The storm Saturday night knocked twenty degrees off the temperature and cleared out dozens of points of humidity. My club ride for Sunday morning was full at fifteen. A few at the start:
Before we started, a rider who had been an almost-regular, but whom I hadn't seen in quite a while rolled up: Mini B. I was, of course, delighted to see her; although she wasn't registered, she said she'd ride with us for a while, and roll off when she felt she'd had enough.
We got started, and on the first stretch, John W also appeared to ride along. I'm flattered they came out!
My route went from Franklin to Kingston and then to Princeton. We rolled through town, and got to Rosedale, where I warned the folks that we were going to get separated; at the top and below are pictures of regrouping at ETS.
From there, we go across Bayberry, and then Moores Mill/Mt Rose to Pennington/Hopewell Rd (518). The sheep were out, but I didn't get pictures. We stopped at the Boro Bean.
Outside the Bean was this excellent Centurion. I finally determined the owner, and told him how much I liked the bike - it turned out he was an authority on Centurion bikes, and the author of the article about Centurion bikes on the Sheldon Brown site. He's a sort-of celebrity among a tiny group of enthusiasts. (It's a gorgeous bike...)
On the way out after the Boro Bean, I saw a number of folks in BMS Coast-to-Coast-for-Cancer jerseys, apparently on a break from their ride. I rang the bell and waved; they waved back... is it possible that one of those enthusiastic waves was from Sweta P, whom I've just ridden with a couple times recently?
Good ride, good company, good day. Go check the ride page.
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