Pizza Night

As per traditional, the CRC season wrapped up with a pizza night.  However, the venue changed this year.  Caboto was booked so we spent the night at Capri.  Thanks to Mark for putting in the leg work to get this booked.  Most CRC members showed, as did a potentially "new" member.  Here are the final attendance stats for the year and next year's attendance will be based on this.  This year one one of the fewest rides we have had in a year.  Here is a link to the complete spreadsheet.

Rider of the Year

Close call this year.  Mark?  Dave?  Arthur?  However, we voted for.... Arthur!.  Not only does Arthur have a sweet Freddie Mercury fu manchu, but he rode last week (unofficial ride) and he showed up tonight.

Host of the Year

Ali or Mark?  Ali, asked us to help cut his tree down.  Mark, cooked up burgers and provided beer when no one brought beer.  Congratulations to Mark as Host of the Year.  Ali, you got some work to do.  The bar has been raised.

Blogger of the Year

No one.  You all suck.

See you guys in the spring!  Hopefully we'll be riding sooner than later.

Nearing the End

Could not have asked for better weather last night.  Mid-October and still in shorts, I'll take it.  However, very few CRC riders took advantage of the great weather and trail conditions.  The only one with a good excuse was Ian.....

I am not going to make it tonight.  Someone decided they wanted my bike more than I did yesterday.

I stopped for a half hour at Kennedy to see my sons V-ball game and someone cut my cable lock on bike rack and took my bike.   If anyone's ever sees it it is the only one in the city I have seen.

Hopefully Ian gets his bike back.  Thanks to Dave for the beers last night and it seemed like we had plenty of chips.  Below is the beer order.  We have been skipping people since guys are not riding so I guess at this point we are just going to move to the guys that are riding.  Next up for beer is Arthur then.

Banner Night

The great weather must have brought everyone out tonight.  The weather was perfect, trail conditions were perfect.  It brought out a record number of guys for the season.  Thanks to Jay Lamb for the beer and chips and to Mike and Jay for showing up for their half point.  Even Matt Mousseau (go way back in the blog history to find him) showed up to ride.  For some reason, Jay brought beer out of the goodness of his heart.  It wasn't even his turn.  Next up for beer (we'll skip Mike and Jeremy since they don't ride anymore) is Dave and then Ian.
      As far as attendance goes, what happened to Todd?  He gets a job and suddenly we don't see him.  The race for the "I Have No Life Award" is still up for grabs.  Dave (given really)?, Arthur? Mark?

Back to School

     Well this was the first ride since the teachers returned to school.  We were dragging and cut the ride short.  We are not used to these full work days yet.  It is tough to be at your peak when you aren't getting your 2:00 nap.  Otherwise a beautiful night (see picture) and we discovered some very fun new trails.  You'll have to come out to see them.
     Of course we finished the ride in the dark and for some, that literally meant in the dark.  Better check those batteries brown eye.  Thanks to Jim for showing up with the beer.  Next up is Mike (not riding but promising to bring food), Jeremy (Jeremy who????).  That brings us to Dave.  Dave, who by missing tonight's ride, allowed Arthur to tie him for the top attendance spot.  You know the "I have no life award".

Tornado

Apparently there was a tornado while they rode.