Wednesday, October 7, 2015, West of Bedford
Ride Leaders: Larry Kernan & Ken Hablow
44 & 27 miles, 10:00 am start from Bikeway Source, Bedford, MA.
Riders - 44 mi (21): Larry, Barbara Martin, Bernie Flynn, Bill Umphrey, Bob Apsler, Bob Wolf, Clyde Kessel, Curt Dudley-Marling, Dave Balaban, Dom Jorge, Everett Briggs, Francie Sparks, Fred Newton, Karen Saltus, Mike Byrne, Rich Taylor, Richard Lawrence, Richard Vignoni, Rick Carlson, and first-timers Gene Ho and Jim Egerton.
Riders - 27 mi (25): Ken, Andy Lewis, Ann Northup, Chris Schuch, Cindy Bernstein, David Wean, Dick Harter, Eli Post, Ilkka Suvanto, Jack Mroczkowski, Janet Miller, Jeff Smith, Jim Whinfield, Kathy Jonas, Larry Kornetsky, Richard Fortier, Richard Mandel, Robyn Maislin, Selig Saltzman, Tom Allen, Tom Clark, Wick Doggett, and first-timers David Sachs, Marty Rogers, and Mary Kernan.
Present at lunch: Helen Greitzer.
1) Perfect weather
2) Great route (laid out by Ken Hablow)
3) Wonderful camaraderie
4) Delicious lunch at Holi Restaurant in Bedford
What more is there to say. The twenty-one pedalers on the long ride option rode a comfortable 15 mph pace on a glorious fall day. We stopped at the Veryfine juice facility in Littleton for a group photo and all agreed that we were having a "VeryFine" day.
All of us enjoyed our lunch at Holi where we restoked our calorie deficits. We lingered for about an hour over a nice Indian buffet and great desserts.
Thanks to Dom and Rick for sweeping.
Report by Larry Kernan.
The short ride started after the long ride had cleared the two traffic lights at the beginning. Not all of the group got through the second light and, since no one arrowed the first turn, several people got lost. Thanks to Tom Allen, they got back on course. The rest of the ride went smoothly, with a stop at Great Brook Farm to re-group and use the facilities. At about five miles from the end, we were in Carlisle center with a straight run on Rte 225 back to Bedford. Many of the riders went on as the leader stayed to wait for stragglers. The sweep was relieved of duty and the leader brought in the slower riders. Everyone seemed to enjoy the route.
Report by Ken Hablow.
2) Great route (laid out by Ken Hablow)
3) Wonderful camaraderie
4) Delicious lunch at Holi Restaurant in Bedford
What more is there to say. The twenty-one pedalers on the long ride option rode a comfortable 15 mph pace on a glorious fall day. We stopped at the Veryfine juice facility in Littleton for a group photo and all agreed that we were having a "VeryFine" day.
All of us enjoyed our lunch at Holi where we restoked our calorie deficits. We lingered for about an hour over a nice Indian buffet and great desserts.
Thanks to Dom and Rick for sweeping.
Report by Larry Kernan.
The short ride started after the long ride had cleared the two traffic lights at the beginning. Not all of the group got through the second light and, since no one arrowed the first turn, several people got lost. Thanks to Tom Allen, they got back on course. The rest of the ride went smoothly, with a stop at Great Brook Farm to re-group and use the facilities. At about five miles from the end, we were in Carlisle center with a straight run on Rte 225 back to Bedford. Many of the riders went on as the leader stayed to wait for stragglers. The sweep was relieved of duty and the leader brought in the slower riders. Everyone seemed to enjoy the route.
Report by Ken Hablow.
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