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"Live Steam"'s Staten Island Bicycle Association had their annual Pumpkin Patch Pedal event in NJ today. I'm not usually one to do organized/charity-type rides. A few guys mentioned this one to me earlier in the week and I had noticed the announcement in the Mid-Atlantic Forum.
As the weekend approached, everyone was still talking about it but had a "we'll see" attitude. I happen to live 20 miles from the start and don't know many of the roads in that area so I thought it might be a good idea.
Even the day before, people were still undecided. I had nothing else to do so I said what the heck, I'll go. In another act of defiance I decided I will ride to the start rather than drive. The night before, I got a call and made plans to meet a couple other people at the start.
I left my house well before dawn. The blinkie lights were blazin for the first 30 minutes or so. The roads are pretty dead that early on a Sunday. I was able to use some roads that I normally wouldn't consider during the day. I encountered only a handful of cars.
Just under an hour after starting I arrived at the event start. Registration had only been open for a few minutes but was already buzzing. I paid my fee, grabbed my bag of freebies which even included a LS shirt. I wasn't expecting that since I didn't pre-reg. Cool! Registration was well manned and smooth.
A special note for all of you involved in last week?s Ride Pirate discussion. The orange wrist band indicates that I paid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did ask around for you Live Steam. I got some strange looks as I asked your club members if they knew a guy who goes by the nickname "Live Steam". Since it was a last minute decision to ride, I didn't make an attempt to contact you here. Oh well!
As the weekend approached, everyone was still talking about it but had a "we'll see" attitude. I happen to live 20 miles from the start and don't know many of the roads in that area so I thought it might be a good idea.
Even the day before, people were still undecided. I had nothing else to do so I said what the heck, I'll go. In another act of defiance I decided I will ride to the start rather than drive. The night before, I got a call and made plans to meet a couple other people at the start.
I left my house well before dawn. The blinkie lights were blazin for the first 30 minutes or so. The roads are pretty dead that early on a Sunday. I was able to use some roads that I normally wouldn't consider during the day. I encountered only a handful of cars.
Just under an hour after starting I arrived at the event start. Registration had only been open for a few minutes but was already buzzing. I paid my fee, grabbed my bag of freebies which even included a LS shirt. I wasn't expecting that since I didn't pre-reg. Cool! Registration was well manned and smooth.
A special note for all of you involved in last week?s Ride Pirate discussion. The orange wrist band indicates that I paid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did ask around for you Live Steam. I got some strange looks as I asked your club members if they knew a guy who goes by the nickname "Live Steam". Since it was a last minute decision to ride, I didn't make an attempt to contact you here. Oh well!