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[tozmervo]

Anyone else riding in this Sunday's Urban Assault Ride? Tis my first one, really looking forward to it. Definitely spent a lot of time traversing neighborhoods in this city, hopefully my experience will serve me well!

(especially if i can solve the damn clue for the first mystery checkpoint)

[nonillogical]

tozmervo, on 29 March 2012 - 09:29 PM, said:

Anyone else riding in this Sunday's Urban Assault Ride? Tis my first one, really looking forward to it. Definitely spent a lot of time traversing neighborhoods in this city, hopefully my experience will serve me well!

(especially if i can solve the damn clue for the first mystery checkpoint)

I did the last 2 years and had a great time. Unfortunately my sister was to be my teammate but had a nasty wreck, so we're both sitting this one out. Good luck, and remember go to the mystery checkpoint first!

[tozmervo]

Heh, I finally solved the mystery checkpoint, but unfortunately going there first will make the overall route incredibly inefficient. Definitely keeping it as close to the front as possible. And pushing Ray's Splash Planet toward the end. I'll be damned if I'm riding all over this city sopping wet

Doyche Bags, ride!

[nonillogical]

tozmervo, on 30 March 2012 - 07:02 AM, said:

Heh, I finally solved the mystery checkpoint, but unfortunately going there first will make the overall route incredibly inefficient. Definitely keeping it as close to the front as possible. And pushing Ray's Splash Planet toward the end. I'll be damned if I'm riding all over this city sopping wet

Doyche Bags, ride!

Oh you'd be surprised how fast you dry out

The thing about going to the mystery checkpoint 1st is that when you figure out the 2nd, it doesn't have the potential to mess up your route so much. FWIW though, looking at this year's checkpoints, I would bet on the mystery checkpoint being in Uptown or Southend (last 2 years were Bechtler and The Green).

[Bikeguy]

Need some help from this board...  CycleCharlotte  www.cyclecharlotte.org is scheduled for Saturday May 12th and we're tweaking it a bit this year to be a family "Bingo" ride instead of a 30-45 mile spandex ride. Starting from the Ice House on S. Blvd we will visit 11 destinations along an 18 mile route.  Each destination will have 3-4 bingo numbers posted from which the riders will note on their cards.  The "destinations" are: the 2 Common Markets, NASCAR Hall of Fame ( with Chiquita bananas); the 7th Street Marketplace ( Grand Opening); McGill Rose Garden( Mother's Day weekend & roses will be at peak); Trips for Kids Re-cyclery ( free REI tire levers); Smelly Cat ( free ice cream cones); Plaza Midwood Bike Fest; along the entire newly opened Little Sugar Creek Greenway; The Children's Nature Museum; Winghaven (future free pass); and the Davidson Chocolate Co. on East Blvd.(free chocolate samples) and ending at the Ice House with music & free food..  It's an effort to show how Charlotte can be really enjoyed on a bike.

So here's my question...  how many apartments are in the following complexes..?  They are certainly
convenient to the route and it would make sense to alert them to the ride..

Ashton
Circle
Mosaic
Camden Southend
Spectrum
Metro 808
Elizabeth Square

Edited by Bikeguy, 19 April 2012 - 02:13 PM.