Hey R-

On my 'topic' for the chorus I discovered how the ads work. Google powers them and they're based on the content of the posts. So, for BCGC the ads appeared with all kinds of interesting content about thong bikinis, single women, etc. For $15 I purchased a 2 year subscription to Quick Topic and the ads went away, without losing the existing posts.

cheers

News flash to BC2 members...

Lucinda Means, Executive Director of the LMB, passed away this week. It's still a mystery, but heart trouble is expected to be the cause. I'll keep you posted with memorial service info. She lived alone with 2 dogs and a friend discovered her. Her cycling community was her family.

bc

bc2....welcome to the message board!

brian

I am organizing a ride for this Saturday, August 13th.
Meet at Sam's Club at M-66 and Beckley Road by 9:00am. Distance is 32 miles, easy terrain, 16-18 mph. We'll be going south to Burlington and back. Questions? Call me at 209-3470.

Hey Dave, how was the ride? I'll be riding tomorrow night and then we have the ride on Saturday. Want me to sketch out a shorter loop? Is Laura riding?

brian

Tomorrow's Retro Route Ride is a 20 miler, largely using the Linear Park. Weather permitting though, as it's supposed to rain. 9:00 am. at the KCC big parking lot if it's sunny, or at least not raining.

cheers!
brian

Edited by author 09-02-2005 07:29 PM
Hi,

I just want to say hello and introduce myself to the BC cycling community. I have recently re-located here from Grand Junction, Colorado, although I have family here and have been an occasional visitor to BC since the mid eighties.

I was a Cat, III racer from the mid eighties through the mid ninties, however these last four years of complete sloth have caught up with me. I aim to remedy this.

My sister (one of the above mentioned family) and I will be riding the CCC. It will be my first century in five years. I look forward to it.

And I look forward to meeting all of you. See you on the road!

KC-

Welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy this year's CCC. It's tough to have been at such a competitive level and then to lose some fitness. Don't worry, your legs will remember the good ole days! Please join us on some of the rides this week from Team Active! I'm also hoping to ride the tentative metric century route for the CCC this weekend. Let me know if you're interested...and anyone else too!

cheers!
brian

Hi Brian,

I will be working this weekend, however my sister and I are planning a ride on Monday, the 5th. We are going to go 70 - 80 miles.

Depending on my schedule, I may be able to do the Wednesday night ride... hanging in might be another matter... :)

Great ride, the CCC! Well supported and fun.

You need coffee at the rest stops (Daily Grind, Brownstone?)... otherwise very well done. Great route and the stop at mile 91 was a great idea!

KC,
Thanks for riding! I'm glad you had a good time. I had the same thought yesterday about coffee. We have a wrap up meeting Wednesday and i'll put it on the list.

thanks again!
bc

I thought there was so much done right, it would be icing on the cake to have a latte or coke at the last rest stop... or perhaps before.

The presence of support vehicles on the road was amazing. How many volunteers did you have?

Lunch at the 66 mile mark was a great idea as well.

In any case, here are some of my pics:
//spaces.msn.com/members/KCElstun/

KC,

That's so great to hear. You won't believe this, but we had a grand total of 4 people driving sag Sunday. One of those could only stay until 11, so after that there were 3 of us. We stayed in constant communication to try to make sure all the routes were adequately covered. Fortunately, only 1 tube needed changing and only one rider had physical difficulties (cramping). The best sag support is the unused kind!

bc

Hello is there anybody out there ?

Hi Jim!

I'm out here...somewhere. Not putting in miles. Putting on weight. Working like crazy at the j.o.b. and missing cycling a ton! Trying to commute but schedule keeps getting in the way. you?

bc

Yeah, we're out here too. Just got back from a x-country ski trip up north. Got to ski Friday night and all day Saturday, got fairly warm Saturday but we made the most of the conditions. Today was a total wash though, pouring rain and 37 degrees near Cadillac.

Hopefully it will either get cold and snow, or quit raining so we can ride to work.

Randy & Pat