South SJ – “Last Call” for your test rides. We have the least amount of riders and volunteers coming from south SJ. We’d like to change that. How?
Join a test ride this Saturday evening starting at the Chynoweth VTA Light Rail under Hwy 85 & 87.
SIGN UP at the Facebook link below. Mingle Forums topic, link coming soon.
SJBP Ride of the Living Dead Test Ride #4 & BIRDs training
- START: West side of the VTA light rail tracks
- PARKING: East side of the VTA light rail tracks
Debra Robinson
October 9, 2010
my husband and I are active unofficial birds and would love to continue participating. Not sure we can make the ride this evening, but can scope out the route during the week, if you provide instructions.
Rider 44
October 9, 2010
Hi Debra,
Typically they don’t provide the route until about 24 hours or less before the ride. On one of the recent test rides I finally found out why they do it that way.
I never would have believed just how much work goes in to preparing the route. It’s huge, and I’m sure I’ve only seen a little bit of the work that goes in to it. Evidently they regularly are refining the route right up until the time they post it. That’s right. If someone is testing the route on Wednesday and finds a problem area, they may still be making changes right up until Thursday.
Oh, and just so nobody thinks I’m holding out. I don’t have the route either.
Brian
October 12, 2010
Hi David. Thought you might be interested in this add. We talked about triples a few test rides ago. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bik/2000839574.html
Rider 44
October 13, 2010
Thank you!
I just emailed the person and will follow up with their phone number when the hour gets civil.
If you are you on the Mingle Forum send me a friend request please.
Rider 44
October 13, 2010
Thanks Brian,
I went and picked it up tonight.
Three months, Three tandems. I gotta cut this out.
Thank you very much for the tip. If you see a quad on CL….. No, don’t, please! I gotta stop this…
Natali Silva
October 9, 2010
what time was the test ride today?? does anyone know…
Billy Cool
October 10, 2010
Actually, there is so much preparation involved that the route is locked down many days before the actual ride. There are varied reasons why the route is sent out the day before the ride, including creating a sense of excitement and building anticipation for the average rider and cutting down on hooliganism for some of our more spirited riders.