Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
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Read MoreAs you know, several inches of snow were supposed to arrive tonight, but now they are saying we'll be spared more snow this weekend. Saturday looks to be a bit cool and it's supposed to be in the forties Sunday, so let's do an afternoon ride Sunday. That way you can ride indoors Saturday morning and be ready for another ride Sunday.
Read MoreIt looks like Saturday is going to provide us a nice Spring day, so we can do a little riding. We'll meet at Starbucks for the ride at 1:00 PM and follow the Orchard Lake route counter-clockwise for 35 or 45 miles. The wind is predicted to switch during the ride, so we may get a light tail wind for both the beginning and end of the ride.
Read MoreIt looks like the weather Saturday will be favorable for an outdoor ride at 1:00 – our first club ride in 2018. For those of you who aren't in Palm Desert this week, this may be your first chance to ride outdoors in a few months. Unfortunately, I won't be able to join you, because I'll be ice fishing in Door County this weekend.
Read MoreToday, I received a report of our club's orders from Garneau and I'm happy to report that we exceeded the minimums for all items and everyone has paid for the items they selected during the pre-order period. Thank you for your participation and attentiveness throughout the ordering process. Garneau received orders from 35 people for a total of 98 items. Some of you ordered both men's and women's items and others order multiple items. I think you all appreciated how our sponsor dollars helped cut the prices. In fact, you took full advantage and used all of the available funds and then some.
Read MoreGarneau's store for RCC is open again and it is time to order and pay for your 2018 club kit. The store will be open through Sunday, February 11, for you to make you final selections and payment. Your next opportunity to order a club kit will be 2019, or later.
Read MoreWolf Tooth is a local bicycle-component manufacturer and they are celebrating their fifth anniversary at their location in Burnsville on February 10, 4 – 8 PM. They have invited anyone in RCC who has an interest in seeing how locally made bike parts are manufactured or simply enjoys socializing with other bike people of similar interest while drinking free beer.
Read MoreGarneau's store for RCC will re-open soon. We are setting the final pricing before we open the store again around February 6.
There was a two-step ordering process, so we can estimate interest and final pricing:
Grand Performance's owner, Dan Casebeer, has invited you to the shop's annual party. As usual, they are providing free food and fresh beer from Summit Brewing Company. There will be other cyclists to chat up and maybe a few cycling vendors to check out.
Read MoreDuring the off-season, we've been working with Grand Performance and Louis Garneau to design and prepare a new club kit for you and we are ready to share the result. As you can see, we kept the same four colors and a few of the design elements from the previous kit. Overall, the new design is cleaner, brighter, and — featured prominently on the front and back of the jersey and vest — has the same new club logo as our web site.
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