Since many of us have Monday off, anyone want to ride Monday morning? Where? When? Based on some feedback I heard earlier this week, a slightly later start would be appreciated… say 10 AM. Enter your suggestions under comments.
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Michigander – July 11-19
Many of our regular Saturday morning riders will be doing the 2009 Michigander Bicycle Tour. This annual ride ventures across some of Michigan’s scenic rail trails and back roads. This family-friendly ride will take place on the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail, Pere Marquette Railtrail, White Pine Railtrail and Saginaw Valley Trail. All routes this year will be circle tours with an average of 40-60 miles per day with the start and finish lines in Edmore, MI. A raod route is also available. Detials at http://www.michigantrails.org/michigander
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Thanks for your patience on the design changes. based on your suggestions, we are now using this new format, expertly designed and implemented by Motivo Solutions.
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What I’m really excited about is the new Community forums. Please add some content. Please suggest other categories we should add. And if you are willing to help me moderate the community forums, let me know.
I also want to feature your bike photos. They need to be sized 550 wide by 350 tall. Send me a ne line description and the photographer’s name and I’ll post all the good ones.
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Saturday June 23 Route
This Saturday’s ride will be a 30-35 miler.
We leave at 8:30 AM sharp at the Onyx Ice Arena parking lot on Dequindre near 24 Mile road, ride up Dequindre to Stony Creek, ride the lake loop and the run to the nature center, come back out of the park and take 26 mile to Mound, pick up the Macomb Orchard Trail there and ride it till the pavement runs out north of the M-53 bridge. Then back to the Onyx.
Please comment below so we know you are coming.
Ride of Silence
We had a great turnout of our regular riders for the annual Ride of Silence in downtown Detroit on June 20.
Pat, Chris, Cliff, Ray and Mike all made it, joining about 200 others for an event held simultanelously across the country and in several other nations to honor those killed or injured in traffic while riding their bikes.
We met on Belle Isle in Detroit, headed up Jefferson to Woodward, up Woodward to the Comerica ball park and then back to the island. Somewhere near the ballpark a group of Detroit cyclists on shiny crusisers joined up with us.
The ride was a lot of fun, despite lots of glass on Belle Isle and a deeply runnted and potholed Jefferson Avenue.
Here’s a video:
Wind, rain and bicycle cops
After being rained out from our group ride at 8:30 AM this Saturday, I saw a break in the storms around 10 am and headed out to Stony Creek. The rain was gone – at first – but was replaced by a very stiff wind that the radio said was gusting to over 40 miles an hour.
About 18 miles in, the sun disappeared and the clouds moved in again.
The last two miles was a different story. It was in a driving wind AND rain that fell so hard it stung. The temp dropped 10 degrees. Really, it was a lot of fun. Ended up with a tad over 20 miles. What’s that saying, “If it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger?”
Also came across into a group of Macomb County Sheriffs deputies training for a bicycle detail There were 50 of them in one of the parking lots, most on Trek Mountain Bikes, learning how to maneuver in tight corners marked off by cones. Here’s some pictures. Click on any picture to see full size.
