Desert Cycling

Desert Cycling

I created this group to get some friends and family together to help motivate and encourage each other in staying active - i hope it works :)


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read Another addition!
by: wightboi - Sep 23 2008, 9:42PM
Big welcome to my little bro Grant joining our group from Hawaii!  Glad to here you're on the bike, that's awesome - if you get a chance take some pictures of your ride so us out here in the desert can drool :)
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read Welcome Cary!
by: wightboi - Sep 16 2008, 8:13PM
I just wanted to say welcome to the group Cary!!!  Quick introduction, Cary and I are both members of the USAA Employee Cycling team, and ride together on Saturday mornings.    Great to see you on line :)
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read September goal
by: wightboi - Aug 31 2008, 1:44PM
howdy!I was just about to set a milage goal for September - I just started a new job so until October i'm only able to ride on Saturdays so for september i'm going to shoot for 200 miles...  Let me know how many miles you are going to try to accomplish and once I here from everyone i'll set the goal :)PS: If you set up rides in advance in your training log and don't end up riding them, or ride more/less miles then you had posted,  please make sure to go back into that ride and delete it, don't just leave it up and add another ride - it throws off the goal meter so we never really know if we're on track or notThanks ya'll!PS: Nice work J-Bird!!!
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read Mapping
by: wightboi - Aug 9 2008, 6:37AM
Sometimes when mapping a route the mapping software will choose to gobeyond the point you have selected, then track back... the notes willthen instruct you to go beyond that point, turn around and go backmaking what might have once been intended to be a Left turn, now aRight turn - this is obviously a bug... i'm typing this to encourageeveryone to go through the notes while you are mapping you're route(you can click "undo" and choose a different point in the same areathat does not activate this bug) as to avoid confusion, or getting lost(like I did)
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read Post your weekend ride
by: wightboi - Aug 7 2008, 12:47PM
Here it is, a new route i'll be trying with the employee cycling team - i'll let you know how it went :) http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/az/phoenix/1170866708 
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read August mileage goal
by: wightboi - Aug 2 2008, 6:28PM
Good afternoon!  I set the mileage goal for this group at 800 miles - I kept it pretty conservative for the first month to see how things pan out - I personally am going to try to be responsible for 300 of those miles.  To check the progress of the group just click on the "goals" tab.  ********  MAKE SURE YOU LOG YOUR RIDES!  ******** I'm going to check with a local bike shop and see if he will sponsor our monthly challenges and offer some kind of "incentive" to help motivate us - no promises of course, but it's worth a shot :) Any questions or suggestions are always encouraged :) Let's Ride!
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read Welcome!
by: wightboi - Aug 1 2008, 8:52PM
I just wanted to say WELCOME!  J-Bird, glad to see you on here man - where is the little lady? :) Master Kakin, all the way from Indiana, miss you brother! Monk, my beautiful wife, who probably doesn't even know she's a part of this group... LOL sbr123 - friend from team zen - west siiiiiiiide! Anywho, track your miles, and if at all possible PLEASE make your training log public - i use this to see how much riding is going on and i can set a monthly goal - and maybe harass you once in a while :P
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read what kind of riding to you do?
by: wightboi - Aug 1 2008, 8:24PM
I'm trying to figure out a "safe" ride out to the end of the white tanks and back (from your house) - Olive and Northern are not "bike friendly" roads... but it is a fun ride, especially the long ascent into the park and a couple rollers once you're through the gate
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read what kind of riding to you do?
by: sbr123 - Aug 1 2008, 12:51PM
Hello, This is Daniel from Team Zen.   Thanks for the info, I will join this team.  I enjoy rolling hills or mountainous rides myself, but like you said, we live in the desert so, rolling is about as good as it gets.  I look forward to having someone else to cycle with.    Daniel
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read what kind of riding to you do?
by: wightboi - Jul 24 2008, 7:18PM
I enjoy 30 - 50 mile rides averaging between 16 - 18 mph - rolling hills if possible, but not mandatory (we do live in a desert... hehe)
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group routes

name length location
10/11/2008 USAA ECT Route 46.62 mi. Phoenix, AZ
Around South Mountain from Spokes Restaurant 42.98 mi. Phoenix, AZ
ECT Training route 1 41.51 mi. Phoenix, AZ
ECT Training route 3 44.90 mi. Phoenix, AZ
ECT Training route 4 34.07 mi. Phoenix, AZ
ECT Training route 5 46.81 mi. Phoenix, AZ
Marshall Hill Out & Back 22.55 mi. Flagstaff, AZ
Mormon Lake out and back 56.80 mi. Flagstaff, AZ
Morning sprint 16.33 mi. Surprise, AZ
North Phoenix - Carefree - Scottsdale 45.62 mi. Phoenix, AZ
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