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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #40 on: January 29, 2011, 09:18:12 PM »
Its funnier coz we're idiots.
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #41 on: January 31, 2011, 12:01:00 PM »
We will need to give Blue Moose an idea of numbers before race day, at least as a courtesy so if we do show up with 60 people they won't flip out.
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #42 on: January 31, 2011, 12:33:31 PM »
Very true, i was thinking about that earlier.
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #43 on: February 05, 2011, 08:52:04 PM »
Toaster says no worries about the shovel--Ted bought it and they all made fun of him (because he's from Florida, you know).

Thanks to EVERYONE who came out and helped Sanders and me (well, mostly Sanders) film for the promo video this morning and then do trail work this afternoon: New Logan, Aaron, Skip and Doublefist!  We'll need to go out and do some more shoveling this week, so be ready...
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #44 on: February 05, 2011, 11:32:34 PM »
just name a time... I have a portable shovel I can bring for later in the week.  I also have one of those large ~3 person plastic toboggans. That could be good for packing down snow too. 

Long range computer models show little if any snow accumulation from now till race time:


Models have us staying cold till Thurs. then it will supposedly warm into the 20s for the race on Sat. 
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #45 on: February 06, 2011, 10:34:54 AM »
Cool!

How good is wind prediction a week in advance?  Are we going to have to deal with drifting before Saturday?  I'm expecting to, since we're in North Dakota.
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #46 on: February 06, 2011, 06:51:59 PM »
Cool!

How good is wind prediction a week in advance?  Are we going to have to deal with drifting before Saturday?  I'm expecting to, since we're in North Dakota.

Beek you can go here to see whats up with the wind. It's color coded and self explanitory... just mouse over the times that you want to see and you'll see what the winds are going to do.

http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/wfo/sectors/fgfWeek.php?page=4&element=WindSpd
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #47 on: February 06, 2011, 06:55:19 PM »
You can also try to use this one as it gets closer... though ouwx may have some better charts. This one is the transport wind for fire prediction. Not sure how it would work with snow?

http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/wfo/sectors/fgfFireWeek.php?page=2&element=TransWind
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #48 on: February 06, 2011, 08:56:40 PM »
Thanks Dave!  I think it looks like Tuesday is going to be the worst for wind, 17 knots or so.

How have you been?
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #49 on: February 06, 2011, 09:28:36 PM »
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Are we going to have to deal with drifting before Saturday

Heh.  I rode most of the greenway today, and that is a definitive YES!   Greenway is already drifted over in places.  The course isn't too bad. Most of the drifts there only cover half the path.  In other locations, there are ~2ft drifts in narrow bands.  Nothing impassable.   

Honestly, I like the drifts and think they add some fun to the course.  It was fun plowing through them earlier today, sending powder everywhere. 

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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #50 on: February 06, 2011, 10:29:32 PM »
Did you happen to see the sections we shoveled yesterday?  I imagine they are in prime drifting position.  I think I'm going to be right about my prediction of needing to be out every day this week...
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #51 on: February 06, 2011, 11:43:16 PM »
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Did you happen to see the sections we shoveled yesterday?
 

Either I didn't because I wasn't paying attention OR they are completely drifted over and I didn't notice them.

 I wouldn't get my hopes up.  I had paths I blazed through the drifts near the golf course (southbound) that were drifted over by the time I returned 30 min later  (northbound). 

It may just be best to let it be until Friday afternoon?
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #52 on: February 07, 2011, 08:13:10 AM »
If the whole club makes it out on Friday afternoon to contribute to clearing the course, I'll wait.

If it's just four of us again, or just me, then there's no point in even having this event since people obviously don't give a rat's ass about it.
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #53 on: February 07, 2011, 09:55:38 AM »
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Did you happen to see the sections we shoveled yesterday?
 

Either I didn't because I wasn't paying attention OR they are completely drifted over and I didn't notice them.

 I wouldn't get my hopes up.  I had paths I blazed through the drifts near the golf course (southbound) that were drifted over by the time I returned 30 min later  (northbound). 

It may just be best to let it be until Friday afternoon?

No worries.  I just rode the sections we shoveled and they're fine.  I definitely agree that the drifts over the path are fun to ride; hopefully we can have conditions like that on Saturday.

That post wasn't directed at you, by the way.  You came out to help with the filiming in the AM so we didn't try to make you come out and spend a couple hours shoveling.  It's some other people I'm thinking of whose faces I seldom see.
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #54 on: February 07, 2011, 10:29:07 AM »
I didn't realize you were shoveling later so that's my bad, for some reason I thought it was going to be the following afternoon. 

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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #55 on: February 07, 2011, 11:09:06 AM »
We ended up doing it Saturday because we figured the weather was great and we didn't want to interfere with spin on Sunday.
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #56 on: February 07, 2011, 12:14:17 PM »
Thanks Dave!  I think it looks like Tuesday is going to be the worst for wind, 17 knots or so.

How have you been?

You're welcome sir. I'm alright... just grinding away at the job search here and waiting until the test results get posted to see where I scored on those PD exams. HBU? I see we've entered the "Rats Ass" phase of event planning.

Glad to see I'm not missing anything new... lol
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #57 on: February 07, 2011, 05:36:01 PM »
I can work all morning until the 2nd race.

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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #58 on: February 07, 2011, 05:56:29 PM »
I can work all morning until the 2nd race.
Sweet.  Are you racing?
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Re: Bikecicle 2011 - February 12th - planning thread
« Reply #59 on: February 07, 2011, 08:10:58 PM »
Saw the paths you shoveled this afternoon. Still look OK.  I think the weeds in the area keep the drifting down.

 

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