About Upcoming Events

I understand Johann did his usual masterful job of filling in for me yesterday.  (I’ll get to read his post later.)

As the title suggests, we are going to spend a little time on a couple of upcoming events.

Tour to Bike MS & Bike MS:  This one is on!  Perhaps you have made other arrangements.  But I’d like to invite anyone who wishes to come along.  Please join us.  We plan to leave Peachtree City on the morning of Friday, 10 September, at 09:00.  We will ride to the town of Pine mountain.

As of this writing, there are four of us.  Two plan to ride pulling utility trailers with everything we need for the weekend.  The other two are having their gear carried down by a friend.

Our plan is to ride to Pine Mountain, relax a bit, then check into our lodgings, and then ride over to the big Bike MS street party.

We are all riding in the Bike MS weekend.  After the weekend, we will ride back to Peachtree City on Monday morning.

With two of us hauling our gear behind us, you can expect the pace to be fairly mild.  It’s about a 65 mile trip, over rolling hills.  Should be fun.

Why trailers?  That is one good question.  The answer lies in our plans for the weekend.  We two (and yes, I’m one of them!) are fully capable of doing a loaded tourist bit.  But we wanted to have light, fast bikes available for the weekend’s riding.  The trailers are the answer to that.  Once we uncouple the load carriers, our bikes are light, fast, and agile.

Autumn Equinox Night Ride:  This one is coming up, right on the heels of the Bike MS weekend.  Here are the particulars.

Date:  Monday, 20 September 2010

Start Time:  7:30 PM (sharp)

Location:  Fredrick Brown Amphitheater Parking Lot, Peachtree City, GA

Distance:  Approx 45 miles

Pace:  Relaxed touring.  (Expect to be out about three hours)

Requirements:  Helmets (of course), Good headlights, good strong tail lights, reflective vest or sash, reflective ankles bands.  Dress for the weather.

Conditions:  We go rain or shine, at any temp above 20 degrees F

Why?  Because it’s fun!!  It’s a serious blast riding at night.  We’re celebrating!  Celebrating what?  Why the change of the seasons.  Why not?

But isn’t it really dangerous to be out riding on the road at night?  Actually, with proper gear and technique, no it’s not.  A bike and rider, with lights and reflectors, is much more visible at night.  A group of such riders is astonishingly visible.  More, motorists don’t know what we are, so they slow down and pass with caution.  Besides, there’s a lot less traffic out in the evening hours.

Questions or concerns?  If you have them, please post them as comments to this blog.  I’ll answer as soon as I am able.