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Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:14 pm
by WendellC
mfarnham wrote:Hi All,
Wendell, I was just logging in to PM you about that truck and whether you could catch a plate number. He made another appearance up by the McDonalds as we turned off the highway (yelling at us manically out his window)...might be worth checking your film just in case.
No number. By the time the truck came into view of the camera he was already heading onto the Pat Bay (likely to find a grandma to tailgate) and well out of view.

A couple screws loose is giving him a bit too much credit.

BTW - I sent you a PM about some potential strategies

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 6:33 am
by Bosie
Usual time and place this week- see you all there :)
Weather looks promising

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 10:35 am
by Claire
Bosie wrote:Usual time and place this week- see you all there :)
Weather looks promising
Bring it on!

(The good weather and the willing masses of ride mates.)

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 11:30 pm
by BPhelps
I was looking forward to more punishment, but alas, we are heading to double overtime.

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 9:26 am
by Claire
Geez... Watching sports is no excuse for missing a brilliant ride. See you next week, Blair!

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 12:59 pm
by Claire
Let's reprise for tomorrow. Even if it's a little damp. My standards for "decent riding weather" have experienced a downgrading since the Winter of Frozen Roads. A little warm water never hurt anyone, right?

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 8:33 pm
by Claire
I revise my moderate enthusiasm and upgrade it to a more standard "Yay, I want to ride my bike with friends at 6am" level due to this more encouraging forecast:

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 12:32 pm
by Claire
Okay, so last week was pretty grim. I didn't suffer alone, but only just barely. Tomorrow looks much more promising in the weather department (although I'll only believe a high of 20 degrees if I see/feel it myself). I promise it won't rain. And that if it does, I'm going home!

For the real hardcores, select sufferfesters have been known to occasionally double-dip and hook up with the 9am OBB ride after. Not for me this week, but one day soon...

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:06 pm
by leftcoaster
It was wet, miserable and lonely last week. Let's see if we can eliminate the wet and the lonely....

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 8:14 pm
by Kevin L
Where does this ride meet and where does it go?

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 8:23 pm
by Claire
Back at the beginning of this post (see page 1) I referenced this post from a temporary resurrection back in January when the roads were miraculously ice-free for a very brief period.

The details are in a few locations for those willing to click around (too tired from today's triathlon silliness, Kevin?) but I'll pander and restate the departure time (6:03) and place (Cook St Sbux) in the hopes it will save you enough energy to join us in the morning.

See you tomorrow!

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 8:36 pm
by BPhelps
6am from Cook Street Starbucks.

I intend to ride to Sidney with the group the peel off and head home.

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 9:44 pm
by Claire
Kevin L wrote:Where does this ride meet and where does it go?
The route is 97% the same as the OBB ride - counterclockwise around the peninsula.

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 7:03 pm
by Bosie
Is anyone suffering tomorrow or is everyone watching the Giro:) great weather forecast!

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 7:23 pm
by Claire
"Is Claire riding Sufferfest tomorrow?" = "Does the pope wear a funny hat?"

Summer kit obligatory!

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 12:10 pm
by Rolf
Claire wrote:"Is Claire riding Sufferfest tomorrow?" = "Does the pope wear a funny hat?"
I'm not sure what this means. The dogma of papal infallibility is fairly clear: his hats befit the solemnity of the pontiff's traditional role as the successor to Saint Peter.

(Holy) See?
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Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:28 pm
by Claire
For reasons I won't go into because it'll make me more grumpy, I am unlikely to be there tomorrow at 6. Super-sad-face. Have fun and uphold the legacy of quietly enjoyable suffering in my absence.

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:30 am
by Sig Isaac
Rats, no one else showed up this morning. I guess I'm going home and back to bed.

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 11:52 am
by leftcoaster
Rode solo. Didn't see you Sig

Re: Saturday sufferfest - the glorious resurrection

Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 2:11 pm
by Sig Isaac
You're a true hardcore, Dave. I tried again at 9am with Oak Bay but tore off my rear derailleur. Going to try again at 2:30pm. Hopefully, third time lucky.