I'm not sure, but I think that may have been the best weather ever for our Full Moon Ride, Friday evening on the beach! Absolute clear skies with a beautiful sunset as the group headed towards Fort Pickens National Park and then a gorgeous full moon over the Gulf of Mexico during the trip back to the parking lot at Casino Beach! I hope we have several more of those this riding season. If you missed it...well, you missed out on just about a perfect ride. However, don't cry in your soup, we'll have another full moon next month. (Check the Rides Calendar for the date and time.)
Saturday morning early had the peloton turning the cranks west towards Lillian, Alabama in what was to become a Hammerfest as a bunch of middle aged men chased a young SheBeast named Ashley to the Perdido Bay Bridge. It must have been quite the sight to passing motorists as we romped along westbound on Hwy 98 in the high 20s mph. In fact, a Sheriff's Deputy stopped the group to assure that the young lady we were all chasing was in no actual danger. Although several sincere attempts by the male riders were made to try and convince the astute member of the local law enforcement community that we were just pacelining, he was not dissuaded from his intent. However, once hearing from the "more delicate gender", (SheBeast Ashley), he appeared relieved to learn that all the masculine heavy breathing was just from exhaustion in trying to follow the fem fatale's wheel as she dragged this group of middle aged machos into Anaroebia!
Once back in the saddle, the anxiety level among the "more robust gender" seemed to subside substantially with the realization no one was spending Easter in Escambia County's version of Hotel California. ("...come any time you want, but you can never leave.") In fact, after the much needed rest stop in Lillian, the wiser riders among us decided to let the feminine version of Fabian Cancellara and a small group head on down the road while they formed their own peloton at the back.
This whole episode really did some serious damage to the sensitive psyche of several of the more masculine riders. At the rest stop in Lillian, Turbo and Danamal were witnessed browsing an Avon catalog. When asked if they were feeling okay, they retorted something about needing moisturizer for their legs. (Yep, serious damage.)
The ride home, with two pelotons, was uneventful as both groups did their own version of suffering into a fairly nasty headwind. Although a bit weary, all arrived safely at Ritchey's East where Left Lane declared; "Time for some recovery drinks!" Off he rode to the palatial Lopicollo estate for no doubt some serious liquid carbo loading. The rest of us cruised on home a little bit wiser from the day's proceedings.
Great ride and there's more to come this week! Tomorrow evening at 5:30pm at Maygarden and Summit is our weekly TERAD! Come on somebody! Wednesday is the WFW Hammerfest which starts at 5pm at the parking lot at WSRE studios. (Uh...watch out for a little girl with two huge pistons and a tatoo on her left bicep, "SheBeast" Just FYI.) Two great midweek rides! Come on out everybody!!!
See you out on the road,
Bob
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