Sad Ride

   Unfortunately tonight's ride was met with the sad news of Ali's father passing away.  The ride had a minute of silence for him.  It was another gorgeous fall evening for six amazing riders. It was so warm Todd only needed tights, a coat, booties and 3 additional layers of clothes.  The trails were dry and dusty and rode hard (Just like biker women). Vegas had the under over/under deer count at 20, but Ian didn't see a one.
     After the ride at Chez Jacques, we were visited by some rider-wanna-bees, David, Jeremy and Smitty.  Weird, all three are Tiger slappies. It was another great night and thanks to Mark for hosting. Next week we are meeting 7:00 @ Caboto for pizza.

Great Weather!

     For all the bad weather we got in the spring, this fall is shaping up to be a great time to ride.  Trails are in perfect condition and someone has been out there making major improvements.  There are a bunch of bridges over the soggy areas and berms all over the place.  We also had a chance to ride the new trail and realized that we needed to make some changes to it.   However, for all the great weather, only 5 riders showed up.  Those 5 riders were treated to beer, courtesy of Dave.  Dave however, was unable to make it tonight due to "complications from surgery".  In others words, he is a wimp.   Todd rectified his mistake last week and brought the chips this week.  Also, we had a newcomer out tonight.  Well, ok, not a newcomer but Jim made it out to his first ride of the year.  Although we didn't know Jim was coming out, we saw his vehicle parked at the trailhead so we figured we would find him on the trails.  And we did, with a new rider, his son Leo, fully equipped with light and all.  The sad part is, Leo was faster than me on the trails.  When Jim showed up later at Mark's he had his daughter with him.  Jim was a busy guy tonight.   Olivia hung out for some chocolate milk and chips.  It should also be noted that this is the first female to get into the behind-the-scenes of CRC.
    Attendance took some new twists tonight.  With Rob's last minute cancellation, Jay was able to move only half a point behind Rob for the 4th spot.  Ali with another mysterious no-show also dropped allowing Jay to pick up attendance points on some key members.  Could Jay slip onto the podium and avoid early season beer purchases next year?