Subject: Bellingham area bike rental, group rides, OWS July 19-26? Hi all! I'm going to be visiting family in B'ham for a couple weeks, trying not to get off my training schedule. I have a 3.5 hour ride (50ish miles?)/30 minute run on Saturday the 21st, and then shorter brick workouts on the 24th and 26th that I thought I could do in a gym if necessary (spin class, then run). I'm trying to decide whether to rent a bike there or bring my own on the plane. It seems like a pain to pack up my bike for just the one long ride (though if I brought it I'd do all three brick workouts with it). Does anybody rent decent tri bikes in Bellingham? I saw that Fairhaven Bike & Ski has a road bike for rent, but I would much rather get the practice in aero. If anybody would be open to renting their own bike or a spare, I'd be happy to do that, too. I ride a size small Shiv at the moment, have been fitted on a 51 cm Guru, am 5'7" ~150 lbs. Are there any regular group Saturday rides or 50-mile routes that anybody can recommend? I could ride by myself, but it's more fun with a bunch. And since I'd like to get some wetsuit practice in while I'm there, it would be great to find out about any open water swims people do as a group. Or if anybody would like to swim with me and where the best place is (Lake Padden? Lake Whatcom?). I'm planning to swim the 23rd at Lake Padden, and I also have swims scheduled for the 20th and 25th that could be done anywhere. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks! Sandra |