It's Saturday, the weather has broken and there's a sign post up ahead. It says Route 51 and there is a hill with your name on it...you've entered the Alien Zone of the Alien Highway.

Leave the Manorville King Kullen to ride on the classic Little Alien Loop where, conditions permitting, we'll ride to the very end of Route 51. As usual, we'll have regroups at the Hess Station and the traffic light after the Hill. This will a paceline ride.

Let's try to keep the group together and plan on being extra vigilant for new and deeper potholes.

Take off time is 9:00AM promptly.

No go if rain or significant wet/snowy road ways or bad ass rain approaching on radar o-] Check for status updates by 8am.[/][/b]

Route info:
http://pyzahl.blogspot.com/2013/07/solo-ride-reclaiming-my-stolen-staurday.html

Refreshments / Coffee stop at Jamesport Duffys Deli, brief stop/reassembly as needed at IPBP and other key locations. [/][/b]

Looking for a good base level A (but up to A+, AA at times) pace. No one getting dropped.
In general I want to see this smooth super efficient team effort to optimize time!!! Smooth but fast in general. Little playing allowed at the few dedicated hilly sections (you will find out). Reassembly after that -- always, no worries.

** Come for a training ride -- "as fast as you are working with me" **

I classified it back down to A all-over -- but we will go some sections at A+..AA pace for sure (if you go and work with me) -- A and good B+ riders are always welcome, may form a trailing group, if any? -- learn how to work as a team!! -- we will have some wait ups (on top of the 1st lil hill if needed) but we will not wait on every turn -- as I also classified it as TEAM, what means exactly this -- stay all together as much as possible and help each other for most efficiency and best pace w/o dropping any one -- regardless, unless on riders request or extreme mismatch.... -- you better be able sit in easy at 19..21mph and try to handle a few faster sections (slow down afterwards for reassembly) -- have fun!

Rocky Point 2 Iron Peer Beach Park for quick snack watching the sound and reassembly, Coffee/Refreshments now in Jamesport Duffys Deli. Watch for weather related updates or delays -- will post any change or cancellations by very latest start time -1 hour at the day of ride, if unsure, contact me. Let's Go Flying. Starts promptly as indicated on top at Tildas Bake Shop, typical moving time 2h45..3h depending on you. Starts out with some rollers on North Country Rd to warm up, will go fast, but will do the best to reassemble group after 1st climb(s) and as needed, group stays together as a Team AND SHARES THE WIND if any and has fun like few flying birds! Read here for past ride logs, stories, photos and details: http://pyzahl.blogspot.com/search?q=RP2IPBP

However, this is a team style training ride, lean and execute team play, work together not to show off -- with exception of a few designated sections to play... with following regrouping.

The usual ride down the bridal path with a deli stop by the dock.

Sunday 7:03 POSTING: The MTN. BIKE Ride is ON! Fog Advisory until 8 AM but even after it's lifted ... Please Drive CAREFULLY ... the woods will be less dangerous then the roads ... See you there ...

SEE TRAIL REPORT AND POSSIBLE CHANGE BELOW ....Do a loop (or two) and then join the crew at the diner for a bowl of soup (or breakfast) with a few $$ from the club; Attendees must be SBRA members to receive $$ for "soup". Subscribe to this ride and receive any weather related cancellation updates. PLEASE check back to this posting both one week before and also on the "day of" before leaving for the ride start. The ride start time/venue may be changed.. NO ONE GETS DROPPED IN THE WOODS!

TRAIL REPORT: The trail is certainly ride-able today. I walked in 1/2 mile on the exit and also have trail report from Marty Thomassen (who was nice enough to call me and furnish the report ... even though he can't be with us tomorrow as he is working ;-( . About 70% of the trail I walked had 1-2" of crunchy snow which will melt more this PM. Marty indicated there is more snow on some of the diamonds making them a bit slippery (which we can always skip based on the group). There did NOT appear to be any ice under the snow but I expect more melt and maybe a bit more mud ... Marty indicated NOT much mud (Calverton has great drainage). Marty's track was the only one there today but two young riders were going in at ~ noon.

POSSIBLE CHANGE: THE SOUPER RIDE IS ON ... if it doesn't rain in the night be there at 9:30 AM ... if it rains but clears out early enough then I will lead a B ROAD ride from the same venue ... we will do ~ 25 miles ... I did 22 miles with Joe B this morning and the Big Road shoulders are in great shape.

CHECK BACK TO THE RIDE POSTING TOMORROW MORNING ... By 7:30 AM I WILL POST THE TYPE OF RIDE I'm doing from Calverton .... note: if you want to do a Road ride regardless of what I lead then show up and ride your Road bike ... you may have to be a Ride Leader ;-) .

After doing this ride, you are allowed to snooze during the half-time show.

With the changing weather and road conditions I will check out the some routes and roads on Saturday for this ride. I don’t know where, or in what direction I will be going. All I know is I must get the legs moving; coffee and a bagel, or whatever about halfway. The average pace for the ride will be between 13.3 and 14.3 mph. Please check the ride calendar for any weather, or last minute cancellations which will be posted no later than 8:00 AM if necessary. My cell number is 631.484.3490; call anytime if you have questions or need directions to the start.

This one is an easy spin / recovery ride. So those of you who want to ride a CIVIL B+ ride, or dust-off that bike, this ride is for you. We'll make a short stop at the Wading River deli.

Depending on the group and conditions, we can add on a few additional miles...

Just can't shake these winter blues. Sunday's high around 40. With no precipitation. We will take an easy pace due to road conditions, hazards, and not having been on the bike. But there will be some challenging hills to get your heart rate up. Expected ride average between 13.5-14. Stronger riders welcome, but we stay together, and no one gets dropped. So get out your beater bike (or in my case, my only bike) and burn off a few calories before we plop ourselves down and watch the Big Game.
I will evaluate road conditions in the morning, so check this post before heading out.
My cell is 631-275-4293 Go Eli!

Park behind Wendy's along Old Neck Road. Meander though side streets just to get out on my bike-which I haven't done in forever!! I'm being optimistic when I say low C+ pace; no one left behind. Roads have a lot of salt and sand on them so an older bike might be better. Cell phone 516-330-1542

The 13th episode this season - do you feel lucky, well do ya? Well actually I do, I think we'll be able get in a ride before the weather changes. So meet at the Manorville King Kullen for a run on the Alien Highway. We'll do the cutover at Head-of-the-Neck/Clancy, to avoid roads that may be unplowed.

You weren't expecting Dirty Harry, were you?

We all know this one. We will stop at the deli for our break
Too cold to sit at the harbor Do to the road conditions I'll probably use a hybrid.

Mellow ride I have not ridden in a couple weeks

Leave the Manorville King Kullen and we'll do a version of The Big Roads Ride or Brr, first popularized by S. Graham. We'll stay on the major roads (Routes 111, 24 and 51), which are largely clear of snow. There will be a couple of regroups along the way, but no formal stop. And there'll be that 51 Hill.

Dress for (brr!), mid-twenty degree temperatures.

I'll be looking to maintain a nice B+ pace, so I can save a little energy for the rest of the day.

A nice easy trail ride with a 2 mile or so on the road. A deli stop at the dock.

What's that R2? http://0.tqn.com/d/scifi/1/0/2/5/0/-/R2D2-C3PO_EP4-KEY-63_R_8x10.jpg
The Aliens were snowed in on Saturday? No matter, we'll do a repeat of the Big Roads Ride from Manorville on Sunday!

Leave the Manorville King Kullen and we'll do a paceline ride where we'll stay on the major roads (Routes 111, 24 and 51), which hopefully will be cleared of snow. There will be a couple of regroups along the way, but no formal stop. And there'll be that 51 Hill from both directions.

Leave the Manorville King Kullen for a medium-paced ride out to Briermere Farms for some cookies (or pie).

After all the winter weather, Thursday is predicted to be sunny and snowless. Let's hope they're right.

Note: This will be a paceline ride.

What's that object that's been recently sighted over Area 51? It's not a flying saucer, nor the brief flicker of an SR-71, it's the Red Rubber Ball.

We'll leave the Manorville King Kullen and do the 33 mile version of the Alien Loop that uses the Head-of-the-Neck / Clancy cut-over and see if we can make our own sighting.

A couple of guys that just came back from being abducted in the 1960s, describing the "Ball."

For extra credit, what famous songwriter co-wrote the song?

Non-stop loop to Yaphank. Slower B+ option. Probably 16.5-17mph avg.

No stop planned. Bring snacks.

Here's a link to probable route:

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4075229

Any questions or "heads-up" on bad road conditions along this route can be sent to (MailboxOne@aol.com)

Lets take an easy ride out to Manorville. The outlook is for high forty to low fifty temps. We'll keep the average pace between 14 t0 14.5 mph. No one gets dropped. I will post any change or cancellation before 9.00AM. My cell number is 631-879-5365. Call any time for more details.

Leave at 10:30AM from parking lot south of Wendy's. Lunch after the ride

We'll start from Kohls. 20 miles total. We'll ride 10 out, turn around and return.
Pump up your mountain bike tires to their max and lessen the shocks.
Jose will debut his new ride :) Yea for Jose.

Bruce Presner
CELL: 516-702-5639
Email: {eyeman56@optonline.net}

Weather has improved and roads should be clear enough to get out for a ride of approximately 30 miles, give or take, to figure out what kind of shape we are in to start Century Training next week. Be prepared for anything on the low end of the B rang3e, to possibly B/B+ range, but please no pace pushers, since we will likely be at different levels of readiness for training. Therefor, e will wait up at major turns for slower riders (possibly even me). Rest stop about half way. Remember warm layers, starting off in lower temps and warming as we go.

Leisurely ride to shake off the rust before the Century training rides begin next week. Pace may go slightly into the low B- range but will most likely be in the C+ range ( 12.0 - 12.9 ). Snack stop at the Beach Bakery.

This is a gentle warm up to get our bike legs back. If the weather is great and the potholes are not going to swallow us up I will extend the mileage to 28 miles. Hope to see you on the ride. The pace will be mid to higher end of the B so up to the 16mph range.
As usual check back the morning of the ride for any updates.