Our initial Lausanne evening bike ride was successful last week, with six people enjoying a very social ride! So, let's try another this week. We'll make it Wednesday (July 30th '08) instead of Thursday because many people are leaving for the long weekend on Thursday evening. The weather looks perfect for Wednesday: 29 degrees and mostly sunny (if it does rain then the ride will be canceled).

Time: 18:30 seemed to work best for everyone last week, so we'll do the same again. That doesn't give us a lot of time, so please try hard to be on time.

Route: Last week, we did some small roads in the farmlands of the Vaudoise plateau towards L'Isle. If people want to do the same again, then we can. Alternatively, we could head into the hills and valleys above Lausanne, but this would mean some harder and longer climbs. Another alternative is to head along the lake (towards Vevey is nicer than towards Nyon) and although this is the easiest ride in the region and it's very scenic, it is not ideal if we want to roll along being social as we did a lot last week (the road is busy, and so noisy and necessitates single-file riding). Therefore, please discuss your route preferences below (how hard, how socially conducive, how long, etc) and feel free to suggest something that I haven't thought of. The final decision will be announced in the first response below.

Meeting Point: Once the route is decided, I'll pick a meeting spot on the appropriate side of the city, and announce this in the first response below.

Riding Speed: Like last week, the pace will be modest, to cater for a wide range of abilities. Please don't be concerned if you are not the fittest, the fastest, or don't have the best bike, there will be others in a similar situation. A road/racing bike or a fast hybrid will be the best kind of bike to use, and we will stay on paved surfaces.

BASIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: Bicycle helmet, a properly maintained bicycle with insurance sticker (Swiss velo vignette), sufficient cash for transport should your bike break down, and formal identification. A small set of emergency lights, or something bigger, are also recommended in case we end up later than expected.

CAVEAT: This event is organised with all care, but the responsibilities lie with each individual participant. We have simply named a time and place, the rest is up to you.

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RSVP'd Yes: 7 (6 members and 1 guests)

• ChrisW
• robban
• nzuelzke + 1 guest - I'm definite and Anna is almost certain.
• HeatherM - Guest count back down to zero. Apparently some people think 'work' is more important than 'play'. Imagine!
• Jespan - Hi, I just found you by googling and would like to join you at tonights ride if that is allright with you all? I've just moved to Lausanne and would really appreciate some company on my trips with people to chat with and who find their way better than ...
• addstar1 - Hi, First post to the forum. I shall see you at 18h30. Looking fwd to meeting some new faces.

RSVP'd No: 1

• Vanilla - Sadly I cannot make it this time ☹… (must look after my 3 little moneys ☺)