Thanks for a fun ride tonight everyone, it was great to meet some of you and finally put some faces to names / avatars. And thanks to Dan for the (trivia-filled) escort back to the bridge. I had done FORTY KILOMETRES by the time I got home. At least that's my aerobic base taken care of for the next 6 months.

Eric - it was good to meet you too, but we missed the chance to do some standing starts together, ha. You won't be saying I forced you when we're bathing in the spoils of a NYS podium finish - champagne, women, sports cars, cash etc etc (that's standard for racing over here, right?)

@kieranleahy - I hate to break this to you, but rarely are there more teams than medals! Even at nationals!

@eragot

let him down lightly...

@Kieranleahy, Yes NYS track state champions are showered with adulation. Clear your schedule so you can be on late night talk shows.

I had a good time. Hopefully I can ride with some of you guys this fall. Thanks for the good times.

@eragot and @DanReiners - sorry for the late reply, have been in extensive talks with David Letterman (Piers Morgan called too but I told him where to go).

Don't worry, I figured track racing here (the pros at T-Town aside) is much like track racing in Ireland / UK - i.e. a scant field, and one man and his dog watching.

I won the Irish champs for the first time in 2006 and the owner of the guesthouse in Dublin I was staying at asked me - "do you win a car for that or something?" "er, not quite" was my answer.

Sounds great Jules, count me in!

BUMP

Double Bump.  Who is in?

i'll be there!

I'm going to try and make it if I can get out of work in time.

If I'm able to get out of the office soon, I'll join tonight as well.

Nice turnout last night. Met some great new folks and some prospective members checking the group out. Fun way to spend a pleasant fall evening post-threshold intervals.

Yes, met both of them but very briefly. nice dudes.

the funny thing about mellow group rides in the park, lots of dudes start joining in and since most of the newbies / prospective members don't have kissena gear. so they see it as a random group ride and want to be a part of it.

@mperlberg

The hop-ons are limited by having a Kissena as the gatekeeper/sweeper at the back of the group saying that it is a new member ride, and folks are welcome to join but they have to make sure that they keep it mellow and say in a double paceline. Ive found that discourages the normal PP "hardmen" from joining and then trying to get the group to hammer.

Will do my best to be there, patrolling off the back.....

I will be there for my first group ride to meet you guys.

i'm out...mother$*&%.....

sorry to hear

yes - that, and playoff baseball, presidential debates and Homeland, in no particular order....see you all (hopefully) for the next one...this is beautiful riding weather, too.  enjoy it!

I'll be in PP near the GAP entrance tomorrow evening at 6:55pm.

If anyone wants to come along and help spread the KCC message of chastity, abstinence and rousing hymns, I'd appreciate the company.

-William

917 572 3741

good times last night.

Provisional Schedule:

As much as someone who's a relative noob themselves can be of assistance, I'll be there.

The more the merrier!