So the idea of holding the BIYF group ride at Mercer during the NICA event is a neat idea... here's my sale's pitch... legal disclaimer -I suck as sales and marketting...
you can ride the rest of the park as the biyf group, hang out in the woods and cheer on the racers, come say hello to the teams, coaches and familiar faces and spectate and take part in the FIRST EVER NICA RACE in NJ.. from what I've seen and heard, these events are super legit - like a nationals type feel and vibe. Lots of team tents, tailgating and huge supporting crowds.. I think it may be a bit of a disrespect to plan a group ride at any other place on this date... Mercer NICA Event is the place to be on 4/2..
.. EVERYONE COME TO MERCER ON APRIL 2 TO SUPPORT NJ'S FIRST NICA RACE!!!!
Bad link, but I'm in all the FB pages anyway. There were a few at the TrailSide meeting a few weeks back. I'll post it to our group though. Maybe @muddybike can post up in the NJ League page??@MadisonDan It would be great to get some NICA kids to Thursday's Freeholders meeting
At 7pm
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The socks are real!!
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@w_b @thegock @liong71er @teabagger11 let me know how you want to get them socks. We can meet up, I can mail them, etc etc.
As for the ride, The NICA idea is cool but I don't want to bring a huge group into the mix on the trails and turn the whole thing into a shitshow, particularly if it's the first ever NJ NICA race. On top of that, based on this week's forecast the 2nd is not looking good. Let's hope for some better weather moving forward.
If we do a wrap up/ meet and greet ride we should have some sort of advance plan with actual notice so some other peeps can join if they want.
If only I had known...I may have been motivated to actually ride.The socks are real!View attachment 49851
Has there been any talk about the BIYF group ride?
No, there hasn't been. Unfortunately I cannot commit to a ride at this point, too many "balls in the air" before the baby arrives (there's a joke in there somewhere).