ScottRNelson
Mr. Dual Sport Rider
We're going to try to get through a seventh year accident free.
The Pleasanton/Dublin weekday lunch ride is a chance for those who work and/or live in the Tri-Valley area to get out and ride during their lunch hour once every week or two. We stop for lunch afterwards for a chance to discuss the ride and to get to know each other better.
If you're curious about past years, start looking here: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196233
All rides start at 11:45 a.m. at the Lucky Supermarket parking lot on the corner of Hopyard and W. Las Positas in Pleasanton. We expect to be pulling out at 11:45, so come earlier if you want to socialize first. We'll occasionally wait a few minutes extra for someone who said they would be there (but usually only for their first time).
Here's a satelite photo of the area. Meet where the red "X" is, away from the building. If you need fuel, you can stop at the Shell station across the street first.
We try to hold the rides weekly or every other week depending on demand. If lots of people show up regularly, we'll do them more often. I have talked to at least two others who have promised to be regulars this year. We'll keep doing the rides until it starts raining in the fall.
The typical ride is Foothill road to Sunol, down Niles Canyon to Palomares Road, run Palomares the full length, then back to Pleasanton on the frontage road alongside the 580 freeway. Total ride is typically 45 minutes and we try to keep a medium pace. We'll wait for you if you want to ride slower than the leaders. We normally stop for lunch at the end of the ride, preferably somewhere quick (and usually cheap). Those of us who work in Pleasanton are usually back at work by 1:15 doing it this way. When all of the riders are experienced riders and there is no need to stop, we sometimes get back to work by 1:00.
We'll occasionally start from the north end of Palomares and run it both ways to get a few more twisties in. The north to south route can be a bit trickier, so we rarely do that with newbies along.
We have also made runs out to Highland Road and Collier Canyon east of Dublin. On rare occasions we've ridden Calaveras Road both ways. Last season we also tried Altamont Pass and Patterson Pass a couple of times. All rides will be less than 50 miles (the Palomares loop is 30) and will take less than one hour. Calaveras and Altamont usually take about 15 minutes longer than the other two routes.
All rides will be noted here several days in advance, so if you're subscribed to this thread, you'll get a notice. However, I ask you not to corrupt the thread with discussions unrelated to the actual rides, send Personal Messages for those.
If someone else besides me wants to take responsibility for a ride, go ahead and schedule one. You must show up for it if you do, though, and must be able to lead the ride.
Some people have wanted to do rides with short notice. That has worked once or twice too, although I ask at least four hours advance notice for a "short notice" ride. That means if it's after 7:45 a.m., it's too late to request a same day short notice ride.
The second posting of this thread contains the rules I expect all participants to follow.
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Here's the information about the first ride:
Next Ride: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Meeting place: Lucky's parking lot on the corner of Hopyard and W. Las Positas
Meeting time: 11:45 a.m. (that's when we leave the parking lot)
Route: Palomares Road
The Pleasanton/Dublin weekday lunch ride is a chance for those who work and/or live in the Tri-Valley area to get out and ride during their lunch hour once every week or two. We stop for lunch afterwards for a chance to discuss the ride and to get to know each other better.
If you're curious about past years, start looking here: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196233
All rides start at 11:45 a.m. at the Lucky Supermarket parking lot on the corner of Hopyard and W. Las Positas in Pleasanton. We expect to be pulling out at 11:45, so come earlier if you want to socialize first. We'll occasionally wait a few minutes extra for someone who said they would be there (but usually only for their first time).
Here's a satelite photo of the area. Meet where the red "X" is, away from the building. If you need fuel, you can stop at the Shell station across the street first.
We try to hold the rides weekly or every other week depending on demand. If lots of people show up regularly, we'll do them more often. I have talked to at least two others who have promised to be regulars this year. We'll keep doing the rides until it starts raining in the fall.
The typical ride is Foothill road to Sunol, down Niles Canyon to Palomares Road, run Palomares the full length, then back to Pleasanton on the frontage road alongside the 580 freeway. Total ride is typically 45 minutes and we try to keep a medium pace. We'll wait for you if you want to ride slower than the leaders. We normally stop for lunch at the end of the ride, preferably somewhere quick (and usually cheap). Those of us who work in Pleasanton are usually back at work by 1:15 doing it this way. When all of the riders are experienced riders and there is no need to stop, we sometimes get back to work by 1:00.
We'll occasionally start from the north end of Palomares and run it both ways to get a few more twisties in. The north to south route can be a bit trickier, so we rarely do that with newbies along.
We have also made runs out to Highland Road and Collier Canyon east of Dublin. On rare occasions we've ridden Calaveras Road both ways. Last season we also tried Altamont Pass and Patterson Pass a couple of times. All rides will be less than 50 miles (the Palomares loop is 30) and will take less than one hour. Calaveras and Altamont usually take about 15 minutes longer than the other two routes.
All rides will be noted here several days in advance, so if you're subscribed to this thread, you'll get a notice. However, I ask you not to corrupt the thread with discussions unrelated to the actual rides, send Personal Messages for those.
If someone else besides me wants to take responsibility for a ride, go ahead and schedule one. You must show up for it if you do, though, and must be able to lead the ride.
Some people have wanted to do rides with short notice. That has worked once or twice too, although I ask at least four hours advance notice for a "short notice" ride. That means if it's after 7:45 a.m., it's too late to request a same day short notice ride.
The second posting of this thread contains the rules I expect all participants to follow.
___________________
Here's the information about the first ride:
Next Ride: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Meeting place: Lucky's parking lot on the corner of Hopyard and W. Las Positas
Meeting time: 11:45 a.m. (that's when we leave the parking lot)
Route: Palomares Road
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