Saturday, February 18, 2006
9:00am with a 9:15am start
Ride of 20 to 30 miles
Flemington Park (Take CR234 out of Micanopy, which will turn into CR329 at
the Marion County border. Follow 329 until you see the Flemington park on
the right just before you reach CR318. Or, take I75 south to the
Irvine/CR318 exit. Travel west on 318 until you reach CR329. Turn right
and the park will be on the left.)
This ride will be more about hills than about distance as we begin our
training for the Wheels O' Fire ride in Pine Mountain, Georgia in March.
Next week we will pick a route with bigger hills as Wendy is still
recovering from the cold from hell this week.

High Bees

-16-18mph AVERAGE (this means we ride at speeds of 16-20mph)
-30-50 mile routes
-Maps provided for each rider at start of each ride. Riders must be able
to read and follow a map.
-2 designated ?check in? stops and one rest stop, which are noted on the
maps. If you are the Rabbit off the front you must stop at the ?check
ins?, and the rest stop. Once someone else arrives you may go on.
-There is also a Lantern Rouge for each ride who is identified by a purple
bandana worn on the left arm. The Lantern Rouge stays with the rider(s)
off the back to insure that everyone makes it around. The Lantern Rouge
will also assist with any mechanicals and will stay with riders if they
need to be picked up.
-Each rider is provided with the cell phone number of the ride leader, and
each rider provides the ride leader with his or her cell phone number.
This will enable the ride leader to check on riders that become separated
from the group, and for riders with mechanicals to contact the ride leader
if the Lantern Rouge is elsewhere.
-We obey all laws that pertain to us as bicyclists.
-We DO NOT shout ?clear? at intersections.
-Riders should be able to change a flat tire, and they must carry a
minimum of a spare tube and a patch kit on each ride.
-We ride in a single pace line. Double pace lines are not used. Riders are
not required to pull when we are in a pace line if they are becoming
tired. They should just immediately pull off the front when their turn
comes up. The following is an excerpt from ?riding tips? on the GCC
webpage under ?rides?. Check it out for more information about riding in a
pace line.
Pace lines from time to time get a bit sloppy, eventually resulting in
pavement eating exercises. To avoid that type of consequence, learn and
follow the basics.
1.	Ride in a straight line and maintain a constant speed.
2.	Follow the rider in front of you by no less than one foot and no more
than three feet.
3.	When yielding the lead, do not slow down until you have moved over and
cleared the line of riders. Before yielding, give the signal used by your
group.
4.	When taking the lead, apply a little more effort to the pedals to
maintain the current speed. Do not accelerate.
5.	Point out obstacles, and give them as wide a berth as possible.

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