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Started 3 years ago by lifeontwowheels
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lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Consider Biking C. Manners Route
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Members of Consider Biking will be leading a Critical Manners ride on October 7, 5:30 PM starting at the William McKinley Monument on the west lawn of the Statehouse. The ride will be approximately 10 miles, ending at Surly Girl Saloon.
This will be a relaxed, friendly ride open to all. We have several riders who will be leading and providing guidance if you are wary of riding on road. A basic refresher of road rules will be offered by a LAB certified instructor.
We've done our best to identify a friendly route that should be pretty painless for all involved. A nice eastward tour of Old Town East, the edge of Bexley and back through the CSCC area and into the Arena District and Short North.
We'll be doing a test run later this week just to catch any issues with the route before hand.
Leave a post here if you are interested so I can get a rough head count.

Posted 3 years ago #
Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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I thought ConsiderBiking had relegated itself to oblivion.
Wish I could join, but that time slot is already taken.
A.

Posted 3 years ago #
some dude in clintonville
Clintonville (obviously)
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Just had to be a tuesday :cry:

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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some dude in clintonville wrote Just had to be a tuesday :cry:
We're hoping this is the first of many. We had hoped to do this after the Parking Day event, but the power outage left us too short to plan and communicate. Then it was the next friday, but we didn't want to conflict with Critical Mass.
I've been voicing support for doing future rides as a weekend thing, either Saturday or Sunday to hopefully get as many as involved as possible.

Posted 3 years ago #
brothermarcus
West Siiiide
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I'll give it a go.

Posted 3 years ago #
Roland
Clintonville
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I may be out of town, if not I'll be there!

Posted 3 years ago #
Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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lifeontwowheels wrote but we didn't want to conflict with Critical Mass.
In context that struck me as humorously ironic.

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Rockmastermike wrote
lifeontwowheels wrote but we didn't want to conflict with Critical Mass.
In context that struck me as humorously ironic.
:D

Posted 3 years ago #
some dude in clintonville
Clintonville (obviously)
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I didn't even know there were Critical Mass events in Cbus.

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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some dude in clintonville wrote I didn't even know there were Critical Mass events in Cbus.
I'll dig up the link, pretty easy Google search. I think it's last Friday of the month leaving from the Statehouse during rush hour.

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeliberty
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lifeontwowheels wrote
some dude in clintonville wrote I didn't even know there were Critical Mass events in Cbus.
I'll dig up the link, pretty easy Google search. I think it's last Friday of the month leaving from the Statehouse during rush hour.
http://columbusrides.blogspot.com/2007/08/critical-mass-ride-columbus-oh-08312008.html
We meet on the last Friday of every month, at 5:30pm on High Street in front of the Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The course is not chosen in advance, and we ride regardless of the weather.
I have never seen the group, and I'm always leaving that area about 530, the group must be small or meet at the 3rd street statehouse entrance, I don't know.

Posted 3 years ago #
Cyclist
Peach District (State of Mind)
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Critical Mass has been going on for at least five years in Columbus. It has seen greater participation in the past. I have not led or ridden in it for at least a year, so I don't know the current popularity of it.

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Compared to other rides, I don't think it's that big. Maybe I am wrong.

Posted 3 years ago #
kessler
Georgian Heights
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can't wait for the 1st weekend ride, as working 2nd shift pretty much denies me participation during the week.
Good Luck Andrew on your first C.Manners. Hope everything goes smoothly.
To bad I don't have a job where I could just "step out" do the ride hit the showers at the gym "step back in" oh where have you been oh meeting out of the office.... lol

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lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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kessler wrote can't wait for the 1st weekend ride, as working 2nd shift pretty much denies me participation during the week.
Good Luck Andrew on your first C.Manners. Hope everything goes smoothly.
To bad I don't have a job where I could just "step out" do the ride hit the showers at the gym "step back in" oh where have you been oh meeting out of the office.... lol
If there are any times and dates that work better on future rides, let us know.
I would love to see this as a monthly thing that can bring a wide variety of people together.

Posted 3 years ago #
idkwtflol

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exciting! i would totally do this, but i too already have a commitment for that tuesday evening. tuesday nights are usually ok for me, though!
awesome!

Posted 3 years ago #
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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Im kinda the lazy type
Can I just ride along in my Hummer?

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeliberty
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Tenzo wrote Im kinda the lazy type
Can I just ride along in my Hummer?
You can be the 'corker'
I'm joking people. maybe someone can tote Tenzo along on their handlebars?

Posted 3 years ago #
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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Can I sit in the basket up front?
I've got my riding glasses on:

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Just a reminder for Tuesday!
:D

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