The inaugural "eastside roulers" ride was very successful thanks to Jesse, Tomas, and Carl who showed up and joined me in a 50 miler on the "Memory Ride" route. The roulers had a varied pace, not so fast (14-15 mph) into a headwind while simultaneously going up the hill just north of McIntosh, and cruising the flats mostly @ 18-21. All shared long pulls, Carl rolls on rough pavement Tom Boonen-like (I think he's part Belgian) and drafting Jesse is almost cheating, like being behind a fast SUV. We saw Jorge Rojas on the rail-trail which made for three Cubans for a while, possibly exceeding some GCC maximum caribbean island limit.

     I'll be doing the "Tour de Forts" next weekend, but hope to post future rides on a semi-regular basis for those who'd like a change from the usual westside routes, sometimes on Saturday and sometimes Sunday. Both Hi-bee and Hi-bee plus ride leaders have expressed interest in an occasional ride this way so I'll work on some routes of 40-50 miles. Thanks.

Jorge Milanes

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