LOCATION CHANGE: Season Kick-Off Ride (Reboot) Saturday May 26 8AM - 7-Eleven, Golden

[Jason ON]

I'll be here. And my front wheel will be in the air at least 87 times. But that's not douchebaggery so we're good.

That is the very definition of douchbaggery.

[asp_125]

I'm still trying to finalize the route. I was originally thinking P2P to Estes then turn around, but Barn mentioned something about Leadville. I'll update this when I have something finalized.

Leadville? That'd be a great, though long for noobs, ride. What about MoCo to Squaw Pass to Beau Jo's in Idaho Springs, then Central City Pkwy back to Golden? Mebbe for me cause we're having some remodeling done.

[Aaron]

I probably can't do the 26th

That is the very definition of douchbaggery.

Nope it's only douchebaggery if I wheelie 88 times. This has been covered already.

[madvlad]

Have fun ladies and gents, I’m out of town again. I’ll make sure to wash my car before I leave

[Jason ON]

Leadville? That'd be a great, though long for noobs, ride. What about MoCo to Squaw Pass to Beau Jo's in Idaho Springs, then Central City Pkwy back to Golden? Mebbe for me cause we're having some remodeling done.

Since MOCO is being selfish with their parking lot we're not going to start there anymore. They have a "10 Minute" time limit on how long you can hangout and wait for your group. We're going to meet at the Golden 7-11, probably do Golden Gate to P2P then on up to Estes. Maybe when summer's finally set in I'll find a way to justify a Leadville trip. It's almost always a fun ride, but like you said, can be long for newer riders.

[Jason ON]

Also, it's looking to be pretty warm on Saturday, so I'm thinking it'll be a good day to ride.

[madvlad]

High of 92, hell yeah. Forgot to wash my car so no worries on rain

[~Barn~]

I'm totally lost, and I'm more inclined to see this than the posts on FB, so.... Just so I'm clear:

WHERE: Golden 7-11 (I'll Google it)
WHEN: 08:00 with KSU sometime shortly thereafter
TO: Somewhere with paved roads


Generally correct here?

[Spiderman]

Location changed in Title

[Spiderman]

I'm totally lost, and I'm more inclined to see this than the posts on FB, so.... Just so I'm clear:

WHERE: Golden 7-11 (I'll Google it)
WHEN: 08:00 with KSU sometime shortly thereafter
TO: Somewhere with paved roads


Generally correct here?

Yes

[madvlad]

For those of you who don’t know here is where the 7-Eleven is:

7-Eleven
399 N. Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80403
(303) 216-9163
https://goo.gl/maps/AdCYEXPrZgD2

[Okrapp]

[madvlad]

How you liking racing so far man? Glad seeing most street peeps making the transition.

[Okrapp]

How you liking racing so far man? Glad seeing most street peeps making the transition.

Fooking loving it mang. Everyone with MRA has been great. This FOG won't be sporting any single digit plates but having a blast trying

(Edit: Legal representation of Okrapp's wallet and overall budget have issued a strong objection to enthusiasm and/or endorsement of such activities. Said objections were officially regected with STFU as the asian imported ramen is super tasty)

[Kim-n-Dean]

Maybe when summer's finally set in I'll find a way to justify a Leadville trip. It's almost always a fun ride, but like you said, can be long for newer riders.

Of course it depends on the route, but isn't Estes an all day ride. Why is Leadville too much for a noob?

I say MOCO's new policy is great! Get the fuck to the meet spot, get gas, get to freakin' ridin'!! Ten-minutes is plenty of time to gas up, take a piss, grab a nasty-ass hot dog w/ two pumps of disgusting chili and cheese ooze. I love those things!! Kind of sucks burpin' 'em up in the helmet, though. Same with Long John Silver's, mmmmmmmm cod fumes in a helmet....

[madvlad]

[Racz]

Let me know how golden gate was I heard there were paving.

[06xbss]

Great morning for a mellow cruise up Golden Gate, wish I could have stayed out longer. Should have used my camera with a faster frame rate this one was having trouble keeping up. https://youtu.be/MBdQa4Dl3s8

[06xbss]

They did a bunch of patch paving on Golden Gate. It's not bad right now, just have to watch the transitions. Won't even be noticeable after a few weeks of traffic.

[madvlad]

So how did it go?

[Okrapp]

It went well. No douchebaggery or performance awards. Group size fluctuated from 8 down to 3 with folks that needed to split off early. Went back up to 8 after lunch with 2nd part of group that started later. Roads were mostly clean and enough gaps in traffic for nice pace.

[madvlad]

noice, glad it was a great time ladies and gents. Maybe I’ll make one of these soon if work doesn’t keep sending me out swear it’s like they have my phone bugged

[DriverDave]

It would have been better if we didn't have to look at Jason's plumber crack the whole way!

[Jason ON]

It would have been better if we didn't have to look at Jason's plumber crack the whole way!

My plumber's crack needed a proper airing out.

@Kim-n-Dean, MOCO's policy is great if all you're doing is showing up, gassing up and leaving, but if you're waiting for other people or trying to stage a group ride it's counter-productive. As for Leadville, the ride itself isn't too much for a noob, but rather it's a long ride - easily eight to ten hours round trip when you take into account a lunch stop. I was trying to keep this ride at about the four to five hour mark because people have other things going on in their lives and sometimes can't spend all day out on their bikes. They have kids, jobs, responsibilities around the house, etc. In fact, of the eight of us who started at 7-11 five peeled off within the first hour. So, yes, Leadville was too far for a "n00b" ride. But the roads are still there, according to Google Maps. Feel free to start at MOCO and ride to Leadville all you want. Hell, depending on the day, I may even join you, but it wasn't going to be this ride.

But yes, the ride was fun, there were no performance awards (as far as I know) and while there was traffic, it wasn't so think in most places that we couldn't have fun.