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| Rob, Ed, and Steve |
Steve and I rode from our neighborhood over to the
Gringos Ride that leaves from 135th and Clairborne, just east of I-35 at the Santa Fe exit, in
Olathe, Kansas every Monday night at 6:30pm. Connie Connor organizes the ride, which like the
Quivira Park Bike Group, is associated and listed on the calendar of the
Johnson County Bicycle Club. The picture to the left was taken at the Johnson County Fire and Rescue Station #3 which is at 19065 South Lackman Road at the corner of Lackman and 191st Streets. This is the official SAG stop.
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| Ed and Steve |
The ride follows the same route each week but has three options for short, medium, or a longer distances. There is usually a pretty fast group which I have kept up with in past participation at least part of the way. Today Rob went out with fast group and Steve and I stayed back with the more medium group. We went the full distance but Steve and I cut off at the corner of 143rd and Lindenwood Drive to head back home and Rob went back to the start where his car was parked.
Rob, who is the Chief Photographer with
KCTV-5 and
KSMO-62 here in Kansas City, took the next three shots from his iPhone while were were heading back up Lindenwood. Being a photographer he does a great job at getting action shots while riding which is not something I have mastered nor do I think want to try!
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| Steve |
Steve does a lot of biking in the area and knows a lot of good side street alternatives to some of the busier roads. I call him the Suburban Road King as every time I ride with him I find a new easier less traveled cut through. On the map from my
Garmin you can see some of the nice residential streets he takes.
Total distance for the ride was just over 58K at an average speed of just under 25 KMH. There was a slight wind from the southeast but we hardly ever noticed it. Temperatures were in the 90's and humidity around 50%. We had to ride after sunset just before 8:00pm CDT but Steve has this
DiNotte Tail Light on his bike that is absolutely blinding! Since putting it on he says that cars really notice him. I ride with headlight, and tail lights on my bike and helmet.
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| Steve |
This picture is a great sunset shot by Rob of Steve.
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