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Newbie Freindly Loop Ride 1/11 Saturday

Now the channel 2 news says the storm is going to break up and not emount to much. Either way, im in:thumbup
 
AHHHG NOOO! i dont get home from so cali til later that day :cry sounds like exactly what i need!

if it gets rained out and rescheduled, i'm there :twothumb
if not, have fun guys :)
 
I'll be going. Anyone want to meet up in Fremont or Union City and leave from there?
 
Mistyz - If you don't make it out to this one, I'm sure another will pop up in no time :)
 
Re: Re: Re: anyone riding from san fran ??

jimmm said:
IF you guys decide on the exact meeting spot, I would like to join you.

Jim
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Chevron, 6th & Harrison, San Francisco. Departure time is 8:30, leaving plenty of time to take an easy ride down to Alices. Roads will be damp and the rear tire on my yzf has a reverse flatop.

Look for a silver/black yzf600r and a blue/white gsx600r.

Anybody else wanting to meet in SF?
 
Re: anyone riding from san fran ??

I am on a Red and white Interceptor 500. See you there.

Jim


pelikan said:
Chevron, 6th & Harrison, San Francisco. Departure time is 8:30, leaving plenty of time to take an easy ride down to Alices. Roads will be damp and the rear tire on my yzf has a reverse flatop.

Look for a silver/black yzf600r and a blue/white gsx600r.

Anybody else wanting to meet in SF?
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I'll be coming from the south bay, but unfortunately 1) don't wake up *that* early and 2) don't eat breakfast. I'll be riding with about 2-3 non-barfers...what's the full loop route you're planning in case we're a little umm...late! ;)
 
I'll be leaving the Mcdonalds at 880/fremont blvd across the freeway from the NUMI plant around 8:30, i am going 237 to 85 to 9. Possibly meet up with the gang at the gas station, then head out to Alices.

Hope to see ya all there:teeth
 
V4 Pilot said:
Most likely we may have to break down everyone into seperate groups just to avoid a big train and ease the flow of traffic...
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Good call John, on the separate group idea!

In just lurking this thread up to this point, watching the development of this upcoming group ride .... and seeing the numbers growing .... and thinking back on the experiences I've seen over the years on group rides ..... I could see a red light going off in my head.

With the disparity of riding abilities, mentalities, and equipment that invariably exist any time a group of more than a handful of riders (especially when those riders are not part of a regular riding group) get toether. It's really not practical to try to ride as one entity during the actual on-road portion of a ride, in these situations.

The key to implementing "The Pace" on such rides, is to implement a number of strategic "regrouping points" over the course of the ride. This means that every time a road junction, major direction change, or other significant variation in the road character occurs, ALL the riders stop and wait until the last "sweep" rider has arrived.

The stretch of open riding (the period of time where each sub-group within the main pack travels at their own pace) that exists between two successive "regrouping points" can vary greatly, depending on the road currently being traveled. It may be as short a distance as a couple of miles, or it may be 10 miles or more ... depending.

The idea of the "regrouping points", is that it allows the main riding group to informally fall into a number of sub-groups .... groups that travel the road a slightly different paces. This allows the front riders to enjoy the turns at pace more reflective of their ability (to still have fun), the middle riders not feeling compelled to "try to keep up", and the tail-gunners of the group not feeling they have to push beyond their own comfort zone .. for fear that they'd become lost or left behind.

Putting together a group ride that serves the needs of ALL the members of the group, is a very challenging undertaking, but it can be done. The goal is to provide an environment where the least experienced (or most conservative) riders feel comfortable and remain safe, while the more skilled riders are still able to find the "fun-factor" they too look for in their ride.

Just some thoughts that came to mind, with the BARF group ride that appears to be formulating for this Saturday.

Gary J
 
If this it's not raining Friday, I'm still in so long as I'm in the back of the back sweeping for the slowest group.

For SF peeps, I may just meet y'all up there unless you want to push the meeting place down South some more. I'm avoiding having to back-track to the meeting place Matteus suggested. Maybe Melissa was referring to the Starbucks in Serramonte?
 
I think I'm out.

We got some rain today which means the roads will still be wet up there, and I'm just wayyy too hinky to ride on wet roads.

That and there's too many people that I don't know that will be riding.

Have fun guys!
 
Good points Gary and Scorp, kinda been a concern of mine since it was still nice and slick in spots up there last week even after a few dry days. I never noticed before how many ppl had seemed to want to go either, so I'm wondering if anyone would be game for a newbie orientated uvas ride? Traffic is light, traffic lights are sparse and there are plenty of regrouping opportunities If there is some interest I'll start a new thread, and I think we would start at 9am at say starbizzie on snell/santa teresa or perhaps a diner (carrows, denny's?). I am game for a tame ride with no worries about keeping everyone in tow and the uvas loop is perfect for that. This is tentative, just want to hear oppinions cause I'm also thinking about cruising to Big Sur for lunch.

K, blast away
 
Eh, that sucks but I could see it coming. I'm up for a sedate McKean/Uvas ride, but I probably should spend the day getting new tires.
 
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