Weston by Northweston - October 6, 2021

 RIDE REPORT

 

Wednesday, 6 October 2021, Weston by Northweston

Ride Leaders:  Wes DeNering & Betsy Harper

35 mi, 10:00 am start from Weston, MA

Riders (19):  Wes, Betsy, Alan Cantor, Barry Nelson, Beth Rosenzweig, Butch Pemstein, Dave Balaban, Dmitry Gorenburg, Frank Aronson, Gary Williams, Harriet Fell, Jim Pearl, John Allen, Julia Zhogina, Linda Nelson, Neil Martin, Rochelle Holman, Ted Finch, and Wing Chow.

I went through a bunch of really bad ride name choices before settling on a bit of a take on Hitchcock’s North by Northwest for the name of the ride (perhaps still bad, but what can you do).  Now, as I sit here trying to come up with a good writeup for the ride, and even though I’ve consumed some bourbon (voluntarily), I’m realizing that connecting that movie to this ride is almost impossible.  Even if golf balls were raining down on you on Meadowbrook Road (they were not), it does not compare to being buzzed by a cropdusting plane, so I’ll give up, and play it straight. 

 

We had quite the varied group at the start as far as relative speed, so I was quite happy that my friend, Betsy, had volunteered to lead a faster group.  Of the nineteen riders, ten opted for this quicker pace.  Her report was that these riders rode as a group and wound up averaging about 15.5 mph.  They opted not to stop at the designated lunch venue near the end of the ride.

The rest of us rode at a leisurely pace, enjoying the surprisingly quiet, nicely wooded roads and bike trails of Weston, Wayland, and Sudbury, as well as the lovely 68F temperature.  At about 22 miles, we stopped at Lincoln-Sudbury High School for a short break, and then continued on to "Ponyhenge" for a group photo.  We then rode on to the near-the-end Waltham lunch stop choices of AK’s of Waltham or the South Street Café.  We all chose AK’s, as they had plenty of outdoor seating, which was very attractive given the temperature of 74F and bright sunshine.  I was very happy with my meatball sub, and others said they very much liked the food they chose.  We then finished with two miles back to the parking lot. 

Thanks to Butch for sweeping.

Report by Wes DeNering.