Put a Stamp on It - November 24, 2017

RIDE REPORT

Frriday, 24 November 2017, Put a Stamp on It (aka Day After Turkey Day)
Ride Leader:  John Allen
24 miles, 10:00 am start from Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, Weston, MA

Riders (9):  John, Bill Wachur, Chuck McWilliams, David Fay, Don Buchholtz, Ellen Gugel, Francie Sparks, Wing Chow, and ?????.

The call to postpone the ride ‘til Friday may have reduced the number of participants, and this was not the only ride available, but those who did show up were in good spirits.  The day was sunny but chilly:
puddles from Wednesday's rain had left puddles here and there, with patches of black ice to avoid, in addition to the usual potholes.  The ride got off to a bit of a late (if slightly warmer) start:  your ride
leader had suffered a snakebite flat and arrived at the ride start walking his bicycle.  Thanks for the help with it!  [Memo to myself:  from now on, I will carry a spare inner tube, not only a patch kit and pump.]

Before the wheel was reinstalled, a leaderless group of five left to do the longer ride, thanks to the wonder of GPS.  The official WW ride got going a few minutes later and navigated the very scenic route.  We stayed together rather than using human arrows, as this was a small group - except that two of us chose the more scenic dirt road option, while the other two chose the paved option in Wayland and Lincoln.  All four conveniently arrived at the same time where the two options rejoined.

On return to Weston, Don and David left for home, while Chuck and I had lunch at Dumpling Daughter.  A tire lever that went missing during the morning's flat-tire fixing episode *was* found on return to the Spellman Museum!

Francie reports that she and Ellen had a fine time riding together on the long ride, while the three men on the long ride went off by themselves.

Report by John Allen