Thirty mile loop through Mattapoisett and Rochester.  Leaving Hungry Heroes in Fairhaven at 6 PM. The turn around is Old Colony High School on North Ave in Rochester.

Riders will go at their own comfortable pace.

CLICK HERE for the route

CLICK HERE for the planned rides this week.

 

There was only two for the Saturday ride that followed the Ice Cream ride route, and three of us on Sunday on the Blackmore Pond route.  Sunday however saw lots of riders in Rochester including a 20 member double paceline group.  The three of us were in and out of paceline sprints so the photos are pretty much non existent.  I did get a few yesterday and a couple of shots with people on horses.

It would really be nice to have a few more riders on our paceline rides so we can do longer segments.  Also, I could tell about the minor confrontations with cars, but as bikers we have all heard any story I can tell, many, many times.

It was only 28 miles on this morning ride, but we are planning on a second casual ride along the beaches this evening.

Tuesday 5 July  Friday 8, July at 10 AM

Metric Century.  14 MPH ave. speed

Meet at Hungry Heroes Fairhaven Activity Center next to Stop and Shop in Fairhaven.  We will ride to and around Myles Standish in Carver.

Wednesday 6, July 6 PM start

Wednesday Night Ramble: 30 miles at 14 MPH ave. speed

Meet at Hungry Heroes Fairhaven for a 30 mile ride into Rochester. Our turn around is Old Colony High School

Friday: 8 July 5:30 PM start.

Friday Night Music on Pier 3. Very casual riding.

Meet at Hungry Heroes for a casual ride into New Bedford and attend Summer Sound Series on Pier 3.

Some will stop at the tent behind the old Skipper Motel for refreshments and snacks.  Riders choice.

The day after tennis can be painful.  My legs are toast for most of the day and today was no exception. To compound things, I ran a two hour practice session for the local high school team this morning. Around eight o’clock I had recovered  and got a couple of texts from friends riding.  It got me off the couch for a spin around town.

It was overcast, dead calm with muggy heavy air.  I brought the newspaper along for the coffee shop stop after riding a few miles.  A family came into the shop and the father looking at his phone mentioned that there was a tornado warning for this area.  Really?  We don’t get tornadoes. The closest I have ever heard is when the news says, “there was a possible tornado touchdown in such and such an area.”  The tornadoes I see on TV don’t have the word possible leading the story.  There is no doubt that one hit.

It was 9 PM and raining when I left the coffee shop for the  2 mile ride home.  Riding in a light rain on a sultry summer night is pretty  calming.  I lost myself during the ride till I came across a very dark area on the bike path where a firefly party was in full swing. I stopped and tried to video the light show but all I got was a black screen.

A humid night, riding in the rain with firefly showing me the way like torches lighting a runway in Burma in 1942, made me feel good.

Wednesday night training rides can sometimes wind up being an all out race. That happened last night. Actually it is a “race training” ride and it got hectic. Nic is a very strong rider in our little pond. Last night he rode with the fish in the ocean, so to speak. He entered the “B” division.  The A’s are the sharks in the ocean. It’s motivation to become one of the big fish. His training attitude took a positive turn today after lunch with on of the top senior riders in the country. He got some good advice and training tips. I may have heard from the last time on our ride together, “hey John, wait up”. I’m going to miss that.

Summer Training Series Crit from John Sullivan on Vimeo.

 

 

 

 

For the 19th year, Ten Speed Spokes bike shop in Newport RI showed their appreciation by sponsoring the annual Ride to the Sun.  It’s always the Thursday evening closest to the summer solstice. 300 riders registered for this years event. The ride,is free and includes police escort, pre ride snacks, post ride pizza, refreshments and a tee shirt.  Thanks to everyone at Ten Speed Spokes.

2016 LONGEST DAY RIDE from John Sullivan on Vimeo.

I just completed a video for next years Tour de Creme Ride.   Does it do anything to make the ride look like fun?  Comments are welcome

TOUR DE CREME PROMO from John Sullivan on Vimeo.

Rides this week.

Thursday.  10 Speed Spoke Longest Day of the Year Ride

June 23rd, 2016 is the date of this year’s Longest Day Ride.  Roll out with police escort around Ocean Drive is at 6pm.  Please arrive at the shop no later then 5:30pm to allow time for check-in.

Ten Speed Spoke’s Longest Day Ride is our yearly event held to celebrate the start of summer and all things cycling.  It features 4 different length arrowed courses.  Everything is free!  Shirts and helmets are required.

All skill levels and ages of cyclists are invited.  

Saturday 06/25/16 – NBW Cafe Ride (weather permitting)

• East Bay Bike Path – from Fort Hill to Bristol Bagel and back (27 miles)

• Leaves Fort Hill Parking Lot at 9:00 AM

• Contact John Nery for more details

 

Sunday. 

About this Sunday’s Ride

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NBW #088 Scramble Metric
Click here to print

Why this ride is special

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Towns & Villages we travel through

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Seekonk – Rehoboth – Norton – Mansfield – Wrentham – Franklin – Sheldonville – Cumberland – North Attleboro – Adamsdale – Plainville – Attleboro – Rumford

Some of the landmarks we pass by or nearby too

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• Wheaton College
• Norton Reservoir
• Mansfield Municipal Airport
• Mansfield Bike Path
• The Foulkes Home

Start:

• 10 AM Regular Start
• Seekonk High School
• The GPS address is 261 Arcade Av, Seekonk, MA

GPS Files – RideWithGps format (free to use)

• 16 mile ride with 500 feet of climbing
• 27 mile ride with 700 feet of climbing
• 55 mile ride with 1600 feet of climbing
• 64 mile ride with 2000 feet of climbing
• GPS Instructions for Garmin Units at bottom of email in FAQ section

Sunday Double Century 

A NBW Very Special Event
This has not been run in over 10 years
Starting from Seekonk High School
200+ miles of riding
Advance registration required

The Details

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• Starting from Seekonk High School at 4 AM
• Lights and reflective gear required for safety purposes when riding in the dark
  • Sunrise is at 5:12
  • Sunset is at 8:24
• Three Loops
  • 1st Loop – Red – Heads south on EBBP to Bristol and returns to Seekonk High School where clothing, lights, reflective gear can be dropped off
  • 2nd Loop – Green – Heads east on NBW 122 Plymouth Century Route and returns to Seekonk High School
  • 3rd loop – Blue – Heads north to Wrentham on NBW 088 Scramble Metric Route and returns to Seekonk High School
• Advance registration is required (send me an email at president@nbwclub.org with your name, cell phone number and estimated riding speed) is necessary so we can coordinate riders, sag and support (fyi – this is a NBW members only ride)
• The rides are arrowed, and should you desire to limit your mileage there will be many options on both the Green & Blue loops to follow arrowed short cuts home

If you have finished a century this year and felt strong, then a double century is within reason. All it takes is a positive attitude, ratcheting your speed down a notch, and riding with your friends.

As of Wednesday Morning we 8 committed and 1 maybe riders:

1. Rich Rivet
2. John Spooner
3. Larry Carpenter
4. Alfredo Sosa
5. Ramiro Vergnaud
6. Jocelyn Keith
7. Mike Saunders
8. John Macieko
9. Jim Coggeshall
10. ______________ (insert your name here)

 

GPS Files – RideWithGps format (free to use)

• Red Loop to Bristol 35 miles 900 feet of climbing – arrowed orange
• Green Loop to Pymouth 102 miles 3500 feet of climbing – arrowed white
• Blue Loop to Wrentham 64 miles 2000 feet of climbing – arrowed red
• Total mileage – 201.7 miles
• Title climbing – 6402 feet

Registration is open now!

June 23rd, 2016 is the date of this year’s Longest Day Ride.  Roll out with police escort around Ocean Drive is at 6 PM.  Please arrive at the shop no later then 5:30 PM to allow time for check-in.

Ten Speed Spoke’s Longest Day Ride is our yearly event held to celebrate the start of summer and all things cycling.  It features 4 different length arrowed courses.  Everything is free!  Shirts and helmets are required.

All skill levels and ages of cyclists are invited.

CLICK HERE to register and join the Fairhaven gang on this wonderful  ride through Newport.  Free parking at Park N Bike Newport at 437 Broadway which is about a mile from the bike shop.  

 

Well, metric century but I’m really not that into adjectives. As we agreed on the ride, will will say century with a French accent. (They are on the metric system, no quarter pounders).  Continue reading “Century Ride” →