Climbers,

The Wednesday night crest climb is not dead. Not completely at least as there are still a few of us riding it, and we all think you should be riding it too. There are a couple regulars and almost as many new people showing up. So escape the heat and come join us.

The group meets in the dirt lot of the old triangle grocery; that’s the north west corner of the intersection. The group nominally leaves at 5:30 but, some leave earlier or later as their preference. Most people just like knowing there’s someone else out there on a bike. I’ve been informed that the recognized name for parking at the bottom and riding up is the executive and that seems fitting. 

Come join us for food and drinks afterwards at the Greenside Cafe. 

The weather this week looks very windy, so, great. 

Bring a jacket and light because you’ll probably need them. The head light is mainly so motorists can see you when you’re bombing back down.  It’s helpful if the light is charged. 

Hope to see you out there.   

-patrick 

NWS forecast for Sandia Park

Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.


Active discussions about the ride are now over on discord.

If you’ve never heard of discord, it’s what genX and younger generations have been using for gaming voice chat for years but, it works really well for text too. It used to be how everyone shared top secret war plans before signal displaced it from that spot signal. It’s very helpful for weekly rides because everyone can see active discussions and communicate about who’s going or what animals they yelled at. You download the app on mobile or use the web interface on a computer, create an account, and join the NM_racers server. Then you figure out how to mute notifications for everything except the channels you care about so you don’t get a banner every time someone posts something stupid. It really is the future 10 years ago!


Wednesday Night Crest Climb Details

The location for parking, and group start time, is the same as the last few years.  The “old triangle grocery” parking lot is on the northwest corner of hwy 536 (crest road) and N hwy 14, catty corner from the Shell station and Lazy Lizard grill.  If you are not able to make the 5:30 group start, come and start when you can or just join for socializing, food, and drink at the Greenside café in Cedar Crest (immediately south of Triangle Grocery) after the ride.


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Guidelines for this weekly fun ride:

 

Everybody welcome

Ride safely and at your own pace

Carry extra warm layers for the descent, including full fingered insulated gloves (very important for April/May)

Ride as far up as you want and descend carefully

Look out for and help your fellow riders when necessary

Gather for refreshments and good cheer at Greenside café afterwards

Please send me email addresses to add or remove from this list.

 

Greenside Café food and beer menu:

www.greenside.cafe


Greenside Cafe - American Restaurant in Cedar Crest, NM

Greenside Cafe in Cedar Crest, NM. Call us at (505) 286-2684. Check out our location and 


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