Be Kind To Cyclists Awareness Ride
When: Mar 17 2007 - 8:00am
Distance: 16 miles
Location: Starts and Ends at Jack and Adams, 1210 Barton Springs Rd
On the Web: http://www.bekindtocyclists...
Join the Be Kind to Cyclists team on March 17 for a 16-mile friendly ride to commemorate all cyclists who have gotten hurt or killed on the roads and to thank Jack & Adam's Bicycles for donating the new "Please Be Kind to Cyclists" sign, which will be unveiled during the event. Mayor Will Wynn, former Mayor Bruce Tod and possibly some media outlets will attend the event.
As the weather gets warmer here in Austin, more cyclists will hit the roads. Be Kind to Cyclists and Jack and Adam's hope this ride will show support for victims' families while sending the message that motorists and cyclists need to co-exist and be kind to one another in order to help prevent future accidents. Your participation in this ride will make a difference. Please pass on information about the ride and bring all your friends, family and neighbors.
The Please Be Kind to Cyclists awareness campaign was prompted after Gay Simmons' tragic accident last year. The March 17 bike route will pass her memorial at 360, giving cyclists on the ride an opportunity to pay their respects.
I like it!
Sounds like a great plan. Let's do it! Jeff wants to go too. Anybody else?
Oh yeah, and there's food at J&A afterwards too. Gotta love it!
Sounds good
I'm going to try and make it, too. We're in the throws of all things Spring Break, but fitting a bike ride in sounds terrrific.
Route has been posted
Start at Jack & Adam’s
Take Barton Springs West
Take Mopac (feeder road)
Take 360 North
Stop at Gay Simmons memorial @ Bee Caves & 360
Exit Bee Caves making a U turn back into 360 South <-- we could add mileage here with a longer out and back
As you approach the Mopac intersection, stay on the right lane,
Turn right heading West (away from downtown)
Stay on the shoulder and proceed down the hill (under Mopac)
Come back up Mopac feeder to 360.
Cross 360, go up the hill, and follow the Mopac feeder to Zilker Park
Go through the Park, cross Lamar Blvd. back to Jack & Adam’s.
Ride beforehand?
If there's food afterwards, we might rather tack on the miles at the front end so we'll be all done and able to get food... (isn't this why we do this??) ;-)   We could meet at 7am either at J&A's or somewhere else nearby. Or we could forego the possible parking hassles and start and end at a totally different place (so our extra miles would be getting to and from J&A's).
But it's dark!
With the daylight savings time change, sunrise isn't until 7:40ish. My new bike has absolutely no reflectors or lights, so I don't want to ride when it's still dark. Y'all can go without me though and I can just meet you there.
I just did a MapMyRun and if
I just did a MapMyRun and if we do an extra loop from J&A south on Mopac to 360 and turn around it's about 7.6 miles. Â
Sounds great!
I like the idea of adding mileage once we're out there for a longer out and back vs coming back to J & A's and then going out again, but it doesn't really matter to me...I'll go with the group! Yea!, sounds like a nice morning ride. Dena, I'm going to see if Julie wants to join us, unless you already have :-)
Proposal
Why don't we just ride the whole 16 miles with the group and go back and have some of this promised food. I have no idea what this food will be BTW. Could be pretzels, could be a full buffet breakfast (I doubt it). And then anyone who wants to go out for another bunch of miles can do so. It'll be like a long supported ride with a rest stop in the middle. Â
I'm thinking Jeff & I will park at Zilker park (Barton Springs side) at 7:30ish and ride over to J&A for the start of the event.Â
we're in
I think Raz and I will just ride from his house down there and then ride back after food. That should be almost 20 miles.
Three more at BS
Jenny, Joe, and I will meet you at Barton Springs at 7:30.
See you in the morning!
Can't Wait!
See y'all in the morning at Barton Springs at 7:30. At the parking lots "up top"?
I just talked to Tracy.Â
I just talked to Tracy. Meet at the parking lot down by the pool. 7:30. Be there or be square. Wear your mittens!
Okay, see you at 0730!
I'm wearing my mittens, and my leggings and an extra layer...but looks ike it will be sunny anyway!!
Are you doing this one Pam?
I may make that my ride with a few more miles tacked on to get to about 25...what do you think?