Monday - April 29, 2013
A co-worker recently bought a new road bike, and wanted to go for a group ride. There is a Blue Ash ride from the Queen City Wheels (QCW) website that leaves the Ravenwood neighborhood Monday through Friday 6am to 7:30, covering roughly 25 miles. Since this is next to my house, my co-worker met at my place Monday morning at 5:45am. When he showed up it was sprinkling, and had been for a while. Most group bike rides cancel with rain or wet roads, as it's not safe. He and I were bummed about the cancelled ride, as we were both ready to go in full biking attire. Just as he was about to leave and head home, and just as I was about to crawl back into bed, we saw a biker coming toward Ravenwood in a QCW jersey. We watched him pass and said screw it, let's go!
We get to the meeting point, and meet up with 5 other people on 4 bikes (one bike was a tandem). The 7 of us take off out of Ravenwood with little to no introductions, light rain and all. We headed east on Hunt and then south on Kenwood road, then east on Galbraith road. This turns out to be the nearly exact same route the Blue Ash triathlon team bikes Tuesday and Thursday at 5am. Just as we're cruising down a hill by the Kenwood mall, my buddy's chain pops off and has to pull over. By the time he got it fixed, I waited for him, the QCW guys were gone. They were going at a pretty decent speed and were gone in no time. Their website, and most group rides, say "No One Left Behind" or NOLB, so I was surprised they didn't wait for us.
By the time the chain was fixed, we were getting soaked and decided to turn back and head home. The entire ride took about 15 minutes, covering about 5 miles. I was still sore from the Tough Mudder, so it was a welcome day off for me.
Here is my Strava data for the ride:
No comments:
Post a Comment