First ACA ride
Monday Jun 04, 2007
On Sunday I rode my first Austin Cycling Association group ride, the Cedar Park Fever. The newsletter said there was a choice of a 15 mile ride, but when I got there I was told it was only 13. Additionally, I drove the route on Saturday afternoon, based on a ride map from the ACA web site, and it certainly felt like less than 15, though I didn't time it.
Before the ride, the ride leader/organizer talked about all the places on the routes that might be an issue. The route I was going to take had a low water crossing with 6 to 8 inches of water over it, so the folks leading my route decided to skip that. So I actually cut off and turned about, and it turned out to be only 12.5 miles. On one of the longer routes, there was talk about water at about 24 inches over a low water crossing, so an alternate route was offered.
Only bad thing about the experience was I was the only person doing the 13 mile ride, so I rode back to the start point alone. Not a big problem, but not as fun either.
I've been looking at the ACA rides page for future rides I might like. I think the Tour de Austin on the 17th looks good (according to the map, it's 21 miles) but I'm not thrilled by the 1 p.m. start time. There's also the Inside Austin ride on the 24th at 8 a.m., which looks similar but has a different starting and ending point. And finally, Pfinally Pflugerville on July 1.
Posted by Scott Jolly on June 08, 2007 at 11:12 AM CDT #
Posted by Dave on June 08, 2007 at 11:51 AM CDT #