7-25-09

Riders,

What is going on in this world??? Total chaos surrounds us… and for this weekend’s ride, the SVR is going to change… no kidding… we’re going Bizarro… upon the suggestion from IronMike, we’re going to ride the SVR backwards… it’ll offer new and different challenges.. and according to the riders who have shown up most every Saturday morning… many are getting the itch to try something “different”… and since “majority rules” (in most cases, except in politics)… we’ll yield THIS TIME to doing something different…

Just a note about going “bizarro”… according to urban legend, Bizarro and the Bizarro World have become somewhat well known in popular culture, and the term Bizarro is used as to describe anything that uses twisted logic or that is the opposite of something else… so, riding SVR in reverse is definitely Bizarro!!! It’s as twisted as we can get, right?

So, riders will gather at New Spring parking lot for a roll-out time of 0800… note, that’s NOT 8’ish!!!! If we go 100% bizarro, we’ll travel Shackleburg to Thompson to Dalrymple and turn right on 5-Forks and head out to Melton… however, if we’re only 80% bizarro, we’ll ride Shackleburg to Timms Mill and the turn right on 5 Forks and head toward Melton. The decision will be made at the start…

Please note, some riders who are looking for extra miles will meet for a roll-out time of 6:30am at New Springs… we’ll circle back to participate in “going bizarro” with the entire group.

So, if you’re not in France running along side Contador on a hill stage… we expect you to ride… (NO kidding.. one of our locals, draped with a Clemson Flag, ran along side Contador… it was featured on WYFF-4 news!!! Way to go Brooks!!! And look for Brooks again as the TdF heads up Ventoux!!!

And here’s a notice about supporting a good cause for the Anderson YMCA.

The Y is organizing a campaign to collect used (but still wearable) athletic shoes to sell in underdeveloped countries to raise money for their scholarship fund. On July 29th, drop off the shoes at one of the three Chick-Fil-A locations and rumor has it, you’ll get a coupon for a biscuit.