Another great C ride last Monday ( May 4th). 

We were 6 : Kent,  Sima, Rich( new), Tim, Sarah,  and Justine (me ) .

We rode a 40 mil, 2,000 ft loop to Southampton , stopping at Stop and Shop for our break ( functional, not sexy).  The wind was a factor, thus the choice to ride south ( against the wind), and then north ( with a tailwind). This worked quite well. Despite 3 'mechanicals',  the weather was good, the moral high, and the day was alot of fun.  We averaged 12.9 mph.  Pretty slow but it never felt easy!!

First: Kent had a grape vine wind up in his rear cassette so tightly, it took 15 minutes to get out, and then he had to reset his electronic shifting.    Next, Sima's bike fell over in a gust of wind while at S&S, and cracked her rear derailleur, leaving her without her lowest 3 gears.                                  Finally, my cleat got stuck to my pedal at S&S, so I  rode home essentially with one leg power!  Once back in NOHO, Lela at the shop 'MacGyvered'  my cleat so I could get home with 2 leg power!

Lots of fun!