OWLS launch May at Cutright

By Allan Edmonds

The OWLS had a good group of 15 riders and good weather for a pleasant out-and-back ride down 446 to the Cutright boat ramp on the other side of the Lake Monroe causeway. Traffic was a bit heavier than expected on the way out. But we took the usual Knights Ridge/Old 446 segments to avoid some of that. We stayed together pretty well. One advantage of an out-and-back route is that we automatically regrouped at the end point...in this case the Cutright boat ramp. Coming back toward town we gradually split up, starting with the long climb back up from the causeway, and small groups headed home their own ways. Overall the slowest of us averaged right around 15 mph, with a max of about 38 sailing down the hill to the causeway.

The plan for the rest of May as laid out by OWL CE Taylor is to have slightly shorter and/or easier rides on Tuesdays. This one was just over 20 miles. Then have slightly longer and/or hillier rides on Thursdays. Check out the on-line calendar for the rest of the month to see what's on the schedule. We encourage newer riders to come out and join us for these more relaxed training rides. We also encourage riders to take a turn at leading one of the regular rides. We are working to get all the rides onto the ride calendar in advance. As CE says, the main thing then is to emphasize safety and to be sure the slowest riders make it back all right.