I can tell you that I can't make it this Saturday as I am playing in a golf tournament in VA that day.
On Oct 1, 3:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's give it a try this Saturday 7:30 Starbucks > All abilities we will break up into groups from there. > Sunday 2:00 Starbucks > Jim > > > > ------- Original Message ------- > > From : david caudle[mailto:[email protected]] > Sent : 10/1/2009 3:26:25 PM > To : [email protected] > Cc : > Subject : RE: [COWs] Re: group bike riding thoughts.....?? > > Thanks to Bert for looking out for everyone. this is a good idea. I'll > admit I have been one of > those riders that as Bert puts it "starts out like a bat out of hell" but my > Tri will be behind me > soon and I will be looking for longer more enjoyable rides in a few weeks. I > also have Bert to > thank for my improvement in the pool. > David C. > > From: ssp <[email protected]> > To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 3:02:48 PM > Subject: [COWs] group bike riding thoughts.....?? > > First, thanks Kevin for your time and energy spent > promoting biking to the City Council and all you have > done to increase the importance of biking to Wilson. > Awesome. I know your efforts will pay off. > > Been on ~10 rides with the COWS group rides. A definite > improvement in my bike skills and abilities and a by-product > has been some weight loss. The most imp aspect is I have > met new friends and have had FUN! > > Have friends who have started biking but their skills are not up > to the > 17/18/20/22mph pace. Several have mentioned they > would love to ride but as our group is now they could not keep > up. Heck I struggle to do so but thanks to the encouragement > and group mgmt by many of you helps me a whole lot! Never > thought I would love a turtle so much! > > It would be neat if we, as COW participants, try to make it so > there are at least 3 groups of abilities riding 7:30am Sat and > 2pm Sun. > > >20+mph group: for the masochists > <20-mph group: for the realists > <15-mph: for fun and fellowship/byproduct-FUN exercise > > I think the only way to encourage participation is to make > sure there is at the minimum these 3 levels of ability groupings > available to ride, each and every 7:30am and 2pm. We > would have to make sure there was at least 2 riders per group > to pull this off. I am just saying it might take one of us to > sacrifice our ability > ride if only 1 shows for a specific group until > there is confidence among new riders to show up and enough > would show for their grouping----to make the effort FUN for > each group! > > I know there is pent up demand for slower group rides. Those that do > not > and can not ride at 18+ just do not show up. I think it should be up > to us to try and build up confidence in COW membership and new > memebers that EVERY time they show up at 7:30am or 2pm they > will have a group to ride with. Heck, there are 144 signed up members > and I dare say maybe ~15 are active bikers on group rides. I know > many > of us have significant others who I think would love to ride but/and > we > should try to make sure there is a group for their ability every > 7:30am/2pm. > > If we can help make it as much FUN for new people as it has been > for me then people will show up to have fun and enjoy meeting > new > people and let the by-product be exercise and a healthy lifestyle. > This cannot happen over night but what do you guys think > and can/should we pull this off?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
