Cisco, not Pancho - November 21, 2019

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Thursday, 21 November 2019, "Cisco, not Pancho"

Ride Leader:  Curt Dudley-Marling

40 miles, 10:00 am start from North Bridge parking lot, Concord, MA

Riders (11): Curt, Barry Nelson, Bruce Barnett, Dom Jorge, Gerry Sheetoo, Kathy Horvath, Marc Baskin, Maria Noya, Rich Taylor, Rudge McKinney, and Wing Chow.

A tolerably cold ride, but it always feels like a gift to get in a ride this late in November.  No need for arrowing, although we eventually broke into two groups.  Barry Nelson kindly took on the role of sweep, enticed by the possibility of remuneration. 

There were ten of us at the start in Concord, but Rich Taylor managed to catch us at our “mandatory” stop at the South Acton fire station (this was Ken Hablow’s route after all).  We also stopped at Idylwilde Farms in Acton for snacks and warm drinks, although three riders decided to skip the food stop.

I called the ride “Cisco, no Pancho” because we were passing through the Cisco Systems campus in Boxborough.  Riding through the Cisco campus always reminds me of the 1950s TV show, the Cisco Kid.  Predictably, everyone over 65 got the reference.  The two younger riders did not.  In any case, many of us shared recollections of watching the Cisco Kid when we were kids.  We learned from Bruce that you can listen to the original Cisco Kid radio programs on Sirius XM. 

Thanks to everyone for making this a safe and pleasurable ride.

Report by Curt Dudley-Marling.

Photos courtesy of Maria Noya.