Join In the First Annual SBOA Century in Denver

Join In the First Annual SBOA Century in Denver

Perhaps some of you remember the classic Bob and Ray sketches, "Slow .
.. . .Tal . . kers . . . . of . . . .A . . me . . ri . . .ca" - the
STOA? They drove you nuts!

I want to do a century this summer for the Slow Bikers of America. This
would be in the Denver area and would utilize our wonderful trail
system, for an easy, friendly, relaxed, "your total time must average
12 mph or slower" ride. Just a few folks - maybe 5-10 of us or so. We
currently have about 6 folks interested from BikeJournals.com and
BikeForums.net. But, unavoidably, whatever date chosen will eliminate
some folks.

I can plot out a wonderful pretty level ride including Chatfield, the
Platte River Trail, the Cherry Creek Trail, going north from Chatfield
to 104th and back that would equal 100 very scenic miles. No cars, and
on a weekday, few people. Lots of places to stop and relax. Several
restrooms along the way.

Because of medical problems I haven't been able the last few years to
go a full 100 miles in a day, but I would like to do that again. But I
have no desire to go out and "race" in a Century with 1000's of other
folks who want to see how fast they can finish.

And spouses would be welcome. While my wife can't do the 100, she would
love to ride with us for about 20 miles, then return.

Would you like to spend a few days in Denver and the Rocky Mountains?
We also have GORGEOUS mountain trail systems nearby (Vail,
Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Silverthorne, Frisco, Avon,
Edwards, Gleenwood Springs Canyon, Winter Park/Fraser, Steamboat
Springs, etc.), and it could be a cycling adventure for you.

We could have an "after" dinner at my house or a restaurant, and do
other fun things.

Perhaps a SBOA T-Shirt?

Any takers?

Please contact me directly at

DnvrFox at aol.com

DnvrFox@aol.com

as I don't always monitor this listserv

Thanks to all.

"Colorado Bicycler" <dnvrfox@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1133096515.116874.91230@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Join In the First Annual SBOA Century in Denver
>
> I want to do a century this summer for the Slow Bikers of America. This
> would be in the Denver area and would utilize our wonderful trail
> system, for an easy, friendly, relaxed, "your total time must average
> 12 mph or slower" ride.

Our cycling club just started a sub-club, called High Performance Cycling
(HPC), to "help strong cyclists challenge themselves to improve skills and
fitness. Our goal is to maximize rider performance while providing
opportunities for interaction and optional fitness and skills testing and
training."

In response, I posted,

---
Is there going to be Low Performance Cycling, for cyclists who want to
lollygag and dawdle? This would teach skills in how to increase and extend
the number of breaks on a ride; how to ride slowly such that you can really
take in the scenery or chat with your cycling partners; and how to divert
your ride to nearby parks, bakeries, and other important destinations. I can
imagine the following seminars:

o The Art of Faffing: how to spend an hour just getting your tires pumped
up, finding where you put your gloves, and adjusting your helmet strap,
before you even take off on your ride.

o Starbucks vs. SBC vs. Tully's: which has the best cycling snacks to go
with your caffeinated beverage?

o Training for a four day STP: how make the fun last and last!
---

It sounds like there could be an alliance between LPC and the Slow Bikers of
America. It's just a matter of attitude, don't you think?

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
See the books I've set free at:
http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky

>>o Starbucks vs. SBC vs. Tully's: which has the best cycling snacks to go
with your caffeinated beverage?


>o Training for a four day STP: how make the fun last and last!
---


>It sounds like there could be an alliance between LPC and the Slow Bikers of
America. It's just a matter of attitude, don't you think?

Or perhaps, in Denver, more of a matter of aLtitude??

Anyway, Starbuck appears prominently on our proposed event schedule.
There is a great one located at Confluence Park, where the Cherry Creek
Trail joins the Platte River Trail. It actually located in the REI
Flagship Store right here in Denver, a humungous building on the west
side of the Platte River.

Is it s universal meeting place for bicyclers of all types, with a
lovely outdoor patio seating area. From there you can bicycle 20 miles
south to Chatfield State Park/Reservoir Reservoir, 20 miles east to
encircle Cherry Creek Reservoir at CC State Park, or North to the Dlear
Creek Trail, and many other options.


--

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 16:28:09 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<cpetersky@mouse-potato.com> wrote:

>
>It sounds like there could be an alliance between LPC and the Slow Bikers of
>America. It's just a matter of attitude, don't you think?

I think Margaret Charles Chopper Collective has 'em all beat.
"Ride" is merely a euphemism for what we do which is basically coast
and dawdle between places to drink. A "century" would imply that one
hundred beers were consumed by its participants. A four hour century
just means that there were a lot of us.

In article <t8lif.1734$Hk1.201@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com> writes:

> o The Art of Faffing: how to spend an hour just getting your tires pumped
> up, finding where you put your gloves, and adjusting your helmet strap,
> before you even take off on your ride.

Whenever I get to an errand destination and a driver simultaneously
parks his car while I'm parking my bike, I usually find myself
racing with him to get to the door of the bank/store/whatever first.
Often that involves frenetically removing helmet, glasses & gloves,
having a good nose-blow, fumbling for keys and locking the bike.

I hate it when I lose.


cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

Claire writes:

"Is there going to be Low Performance Cycling, for cyclists who want to

lollygag and dawdle? This would teach skills in how to increase and
extend
the number of breaks on a ride; how to ride slowly such that you can
really
take in the scenery or chat with your cycling partners; and how to
divert
your ride to nearby parks, bakeries, and other important destinations.
I can
imagine the following seminars:


o The Art of Faffing: how to spend an hour just getting your tires
pumped
up, finding where you put your gloves, and adjusting your helmet strap,

before you even take off on your ride."

==========================================

Yes, and my wife is going to be the instructor.

She is highly qualified ) )

We now have 13 folks interested from all across the bicycling forums of
the internet.

I would suspect that of that 13, we likely would have 5 or 6 folks who
could actually make it.

I think this will prove to be fun.

Thanks for the support and comments.

"Colorado Bicycler" <dnvrfox@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1133354133.403215.251120@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Claire writes:

> o The Art of Faffing: how to spend an hour just getting your tires
> pumped
> up, finding where you put your gloves, and adjusting your helmet strap,
> before you even take off on your ride."
>
> ==========================================
>
> > Yes, and my wife is going to be the instructor.


She'll have competition with my husband for the post. The benefit of him
being such a faffer is that I have cleaned out the car, raked the leaves,
pulled the weeds, and many other chores in and in the vicinity of the
garage, while waiting for him.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
See the books I've set free at:
http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky

Claire wrote:

>"She'll have competition with my husband for the post. The benefit of him
being such a faffer is that I have cleaned out the car, raked the
leaves,
pulled the weeds, and many other chores in and in the vicinity of the
garage, while waiting for him."

---------------------------------

My wife has to be the "perfect temperature" every mile she rides. And
she has a very narrow range of "perfect."

So. we put on and take off rather regularly, depending on the sun, the
clouds, the wind, the hill, etc.

Mr, I choose just a sort of approximation in clothing, generally
starting out pretty cold knowing my body will warm up, etc.

But, OTOH, I love riding with her, and am so glad she can ride at 68yo.
Just a different kind of ride than when I go solo.

"Colorado Bicycler" <dnvrfox@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1133366008.761662.111370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> My wife has to be the "perfect temperature" every mile she rides. And
> she has a very narrow range of "perfect."
>
> So. we put on and take off rather regularly, depending on the sun, the
> clouds, the wind, the hill, etc.

This is like riding with my daughter. Last spring I had the experience of
several times getting off of the bike so she could put on her jacket, and
the rain shower would be over by the time she found it, pulled it out, and
got it on. It would seem more sensible, when the weather is showers with sun
breaks, to endure a short bit of rain or just keep the jacket on, rather
than a thousand micro adjustments along the way.

> Me, I choose just a sort of approximation in clothing, generally
> starting out pretty cold knowing my body will warm up, etc.

Me too.

> But, OTOH, I love riding with her, and am so glad she can ride at 68yo.
> Just a different kind of ride than when I go solo.

Same here, except the riding partner this summer was 12 (now 13!)

--
Warm Regards,


Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
See the books I've set free at:
http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky

>

It sounds great. I live in WA the Whatcom County area -are there any
sboa here?

Colorado Bicycler wrote:
> Join In the First Annual SBOA Century in Denver
>
> Perhaps some of you remember the classic Bob and Ray sketches, "Slow .
> . . .Tal . . kers . . . . of . . . .A . . me . . ri . . .ca" - the
> STOA? They drove you nuts!
>
> I want to do a century this summer for the Slow Bikers of America. This
> would be in the Denver area and would utilize our wonderful trail
> system, for an easy, friendly, relaxed, "your total time must average
> 12 mph or slower" ride. Just a few folks - maybe 5-10 of us or so. We
> currently have about 6 folks interested from BikeJournals.com and
> BikeForums.net. But, unavoidably, whatever date chosen will eliminate
> some folks.
>
> I can plot out a wonderful pretty level ride including Chatfield, the
> Platte River Trail, the Cherry Creek Trail, going north from Chatfield
> to 104th and back that would equal 100 very scenic miles. No cars, and
> on a weekday, few people. Lots of places to stop and relax. Several
> restrooms along the way.
>
> Because of medical problems I haven't been able the last few years to
> go a full 100 miles in a day, but I would like to do that again. But I
> have no desire to go out and "race" in a Century with 1000's of other
> folks who want to see how fast they can finish.
>
> And spouses would be welcome. While my wife can't do the 100, she would
> love to ride with us for about 20 miles, then return.
>
> Would you like to spend a few days in Denver and the Rocky Mountains?
> We also have GORGEOUS mountain trail systems nearby (Vail,
> Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Silverthorne, Frisco, Avon,
> Edwards, Gleenwood Springs Canyon, Winter Park/Fraser, Steamboat
> Springs, etc.), and it could be a cycling adventure for you.
>
> We could have an "after" dinner at my house or a restaurant, and do
> other fun things.
>
> Perhaps a SBOA T-Shirt?
>
> Any takers?
>
> Please contact me directly at
>
> DnvrFox at aol.com
>
> DnvrFox@aol.com
>
> as I don't always monitor this listserv
>
> Thanks to all.

>It sounds great. I live in WA the Whatcom County area -are there any
sboa here?


---------------

I doubt it as I just made it up yesterday! )

Okay!!

Enough Already

We already have 16 folks interested. If even 50% can really join us, we
have enough folks right now. I don't want to pass the new Colorado
limit. No, really. 6-8 folks is about big enough for this activity.

Thanks for all the interest and positive responses.