About 18 folks showed up for the annual ECV/Riverside Cycles Shop Ride today. The ride started out with Newburyport's summer fog and cool temps, but quickly warmed up as we headed for the hills inland. A couple of folks chose the 20 miler, kicking back and enjoying the quiet country roads. The rest crossed the river and up we went to do some climbing. Aaron kept the pace comfortable and the group intact (no easy job!) which at the end of the ride turned out to be just a fantastic Merrimac Valley tour. I think everyone really enjoyed the ride.
Hats off to Aaron for providing breakfast snacks of the best bagels around (Abraham's Bagels) and Starbuck's coffee and putting together another great 50 mile ride. Also, a thank you to everyone who showed up and joined in on the fun.
Yeah, so I started to crack as we were coming back down towards the Merrimack River. One week after doing the B2B, I guess I wasn't quite recharged....
Nonetheless, the ECV rides are always great to do, and thanks to Riverside for hosting!