Thursday Nite Road/Racing-Bike Ride (Zurich)

hillseeker · #2 08.06.2009, 08:24

Maybe we can include Raten Pass this week...

sylvain74 · #3 09.06.2009, 14:12

	Quote:	hillseeker
	Maybe we can include Raten Pass this week...

Great idea! Let's make the most of Thursdays' daylight

Edit: sorry, I'm going to bail on this one... I've made of most of too many days daylight this week...

hillseeker · #4 11.06.2009, 12:33

You guys who said "No" are not getting out that easy... I understand needing to work -I do too - But it's June!

The summer is short, so shouldn't we make the most of it... Besides it's light until after 9pm now, and you're not working that late are you

Come out and meet us along the route if you can...

And the weather looks good for tonite - Better every hour today - Let's hope that's true...

#5 11.06.2009, 14:08

the clouds seem to be going away

dakman · #6 11.06.2009, 18:00

my two cents (probably too late), September and early nights are not so far away. Seize the day.

hillseeker · #7 12.06.2009, 00:10

Did the Raten Pass after all - And still with daylight to spare

Even with the puncture (hope you made it back to civilization, Alex!)

Another fun ride - Thanks guys! We will have to do that route again sometime soon, while we can...

alexgomp · #8 12.06.2009, 10:39

Thanks everyone for your help on the puncture! I made it all the way to Wadenswil when the air let out again directly on cue in front of the train station

. Hope everyone enjoyed the pass! I'll see you all next week with two shiny new tires.

dakman · #9 12.06.2009, 15:51

flats- people get those over in Switzerland?

that may be the first on a group ride in zurich.

Count yourself lucky for being able to ride on non-trash strewn streets.

In the group rides I have done over in Nyc, there is at minimum of one flat per ride. Probably doesn't help that we start our rides by spending the first 5 plus miles cycling through the Bronx....the upside is I have become an expert at flat changing...

Any

ChristianK · #10 12.06.2009, 16:21

	Quote:	hillseeker
	Did the Raten Pass after all - And still with daylight to spare Even with the puncture (hope you made it back to civilization, Alex!) Another fun ride - Thanks guys! We will have to do that route again sometime soon, while we can...

It was a good ride (even though I stopped a lil early) - thanks for organizing it!

advntur · #11 12.06.2009, 16:24

stellar ride all! How sweet it is to be able to climb a pass on a school night!

Very happy to hear you made it back to the train station Alex. Rattenpass has your name on it for next time.

advntur · #12 12.06.2009, 16:28

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	we start our rides by spending the first 5 plus miles cycling through the Bronx..

Now I've got this great bike messenger image of Dakman, darting through the NYC yellow cabs, bolting down one-way streets (the wrong way), and riding with an enormous, fat security chain strapped to the bike.

nice to hear from you mate -- we miss you over here and hope NYC is treating you well!

BritKiwi · #13 12.06.2009, 16:33

	Quote:	alexgomp
	Thanks everyone for your help on the puncture! I made it all the way to Wadenswil when the air let out again directly on cue in front of the train station . Hope everyone enjoyed the pass! I'll see you all next week with two shiny new tires.

We should have used CHF rather than one of those cheap Euro bank notes - that repair should have been good for a few thousand km's !!!

Sure that won't be the last time we head out to knock off a proper pass on a school night. Need to get more numbers though, it was just Howard and I versus the Hillseekers by the end of the ride - made us feel very vulnerable !!!!

dakman · #14 12.06.2009, 17:15

	Quote:	advntur
	Now I've got this great bike messenger image of Dakman, darting through the NYC yellow cabs, bolting down one-way streets (the wrong way), and riding with an enormous, fat security chain strapped to the bike. nice to hear from you mate -- we miss you over here and hope NYC is treating you well!

not yet into the bike messenger mode but perhaps that is a future career option....

hillseeker · #15 15.06.2009, 22:57

	Quote:	BritKiwi
	We should have used CHF rather than one of those cheap Euro bank notes - that repair should have been good for a few thousand km's !!! Sure that won't be the last time we head out to knock off a proper pass on a school night. Need to get more numbers though, it was just Howard and I versus the Hillseekers by the end of the ride - made us feel very vulnerable !!!!

You didn't seem to have any problem! Yeah hopefully the whole group can hang for the whole ride this week

Too bad you can't make it Britkiwi - we'll be sure to ride an extra hill (and eat an extra bratwurst) for you...