tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84623330861451766582024-02-19T02:00:09.573-05:00Asheville Pedal PunksFun and Fitness Cycling ClubCullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-71614798718654203442013-01-03T11:29:00.000-05:002013-01-03T11:29:01.992-05:00Winter Rides Sunday Jan. 13thHappy New Year everyone! We've got new rides coming up, trying to do two a month as long as the weather stays nice. We'll also be doing them a bit earlier to stave off the cold and get you home in time for whatever else you do on Sunday afternoons.<br />
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Our first ride of the New Year will be on January 13th at 12:00 pm. Meet at 108 Mount Clare Ave which is at the corner of Mount Clare and Hillside in N. Asheville. We'll take a leisurely cruise and finish at the Wedge, Dirty Jacks, or possibly Coxe Ave. Asheville Brewing depending on popular vote for local beers.<br />
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See ya on the road.<br />
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Lets Rock and Ride!Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-41725122185319649712012-10-16T12:03:00.002-04:002012-10-16T12:03:40.096-04:00Ride Sunday Oct. 21Come out for a leisurely 10-15 mile cruise through AVL beginning at 3:30 pm at 108 Mount Clare Ave. in N. Asheville and ending at The Bywater for adult beverages. See y a on Sunday!Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-12278676625382204302012-05-20T10:47:00.004-04:002012-05-20T10:47:59.492-04:00Summer Ride Schedule<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hopefully you join us for Alley Quest, if you don't, I'm sorry in advance that you missed an amazing time. Here is our ride schedule for Summer 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Summer Ride Schedule</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Sunday, June 3rd @ 4:00 pm. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Saturday June 16th @ 4:00 pm. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Sunday July 1st @ 4:00 pm. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Saturday July 14th @ 4:00 pm. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Sunday July 29th @ 4:00 pm. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Saturday August 4th @ 4:00 pm. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Sunday August 19th @ 4:00 pm. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Look forward to seeing you out!</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="font-size: small;">Make ready your mighty steed, and gather ye bannermen. Darkness sweeps across the land and now comes a time where mighty heroes are needed. To combat this rising evil you must journey through the heart of the Cesspool of Sin and Quest through the perilous shadow lands of </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-size: small;">Old Ashevillia.<br /><br />Do you and your fellow banner(wo)men have the stones to take the oath of knights of the Ashevillius Pedalus Punkus (who the hell are they?), become the subject of song and epic poem for centuries to come, and reap bountiful rewards for your heroic acts of chivalry and knighty-ness. Or will you become dragon juice, forever forgotten and family reduced to farming mud in an anarcho-syndicalist commune.<br /><br />This Quest is not for the weak of heart or shallow of spirit only the best dressed heroes will survive (so anybody). For when you play the Game of Alley Cat you win or you ̶D̶I̶E̶ come in second, third, fourth, etc., etc.<br /><br />Good luck heroes and heroines, may the old gods of Carolinia keep you on your quest.<br /><br />Required Questing tools: Gold (money $2-$10), an enchanted talking device; a magical imaging device, Quills and parchment, water, a steed of the bicycle variety (extra points for 2 hump camels, and single steeds), a scroll of identity (your ID), and a taste for horns of ale.<br /><br />Strongly encouraged: Decorated steeds, armor, swords, helms, two halves of a coconut, a goblet, fair maidens and codpieces.<br /><br /><br />Our Champions feast will be in West Asheville and we're meeting up at the Parking Lot below White Duck Taco Shop.<br /><br />Fabulous prizes for 1st and 2nd place.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">April<br />
</span>Sunday, April 1st @ 3:30<br />
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Saturday, April 14 @ 3:30<br />
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Sunday, April 29 @ 3:30<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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May</span></span><br />
Saturday, May 5 @ 4:30<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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Sunday, May 20 @ TBA Special Event<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> "Alley Quest</span>!"</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table>Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-24350853406778199452012-02-17T14:30:00.000-05:002012-02-17T14:30:55.798-05:00Saturday, February 18th Ride Postponed<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">The Asheville cycling community lost a great guy in Gary Cummings this past week so we are postponing our scheduled 3:00 ride on Saturday. If you knew Gary or his family we encourage you to gather, pedal and celebrate his life. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/299161466815493/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>events/299161466815493/</a>Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-82256455310775496122012-02-10T12:24:00.000-05:002012-02-10T12:24:41.161-05:00Ride on Saturday February 18thCome out for a leisurely ride with your friends and neighbors on Saturday, February 18th at 3:00 pm. We'll ride between 10 and 12 miles and end at The Bywater for beverages afterwards. Meet at the usual <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=108+Mount+Clare+Ave&ll=35.607016,-82.557085&spn=0.014724,0.027874&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=108+Mt+Clare+Ave,+Asheville,+North+Carolina+28801&gl=us&t=h&z=16">spot</a> at 3:00 pm and we'll roll out @ 3:05. Bring any bike you have, we wait for everyone. Don't be discouraged if you're on your mountain bike and a bunch of roadies seem to be blowing you out, it's just the way their bikes are made (you're getting a way better work out). The goal here is to finish the ride, to meet new folks and most importantly to get out on your bike. Can't wait to see you out on Saturday.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Cullen<br />
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P.S. I'm looking for someone to guest lead the ride on March 3rd as I'll be unavoidably out of town. If you'd like to lead let me know. Shoot me an email hreed(at)unca.edu or hcreed(at)ncsu.edu<br />
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</tbody></table>Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-88310463947110728752012-01-31T15:37:00.000-05:002012-01-31T15:37:55.796-05:00Ride on Saturday, February 4thCome out and Enjoy the Indian Summer we're having on Saturday at 3:00 pm. We'll enjoy a 10-12 mile cruise through North and West Asheville. Meet at the usual <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=108+Mount+Clare+Ave&ll=35.607016,-82.557085&spn=0.014724,0.027874&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=108+Mt+Clare+Ave,+Asheville,+North+Carolina+28801&gl=us&t=h&z=16">spot</a> at 3:00 pm and we'll roll out @ 3:05. Bring any bike you have, we wait for everyone. Don't be discouraged if you're on your mountain bike and a bunch of roadies seem to be blowing you out, it's just the way their bikes are made (you're getting a way better work out). The goal here is to finish the ride, to meet new folks and most importantly to get out on your bike. Can't wait to see you out on Saturday.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Cullen<br />
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</div><div>January</div><div><br />
</div><div>Saturday, January 28th at 3:00 pm</div><div><br />
</div><div>February</div><div><br />
</div><div>Saturday, February 4th at 3:00 pm</div><div><br />
</div><div>Saturday, February 18th at 3:00 pm</div><div><br />
</div><div>March</div><div><br />
</div><div>Saturday, March 3rd at 3:00 pm</div><div><br />
</div><div>Saturday, March 17 at 3:00 pm</div><div><br />
</div><div>Saturday, March 31 at 3:00 pm</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hope to see ya out. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>"Who's down with APP? Yeah you know me! Who's down with APP? Every last homie!"</div>Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-31545480238989030642011-09-23T15:45:00.005-04:002011-09-23T15:48:54.493-04:00Back to School Alley Cat<div style="text-align: left;">This Sunday, September 25th from 2:00-5:30 pm.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"></span><br />
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School's back in session with the Asheville Pedal Punks. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We'd like to invite you to come out and give it the old college </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">try. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Make your way through school, where Asheville is the </span><br />
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Not good at Math, don't worry, there are plenty of </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other subjects where you can showcase your talents.<br />
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Make it to class on time, do your all your homework, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and bring your report card home to mom and dad. "Look ma, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I got a D+!"<br />
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School is in session at 2 pm September 25th at Carrier Park so </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">don't be late, because this school is really into corporal </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">punishment.<br />
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1st and 2nd place teams will walk away with some fabulous </span><br />
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Crucial equipment list: Phone, camera, about 2-10 dollars, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a pen,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your ID (for afterwards), and a bicycle that works.</span></div><div class="description summary"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">around 5:30-ish.</span></div><div class="description summary"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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CullenCullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-44513841853148539122011-08-18T10:21:00.001-04:002011-08-18T10:23:37.723-04:00Ride Sunday August 21Been a while since we posted on this website. Facebook has become the medium of choice as of late, but it's time to blow the dust off this guy and get it going again.<br />
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This Sunday August 21st, there will be a beginners ride with your friends and neighbors leaving from our <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=35.607156,-82.557946&hl=en&sll=35.607088,-82.557561&sspn=0.014689,0.027874&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=16&vpsrc=0&z=16">spot</a>. Meet up @ 4:30 and we'll roll out around 4:45. We'll have a leisurely 10-ish mile (usually around 12 miles) ride through Asheville. It's easy for some, slightly challenging for others, but we hope it's something that everyone will take away enjoyment from. Bring water, a helmet, a semi-functioning bicycle, and a little drinkin' money and we'll take care of the rest. The ride ends at The Bywater (don't worry if you're not a member, we'll sign ya in.) for a cold drink and a great time with friendly folks.<br />
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P.S. If you haven't heard already, The Asheville Pedal Punks are hosting <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219258834789117">The Back To School Alley Cat</a>. It should be a fun bicycle scavenger hunt/race through the bustling streets of Asheville and should be an amazing time. To register check out our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219258834789117">Facebook Event Page</a> and click Attending.<br />
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<b><u>Saturday June 25th</u></b> at Asheville Community Yoga Center there will be a special program: Yoga for Runners and Cyclists taught by the lovely Lindsay Fields. Suggested donation is $15-$20, but as always at ACYC no one is excluded based on financial situation so pay what you can, if you can. Following the program there will be a leisurely all levels ride leaving out from the<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Brookdale+Rd&hl=en&ll=35.630233,-82.578692&spn=0.01336,0.014141&sll=35.614674,-82.552385&sspn=0.053449,0.056562&geocode=FWayHwIdCvQT-w&mra=mr&z=16"> yoga center</a> and following the river. Remember to bring a lock and a helmet for your bike. Also see the flyer on the previous post.Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-19648124847755012772011-06-13T13:54:00.003-04:002011-06-16T16:22:41.649-04:00Ride on Sunday, June 19th, (yes, I know it's Fathers Day, is nothing sacred?)Join us this Sunday, June 19th for a leisurely 10-ish mile beginner bike ride with your friends and neighbors. Show your Dad how much you appreciate him by bringing him along for a ride. Tell Dad to dust off that old Schwinn Varsity he's got in the garage, replace the tubes and come on out. We'll be meeting at 4:30 and riding out at 4:45. Our ride will follow a route that is relatively flat, but be aware this is Asheville so some hills are unavoidable (don't worry though we wait for everyone!). Our meeting spot is at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=35.607353,-82.558011&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=35.607088,-82.557561&sspn=0.00888,0.01929&ie=UTF8&z=16">108 Mount Clare Ave.</a> Click the link to go to a Google Map. Our ride will end as usual at The Bywater, don't worry if you're not a member b/c most of our regular riders are and so we can sign you in (provided you're over 21 or under 16 for children who are w/ parents.). Have a wonderful week and we'll see ya on Sunday!<br />
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See ya then.Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-27808963319561974552011-05-23T18:12:00.002-04:002011-05-30T17:24:04.936-04:00Rumble on the River, Sunday, June 5thJoin us Sunday June 5th for an extra special edition Pedal Punks ride. It's going to be short, sweet, and wet. We will meet the scourge from West Asheville, Bike Gang! in unholy water combat. Come armed for water destruction. We'll meet up at the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=35.607156,-82.557878&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=35.607088,-82.557561&sspn=0.010171,0.01929&ie=UTF8&z=16">usual spot</a> at 3:45 to lock and load (bring your own water weapons). The battle starts at 5:00 under the West Asheville bridge where we will unleash a watery hell onto Bike Gag, I mean Gang. Feel free to decorate your bike and yourself for this Road Warrior-esque showdown.<br />
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</div><div>Check out our event on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211921695505349">here</a></div><div><br />
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If you're new the sport or new to the Pedal Punks, we invite you to meet up with us for a leisurely paced, social ride. We have people of all skill levels but mostly we cater to those that are new to cycling or are just Bike-curious. As long as you are will to pedal we'll wait up for you and cheer you on because cyclists are worth it. If you've come before and not finished a ride we encourage you to comeback. Don't worry about slowing us down, the only goal of this ride is to get everybody to the bar with bicycle and beer in hand. (even if you have to take a slight shortcut). Ugly bicycles very welcome!<br />
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In other news we're toying with the idea of volunteering at the Asheville On Bikes bike corral at the Mountain Sports Festival on Saturday May 28th. We would need about 6 to 10 volunteers, so keep that in the back of your mind. Also thinking of an "armed" confrontation (water-balloon fight?) with that 2nd rate "bike gang" across the river. We'll keep ya updated.<br />
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P.S. Good job everyone who came out for mountain biking. You guys kicked my slow ass. We'll have to make this kind of an informal regular thing.Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-36854458593651956162011-04-26T10:09:00.000-04:002011-04-26T10:09:17.669-04:00May Day Ride, Sunday May 1st!I'm not really sure what May Day is a celebration of (workers rights mayhaps?) but hey what better way to celebrate it than a sweet ride with the Asheville Pedal Punks. Come join us for a leisurely 10-ish mile ride with your friends and neighbors. The ride meets at 4:00 pm and rides out at 4:15. We'll end up at the Bywater for a post ride drink. Looks like the weather is going to cooperate so come loaded for fun. A quick thanks to Timm Gamgee who made us some sweet buttons. Also be sure to pick up a T-shirt from the <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/asheville_pedal_punks_t_shirt-235220777244169705">link</a> at the bottom of the page. Also good job to all of you who competed in the Bad Egg Alley Cat last weekend. If you're looking for some fun shtuff this weekend check out the Big Love Fest downtown, as AOB will be out with their bike corral so you don't have to park your car and there'll be some amazing artists including the amazing Asheville Pedal Punks rider Jo Doyle! If you're new to the ride or just bike-curious I encourage you to join us <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=108+Mount+Clare+Avenue,+Asheville,+NC&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=35.607088,-82.557561&sspn=0.012875,0.027874&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16">here</a> at 4:00 pm on Sunday. <br />
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Also coming up next weekend is the Bad Egg Alley Cat, check it out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/event.php?eid=109768159105557">here </a>on Facebook. Should be a great time. see ya soon punks!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rlv.zcache.com/asheville_pedal_punks_t_shirt-d23522077724416970589i4r_210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://rlv.zcache.com/asheville_pedal_punks_t_shirt-d23522077724416970589i4r_210.jpg" /></a></div>Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-9956525049691286282011-04-13T23:23:00.001-04:002011-04-13T23:47:59.235-04:00Sunday RideIt's that time again for another exciting Sunday ride with your favorite bicycle club. We'll meet on Sunday afternoon at the usual <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=108+Mount+Clare+Avenue,+Asheville,+NC&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=35.586938,-82.470025&sspn=0.149931,0.308647&ie=UTF8&ll=35.60726,-82.557085&spn=0.009368,0.01929&t=h&z=16">spot</a> at the corner of Mount Clare Ave. and Hillside St. in N. Asheville. Meet up is at 4:00 and we'll roll out at 4:15. Make sure you sign in when you come and introduce yourself, after all it's a social ride. We'll take in a bit of Montford, a bit of downtown, some of West Asheville, a dab of the greenway system and end up at everybody's favorite watering hole, The Bywater. Last week was our biggest ride ever with 15 starters and with your help we can only grow. Have a great week and we'll see ya out on Sunday!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ngepit.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/burn_fat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://ngepit.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/burn_fat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-2994089970864564832011-04-01T00:33:00.001-04:002011-04-01T00:35:15.804-04:00April Foolish Sunday RideSunday's ride will meet @ 3:45 and begin @ 4:00 pm sharp at our usual meeting place at the corner of Mount Clare Ave. and Hillside Street in N. Asheville. April Foolish attire encouraged. We'll be lead by the wonder, beautiful, amazing, fantastic Karen Into as she welcomes another year onto her life. It will be a low pressure social ride with plenty of chances to catch up, catch your breath, catch the views, or catch up with your friends and neighbors. The weather seems like it's finally going to cooperate on Sunday so prepare for sun but bring sweater just in case. Also there will be a prize giveaway of something fabulous. I have a sneaking suspicion that we may have to start getting permits for this soon. Keep it up Punks!<br />
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Peace,<br />
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Cullen <br />
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P.S. a begrudging thanks to whomever of you Punks nominated me for a community service award, if this is community service then awesome.Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-34129258404794816422011-03-21T21:18:00.000-04:002011-03-21T21:18:12.961-04:00April Foolish Ride Sunday April 3rd!Our next ride will be on Sunday April 3rd at 4:00 pm. Pedal Punks veteran Karen Into will be leading the ride, as it is her, umm, 22nd birthday. We'll be meeting at the usual <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=35.607201,-82.557879&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=18&sll=35.607234,-82.557836&sspn=0.003223,0.006968&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=18">spot</a> and will enjoy a leisurely 10-ish mile ride. Come as you are or as April Foolish as you like costumes encouraged! As always please wear a helmet and a light if possible. Here's a link to an incredibly cheap but effective <a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/p/white-red-led-3-mode-tie-on-bike-light-keychains-2-keychain-set-19033">LED bike light</a>.<br />
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See ya there.<br />
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Peace<br />
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Cullen<br />
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</tbody></table>Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916567459577948123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462333086145176658.post-26523997033257039202011-03-15T11:46:00.000-04:002011-03-15T11:46:42.691-04:00Returning to our Regularly Scheduled ProgramPedal Punks resumes it's regularly scheduled rides this week. Ride on Sunday beginning at 4:30. Meet at the usual <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=108+Mount+Clare+Avenue,+Asheville,+NC&hl=en&geocode=FTBSHwIdh0UU-yntw5_IrfRZiDGWyl5FijrB1g&mra=ls&sll=35.607088,-82.557561&sspn=0.012892,0.027874&ie=UTF8&ll=35.607191,-82.557637&spn=0.003223,0.006968&t=h&z=18">spot</a>. This week we'll meet a little later and take advantage of the amazing weather.<br />
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I also want to address some issues of group size. We had a phenomenal group last week and since our group has grown I'm having to learn to manage riding with a bigger group of people with different levels of skill (all of which we welcome). What I'd like to offer this week is a pre-ride talk about our route and possible drop-out points if anyone is feeling like they would like to hit the Bywater earlier. I don't want to lose people on the ride either so I want to make it clear that we will wait at certain points along the ride, especially after the gentle yet challenging climb into West Asheville. Another issue I'd like to discuss is riding safety. When we are on busier roads, lets try to stay single file, especially on Riverside and Haywood. This will ensure the safety of the group by giving ample space to other road users.<br />
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Hope to see you out this Sunday<br />
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Peace<br />
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Cullen<br />
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