Dudley Rambles - September 16, 2015

RIDE REPORT

 
Wednesday, September 16, 2015, Dudley Rambles

Ride Leaders:  Susan Sabin, Clyde Kessel, & Ken Hablow
23, 34, & 40 miles, 10:00 am start from The Chat, Wayland, MA.

Riders - 23 mi (8):  Susan, Arthur Teepe, Dick Ivers, Duane Roth, Eli Post, Jeff Smith, Nina Siegel, and Skip Perry.

Riders - 34 mi (14):  Clyde, Alan Lazar, Chris Schuch, Doug Hobkirk, Greg Stathis, Ilkka Suvanto, Larry Kornetsky, Rick Carlson, Rick Lawrence, Roy Westerberg, Tom Allen, Tom Lucas, Winslow Green, and first-timer Tod Cochran.

Riders - 40 mi (13):  Ken, Bernie Flynn, Bill Umphrey, Bob Wadsworth, Bob Wolf, Fred Newton, Francie Sparks, John Gilman, Jody Angevin, Rich Taylor, Steve Bader, Tim Wilson, and first-timer Mike Byrne.

Present at ride start:  Walter McKay.

Present at ride start & lunch:  Helen Greitzer.

Present at lunch (3):  Edie Baxter, Jacque Smith, & Mike Hanauer

The 23 mile relaxed-pace ride, with so many turns and so few people (eight), kept running out of arrows, and therefore made several regrouping stops along the way.  There were many compliments on the route, all of which go to Brett Serkez, who designed it.  No incidents, no flats. 

Thanks go to Arthur Teepe, our sweep.

Ride report by Susan Sabin.

On the 32 mile medium ride, as always, this ride leader started off by missing a few turns.  But it was a beautiful day to be out on a bike and there were no complaints.  We did have two incidents, one where a cyclist made a quick u-turn without looking behind and was nearly run over by the two cyclists behind him.  This could have been a serious accident, so please take care when making sudden moves.  The other incident occurred near the end of the ride when a cyclist took a spill while rounding a curve.  He was able to get back on the bike but the ride leader went ahead for a car and came back to pick him up.  The rider had shoulder pain and went for X-rays which showed no breaks.  He should be back riding with us momentarily.

Thank you to all the arrows and to our sweep, Rick Carlson.

Ride report by Clyde Kessel.

After the three rides split at the 8 mile point, those on the 40 mile long ride pretty much stayed together.  We made several stops to collect people and relieve the arrows.  We made a Dunkin Donuts stop at mile 24 so a few could refuel.  We bypassed the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, but opted to take a scenic detour on Water Row.  We got back in plenty of time to meet up with the riders on the shorter routes at lunch.

Thanks to Tim Wilson for sweeping.

Ride report by Ken Hablow.