Impromptu Ride Today...and a Lesson

We have been contacted by a few of the group stating that they have today or this afternoon off in celebration of the July 4th Weekend. Therefore, by popular demand, we are scheduling an Impromptu Ride for this evening at 5:30pm at Firestone and Summit. This "kickoff" ride will be a real easy spin of about 20 miles. (We wouldn't want to wear ourselves out for the infamous Duker Puker tomorrow!)

And speaking of Gianni Bugno's Duker Puker, the weather forecast looks absolutely perfect for this group favorite...low to mid 80s with a light breeze out of the north to northeast. Come on somebody! As we pass by the site of Happy's Unhappy Mishap (HUM) we will have a moment to HUMmmm. (Just kidding Happy!) Although, last time we did the Duker Puker, someone bailed on another railroad crossing...and as I remember a train was approaching!

Leave it to Gianni to always pick an exciting route!

But wait there's more!!!

Sunday will see the group on the Manzeirre Loop (Home of the Bro!) And, of course on Monday, Independence Day, (wear our colors, i.e. the Stars and Stripes!) we'll do an easy 40 miler down a route we haven't done in months...The Soundside Loop! Four great rides, including this evening, with a great cast of unusual characters! Come out for one, two, three or even all of these classic routes prepared for you at great expense and suffering...or not!

Now for today's lesson:

David "Lawman" Carroll sent me an email after asking Coolio how he kept his chain so perfectly clean. Coolio expressed, other than not using it, there is a special technique to cleaning the chain at least once a week. When you view the lesson, you will see Coolio (using his pen-name Sheldon Brown), demonstrating the technique while donning his hazmat suit. Note how meticulous he cleans his chain. That Coolio, what a character!

View the lesson here:

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html

And I'll see you out on the road...without a clean chain!
Bob