From bikeben@u.washington.edu Wed Nov 8 21:45:40 2000 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id VAA139592 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:45:39 -0800 Received: from fhcrc.org (uluc01.fhcrc.org [140.107.52.11]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.02/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id VAA32117 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:45:38 -0800 Received: from fred.fhcrc.org (fred [140.107.52.52]) by fhcrc.org (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id eA95jcn22446 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:45:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from BenjaminLeung (dhcp020216 [140.107.20.216]) by fred.fhcrc.org (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with SMTP id VAA21221 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:45:33 -0800 (PST) From: "Benjamin Leung" To: Subject: Ride Leaders Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:45:44 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C049CD.3FD4AE00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C049CD.3FD4AE00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit As newly appointed ride/training coordinator, I’m looking for some of the returning Huskies to step up and lead some of the weekend rides. I certainly can’t guarantee that I’ll be at every ride, but there are enough of us that someone should be able to show the new riders some of the regular routes. So for anyone who will be showing up regularly, please let me know what dates you plan on showing up so I can make sure all the rides are covered. For the remainder of the quarter I think that rides will be determined in a semi-democratic fashion based on who shows up, but starting in January I think the ride lengths will be somewhat more predetermined, in order that people can get enough mileage in before the race season. There was also some discussion at the meeting about doing a few rides that don’t necessarily start from the HUB, just to add some variety. There may be one or two of these “special” rides this fall—I’ll announce them a few weeks ahead of time so we can arrange to have enough cars to get to the start. Tyler mentioned a few things that people need to do before coming on rides, and I’ll just reiterate them here for anyone who wasn’t there. Basically, be adequately prepared for the weather, both physically and equipment-wise. That means full fenders with buddy flaps—the seatpost-attached half-fenders that keep the spray off your back (affectionately known as f*&k-you fenders) are *not* acceptable. Have adequate/proper clothing—tights, booties, waterproof gloves, hats, jackets, etc. Do not wear any sort of cotton whatsoever! Polypro is always good, as is wool. Make sure your tires have decent tread and not too many cuts, and bring a pump, tubes, and patch kit. Check your tires frequently this time of year—wet tires pick up glass much easier, and can cause punctures if you don’t brush the debris off your tires regularly. And finally, always bring a fair amount of food with you, as well as a little money for emergencies/coffee stops. If you have questions about any of this stuff, ASK! The UW bike shop crew of Busto and company is a good resource, or you can e-mail me at bikeben@u.washington.edu . Please, please, PLEASE, come properly prepared to the team rides. It will be a much more pleasant experience for everyone if we don’t have to stop 20 times each ride for various problems. We’ll cut you a little bit of slack, but you’ll see how quickly you can get ostracized if you don’t put on fenders soon… I’m fairly sure that there will be people at the HUB on Saturday at 9am, I’m not sure about Sunday. If anyone wants to volunteer to lead Sunday, post a message so that people can plan accordingly. I heard some sort of rumor from Blake about riding on Friday since it’s a holiday, but this hasn’t been confirmed. And once again, potential ride leaders, please contact me about dates so that I can set up a schedule. This includes weekday rides if you plan on doing them regularly. See ya out on the road, Ben Leung ------------------------------------------- Benjamin Leung Priess Lab / Division of Basic Sciences Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 1100 Fairview Avenue, MS A3-013 P.O. Box 19024 Seattle, WA 98109-1024 (206) 667-4525 phone (206) 667-3650 fax AIM:drbikeben ------------------------------------------- ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C049CD.3FD4AE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

As newly = appointed ride/training coordinator, I’m looking for some of the returning = Huskies to step up and lead some of the weekend rides.  I certainly can’t guarantee that I’ll be = at every ride, but there are enough of us that someone should be able to show the new = riders some of the regular routes.  So = for anyone who will be showing up regularly, please let me know what dates = you plan on showing up so I can make sure all the rides are covered.  For the remainder of the = quarter I think that rides will be determined in a semi-democratic fashion based = on who shows up, but starting in January I think the ride lengths will be = somewhat more predetermined, in order that people can get enough mileage in before the = race season.  There was also = some discussion at the meeting about doing a few rides that don’t = necessarily start from the HUB, just to add some variety.  There may be one or two of these “special” rides this = fall—I’ll announce them a few weeks ahead of time so we can arrange to have enough cars to = get to the start.

 

Tyler = mentioned a few things that people need to do before coming on rides, and I’ll = just reiterate them here for anyone who wasn’t there.  Basically, be adequately prepared for the weather, = both physically and equipment-wise.  That means full fenders with buddy flaps—the = seatpost-attached half-fenders that keep the spray off your back (affectionately known as f*&k-you fenders) are *not* acceptable.  Have = adequate/proper clothing—tights, booties, waterproof gloves, hats, jackets, = etc.  Do not wear any sort of cotton whatsoever!  Polypro is = always good, as is wool.  Make = sure your tires have decent tread and not too many cuts, and bring a pump, tubes, = and patch kit.  Check your = tires frequently this time of year—wet tires pick up glass much easier, = and can cause punctures if you don’t brush the debris off your tires = regularly.  And finally, always bring a = fair amount of food with you, as well as a little money for emergencies/coffee = stops.  If you have questions about = any of this stuff, ASK!  The UW bike = shop crew of Busto and company is a good resource, or you can e-mail me at bikeben@u.washington.edu. =  Please, please, PLEASE, come = properly prepared to the team rides.  = It will be a much more pleasant experience for everyone if we don’t = have to stop 20 times each ride for various problems.  We’ll cut you a little bit of slack, but you’ll see = how quickly you can get ostracized if you don’t put on fenders = soon…

 

I’m fairly sure that there will be people at the HUB on Saturday at 9am, I’m not = sure about Sunday.  If anyone wants = to volunteer to lead Sunday, post a message so that people can plan accordingly.  I heard some = sort of rumor from Blake about riding on Friday since it’s a holiday, but = this hasn’t been confirmed.  And once = again, potential ride leaders, please contact me about dates so that I can set = up a schedule.  This includes = weekday rides if you plan on doing them = regularly.

 

 

See ya = out on the road,

 

Ben = Leung

 

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