To B or Not To B

[iross]

What with the fair weather cyclists deserting us for the winter, there's been a bit of a paucity of B rides recently. And although the "mixed" rides are (sometimes) slower than an honest-to-goodness A ride, they're still quite a bit quicker than the pace the B rides go at.

Some of us were wondering if this might have scared some people away, and if we could do something to tempt them back. When I started riding with TS, I really really appreciated the kinder, gentler B rides, and it would be nice if we could maintain that over the winter, even if our numbers are a bit depleted.

So, would it be worth committing to have a Guaranteed B Ride, say every other Tuesday, where some of us will always always do a proper B ride, at a gentler pace. I'll do it (I'll be very very happy to have a bit of a rest now and then), so will Rita, probably Jen and Carly, and no doubt there will be others who'll be happy not to beat themselves to death twice a week every week.

What do you think? If you're a potential taker for a B ride, would knowing that there will be an easier ride get you out in the rain and cold?

Sorry for the long message. I'm almost as wordy as Rolf.

Cheers,

Ian.

[jeremy]

I'm always down for the B ride, I've just been fighting some sort of virus/sickness for the last 2 weeks that has completley drained me of all my energy, so I've taken the last couple of rides off, I will hopefully be out on friday.

[Lister Farrar]

I think we need some new photos on the site of people at least pretending to be happy in the rain and dark, huddled around a coffee table or squinting in the spray, maybe wringing water out of their gloves with a big thumbs up! That'll be sure to work...

[Rolf]

Like Jeremy, I'll be riding B for a while starting Tuesday to regain fitness after illness.

~ Mr. Brevity

[Plawless]

Good idea everyone., The last thing we want to do is turn people off. B rides forever!

[iross]

OK, Team F (for "flu", obviously) is go-go-go for Tuesday! Two laps of the box, two laps of Beacon Hill (if we can be bothered), cake every other fortnight. How's that sound?

[Rita]

What??? I get cake only every other fortnight?

[Katie]

What was that? Did I hear "Cake every ... night"? I'm pretty sure I did. Where do I get this cake? Will that make me faster?

[iross]

Ha! Roland said the cake would work! I was thinking we could have a Guaranteed B Ride every other Tuesday, and every other one of those rides, I'd bake a cake. Or muffins. Or sauerkraut. Or something.