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@BenFinoRadin I will be there. BB at 8am?
i'm in. will i be able to fit in my 3x19 sweet spot?  coach's orders!
I'll be there!
@Brendan Ride away from group then reverse direction—will take some teen math competition skills. 
^or jam your brake pad into the rim before you start the hard work
you could also invest in a running parachute !

Siiiiiick thanks for the strong showing y'all.

8am BB 9am GWB
Thanks to Ben for leading the ride today. A good group of potential recruits in there. Brendan took state line like Caleb (but no sitting up).  <3
yeah that was a large group!  wonder how many will stick around
sorry to have missed it, any photos?
We had 8 prospects (out of 13 RSVPs), and def lots of potential. Only two flats (one was a false alarm) and one mechanical  =) 

Thanks for coming out everyone! It was great and super helpful to have such a strong club presence. Thanks for being patient as I figure out the best way of facilitating MKRs.

Sorry, no photos Eloy  :s
Meet Kissena Ride this Saturday!

9am GWB

I need some volunteers to lead this ride as I am preoccupied with Armory week. I'll handle all logistics – all you have to do is show up, take role call from the list I send you, and lead the group to the destination of your choosing.

Let me know – thanks all!
Did we get any new members??
We extended invite to 8 riders – two have joined so far, Ricky and Jordan.
* BUMP *

Reminder y'all – I need a few volunteers for the Meet Kissena Ride this Saturday!


Weather is looking like 22F at 9am on Saturday, feels like 9 with a wind of 16mph.
That sounds miserable.  I'm on the trainer.

May want to cancel the ride.  I'd like them to think we're a reasonable team.  I rode in a new member ride in the park in very cold temps one time when a kid showed up without gloves.  When we don't know riders' abilities to prepare for extreme temps, it's best to play it safe.  If they think they have something to prove, it may lead to bad judgement.
^ Agree with Bruce, I doubt most would own sufficient kit to manage temps in the teens.  
Aight will cancel
Whenever I'm riding with inexperienced riders I treat the ride as if I was a guide again.
  • extra pair of gloves, thermal hat, extra gillet
  • extra layers for me in case I need to share some
  • extra tubes, extra C02
  • extra snickers bar, water
  • extra observant to see when people are getting tired/cold/hungry and therefore clumsy
  • extra willing to cut the ride short or change course
#ymmv
Hey all,

More crap weather – this weekend's Meet Kissena ride is canceled!
Forecast for this Saturday is lookin gewd – so you know what that means…

MEET KISSENA RIDE



Come meet the prospects and show them what a rad squad we've got.
i plan to be there.  let's not forget that many of the squad are racing on Sunday :)
i plan to be there.  let's not forget that many of the squad are racing on Sunday :)
Training races Brendan, training races.
Hey y'all we have a decent group of prospects for tomorrow! We need a good showing from the club so please come ride w/ us!

9am gwb
I will be there, anyone riding up from UWS?
I'll be at BB at 8:00.
En route but will probably miss the group. Which route you taking will try and catch.
Doing the back roads way to Piermont. Careful on the GWB - it's extra slippery this morning
Low road to piermont 


Had as a great group of prospective members this morning!