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2008-06-12 8:09 PM

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Subject: DSU Wednesday night rides

Anyone have any experience or currently rides with DSU on Wednesday nights. I went over to check out the nanatorium as the group with disbanding. I was invited to go ride with them next week, but would like to know if any one has any experince (good or bad) with the DSU group rides.



2008-06-12 9:09 PM
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Subject: RE: DSU Wednesday night rides
Jonny and I ride with them on occasion. We are both members of DSU.

It's a nice route, and a good ride for a weekday.

With that said, I generally end up riding alone between groups. I'm too fast for the no drop group and too slow for the medium or fast groups. So, for me, it's never really a group ride.

BTW- my average is around 17.2 - 17.5 and I get dropped by the medium speed group.

2008-06-13 7:51 AM
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Subject: RE: DSU Wednesday night rides
It depends on your speed, but they'll definitely give you a workout if you're looking for a challenge. They have 3 groups usually: a no-drop ride(that's sometimes not so good about not dropping people) that goes about 16mph, an intermediate group that goes 18-19mph depending on the wind, and an alpha group(they call it the 'faster intermediate' group, which is a load of crap) that goes 20+. The ride is 21-24 miles depending on which group you go with.

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2008-06-17 3:29 PM
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Subject: RE: DSU Wednesday night rides

i ride these sometimes... good ride, can be just about as fast as you want - the intermediate groups are good too - you can always drop back or finish out by yourself if you want / need.

Give it a shot - for me its a good mid-week ride.

2008-06-30 12:58 PM
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Now......you know as well as I do that the intermediate group is often the fastest group out there. More of a "ride-as-hard-as-we-can-to-catch-the-alpha-group" group. Wink

If you make it your quality ride for the week, it can be a great one..........if you add to a week that already has plenty of intensity, it can certainly put you over the edge.

Ahhh, I miss the Wednesday night ride...........

2008-06-30 1:03 PM
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Subject: RE: DSU Wednesday night rides
gleveq - 2008-06-30 12:58 PM

Now......you know as well as I do that the intermediate group is often the fastest group out there. More of a "ride-as-hard-as-we-can-to-catch-the-alpha-group" group.



Especially given that they're calling the alpha group the "faster intermediate" group now.


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