Hartshorne Group Ride Raindate 12/21

[terrabike01]

Definitely the best group that passed through Hartshorne in ages! Thanks for a fun time, everyone in the funnest group, as well as those who contributed to the sarcasm.

Great ride today! Great food! And yes, @terrabike01 cupcakes are on the menu. They will appear at a gravel ride in the future. Hope you had fun today with your crew!

Awesome! I'm doing another gravel ride maybe the 2nd week in Jan

 

[qclabrat]

Love these events. Our little group had zero crashes or mechanicals. Lots of laughs and lively conversation.

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Is that the now famois, my Apple watch saved my life , but it's my own dumb fault for hiking in the dark locale?

 

[qclabrat]

Thanks for a fun ride, I had a blast! And @stb222 I stayed rubber side down?

Did you guys hit Balls buster Bing bong where it rang your bell the last time?

 

[jklett]

Did you guys hit Balls buster Bing bong where it rang your bell the last time?

Yup. No bells were rung!

 

[SmooveP]

Is that the now famois, my Apple watch saved my life , but it's my own dumb fault for hiking in the dark locale?

That's the historic spot. It's hard not to become overwhelmed with emotion when you visit this sacred place.

 

[pygmypony]

sorry i missed this! hopefully i can make the next one

 

[Mare]

Yup. No bells were rung!

We had a bell rung on our ride! Right, @Fire Lord Jim?

 

[Mitch]

Thanks @pooriggy for putting this together and keeping it well managed and putting on a great show. Without you we are nothing.

 

[pooriggy]

Without ride leaders you are nothing.

True dat. I'm the most directionally challenged mtber, big thanks to the folks who have helped lead rides over the last year. Without you we'd be lost.

 

[serviceguy]

Is that the now famois, my Apple watch saved my life , but it's my own dumb fault for hiking in the dark locale?

He would have been famois only if he had been wearing chamois while getting lost...

 

[ChrisG]

I had a solid group of non-locals and locals, including OG’s @Dusty the Whale and @mwlikesbikes . Good vibes all around.

I figured these gents didn’t show up in hopes of a short ride, so we did a full loop of each park.

I was a little surprised to see everyone else gone when we got back to the lot, but hopefully all had a good time.

 

[mwlikesbikes]

Everything @ChrisG said. Happy to sweep a solid group. Chris kept it a good steady pace without killing us (especially me!) Even though you guys ditched us for beers and burgers ? I made sure I got a cupcake from @Mare45 when we left Tommy’s.

 

[Dave Taylor]

Yes, this was a great time. I couldn’t make it to Tommy’s so I took the family there for lunch.

 

[rustynuts]

Thanks Turbo Bacon for making us climb.

 

[MMuller]

Thanks ride leaders @ChrisG @Dave Taylor @SmooveP @rottin' and sweepers. We had a big group but pairing it down made for good flow and manageable park use. I apologise for leaving before Goz's group got back, with all the talk of post ride food and drink we packed up and headed for eats, only to remember that another group wasn't back from ride.

We are going to keep riding each month throughout the winter, check back for details. Thanks for coming out, hopefully we'll see you in the coming months.

Pics in random order.

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Def one person missing from this great local ride.

 

[pooriggy]

Def one person missing from this great local ride.

We needed a Mandolin intro?

 

[SmooveP]

I'm the most directionally challenged mtber.

I thought I was that guy. Hartshorne is the only place I could lead a ride because I've ridden it 3,000 times.

p.s. Thanks to Kris for sweeping our ride. The sweepers are the unsung heroes.

 

[Mare]

p.s. Thanks to Kris for sweeping our ride. The sweepers are the unsung heroes.

He even waited with me while I got over the hand freeze. Thanks, Kris!