A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
What time I'm down so long as your cool with my slow assStill riding Ramapo if your up.
What time I'm down so long as your cool with my slow assStill riding Ramapo if your up.
8:30. Send me a pm as I don’t have your number.What time I'm down so long as your cool with my slow ass
And you had no issues last time we rode thereWhat time I'm down so long as your cool with my slow ass
Not an official ride. Thinking 2 hours moving time.
I miss these impromptu rides, all this planning and formalities has taken a tollNot an official ride. Thinking 2 hours moving time.
It started out last year informallyI miss these impromptu rides, all this planning and formalities has taken a toll
I miss these impromptu rides, all this planning and formalities has taken a toll
I like the rides which pop up to fill voids, but also need to see where we'll be a month out so that I can plan accordingly. Seems the rides lately have been in NNJ which leaves folks down south out of luck or drive 100+mins to make a ride.This was what I was trying to get back to we're all grown ups. Tell me your heading out and I'll try to join.
I wanted to wait till we all met to bring up my idea but I'll say it here to plant the seed. The mods on strava should be the core group of OOS. 5 or 10 ppl who can step in and post a ride on the fly. Yes our ride isn't official but I'm more about getting out and having a good time. Even if someone is made a strava mod doesn't mean they have to act on it they have it just in case a late minute cancellation happens or what not.
I like the rides which pop up to fill voids, but also need to see where we'll be a month out so that I can plan accordingly. Seems the rides lately have been in NNJ which leaves folks down south out of luck or drive 100+mins to make a ride.
Part of the reason is it’s the same few people that keep leading the rides and happen to live in north New Jersey. The other reason is certain parks in north New Jersey have done better this winter than other ones in central New Jersey. It’s also winter so it’s mostly die hard riders. I expect you will see more diversity come spring.I like the rides which pop up to fill voids, but also need to see where we'll be a month out so that I can plan accordingly. Seems the rides lately have been in NNJ which leaves folks down south out of luck or drive 100+mins to make a ride.
I can't see why we can't have both. The "listed " ride with pre-designated leader, and pop-ups, based upon the availability of those who can not make the pre planned ride. I'm sure there are times when a member is unable to make the scheduled ride, but still wants to get out and ride a bit with whatever peeps might be interested at the time. Example. This weekend, after spending 10 days in the hospital with my kid, I dont think I can get out at all. But if I could, I'd rather ride Ramapo with Ridgehog, than drive and 1hr plus to ride gravel. Not knocking it..to each his own..but not really my thing. Vic's pop up ride would give me an option to ride with an OOS bud, instead of riding alone, without the extra travel,if I was otherwise unable to do so. If we could keep the scheduled, and unscheduled rides listed separately, without confusing the rides thread with the general BS thread, I see a win, win for everyone. Formal rides get listed on Strava, pop up's? maybe not. If one type of ride ( scheduled VS non scheduled) eventually ends up being more popular,then I would guess that would prove which is the better direction to move forward with in the future. If they both stay even..then awesome. I think Vic has the right of it about the NNJ rides currently dominating. With Huffster's help, I sort of guided the "pre- ride" list KVSP ride, and the Wayway ride. After that, by whatever randomness created the list, it was upstate guys like me that seemed to get picked to lead. I do think it might be a bit more fair to the CNJ guys, if we swapped weekend to weekend between north and south, like Walt was doing last year, obviously, weather permitting.I like the rides which pop up to fill voids, but also need to see where we'll be a month out so that I can plan accordingly. Seems the rides lately have been in NNJ which leaves folks down south out of luck or drive 100+mins to make a ride.
I can't see why we can't have both. The "listed " ride with pre-designated leader, and pop-ups, based upon the availability of those who can not make the pre planned ride. I'm sure there are times when a member is unable to make the scheduled ride, but still wants to get out and ride a bit with whatever peeps might be interested at the time. Example. This weekend, after spending 10 days in the hospital with my kid, I dont think I can get out at all. But if I could, I'd rather ride Ramapo with Ridgehog, than drive and 1hr plus to ride gravel. Not knocking it..to each his own..but not really my thing. Vic's pop up ride would give me an option to ride with an OOS bud, instead of riding alone, without the extra travel,if I was otherwise unable to do so. If we could keep the scheduled, and unscheduled rides listed separately, without confusing the rides thread with the general BS thread, I see a win, win for everyone. Formal rides get listed on Strava, pop up's? maybe not. If one type of ride ( scheduled VS non scheduled) eventually ends up being more popular,then I would guess that would prove which is the better direction to move forward with in the future. If they both stay even..then awesome. I think Vic has the right of it about the NNJ rides currently dominating. With Huffster's help, I sort of guided the "pre- ride" list KVSP ride, and the Wayway ride. After that, by whatever randomness created the list, it was upstate guys like me that seemed to get picked to lead. I do think it might be a bit more fair to the CNJ guys, if we swapped weekend to weekend between north and south, like Walt was doing last year, obviously, weather permitting.
I assume you are talking about the team. I believe its on an invite basis. You have to be invited to join.@Paul H ... does MTBNJ have open group membership? IMO I think we should have the same guidelines as them so it doesn’t get out of control.
I assume you are talking about the team. I believe its on an invite basis. You have to be invited to join.
But perhaps @Norm or other team members can chime in and clarify.
I think... a few questions needs to be answered because I think there some guys here who does not know how the system works.... or didn't read the first page of the OOS thread. So let me indulge those. Fire away.Good positive feedback, keep it rolling folks. In particular call out what's working and what doesn't.