Re: [CR]Jersey Shore CR ride, 20 March

<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Jersey Shore CR ride, 20 March

> I'll be there rain or not. On a 1950 R.G. Pestman. No fenders, alas.
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Adams" <thomasthomasa@yahoo.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Jersey Shore CR ride, 20 March
>
>
> > Well, after 10 straight days of dry, mild weather along with favorable
> prognostications, it's now 2 days before our ride date and the weather
> forcast has just changed. It now predicts mixed precipitiation and a high
> of 42 degrees for Sunday's 2005 Kick-Off CR Jersey Shore ride. It's good to
> know I haven't lost the old touch.
> >
> > However it appears that precip will be starting Saturday nite and should
> end early Sunday morning (at least that's my story, and I'm sticking to it).
> Therefore I still plan to proceed with the ride, starting at 10:30am from 7
> President's Park in Long Branch NJ. Directions below. My only concession
> to the elements is to plan to ride a bike with fenders, probably the Stan
> Pike. Anything less than a howling Nor'easter typhoon and I will ride.
> Besides which, the weatherman is often wrong, and we only need about two
> hours of decent weather to squeeze the ride in.
> >
> > However, due to my commitment to the humanitarian principles of the Hague
> and Geneva Conventions, I will excuse any of you who feel the weather is
> too inclement for riding. (Wimps! Marshmallows! Sissies!)
> >
> > If you're coming, but running late, call my cell at (816) 838-9721. Hope
> to see you there.
> >
> > Tom (Rainmaker) Adams, in Shrewsbury NJ
> >
> > Thomas Adams <thomasthomasa@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Just a reminder that we're a week away from the inaugural '05 Jersey Shore
> CR ride, 20 March at 10:30 a.m. from Seven President's Park in Long Branch
> NJ. Details, route info and directions are below in the earlier message. The
> route recon yesterday revealed 99% snow melt-age on the bike path in the
> park, and even better, the path has been completed all the way into Fort
> Hancock. This includes the unpaved sections out in the middle of the woods,
> so no more cyclorcross moves will be required. The entire route is good to
> go and the only obstacle was the occasional puddle.
> >
> > The long range weather forcast for Sunday is favorable: partly cloudy with
> highs in the 40's. Perhaps we're finally beating the weather jinx here on
> the east coast.
> >
> > We already have a good group of the Friday Nite Beer Nite Scotch Plains
> gang promising to come, so we're looking for some of the BVVM and Philly
> folks to round out the peleton. And of course Constitution and eastern
> Keystone staters are also welcome. Please do join us for what looks like a
> good day of riding and comraderie. And someone bring a camera and post pics,
> as I always forget.
> >
> > Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
> >
> > Thomas Adams wrote:
> > Well, once more defying the cruel fates that bedeviled us last year, it's
> time to kick off the Jersey shore CR vintage ride season. I just know we
> will beat last year's weather jinx that saw rain during all 4 Jersey shore
> rides.
> >
> > Please join us on March 20 at 7 Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch
> New Jersey at 10:30 am for a 22 mile ride to the Sandy Hook lighthouse and
> back. The roads should be mostly traffic free at that time of the day, and
> the temperature should have reached a reasonable degree. The route is the
> same as last year, a straight out and back along the Atlantic ocean,
> exceptionally flat except for a highway overpass type climb at the Sandy
> Hook park entrance. Fixed gear ideal, excellent to reasonable shoulders to
> ride on the entire way and almost impossible to get lost (well Paul Brodek
> did miss us when he started 10 minutes after we left, but how was he to know
> there were two paths into and out of Sandy Hook?).
> >
> >
> >
> > 7 President's park is reached via exit 105 off the Garden State parkway,
> then east on Highway 36 about 7 miles till you run into the Park and the
> Ocean. Please note there are numerous lights on Hwy 36 so you should allow
> at least 20 minutes to cover the last 7 miles. If you're running a bit late,
> call my cell at (816) 838-9721.
> >
> > Park info and more directions to the start are available at:
> > http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/parks/seven_pres.asp
> >
> >
> >
> > Pre and post ride swapping is encouraged. Lunch for those who wish it will
> be at a local restaurant (many to choose from). Guests who wish to visit
> Casa Adams and view the Bike Dungeon will be accomodated after lunch.
> >
> > Hope to see you there.
> >
> > Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
> >
> >
> >
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