July 1, 2008 Whine and Dine Rides

Patrice injured on Saturday club ride

Saturday morning, while descending Tunitas Creek Road, Patrice collided with some uphill riding cyclists who reportedly were riding four abreast blocking the whole road. Patrice managed to stay upright but had a severe cut where her hand had hit an uphill riders brake lever and other injuries requiring stitches. Patrice said, “let everyone know I am okay, but probably won’t be on my bike for at least a week. I am hoping I will be okay to ride the tandem next weekend as we are going to the North West Tandem Rally in McMinnville, OR.”

The Tuesday Whine and Dine rides will still go on as planned.
The Rides are on even if there is smoke!
There will actually be three road routes offered on the two listed rides Tuesday, plus the possible mountain bike option. Folks who do not feel up to the faster/longer rides, or who did these routes last week despite the smoke, can do the “mellow” ride as it offers a different goat complete with hard options! Riders are encouraged to print route sheets before the rides.

Whine and Dine Quick Spinners: July 1, Mt Eden – Pierce with Redwood Gulch Optional

Quick Spinners will be led this week by Steve Sloan

Mt Eden – Pierce – 24 miles, 4LM/M, 1522 Feet of climbing. We will keep to pace. Be prepared for a longer and a bit of a challenging ride.

[Route Sheet Here]

Mt Eden – Pierce with Redwood Gulch Option

Even harder and longer than the option listed above. This is Patrice’s Route that was going to be led last week. Hard Core to the Max!

[Route Sheet Here]

“Mellow” Ride: Kennedy, half Hicks and Shannon

Plus full Hicks and Loma Almaden (not mellow) options!

Shannon/Kennedy and half Hicks, other half Hicks and/or Loma Almaden Optional, 3LM, (5 and 6 M optional), [Route Sheet Here] this is a good ride with very hard options! It can be easy or very hard, depending on how it is ridden. Todays ride will be various paces. You will need to shoot out of the gate to get all of Hicks in before dark. Some of the hard core riders doing this ride may want to do all of Hicks and maybe even Loma Almaden! Note the route sheet lists the climb to the top of Hicks but this days ride “officially” turns around at the switchback where the hard climb starts with the rest of Hicks and Loma Almaden as for credit options. If you want to do the option be prepared for a longer and a a challenging ride and you may want to bring lights. This week you can be both studly and mellow! Plan to do it with a buddy!

Ride Details

All the Whine and Dine Rides start at 6 pm on Tuesday in front of Summit Bikes in Los Gatos, CA. After the rides we go out for fun and food at Una Mas in Los Gatos.

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Please note: Any eating of burritos and/or possible consumption of alcohol will occur after the Whine and Dine rides. Consumption of alcoholic beverages, including possible brewskies, will not be occurring on the ride, only after!

Please drink responsibly.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Download Sign Up Sheet Here]

June 24 Ride Canceled

The ride is canceled, but if you want to ride, RIDE!

Most people have sent us their information and the overwhelming response is the ride should be canceled. There is a breeze and that usually means the air will clear. But, the breeze is coming from the north, where the current fires are. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is advising residents in areas affected by the smoke to be cautious and avoid unnecessary outdoor activities.

According to one person, “The current weather patterns are causing smoke from Northern California to collect in our area.  We will have varying smoke conditions, depending on weather, for the foreseeable future.  Very difficult for Weather Service to predict.” So, we will not be officially leading the rides, but if YOU want to show up and lead the ride here is everything you will need to lead a ride or rides today.

Quick-Spinners Mt Eden – Pierce & Redwood Gulch

[Route Sheet Here]

Mellow Mt Eden – Pierce

[Route Sheet Here]

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Download Sign Up Sheet Here]

Ride Update 2:16pm June 24, 2008

The whine and dine rides will not go as planned. The decision at this point is, should we have no ride at all or a small “baby ride” like the Bullwinkle Ride. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is advising residents in areas affected by the smoke to be cautious and avoid unnecessary outdoor activities.

The final decision will be made by 3:30pm today.

[Current air quality information is here]

May Cancel June 24 Rides!

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Whine and Dine Warriors:

Patrice and I are considering canceling this evening’s Whine and Dine rides due to very bad air quality. It seems like the air is getting worse by the hour. We are trying to get info about where all this smoke is coming from.

~Steve

Quick Spinners: June 24

Mt Eden – Pierce & Redwood Gulch

Patrice Carney is leading the quick spinners ride. Patrice said, “we will do Mt Eden/Pierce and Redwood Gulch.  I have created a route and designated regroups so there will not be anyone riding ahead and leaving people behind unless they are off the front on their own.”

[Route Sheet Here]

Ride Details

The Whine and Dine Rides start at 6 pm on Tuesday in front of Summit Bikes in Los Gatos, CA. After the ride we go out for fun and food at Una Mas in Los Gatos

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Please note: Possible consumption of alcohol by some cyclists may occur after the Whine and Dine rides. Consumption of alcoholic beverages will not be occurring on the ride, only after! Please eat and drink responsibly

Whine and Dine Photos: June 17

Photos from last week’s ride and after

These photos are posted here from last week’s Whine and Dine Ride. It was a great ride with a wonderful social time after!

Viewer Warning: The photos on these links do not have captions!

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[The entire whine and dine photo collection]

Mellow Ride: June 24, Mt. Eden Pierce

Longest Ride of the Year

24 miles, 4LM, 1522 Feet of climbing, an ambitious ride for the almost longest riding day of this season! We will keep to pace. Be prepared for a longer and a bit of a challenging ride.

[Route Sheet Here]

Ride Details

The Whine and Dine Rides start at 6 pm on Tuesday in front of Summit Bikes in Los Gatos, CA. After the ride we go out for fun and food at Una Mas in Los Gatos

Burritos, Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Please note: Any eating of burritos and/or possible consumption of alcohol will occur after the Whine and Dine rides. Eating of burritos, consumption of alcoholic beverages, including possible brewskies, will not be occurring on the ride, only after! Please eat and drink responsibly

If you like trains

A friend sent this to me. It was posted on a train list:

This month’s meeting of the Central Coast Chapter, NRHS, will be held Friday, June 20, at 8:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the South Bay Historical Railroad Society located at the Santa Clara Caltrain Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave., Santa Clara 95050. Everyone is invited to attend.

Following a brief business meeting, Flimsies founder and Winterail roadie Steve Sloan will give us a look back at railroading three decades ago in his own version of “That ‘70s Show.” While the TV show’s star, Ashton Kutcher, plays a photographer in the latest Nikon ads, Steve is the real deal, having extensively photographed the SP, WP, Santa Fe and many other roads in the years just before the mega-mergers that turned everything into…what it is today. So make it on down to the depot and see what you missed before you were born, or what you remember but never got around to photographing.

http://www.CentralCoastNRHS.com

June 17, Mellow; Ojai for a Third Try

An almost new mellow route again today

The last two times we tried this ride we got lost, maybe this time will be the charm. Hope to see you this evening at 6pm.

[Route Sheet Here]

Ride Details

The Whine and Dine Rides start at 6 pm on Tuesday in front of Summit Bikes in Los Gatos, CA. After the ride we go out for fun and food at Una Mas in Los Gatos

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Please note: Any eating of burritos and/or possible consumption of alcohol will occur after the Whine and Dine rides. Consumption of alcoholic beverages, including possible brewskies, will not be occurring on the ride, only after!

Please drink responsibly.

Photos from our vacation

The flight home; June 8, 2008

June 8 was the last day of our vacation. We left our hotel at an amazingly early time in the morning. After we cleared security and everything we were waiting to board our flight, Sue said, “hey isn’t that Ray?” Yes it was! Our friend Ray and his girlfriend Judy were on the same flight! They very nicely gave us a ride back from SFO to our home in San Jose.

This means the collection of photos from this vacation are complete and now posted to Flickr. You can now see the whole vacation on Flickr. There are folders for each day of our trip.

[Click here to see our vacation photo collection on Flickr]