GOGA = FOR REAL
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Roadblock at 04.4.08 - 12:14 pm
hey Ladies, I'm glad to report that GOGA is a seriously cool ride. Being the only guy that has ever gone on it, I will say that they keep it fun and the route I did with them was well planned. I encourage all you female ridazz to join in the fun. They stop for lights and keep the group together. RIDE GOGA. It's a good workout.
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Do they always wear mustaches? ;-)
stevo404.4.08 - 12:15 pm
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That can be arranged. Ha, ha, ha!
PAM04.4.08 - 3:29 pm
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He who maketh aslo haveth the power to taketh away.
Joe Borfo04.4.08 - 5:33 pm
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Oops I was too excited and didn't SAY:
Tomorrow! 8pm BRW!!! Helmets Lights & Legs! rarrr!!!
mixtemotions06.9.08 - 12:41 pm
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Is this an update, user "mixtemotions"? Ha, ha, ha!
PAM06.9.08 - 12:42 pm
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"yes" "awww PAM" "you are so pluggable" "<3"
ME TOO KATIE!!!!!
mixtemotions06.9.08 - 10:38 pm
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ooooo i'm so excited!!! now, the map isn't working for me... are we going west, then south, then east and north? if so, that is so awesome because i live just north of culver city. i might bike to the start point if that's the case....
see you tomorrow!!
tomato06.9.08 - 11:19 pm
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It's really great that more females are riding together.
It's a good sign. Seriously. Go girls!
Joe Borfo06.9.08 - 11:28 pm
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:(
i'd rather ride with you ladies than anyone else in the world but I can't be there tomorrow! :( weelll, I'm putting the week after next, Goga Westside on my concrete block. So, know I'll be there next time and have a blast!
vspangle06.9.08 - 11:48 pm
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Looking forward to meeting the Westside GoGA girls. LoLA (Ladies of Los Angeles) unite!
tattiya06.10.08 - 12:01 am
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P.S. Roadblock is the BEST, and the most loyal GoGA supporter!
tattiya06.10.08 - 12:03 am
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are we going west first, then south, then east / north?
tomato06.10.08 - 12:56 pm
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AAHHH!! SHIT!
Bad news: I cant come UNLESS! I meet up with you later -someone wanna gimme a call? (818)497-1147
Good news: I cant come because I am hopefully buying a bike!
shadylane06.10.08 - 1:05 pm
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does anyone have a number I could get so I could reach you and join at some point in the evening?
shadylane06.10.08 - 6:06 pm
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hey hey shady lady! email me
nicolearneson at gmail dot com
mixtemotions06.10.08 - 6:08 pm
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ZOMG I'm leaving in 10 minutes to be there in 40.
tomato, I expect that the ride will go west first, but I don't know. So we'll probably cruise past your neighborhood near the end of the ride, if that was your question. But really, north Culver's not so far from the start point. I say ride there, no matter which way we start biking.
That's pretty much how I started biking as much/as far as I do. By not knowing the direction/length of the ride, going anyway, and being forced to suck it up. Now, I bike almost everywhere I go. (I occasionally drive to visit my cousin. She lives in Pasadena.) Last week, I biked from El Segundo to West Hollywood for a couple drinks.
But then I am criminally insane.
katiepoche06.10.08 - 7:21 pm
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Tomato! yes... west then south then east then north
email me and I'll get you my # incase you wanna try to meet us along the way!
mixtemotions06.10.08 - 7:23 pm
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[ Wonders aloud to empty apartment, "Did I really post that?" ]
katiepoche06.10.08 - 7:35 pm
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^^^
LOL!!!
I GO NOW!!
last call for any "easties" who wanna ride!!
mixtemotions06.10.08 - 7:38 pm
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Nicole!!! Thank you so much for trying to get us to collide! Bikes and phones dont work so well together. I totally felt the GOGA love near by. Well, I'll see you girls next time!
shadylane06.10.08 - 11:40 pm
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thank you for the fun ride!!! hope to see you all soon
tomato06.11.08 - 12:13 am
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DUDE what a great ride. It was so awesome to meet Tattiya and Dana and Emily. (I think? Garr, I'm so bad with the names! And you even started the ride with a name tag on!) I'm very seriously considering going to eastside GoGA next week. If I can get there in time.
katiepoche06.11.08 - 12:50 am
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E-Rock! thanks for spreading the word! Emily who you helped at BRW on Monday perhaps, came out per your recommendation!
Elizabeth, Katie, Dana, Tattiya, Asher, Emily, and Tomato, last night was super fun! Viva LOLA y GOGA!
mixtemotions06.11.08 - 4:20 pm
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Fo shizzle! I'm glad she came out!
e-rock06.11.08 - 4:29 pm
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That was super fun!
I'm even going to ride out east next Tuesday with Dana!
BunnyBubbles06.11.08 - 4:31 pm
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All you girls rock - don't forget Eastside GoGA this Tuesday, June 17th.
Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1986667
Check the blog!
tattiya06.13.08 - 8:06 pm
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westside goga is tonight! who's coming out???
tomato07.22.08 - 5:03 pm
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coe coe and i are, but im in the middle of having a crohns attack so hopefully i feel up to it. :(
tinycities07.22.08 - 5:42 pm
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tomato - i should be in. if you want, call me and we can ride to BRW from national/motor or thereabouts...
nancine07.22.08 - 6:45 pm
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Next one... I SWEAR!!! Tonight is a much needed MR Bus Ridazz Meeting! That's really the only thing that could come between me and you lovely ladies! <3 have funsies!
mixtemotions07.22.08 - 7:39 pm
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I wish I could ghost-ride the goga.
lol
Have fun!
tern07.22.08 - 7:48 pm
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goga had a great turnout tonight. good seeing you all! until next week...eastside! hope to see you there mixtemotions!!!
tomato07.22.08 - 11:18 pm
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yay GOGA, we had great turn out tonight!
hopefully this will encourage more girls to come out in the future...we did a moderate paced ride down towards LAX and clocked a little over 20 miles. climbed a fun little hill (Centinela N. bound from Venice) and had a grumpy old man yell out of his SUV for us "lesbians to get out off the road..."
HAH!
nancine07.23.08 - 2:01 am
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moderate pace? jesus christ you girls killed me and i feel sorta guilty for leaving half way but i thought i was seriously going to lose my dinner.
it was nice meeting a lot of you though.
tinycities07.23.08 - 4:36 am
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route:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1691998
I typed it out below - it's a really rough idea and I'll print it out - I just don't know this area at all.
(south)
Right Melrose
Left heliotrope
(slightly west at rosewood to stay on heliotrope)
Left Beverly
Take Temple to left
Stay on Temple
Right Glendale (2 miles including below)
(Cross Beverlyt and stay on 2nd st)
Right Merrick st (block)
Left 4th st (block)
Right Santa Fe ave (3 miles)
Left Washington blvd (.5 mile)
Left Soto st (.5)
Left Olympic (.5)
Right Santa Fe (big loop) (.5)
Right 7th st (3 blocks)
Left Myers st (1 block)
Left Jesse (1 block)
Quick right on Mission
Left Whittier (3 blocks)
Right Santa Fe ave (3 blocks)
Right 4th st (3 blocks)
Left Mission rd (1mile)
Left 1st st (5 blocks)
Right Vignes st (5 blocks)
Right Commercial st (1block)
Left Center st (2blocks)
Right Vignes st (1block)
Right Cesar Chavez (.5 mile)
Left Mission rd (1 mile)
Left Daly st (2 blocks)
Left Main (5 blocks)
Right Wilhardt st (2 blocks)
Right Spring (3 blocks)
Left Broadway (1.5 miles)
Right Cesar Chavez (3.5 miles including below)
STAY ON SUNSET
Left on Manzanita (1 block)
Right Santa Monica (1 mile)
LEFT HELIOTROPE
excited to see you all!
tomato07.29.08 - 6:31 pm
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I'd like to go on this ride at some point, maybe when I get the confidence to believe that I can make it. But it never hurts to try, right?
imachynna07.29.08 - 6:36 pm
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where should we go this week ladies?
tomato08.4.08 - 8:05 am
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I was thinking that depending on the skill set of who turns up tomorrow, we could either:
A) go explore Little Tokyo (This will be on the longish side ~35 miles but we can break into groups based on pace if we start to spread too much...)
B) we could go to Scoops which would be easy and chill, and those who want to go home early can just do that, and the girls who want to ride longer (and have lights) can go ride up to Griffith Park on the Riverside side. I rode that this weekend, there is some climbing at the start tho...
C) we could do a redo of the Palisades ride from a couple weeks ago.
Any other thoughts?
nancine08.4.08 - 12:17 pm
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the palisades ride sounds like a good idea (keep it on the westside maybe?)
last week was really scary when we ventured into the depths of creepy LA and down into Vernon.
anyone else- other thoughts? i'm down with the palisades. i loved the bluffs last time and we could wander around the neighborhoods there.
tomato08.4.08 - 12:35 pm
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^^^^NO!!!! -1000!!
Tren Way rides are probably moving to Wednesdays, and I'm thinking of trying GOGA. I heard that you guys did the old Armed Librarians ride, and I'm all for awesome industrial eastside L.A. riding.
I LOVE RIDING IN THE CITY!
Ms. Stephanie08.4.08 - 12:51 pm
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P.S. Oops - I just realized this was specifically for tomorrow's ride. Sorry - not doing the westside GOGA. You can ignore me.
But I am passionate about gritty eastside rides.
Ms. Stephanie08.4.08 - 12:53 pm
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maybe for the eastside ride next week. we need more eastside girls to come out. plus i think it would be safer if we had a bigger group when going into those parts.
tomato08.4.08 - 12:55 pm
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I'm down for a gritty Eastside ride next week fo' sure!
I think the most important thing about gritty rides is that we stay vigilant, if you ever feel followed or unsafe, be vocal and let the rest of the ride know! The other threads on the forum regarding violence against cyclists just show that we are vulnerable in any part of the city.
nancine08.4.08 - 1:46 pm
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Fo' sho'.
I'm looking forward to / feeling nervous about my first GOGA next week! Eeeps!
Ms. Stephanie08.4.08 - 3:11 pm
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dude- don't be nervous. if i can do it, i think almost anyone can. it's a miracle that i don't die everytime- my lungs are useless but i <3 goga.
tomato08.4.08 - 3:57 pm
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Hmm. Gritty Eastside ride that can be handled by useless lungs? Sounds like my kind of ride. Perhaps I can come and (make it? is this possible? it's not as hard as it sounds? !!!:O :D) and then feel really happy and accomplished.
imachynna08.4.08 - 4:07 pm
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yeah i feel accomplished each time. i don't smoke, but i am always gasping for air.
we average 17mph and up depending on the road/wind/hills- so you have an idea
tomato08.4.08 - 4:16 pm
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But don't let the pace freak you because we're not going to drop you on GOGA, esp. not in some skeezy neighborhood! We wait at stop lights and turns and do headcounts, and if you are falling behind but want to work and finish, someone is going to come ride with you and make sure you're not left dangling solo.
My first ride, we lost a girl in the park to a flat because she was at the end of the pack, when we came up short in the headcount, Tattiya rode back and found her, and then we all chilled while she fixed her flat.
No woman left behind!
nancine08.4.08 - 4:36 pm
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chynna, warning you, goga broke me. i did half of it and thought i was going to puke. yet again i was on a hybrid, but still, its not an easy ride. and it was their " mellower" week too.
tinycities08.4.08 - 4:53 pm
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@tinycities I'm sorry you felt that way! =( The hybrids can make it tough and GOGA = SWEATING, but I'm sure if you come back on another ride, we'll find a route that we can all do!
nancine08.4.08 - 5:51 pm
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17 mph and up!
Holy *&##$$@!
Actually, I have no idea how fast I ride. That just sounds fast to me.
That's okay. I figure, if I get dropped, I get dropped. Eventually, I'll be able to keep up.
Besides, Tomato is my hero. I'm kind of a newbie, but I think she's even newer than me. But she's been working at getting stronger, and she's rocking! I'm going to be like her when I grow up and do GOGA.
Ms. Stephanie08.4.08 - 5:55 pm
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nancine, i thought it was super fun, just super hard! and you ladies rule regardless. although now i have a roadbike so maybe next westside ride ill make it out and do attempt #2 :)
tinycities08.4.08 - 5:57 pm
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aw thx ms steph! i haven't seen you in a while so it will be great to see you again. i know my first goga was tough and i didn't think i'd come back, but i've been coming back ever since and i love it.
tomato08.4.08 - 6:04 pm
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this will be my first GOGA and I am super excited and super nervous..
i love "no woman left behind" !!! damn right, GIRL POWER!
i'll see you ladies tonight, look forward to meeting everyone!
bondink08.5.08 - 12:28 pm
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Thanks to all the new ladies who came out tonight! (Including someone who read our write up in LA City Beat.)
We rawked 17 miles up to the Palisades and back, and I was so stoked to see all the happy, sweaty faces at the end of the ride.
Next week, Eastside GOGA! We'll discuss the logistics of the Westside ride out later...
And last but not least, email me jezebel7 (at) gmail (dot) com for details about the Ladies Only Track Session this Sunday if you want to ride to Encino together.
nancine08.6.08 - 12:55 am
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this was a supreme ride.. epic.. the route was intense and i enjoyed every moment!
Thank you - it was awesome meeting all of you ladies and i look forward to riding with you again..
velodrome.. you've caught my attention.. you got me..
special thanks to Andrea for inviting me.. you rock!
can't wait for the next GOGA!!!
bondink08.6.08 - 3:22 am
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great ride. i was in la la land for the most part ( i have to start eating better) but at the end i got a crazy surge of energy and raced home. until next week! oh sunday is going to be so much FUN!
tomato08.6.08 - 7:55 am
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Cross-posting to our facebook group, but any word on the Eastside ride tomorrow?
I may be working (or recovering from working all night tonight...) so I may or may not be coming out for the Westside to Eastside...
Tomato -- I'll text you about it in the afternoon. And I hope you're feeling better from your cold!
nancine08.11.08 - 9:57 pm
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ugh i'm not feeling better and not sure how far i can push myself tomorrow night but i think i'm going to try. if i don't get miles in this week i'll be fucked for my century on saturday. i gave my bike a super duper clean today with the sick day i took from work.
i don't know the eastside at all so we could do a westside bound route and back. i can ride out alone or with tracy. once i get to the start point i can decide if i can go more- dayquil to the rescue but i have a hard time breathing- i'm going to try.
tomato08.11.08 - 10:03 pm
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Tomato: Let's touch base tomorrow.
I'm going to email K and see if she's back in town tomorrow and coming out to ride. The other option is that we could roll out there and if there isn't anyone around, we could go to Los Feliz into Atwater Village and back. Maybe even get in some Casa Bianca pizza?
nancine08.11.08 - 10:49 pm
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Okay since no route has been posted for tonight's Eastside ride and Kristen says she's not making it...should we go East to ride tonight? Headcount looks like possibly four tonight...I've slept 3 hours and am a little foggy, Tomato, you still sick?
Let's ride to Scoops and wait 30 minutes, if no one shows we can ride to Little Tokyo and scout routes for the next Westside ride?
Let's not go full throttle cause I might fall asleep on my bike!
nancine08.12.08 - 1:54 pm
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Actually just read the blogspot post, T can't make it and is out of route ideas...
nancine08.12.08 - 1:58 pm
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So....does this mean that the ride ends on the westside tonight? If so, I think I'm out.
Ms. Stephanie08.12.08 - 5:58 pm
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ms steph come out! no it starts at scoops and should end at scoops like it normally does- we are riding out from the westside since we live over here. i think that's what's happening. i know i'm meeting nancy at 7:30 at robertson/national and riding up to scoops.
meet us there at 8:30. the more the merrier! we need more eastside girls!
tomato08.12.08 - 6:19 pm
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YesYesYes! More Eastside girls should come out tonight!!!
nancine08.12.08 - 6:21 pm
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This is my proposed ride...we don't have to ride along San Fernando the whole way (I wasn't being very creative....) We could take Eagle Rock to Verdugo maybe and cutover on Colorado? I'm not too familiar with the Eastside so Ms. Steph, you can help be our tour guide!
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2166429
nancine08.12.08 - 6:31 pm
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Our friend James (flagged down on hill st for a wrench) was very helpful tonight.
tomato08.12.08 - 10:01 pm
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This was our route tonight, thank you James for your amazing wrench operation!
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2166842
Didn't make it to Casa Bianca as I had hoped.
Next week Westside GOGA is going to do a longish ride to Little Tokyo. Be prepared for a moderate-fast ride that goes about 35miles total.
Now to enjoy my fruity cocktail....
nancine08.13.08 - 12:08 am
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Damn - I didn't look back at the thread. I did my own ride over in the very area. Next time, ladies! Actually, I live downtown, so I'm thinking of heading out to the Westside next week, and riding with you back to Little Tokyo and then breaking off, just to get a feel of the pace. How's that for a plan.
Ms. Stephanie08.13.08 - 10:21 am
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Ms Stephanie, Yea that would be great! We're going to be doing more of a moderate/fast-ish ride so come on out!
nancine08.13.08 - 10:46 am
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This is the route I'm proposing for tomorrow.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2183761
It's about 33 miles, so we need to leave Bikrowave at 8:30 sharp and we'll be doing a good clip (think fast for GOGA). This is definitely going to be a road bike/fixie...hybrids and mountain bikes aren't going to be happy. If someone wants to do more climbing than this, we can opt to do Olympic instead of Venice as our East bound street.
Can someone please bring a fold up pump? Mine's not arriving for another week. I'll bring a wrench.
nancine08.18.08 - 2:38 pm
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i'm excited for tomorrow. route looks cool EXCEPT venice blvd- can we take olympic or 3rd- something a little more north? too close for comfort to where i got hit. i know i'm a baby but it doesn't seem like a good idea.
what do you think?
and thanks for coming up with a route!
tomato08.18.08 - 5:24 pm
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I'm more than happy to take something further North like Olympic (and I personally like that little climb into Century City) but I wanted to make it fairly flat for people. We could do Olympic and then cut down to Pico...I don't like super busy streets in Ktown....
nancine08.18.08 - 5:27 pm
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sounds good. we can talk when we're all together but i don't mind olympic. it would be a good workout for everyone...
i'm not very familiar with pico (as far as hills and potholes) but whatever works
tomato08.18.08 - 6:26 pm
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A thought!
So the all city race is coming up and some super fast boys are training tonight- leaving bicrowave at 8pm. My thought is to start off our ride following them for as long as we can because from what I gather they are going to be sprinting?
It is jsut a thought since we are a "lets get fast group. "
I like your route too Nancy! maybe we can figure out a way to combine the two?
shadylane08.19.08 - 10:02 am
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Yea, you should def do that! It's probably going to be a long ride for the All City guys, so they may take the first half of it rather slow. Regardless, this epic opportunity should not be missed.
jericho1ne08.19.08 - 10:14 am
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yes that sounds great! nancy?
tomato08.19.08 - 10:47 am
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Oooh that sounds great...I'm down, though leaving at 8 sharp might be slightly difficult for me b/c i don't get home till 7:30. Do you think they're going to be super punctual?
Tiff, can you check with Carla-Shannon-Asher if they can make it by 8? I'll txt Tracy.
GOGA + TEAM SPEX APPEAL = HARD RIDING
nancine08.19.08 - 11:19 am
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okay karla said yes and i asked her to tell asher and shannon. sweet!!
tomato08.19.08 - 11:29 am
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so we arriving early and leaving with the boys then?
shadylane08.19.08 - 3:57 pm
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i'll text her, though when i talked to her last night she wasn't sure she was even going to come out tonight...
nancine08.19.08 - 4:13 pm
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I love you guys!
... I mean girls.
... I mean sexy gals?
whatever
shadylane08.19.08 - 4:20 pm
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I'm coming
to the Team Spex Appeal training ride.
I like hard riding. It's true!
katiepoche08.19.08 - 5:04 pm
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i'm so excited. can't wait to see you all there! i have a feeling i'm going to be the slowest but i'm going to try my best to keep up and get faster for the race
tomato08.19.08 - 5:24 pm
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epic fail. i think it was all my fault. i thought we'd ride with the guys for a little and then drop but no girls followed. then me and tracy were alone with no way of fixing a flat (in case we got one further down the road) so we went home.
nancy- weird that you were left hanging alone for a while. hope the ride went okay after all the confusion. i'm so sad i didn't get to ride more tonight.
i fucked up. until thursday.
tomato08.19.08 - 9:57 pm
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