If you do the Roseville Chicago Fire, make sure to call and tell them the group size, they'll have to reconfigure tables, there's really only one area where they can put tables together, 80% of their seating is booths. ...I'm "carbing up" for my 30 mile ride w/Kallie at a texas holdm' game @ a friends house ...otta be a roucgh 30 miles for me :-o

Mica - I vote for the Olive Garden by Arden Fair - this may be easier to get to for people from Roseville, West Sac, Elk Grove and Folsom - easy freeway access... just my two cents.... what time where you thinking btw?

Daphni, good points and idea. I was thinking 7 pm cause I don't finish teaching until 6 pm. Plus, traffic dies down after 6:30 pm on the freeways so that should help people getting to there a little easier.

Arden!!! will be so fun!!! Hey Jav --- I think Kallie's going to challenge you in no time !!!

Oh & I love Texas hold 'em!

For those riding the Metric - I just mapped it out and it is 71.5 miles!

I took the advice of Jodi and posted an ad on CL and got a ticket within a couple hours! Thanks Jodi. I'll keep an eye out for the few that I know here. I'll be in a Folsom Bike kit along with some teammates.

No Problem Craig....Glad you will be riding it.

Hey Alan, didn't realize you were on here. Thanks again!

Small World...I will shoot that email shortly, going jogging with my 6yr old.

With 58 riders, various start times and 3 distances, we should ID ourselves somehow in order to holler out " Yo! Hammerin Wheels!" as we pass by. Perhaps tie a red ribbon to the seat rail?

I'll be wearing my HW Kit. ;)

If you are serious Jeff, I'll tie a red ribbon - I actually think that's a great idea. You'll be pulling for me in the wind right, so I can look at your red ribbon all day :)

Is there a place we are all planning on meeting at around 7 for a group start?

I think we can probably meet around the breakfast or reg table - should be a pretty large group & maybe for folks that are newer & don't know that many folks - just look for a large group & some HW jerseys - white w/red and black I think ... or else connect with some of us to get some physical stats like bike types or clothes...?

Gonna make some calls to a few places to see how many they can handle for a party. I'll post something tomorrow.

Last year everyone met near the tennis courts. It worked out pretty well. They are located on the right side of the parking lot as you exit the Vetran's Center. Looks like you have a few different groups so one meet at 7am and another at 8. Just make sure you are not blocking traffic.

It's probably too late, but I figured I'd ask - does anyone have/know of someone with a 100 mile ride ticket? :)

For the spirited group - let's meet at the tennis courts shortly after 7 a.m. (registration opens at 7), and plan to be rolling when the course opens at 7:30 a.m. Mica wants to try to average 20 mph for the course, so it's going to take a group effort. If people get dropped from the pace line, there will be others to tag on, and we can regroup at rest stops.

Sounds like a plan Charlie!

Let's rock

Jodi, yep I'll find some red ribbon somewhere and tie it on. Perhaps others will too and we can encourage others as we pass (or get passed) by everyone since faces might not be the first thing we see! :-)

Jeff I'm just going to text while riding to see if you slam me - nah, can't ride w/o both hands and I would never do this. I will do this too! Red ribbons for Hammerin Wheels - let's do it!

We're starting at 10am, should put us at the finish at the same time as everyone else

Foxy's always has day-of tickets available. They hold back tickets just for that purpose. I don't remember the number, I believe it is significant. GT

The web site states that there will be 100 tickets available the day of the event.

I have a ticket for the Foxy that is available. It is for the century; $45.00. Anyone interested.

I will take it, Linnie.

I wish you all the best of luck in tomorrow's ride! See you out there on the road!

Got my red ribbon... Are people still figuring out carpools? I could use a ride to the ride if anyone is so inclined.

I know someone needing get rid of their Foxy's 100k ticket. Been trying to get a hold of Sharel with no luck today.

Kim ..please hold

I should see Sharel tonight, I will let her know

Perfect! Thanks Todd, I was just messaging Don to see if he can get a hold of her. Just have her message me. Thank you and look forward to meeting you tomorrow!

Crashed out after just 22km with the speed demons. Lots of road rash and may need to retire my frame after adding 3 more top tube dents. Ave mph: 22.95 (37.02 kmh).

Bob, the road rash will heal and new bikes can be bought. Be glad it wasn't worse. Wish you a speedy recovery and use Tagaderm on the road rash so it heals well!

I had a great ride today. Thanks Scott, and Joe.for doing this ride with me. Had great fun, especially climbing the hills on the Single Speed. It felt great to drop all the geared bikes on the big hills. I averaged 19 mph, with a 5:31 run time. Not bad for only one gear!--- and only 3 riders in a pace line! Again, thanks Scott, and Joe.

Scott, and Joe. You guys are the Single

Scott,and Joe, you guys are the single speed animals. Not easy to do a ride like this on the flats, and then up the hills. We worked very well together to hammer this ride on a 42x16 gear set. Couldn't have done it with out you. I love being the "Under dog" on a SS. It inspires me to work harder, than when I ride geared. Thanks Buds.

Great ride! It’s always fun ride with you all, everyone is always supportive. I am sorry to hear that Bob when down. I hope you heal quickly. Thank you for all your encouragement Cathy, perhaps sometime I will be able to hang with the big dogs. I look forward to the next ride.

Great ride today. The weather could not have been much better. A good headwind on the final leg back to Davis. I rode with some teamates. I saw a few of you out on the road and a few in the rest stops. I finished in 5:14 with an average of 20.2 mph.

5:32 19.1 avg
The pace-line was awesome.
The crash early on sucked (directly in front me, I thought I was next) but when everyone walks away that is good.
Bikes are replaceable, people aren't.

Jeff - what beautiful pictures, but did you spank yourself for taking pictures while riding? I LOVED grafitti bridge :)

Jodi, no, but I did bring my recently purchased Ipod and found that riding with that was both fun and distracting, I probably broke some law in CA by having one earphone in. More than few pics made it to the cutting room floor because of blurriness :-( Happy to contribute tho! Thanks :-)

The HW girls are going to look so stylie next year with our pink kits ... of course without Cath, but she is so far ahead of most of us that she doesn't count :)

@ Jodi ...yes you are!! ...we did that with the high school team and it looks great, everyone comments about it, and it gives the girls a uniue looke while still having the same look as the boys uniforms.

@Doug... if Scott and I are the animals then you are the king. We need to think of a way to handicap you. Probably something to do with high amounts of lead.

@ Jodi sorry I just can't do the pink..."and i'm not drinking merlot" hahahahaha hey and wadda ya mean i don't count!!!!!

hey Charlie thanks for the tums, i didn't get cramps...are you sure those were tums, i did get a little light headed:-P

you do count ... but it's hard to "count" you because you blaze by so fast!