[BHV] 5 lakes reminder

[Andrew Glosenger]

I will be doing the 50 mile ride, 1 for dinner.
 
Andrew Glosenger 
Vulcraft-NY 
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From: bhv-bounces at icycle.org [mailto:bhv-bounces at icycle.org]On Behalf Of Bobby Nunnink
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 6:44 PM
To: Big Horn Velo Cycling Club, Elmira, NY
Subject: [BHV] 5 lakes reminder



The five lakes ride is only two weeks away!   Next weekend is the Highlander and the Tour de Shunk!  I may be back to working full time, but it is no excuse to not get my miles for September.  So far only Mark S & Betty, myself and Terrie  have rsvp'd for the dinner.  Lots of maybys.  So get off the fence people and commit to the party.  You do the ride or not that's your choice.  Drinking beer and having fun we take seriously in this club.  Here is a repeat of the announcement for all who missed it.

Ride strong

Bobby



Big Horn Velo is proud to announce our Annual Five Lakes and Steak Ride has been scheduled for Sunday September 24th 2006. This ride comes in century and half century flavors. 

We rode the 5 Lakes Century Route last Sunday on the FLCC's  Keuka Lake tour  last Sunday (8-13-06) and it is a beautiful route that starts at the Marina in Watkins Glen on the shores of Seneca, goes along the shore of Lamoka, passes Waneta and Bradford pond and then goes along the west of Keuka.  We added the Hamondsport to Branchport Hilly option.  Beautiful views but one is tempted to stop at Heron Hill and do a little wine tasting. I remember riding the flat option two years ago in a pace line easily doing 28mph with very little effort! Most people usually stop in Branchport for some fluids and a snack.  The cue sheet warns this is the last store for 35 miles.  The ride continues to north to Havens Corners Rd and then heads back East to Seneca.  If you are lucky you will have a tailwind all the way from Havens Corner to Watkins Glen like Terrie and I did last Sunday.  37.3 miles of tailwind!  Wow!  The Century ride will usually catch up with the Half Century riders along City Hill Rd or along Rock Rd.  Triumphantly we ride back into Watkins Glens for some post ride celebration.  After the ride we will tailgate, clean up, and some will even take a dip in the lake.  This year we will be eating steak at the Crooked Rooster Brewpub  <http://www.roosterfishbrewing.com/home.htm> 

The half-century route is an alternative to our annual Five Lakes and a Steak Century .You only get one lake on the half century, Seneca, but it's a biggy and if you look frequently enough, you might get five views of it. To actually get five lakes, you've got to do the full century. The ride starts with a long but not overly steep climb out of Watkins Glen. After that there's a nice long downhill, then a bit more climbing here and there and downhill into Dundee, which has a very nice diner. >From Dundee a lovely, gently climbing ride up Chubb Hollow takes you north into Amish country nearly to the Keuka outlet; then a short eastward leg takes you to Hazard-Norris and south for the return. In keeping with the Big Horn Velo route design philosophy, this ride is mostly on smaller, less traveled roads, with short connections on major highways only as necessary.

Cue sheets and topographical  profiles are posted on the Big Horn Velo website <http://www.bighornvelo.org/routes.html>  

The same cue sheets with really outstanding maps (courtesy of Andrejs Ozolins) are available at the Finger Lakes Cycling Club website 
5  <http://www.flcycling.org/flcc/touring/rides/cuesheet/keuka100.htm> Lakes Century or 5  <http://www.flcycling.org/flcc/touring/rides/cuesheet/keuka50.htm> Lakes 1/2 Century

Start times, Sunday 9/24 at the Watkins Marina parking lot, north end of Decatur Street, Watkins Glen: 

9 AM for the century 

11 AM for the half century 

We anticipate that this should put the century riders back in the  parking lot between 3 PM and 5 PM, and the half century riders at about the same times.
Dinner is 5ish at the Crooked Rooster.  Their micro brews are 5 star and the food has been excellent.  Here is a copy of the menu <http://www.roosterfishbrewing.com/menu/menu.pdf>  and directions <http://www.roosterfishbrewing.com/directions.htm>  for the restaurant.
Family and friends are welcome to join us for dinner.  We need an approximate head count for the restaurant, so if you think you are joining us for dinner please email Bobby Nunnink at Rnunnink at stny.rr.com <mailto:rnunnink%20at%20stny.rr.com> 

No need to pre-commit for the ride.  Just show up.


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