Wednesday, October 22, 2008

JeffK's Sunday Report

Boy, were we glad we moved the ride up 30 minutes this past Sunday!

It was cool, 42 degrees, but if we are pedaling at 17 mph, the wind chill made it feel like 32!
I left my house at 7:15 just as the sun was rising: As JeffB says (paraphrasing) "It is hard to get angry and easy to have a smile on your face as watch the sun rise".

Bob, Ori and Isaac rode together: Amos, Joe, Harold and myself made up the "B" group. We decided to go to the Corset shop then to Stillwell to the Syosset Bagel shop the campus and home. The "A" group started the same, but bypassed Stillwell to continue on to Huntington Harbor.

Just past exit 43 on the service road Joe had a flat. Always a pleasure to see Joe work on a bike - he is a craftsmen. But after putting in a new tube and inflating the tire, Joe noticed a bulge in the tire sidewall.

This was not good. I whipped out my cell phone and Ginny was called. Always the good sport, she agreed to pick Joe up. By the time Amos, Harold and I reached Stillwell, Ginny called and said that she had Joe.

Hot chocolate at Syosset Bagel shop and home by 11:20: 43 miles which considering we started 30 minuets later plus the time fixing Joe's flat is not bad.

Do not forget to set your clocks back one hour. With this extra hour we expect everyone to be on time: 7:30 at Lakeville and Northern and 8 AM at Wheatly.

I received a telephone call from Alan on Sunday night and asked if we had ridden. I said yes, I was at Wheatly at 7:55, everyone else arrived by 8 AM and we departed at 8:05 AM. It seems that Alan arrived at 8:07, waited 20 minutes and then left. So try to be on time. If you are delayed use your cell phone and advise! Otherwise we have no way of knowing that you are coming.

Final Kudos: Harold did the entire ride!

See everyone this Sunday: 7:30 Lakeville and Northern; 8 AM Wheatly.

Best,

Jeff

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