Memorial Day Ride for the rest of us

By Allan Edmonds

Those wanting to get out on Memorial Day, but not up for Rudy's Medora Meander century ride, did an extended version of the the club's Forest Ride, for about 45 miles.

Tammy B. got us organized by email to the club and then with a brief discussion at the park. We had a total of 12 riders, with 2 doing shorter options.

As for the rest of us, we did Eugene K.'s extension of the Forest Ride.

Water Stop in the Forest

After descending Bean Blossom hill we turned off Anderson onto Shiloh and CLIMBED. That was the first time many of us had gone UP Shiloh.

After climbing Shiloh, most of the group went DOWN South Shore and UP Shuffle Creek. Four of us decided to skip that climb and went along Highway 45 to meet the other 6 at the top of Brummett's Creek. From there we cruised along, then did the big climbs on Fleener and Kerr Creek, before coming back into town. Here's an elevation chart, omitting the climb up Shuffle Creek:

Some of the group took advantage of the occasion by stopping in at Brusters for some ice cream.

At the beginning we worried about the possibilities for rain. But it held off nicely, all the way up to 6:30 pm. So we imagine the Medora Meander group had a wonderful ride too.

Perhaps the most remarkable rider today was Greg A. on his fixed gear bike with flat pedals and Crocs on his feet. He kept up great, and even did the "optional" Shuffle Creek segment. Finally he proved he is actually human by having to walk part of the way on Fleener.

A special thanks to Tammy for organizing the ride! She even checked in afterwards by phone, just to be sure I got home okay, since I was trailing the main group and didn't stop off at Bruster's.