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WnD Ride; June 10, 2009

June 9, 2009

[Click here to see more photos from the July 22, 2008 Sanborn ride]

Mellow Ride

Sanborn
I am only printing a few route sheets to conserve paper. Riders are encouraged to print your own route sheets before the ride. This is the only way you can be sure to get a route sheet. I am tired of wasting so much paper.

[Route Sheet, Click Here!]: Sanborn, be prepared for serious climbing! This is a six, yes a six! This is the one six we do on the mellow ride. It is a very pretty ride and a good workout.

This is a good workout! However, there is a “super mellow option,” see below!

This Ride is an ACTC Ride and there is ACTC ride credit for this option.

Whine and Dine Ride Details

About the rides

All the Whine and Dine Rides start at 6 p.m. on Wednesday 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.

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The Wednesday Whine and Dine Mountain Bike Ride

The Whine and Dine Mountain Bike Ride is listed for the same time as the road rides. I will be climbing slowly this year, so the pace is slow and social. The riders can influence which route we choose. The ride is listed for April, May, and June. If there is continued interest I will list it all summer. Meet at the same time and place as the road ride, Summit Bikes 6:00 PM. – Tyler French

This Ride is an ACTC Ride and there is ACTC ride credit for this option.

The Wednesday Whine and Dine road rides

Quick Spinner Road Ride

[Saratoga Six] <— Route Sheet Here!: 24 miles with 2100 feet of climbing, this ride touches on Pierce, Mt. Eden, Quito and Highway 9.

This Ride is an ACTC Ride and there is ACTC ride credit for this option.

Mellow Road Ride

The Mellow ride! (See Above)

Super Mellow Road Ride Option

Kennedy/Shannon, Half Hicks

This friendly ride was not posted to the newsletter. So, this particular ride (the Super Mellow Road Ride Option) is not an ACTC Ride. There is no ACTC ride credit for this optional “impromptu” alternative. Riders on this ride, ride at their own risk. Riders on this ride will NOT be covered by ACTC’s insurance in the event of an accident!

[Route Sheet, Click Here]

Be Green, Print Your Own Route Sheet (when they are available)

I am only printing a few route sheets to conserve paper. Riders are encouraged to print your own route sheets before the ride. This is the only way you can be sure to get a route sheet. I am tired of wasting so much paper.

No current information regarding the hike. This blog post will be updated as more information becomes available!

This hike is not an ACTC Ride and there is no ACTC ride credit for this option.

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

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

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders for ACTC rides, download sign up sheet here]

WnD Ride, May 27, 2009

May 26, 2009

Jolyce on Memorial Day

Note to Whine and Diners:
The whine and dine rides were conceived from the very beginning as social rides. That is why they are not one ride but a series of rides and even a hike to appeal to a wide range of people. The idea is that people of various abilities, including new cyclists, can go and do social rides that interest them and then come together and socialize as a single group. These rides were never meant to be competitive. These rides will only work if riders share the road with respect for one another.

Last week the routes were such that the fast group ended up overtaking the slowest group from behind. There was a group of cyclists off the front of the fast ride that were riding in a style that seemed very aggressive, as though they were competing. These cyclists needlessly overtook the slower riders aggressively; passing very closely without so much as an “on your left” or any other warning.

Please practice courtesy on the road. If you do not know how to do that I suggest attending the ACTC academy to learn courtesy on the road or find other events more suited to competition behavior than the whine and dine rides.

~Steve

Mellow Ride

“Mellow Ride” Reynolds and Shannon/Kennedy, 5 LM/M

A fun and challenging climb. This is a serious climb! However, there is a “super mellow option,” see below!

[Route Sheet Here] – Please be green, print your own route sheet!