Sunday August 29 and Monday August 30 Rides

Hello Summit Bikers,

Sunday afternoon we want to get together to support Summit County's effort to
get a stage of next years Quizno's Challenge Pro Bike Race.  Please wear your
Summit Bikers Jersey to show our colors to the race coordinators.  The hope is
to show them that Summit County supports biking in a big way and having a stage
of the race go through Summit County will receive a lot of support.  All rides
should start at 4 pm, riding clockwise and those people that do not mind riding
the road should use it for more visibility.  The exception is between
Breckenridge and Frisco where the path can be seen from the road and traffic at
that time of day may be heavy.  Going up Swan Mountain the path is safer as
well.  People can start from one of three locations.  If you live in
Breckenridge start at Kingdom Park just south of the recreational center.  Rich
Oshlo will be leading.  If you live in Frisco go from the marina.  Others can
meet me at the amphitheater parking lot.  After biking Margaret and I going
to Backcountry Brewery in Frisco to show our appreciation for them providing the
beer for the Circle the Summit Ride.

Regarding Monday's ride, we will meet in Dillon at the amphitheater parking lot
ready to roll at 9:30.  For many of our summer visitors this may be one of their
last rides so  this is a great location to start.  From there we have many
options as most of you know.  The main group will go to Montezuma, however you
may take a different route if you want.  Bonnie will have a grill going  so
bring something to cook and a dish to share with your friends. 

A short note on Margaret, who had an epidural shot to reduce swelling in her
spinal cord on  Friday.  This seems to be working as she now has feeling in her
left leg to her foot .  This has been a major problem for the last year and we
now have hope things will continue to improve over the next month or two. 

 John Bowyer

Sunday August 29 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

Bob Faucett and myself sat in for Rick Oshlo today in one of the initial
planning meetings for the Quizno's Challenge Pro Bike Race.  It sounds like
Breckenridge has some good ideas about how to pull the various towns together to
make a bid for one of the overnight towns.  The Quizno race organizers will be
in town this Sunday and the Breckenridge planers asked if we could do a ride in
the afternoon so that some bikers are visible to the organizers as they are
given a tour of the area.  They asked that all that have the Summit Biking
Jersey wear them.  Things are not totally decided as I write this but the basic
plan is somewhere between 4 and 5 pm we will meet and do a loop around the
lake.  I think we can start at Dillon in the parking lot and finish there. 
Another email will be sent Saturday firming up the location and exact time.

John Bowyer

August 23 Ride

Hello summit County Bikers,

After checking with the weather gods it appears this Monday will be better for
riding.  
The August 23 ride will go from Big Horn Park in East Vail at 9:30 am.  As
parking is

tight please car pool if you can.  From here we have the option of either
riding Vail Pass 
or through Vail.  Either of these are great rides.  Bonnie plans to start the
grill, so bring

what you want to cook and a dish to share with your friends. 

Directions to Big Horn Park:  Go West to exit 180 in East Vail.  Get off on the
right and turn left going under I-70 on Bighorn Road.  Go right on Streamside
Circle.  Stay on Streamside Circle and turn right on Meadow Drive.  Bighorn Park

is on the left ahead.

John Bowyer

August 16 Ride

Hello Summit County Bikers,

Fresh off the great 3rd annual Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride we are leaving the
county to visit Eagle County.  The August 16 ride will go from Big Horn Park in
East Vail at 9:30 am.  As parking is tight please car pool if you can.  From
here we have the option of either riding Vail Pass or through Vail.  Either of
these are great rides.  Bonnie plans to start the grill, so bring what you want
to cook and a dish to share with your friends. 

Directions to Big Horn Park:  Go West to exit 180 in East Vail.  Get off on the
right and turn left going under I-70 on Bighorn Road.  Go right on Streamside
Circle.  Stay on Streamside Circle and turn right on Meadow Drive.  Bighorn Park

is on the left ahead.

John Bowyer

8/9 ride

We'll be returning to a favorite start place, the Dillon Amphitheater for our next ride. From there the options are all yours, including Montezuma, Loveland Pass, around the lake, etc. Have your foot in your pedal and ready to go at 9:30 for the ride of your choosing. After the ride we'll have our world famous picnic, with a BBQ, so bring something to burn, something to quench your thirst and the all important yummy to share.