Teams/Clubs in Charleston, SC

LTK

I am going on vacation next week w/ my family in Kiawah Island, S.C. They'll
play tennis and I'll rack up some miles. But I want them to be high quality,
not base or just endurance, which is what I end up w/ when riding alone. Too
late in season for that and I think my aerobic is ok. I also missed Branch
Brook or Mullica in NJ this weekend, b/c I had to to make Church w/ my
family. Anyone know of any clubs/teams in that area. I'm hoping for
traditional Tues/Thurs hammers or even a mid-week club race, if I'm lucky.
Thanks.

psycholist

"LTK" <teamk@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> I am going on vacation next week w/ my family in Kiawah Island, S.C.
They'll
> play tennis and I'll rack up some miles. But I want them to be high
quality,
> not base or just endurance, which is what I end up w/ when riding alone.
Too
> late in season for that and I think my aerobic is ok. I also missed Branch
> Brook or Mullica in NJ this weekend, b/c I had to to make Church w/ my
> family. Anyone know of any clubs/teams in that area. I'm hoping for
> traditional Tues/Thurs hammers or even a mid-week club race, if I'm lucky.
> Thanks.
>

I'm in the opposite end of the state from Charleston, so I have no firsthand
knowledge of rides there, but you might find a link or helpful contact at
www.coastalcyclists.org

Have a great visit. Kiawah is a wonderful place. No hills, but you can get
lots of nice work riding into those 40 mph beachfront headwinds ...
particularly if you're on one of the fat-tire beach cruisers you can rent
down there.

Be advised ... there are paved bike paths all over the island (not designed
with serious road riding in mind). If you try to ride on the roads on the
island, they'll chase you off. (In SC, the law is that, if there's a bike
path/lane present, you must use it -- whether it's really rideable or not.)
You may have to leave Kiawah to get some real road training in.

Bob C.

LTK

Thanks Bob. Very helpful, especially the tip about SC law. I found a VW
team associated w/ Coastal. Looks promising.

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>
> "LTK" <teamk@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> newsAWbc.34030$He5.650128@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > I am going on vacation next week w/ my family in Kiawah Island, S.C.
> They'll
> > play tennis and I'll rack up some miles. But I want them to be high
> quality,
> > not base or just endurance, which is what I end up w/ when riding alone.
> Too
> > late in season for that and I think my aerobic is ok. I also missed
Branch
> > Brook or Mullica in NJ this weekend, b/c I had to to make Church w/ my
> > family. Anyone know of any clubs/teams in that area. I'm hoping for
> > traditional Tues/Thurs hammers or even a mid-week club race, if I'm
lucky.
> > Thanks.
> >
>
> I'm in the opposite end of the state from Charleston, so I have no
firsthand
> knowledge of rides there, but you might find a link or helpful contact at
> www.coastalcyclists.org
>
> Have a great visit. Kiawah is a wonderful place. No hills, but you can
get
> lots of nice work riding into those 40 mph beachfront headwinds ...
> particularly if you're on one of the fat-tire beach cruisers you can rent
> down there.
>
> Be advised ... there are paved bike paths all over the island (not
designed
> with serious road riding in mind). If you try to ride on the roads on the
> island, they'll chase you off. (In SC, the law is that, if there's a bike
> path/lane present, you must use it -- whether it's really rideable or
not.)
> You may have to leave Kiawah to get some real road training in.
>
> Bob C.
>
>