1-13-13: Great ride today! It was cool but sunny out there. Had a nice mix of regulars and first-timers.
One of the things I enjoy doing is meeting new and
interesting people on our rides. Here is who I met and what I learned
today:
Erin, on her maiden voyage on her tag-a-bike
Art, recently retired principal and Loma Linda Loper training for his 1st marathon (LAM)
Sean, who took a round from an AK-47 in the armor in his
chest breaking 2 ribs, and walked where Babylon used to be--making the
Bible come alive
Carrie, a speech therapist who works at
the same rehab center where my dad spent almost a month after his
stroke...she was riding her new bike she got last month and just started
riding less than a year ago.
You can check out the pictures of today's ride here.
We welcome these new cyclists to Team Cyclefit and look forward to
riding with them again soon! And if you like meeting new people, come on
out and ride with us next time. ;-)
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Cyclery USA hosting 2 events!
1-12-13: Hello all! Cyclery USA is hosting 2 events at the end of this month, both sponsored by Trek. Check them out!
Trek Demo Day @ Hulda Crooks Park
On Sunday January 27, 2013 from 9am-2pm we have our
Trek Demo Day at Hulda Crooks Park in Loma Linda. This will be a day to
take free test rides on several different models of Trek bicycles. We
will have music, food and an all around great atmosphere!
Trek Travel Night
On Thursday Jan. 31, 2013 we will be having a Trek
Travel Information Night. This will be a relaxing evening where we will
be discussing the amazing vacation opportunities that Trek travel offers
over wine and hors d’oeuvres. There will also be a raffle! This event is also free but does require a reservation. People can RSVP at our website or at the following link: HERE-TrekTravel RSVP
Sunday, December 23, 2012
News for 2013!!!
Hello cyclists,
I hope you're all doing well and able to get out there and ride in between the rain we've been getting. As we end 2012, I wanted to wish you and your family Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year.
As we come to the end of 2012 and look forward to 2013, I've been evaluating my goals and re-setting my new goals for 2013. One thing I'd like to try and do is create a jersey or t-shirt for Team CycleFit, so that we can have some identity when we're together. I know we're not a "hard-core" cycling club, but I think a sense of identity is nice, especially if we ever do any bicycle events in 2013.
Speaking of which, I've recently registered for my first century, the Riverside Citrus Classic, in October. I've always wanted to do that so will start training for that. I'd love it if anyone would like to join me in this quest, so let me know and we can schedule some training rides in here.
As for our bi-monthly rides on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, I've decided to make a change for 2013. We haven't had that many people showing up for the 8:00 AM rides on the 4th Sundays for a while now. It's also been quite cold so I'm guessing that we don't have people wanting to ride in this cold! So I've cancelled these AM rides on the 4th Sunday.
For those who want to ride in the mornings, I would encourage you to join the Team Possabilities ride on the last Sun. of every month at 8:00 AM. They have a good group of both able-bodied and hand-cyclists riding, complete with people with equipment, food, etc. I've let their leaders know even though their rides are open to anyone. For more info and to see their calendar for the latest updates, go to:
http://www.teampossabilities.
For those wanting to ride in the afternoons : I'm keeping the 2nd Sun. afternoon rides for now (till it gets too hot) so please RSVP for those rides if you plan to join that ride.
Besides these afternoon rides, I'd like to encourage anyone in the group to feel free to set-up an event like some of you did on the Pacific Electric Trail awhile back. I've set up this group so that any member can create an event so feel free to do so.
One of my other cycling goals this year is to start up a Trip4Kids chapter here in the IE. Trip4Kids is a non-profit that helps introduce mountain biking to inner-city and disadvantage kids. It's something I've wanted to do for the last 20 years, and I want to see if 2013 will be the year we get that up and running. That's another reason I'm stepping back a bit from our scheduled rides even though I'll be riding almost 6 days a week. They do mountain bike rides, so if you're interested in riding with us and the kids, let me know!
That's the latest news for Team CycleFit as we close out 2012. I hope to continue to see you guys out there on upcoming rides, and now that we have just one regularly monthy scheduled ride, we can have a greater variety of rides at different locations at random times. (Still want to do a ride to the beach on the bike path, especially since I have to do some longer rides as part of my century training.)
Looking forward to all the various ride events that YOU can come up with and invite us to in 2013!
Riding to your health and fitness!
Ernie
I hope you're all doing well and able to get out there and ride in between the rain we've been getting. As we end 2012, I wanted to wish you and your family Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year.
As we come to the end of 2012 and look forward to 2013, I've been evaluating my goals and re-setting my new goals for 2013. One thing I'd like to try and do is create a jersey or t-shirt for Team CycleFit, so that we can have some identity when we're together. I know we're not a "hard-core" cycling club, but I think a sense of identity is nice, especially if we ever do any bicycle events in 2013.
Speaking of which, I've recently registered for my first century, the Riverside Citrus Classic, in October. I've always wanted to do that so will start training for that. I'd love it if anyone would like to join me in this quest, so let me know and we can schedule some training rides in here.
As for our bi-monthly rides on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, I've decided to make a change for 2013. We haven't had that many people showing up for the 8:00 AM rides on the 4th Sundays for a while now. It's also been quite cold so I'm guessing that we don't have people wanting to ride in this cold! So I've cancelled these AM rides on the 4th Sunday.
For those who want to ride in the mornings, I would encourage you to join the Team Possabilities ride on the last Sun. of every month at 8:00 AM. They have a good group of both able-bodied and hand-cyclists riding, complete with people with equipment, food, etc. I've let their leaders know even though their rides are open to anyone. For more info and to see their calendar for the latest updates, go to:
http://www.teampossabilities.
For those wanting to ride in the afternoons : I'm keeping the 2nd Sun. afternoon rides for now (till it gets too hot) so please RSVP for those rides if you plan to join that ride.
Besides these afternoon rides, I'd like to encourage anyone in the group to feel free to set-up an event like some of you did on the Pacific Electric Trail awhile back. I've set up this group so that any member can create an event so feel free to do so.
One of my other cycling goals this year is to start up a Trip4Kids chapter here in the IE. Trip4Kids is a non-profit that helps introduce mountain biking to inner-city and disadvantage kids. It's something I've wanted to do for the last 20 years, and I want to see if 2013 will be the year we get that up and running. That's another reason I'm stepping back a bit from our scheduled rides even though I'll be riding almost 6 days a week. They do mountain bike rides, so if you're interested in riding with us and the kids, let me know!
That's the latest news for Team CycleFit as we close out 2012. I hope to continue to see you guys out there on upcoming rides, and now that we have just one regularly monthy scheduled ride, we can have a greater variety of rides at different locations at random times. (Still want to do a ride to the beach on the bike path, especially since I have to do some longer rides as part of my century training.)
Looking forward to all the various ride events that YOU can come up with and invite us to in 2013!
Riding to your health and fitness!
Ernie
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Nice 12-mile ride!
12-12-12: Our 12-mile ride on the SART went very well! We left right at 12:12 PM after our group picture and rode out 6 miles and back...though some of the faster kids went past the 6-mile turn-around-point and went a couple of extra miles before realizing their mistake. Overall, had a great ride, the rain clouds held off, and then some of us enjoyed lunch at Souplantation after.
Thx to all those who joined us on this ride! We had more than 12 so we did have at least 12 people on this ride.
Thx to all those who joined us on this ride! We had more than 12 so we did have at least 12 people on this ride.
Friday, November 23, 2012
12 on 12-12-12
You're invited to join us on a special ride: 12 miles on 12-12-12 at 12:12 PM! We will ride on our usual bike path, the SART (behind Souplantation/City Hall of Records--see side bar for directions) and then enjoy lunch at Souplantation afterwards.
Looking for at least 11 other people to join me on this ride (more is fine!) so if you're off that day or can take a long lunch, then join us!
You can RSVP on MeetUp.com (Team CycleFit group) or on Facebook (search "12 on 12-12-12-") and RSVP there.
Hope to see you out there in a few weeks!
Looking for at least 11 other people to join me on this ride (more is fine!) so if you're off that day or can take a long lunch, then join us!
You can RSVP on MeetUp.com (Team CycleFit group) or on Facebook (search "12 on 12-12-12-") and RSVP there.
Hope to see you out there in a few weeks!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Nice ride this AM!
10-14-12: Had a nice ride this AM with Shawndra and new rider, Nolan. He found us on Cyclery USA"s website. The weather, temp, and breeze were just right. Couldn't ask for better cycling weather! Lots of people on the SART thia AM. Look forward to having Nolan with us again!
As I stated earlier, won't be here Oct. 28 for our 4th Sun ride, so join up with Team Possabilitie's group ride. (see their schedule) on that AM. Look for Pedro or Robert.
First Nov. ride is on Nov. 11, 3:00 PM! Our first afternoon ride. I just realized I'll be doing the Mission Inn 10K that AM so guess it'll be a big exercise day that day!!! ;-)
Hope to see you out on the bike path or trail! If you haven't ridden with us lately, come on out, the weather is great. And kids are always welcome!!!
As I stated earlier, won't be here Oct. 28 for our 4th Sun ride, so join up with Team Possabilitie's group ride. (see their schedule) on that AM. Look for Pedro or Robert.
First Nov. ride is on Nov. 11, 3:00 PM! Our first afternoon ride. I just realized I'll be doing the Mission Inn 10K that AM so guess it'll be a big exercise day that day!!! ;-)
Hope to see you out on the bike path or trail! If you haven't ridden with us lately, come on out, the weather is great. And kids are always welcome!!!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Oct. rides; Afternoons back in Nov!
10-9-12: Ah, it looks like the summer heat is finally over! We're getting some cool days now, and that's great for riding. For this month (Oct.), we'll keep it to the usual 8:00 AM rides on Oct. 14 (2nd) and Oct. 28 (4th) Sundays, but starting in Nov., we'll add back in an afternoon ride!
Starting Nov. 11 (2nd Sun.), we'll start a ride at 3:00 PM and continue the afternoon rides on the 2nd Sunday of each month through May 2013. After that, we'll see how the temps are and switch back to the AM time. So here's what it'll look like for the coming months:
2nd Sundays of the month
Nov. 11: 3:00 PM
Dec. 9: 3:00 PM
Jan. 13: 2:00 PM
Feb. 10: 1:00 PM??? (depends on how early sunset is)
Mar. 10: 1:00 PM
April 14: 1:00 PM
May 12: 1:00 PM
4th Sundays of the month: 8:00 AM.
Team PossAbilities also rides in the AM on the LAST Sun. of each month, so we may join up with them when there is no 5th Sun in the month.
As always, on the other Sundays, you're more than welcome to join me mtn biking on the dirt roads up at Hulda Crooks Park. Text me to find out for specific times the night before or that AM.
Still would be interested in trying to do some rides at other places, just have to re-schedule a time and do it so stay tuned!!!
Hope to see you on the bike path...
Dr. Ernie
Team Cyclefit Director
Starting Nov. 11 (2nd Sun.), we'll start a ride at 3:00 PM and continue the afternoon rides on the 2nd Sunday of each month through May 2013. After that, we'll see how the temps are and switch back to the AM time. So here's what it'll look like for the coming months:
2nd Sundays of the month
Nov. 11: 3:00 PM
Dec. 9: 3:00 PM
Jan. 13: 2:00 PM
Feb. 10: 1:00 PM??? (depends on how early sunset is)
Mar. 10: 1:00 PM
April 14: 1:00 PM
May 12: 1:00 PM
4th Sundays of the month: 8:00 AM.
Team PossAbilities also rides in the AM on the LAST Sun. of each month, so we may join up with them when there is no 5th Sun in the month.
As always, on the other Sundays, you're more than welcome to join me mtn biking on the dirt roads up at Hulda Crooks Park. Text me to find out for specific times the night before or that AM.
Still would be interested in trying to do some rides at other places, just have to re-schedule a time and do it so stay tuned!!!
Hope to see you on the bike path...
Dr. Ernie
Team Cyclefit Director
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