ok, September starts on Thursday but anyway.

1.  Ride Leaders sign up for Sept rides to lead.
2. Start times for all September rides will be 0930 except for long drives which will be later.  Yay!
3. To make up for the rain-out, we will take a group photo at the Sept 1 ride at 599 RR station.  To avoid confusion we will not change the start time.  Rides will start ASAP after photo.  Wear your SOB jersey.  This will be your only reminder.

Assuming it is not raining at the time.  And please try to wear an SOB jersey if you have one.

If it is raining we will find another day to do it.

At least for one week.  This Saturday.  From El Cam Academy.  Hopefully easy, definitely short, 25 mile or so ride out 62 as we have done several times in the past.  There will likely be a road ride as well from ECA on Saturday.  So, your choice.  Same start time.

If you want to ride with most of your groups, please read.  Otherwise enjoy your own ride.

This week (the last week of July FWIW).  Ad hoc rides start 0845.  Thursday ride starts 0900 from Pecos Ranger Sta.

August.  Ad hoc rides start 0845.   MOST Thursday rides also start at 0845.  I will leave it to you to research and find the one that does not start at 0845.  Consider it homework.   Thursday rides for August have been posted.

Ride leaders please sign up for leading August rides here.

No more whining about start times.  We (Judy, Lynn, Bob) are NOT going to change them for August.  Changing the start times has caused a lot of confusion.  End of story.

Note:  The format of the registration section for signing up for Thursday rides has been changed by a software update.  I will try to revise it to be a little smaller but it will take time.

B riders.  Only 1 rider has signed up for Pecos this Thursday.  If we do not get 4 more then B ride will be cancelled.

It’s still out there.  When you submitted your Covid waiver you agreed to the following conditions.  Please re-read and please adhere.  Your fellow old people thank you.

We still ask that you register / signup for Thursday rides.

It helps us to see how many riders are planning to ride, and if the situation warrants, it allows us to contact you directly via email before the ride.  This does not happen often, but when it does, you will want to know about it.

When you do signup we recommend that you only provide your first name and first initial of your last name.  e.g. Sepp K.  Just in case your local rascals are watching.  The names you provide are online and anyone who happens to go to that page on our website will see the information.  Once the ride day has passed then the registrations are no longer shown.  Probably paranoid on our part but ….

If you have signed up and you find out that you cannot ride or decide not to ride, no worries.  There is no need to tell anyone or to cancel.

Ride will start at Sandia Post Office.  0930.  Two route options.  All the information is here.  Please sign up if you plan to ride.

You can still ride Villanueva if you want to, there will be B and C groups starting there.

Also we still ask that you signup to ride on Thursdays online.

Ride Leaders Signup here. 

Hello – my name is Larry “Dave” Miller and I am currently working on my PhD in Performance Psychology at Grand Canyon University. The goal of my research project is to understand better how everyday recreational athletes feel about certain performance improvement techniques, specifically mental skills training (visualization, productive self-talk, etc.).

I have already interviewed a wide variety of athletes for my study and I believe the members of your cycling group would also be great participants.

If you might be interested, contact Larry David (no joke) at  (602.Five Six One.3343) or email him at lmiller61 at my.gcu.edu when you have time to connect.

This project and Larry David have no relationship with SantaFeSOBs.  We do not approve or disapprove.  Whatever you do is strictly on your own.

All local rides will start at 0830.  This includes Tuesday and Saturday Ad Hoc all groups and Thursdays EXCEPT for Villanueva which will start at 0900.

Adrian, this means you too.

Like it says above.  Gonna be a hot one.  Might change all June rides going forward if heat persists.  For now, just Saturday June 12.

Start time is 0930.  Meet at White Rock Smiths.  CCW.  Pajarito is an option for A, not for A-.  B+ riders are welcome to join A- ride.  Ride listing click here.

Probably don’t want to try to go into Bandelier park as it will be quite busy and the last few times we were not allowed to bring in multiple riders on one Old Person access card.

If you previously signed up for A,A- your signup is still good.  If you signed up for B or C those were deleted.

Checked with our permanent staff in LA and they say roads are open.  No smoke.  Could change.  Watch this space.

Here are the tentative ride leaders for June. Changes can be made without notice.

June 2 Ft Marcy: B (Denise M); C (Ruben C)  A Christine A- Bob

June 9 599: B (Rob B); C (Bill P) A ride is still TBD as to start location.

June 16 Buffalo Thunder: B (Lynn P); C (Julie J)  A BobB, A- RichI

June 23 Villanueva: B (Ruben C); C (Bill P, Lore T) A RichI

June 30 SFCC: B (Monica S, Rob B) C (Shirley K) A Christine

We are not going to Mora, obviously.  New ride click here.  Your registration for Mora has been deleted.  Please re-register for May 26 at the link above.  Ride is about 45 miles, about 2300 ft.  Start time 0930.  Location SFCC (Santa Fe Community College)

You are in a great position to create some “Words of Wisdom” in the form of trailside art.

Imagine if you could inspire the younger generations who ride the trails with a creation of your own, while at the same time gaining esteem as a useful old geezer in the community.

This workshop is open to any SOB who wants to have a go and will be held on Monday, May 23, from 10-12 noon at Raven Tree Studios, 12 Cayuse Place, SF NM 87508.

More background to this project here:

https://www.generations.equalarea.com/

Please phone or e-mail Julie Deery at 610-348-1513, artsong@equalarea.com

We will do the Cochiti ride.  Loop if possible, back forth if not. 10am start.

Start Location  https://santafesobs.com/locations/cochiti-ride/

The B ride leaders think that the state road is open through (not into) the Pueblo and are planning to do the route listed on the website with a B- ride going 30 miles including a stop at Starbucks for coffee and a B ride doing the full 40 miles. At least that is the plan as of this posting. Stay tuned! If nothing further is posted for B rides, the start will be at Black Mesa casino.

edit by BobB:  I am going to stop on Wednesday at the road block and ask if we can cycle thru on Thursday.  I will do a blog post on Wed that you will get Thrs morning regarding whether we are confirmed to start at Black Mesa or if we have to start at Sandia.  This applies to A and all B rides.

Due to the possible uncertainty of the road situation and the fact that only 4 people have signed up for the C ride, it will be changed to Eldorado at the Agora Center and will be a tour of Eldorado, led by Shirley, who has several 20 mile routes she can lead. She and the group will decide which to do on Thursday. Please sign up if you want to do this ride.

to avoid Tues wind.  10am DeV.

Here is the link:  https://order.hincapiecustom.com/sob2022

Make sure you are sitting down before you log in.

Both the B and C rides have very few signups.  Remember the minimum number is 5 or the ride will be cancelled.

Hi All, I would like to kow who might be interested in a Sept. ride in Colorado.  We go the Tuesday after Labor Day, Sept. 6th to the 10th.  I am proposing Frisco Colorado again for a fixed base ride.  We did ride there about 5 years ago. and everyone, seemed to really have a good time.  For those who would like a couple of days traveling I suggest starting in Frisco, ride there for a day to warm up.  On the second day you will ride to Vail and continue to Leadville for the night, about 55 miles and a fair amount of climbing.  The next day you would ride around Turquise Lake (about 25 miles) and then come back to Frisco another 30 miles.  Spend another night in Frisco and returnnto Santa Fe on Saturday.   Each group would cycle 3 days and have two days of travel.  Let me know if you would be interested and for which group.  I need to start planning it soon.  For now, I just need to know if you are seriously interested.  Judy –  j.costlow@gmail.com

For your own privacy (SOB club does not care) you may not want to enter your last name when you sign up for a ride, as it is displayed on the website for all to see.  You can re-read the key instructions below.  They are repeated on every ride signup page so you can ignore them moving forward.  I will not edit what has already been entered but you can adjust for the future.

enter your FIRST name and optionally last name initial…..

NOTE: names you enter will be visible to everyone so please do not enter your full last name

What does April mean for SOBs?   10am ride starts.  Scheduled Thursday rides begin.

Let’s review.

1.  Are all your waivers submitted for 2022?  Are you paid up?  As of mid March your membership status was indicated here.  If you paid or waivered since then, it is not reflected on that sheet and you will have to remember what you did or did not do.  I will update the list in mid April.
2. Ride signup.  Since Covid we have been signing up for rides online before the ride.  We are still doing that.  Go here and read.  At this moment for the first April ride, we have 4 A riders, no B riders and 7 C riders.  Note the text about ride cancellations if there are less than 5 signed up by the day before the ride.

For ride leaders, time to sign up to lead May rides.  Click and submit your form.

In lieu of riding in the clouds and 45% chance of rain on Tuesday,  you may consider riding Monday 10.30 DeVargas.  There will be at least of couple of others there at 10.30 on Monday.

If you would like to know your membership status for 2022 as of today, click to download this PDF.

The key to your status is at the top of the PDF.

April is coming.  In about a month if I’m not mistaken.  Renew or rejoin by going to menu link – Join SOB 2022.  3 steps –  two waivers and pay.  Unless you already paid.

Thursday club rides have been posted for April and May.  We are signing up for rides online and April and May rides are available to sign up.  New this year: you will be able to see who has signed up for each ride just by going to the ride detail page.  (We recommend first names only).  Please read the sign-up instructions which appear on every ride detail page.  Your signup is an indication of interest, not a commitment that needs to be revised should your schedule change.  To find the ride detail page:  Click Ride Schedule.  Then click the ride name (in red) that you want more information on and to sign up.  April Ride leaders will be notified within a week.

In March, Thrs ad hoc rides start at the Outlet Mall as does the April 14 club ride.  FWIW.

Let’s start out in March with a 10.30 ride start time.  We’ll adjust it if the weather and the time change dictate.

Note that this coming Tuesday is March 1, so officially March, so doing the math, what time will the ad hoc rides start ???????

If you are interested we will meet at El Camino Acad at 11am on Sunday.  Saturday ride still on for those who like the cold.

will be Friday Feb 18 at 1pm.  Zoom information below.  If you forget you can come back to the blog on the website to find this information.  Meeting will last 40 minutes max.  Be on time!

Topic: Ride Leaders
Time: Feb 18, 2022 01:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78412863510?pwd=MuBLRllkD4PBHbqrw99PKRsrIq8T5H.1

Meeting ID: 784 1286 3510
Passcode: 4z7JNH

The SOBs and the Santa Fe Century are partnering this year to support the Century.   You can volunteer to help the Century (details below) as well as do whatever ride(s) you want to do. IF you volunteer your registration is FREE!  You do not have to choose one or the other.  You can do both.   Or mix and match.

Information on the Century is contained here.  This year the ride(s) is/are on May 21 and May 22.  There is a new set of 3 gravel rides on Saturday and the usual set of road rides on Sunday.

Here are the options for volunteering AND doing one of the road rides:

Shifts are two hours long.  Signup links are below.

Thursday: Packet Stuffing at or near venue in the Railyard, location TBD, 10 am-3pm.  NOTE:  If enough SOB’s volunteer for May 19 we may create an additional local ride for that date so folks will have more time to help.

Friday: Registration 2 pm-7:30pm at venue in the Railyard, location TBD.  Registration is open from 4-7, but we would need volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

Saturday: Registration 3:30 pm-7:30pm at venue in the Railyard, location TBD.  Registration is open from 4-7, but we would need volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

Here are the options for volunteering AND doing one of the gravel rides:

Shifts are two hours long.  Signup links are below.

Thursday: Packet Stuffing at or near venue in the Railyard, location TBD, 10 am-3pm

Friday: Registration 2 pm-7:30pm at venue in the Railyard, location TBD.  Registration is open from 4-7, but we would need volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

Sunday:  Registration 5:30 am-10:00 am at venue in the Railyard, location TBD.  Registration is open from 6-9, but we would need volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

Non riders can do any of the above plus more.  The full set of volunteer options is on the Century website at this link.  You do not have to fill out both volunteer forms.  Either the one on our website or the one on the Century website.  This is the link to signup to volunteer on our website. 

As a volunteer who also wants to ride you will get a free registration as well as a volunteer T-shirt or hat and a water bottle.

As a volunteer who is not going to ride or who has already registered the Century will give a donation to the SOBs and you will also get a volunteer T-shirt or hat and a water bottle.

Also the Century would like to recruit one or two people to join their board.  These would be people who are passionate about the Century, and have an interest in helping in terms of volunteer coordination, fundraising, or helping with event organization in some manner.  We will forward your contact information to Mike McCalla if you indicate interest in joining the board.

If the signup form did not show in your blog email on Friday then you can access the form here.  Please fill it out and submit it.  Note the link to the ride information for 2022 in the post. 

We are forecasting that temperatures will rise by April.  So in anticipation we are beginning to plan for our 2022 Thursday season.  If you are a certified SOB Ride Leader (you may also be certified as something else but that is of no consequence at this time) please fill out the form below and submit it to us.  We will let you know on the blog or via email when the zoom ride leaders meeting will occur. You will also be contacted about which rides in April you have been selected to lead.  April rides and other proposed rides are listed on this PDF, preliminary ride information for 2022.   Please download it and have it available during the meeting.  Thanks for your assistance.  You are appreciated.

Regular riders NOTE:  Yes it is time to join for 2022.  No it is not yet time to sign up for Thursday rides.  Any signups that occur between now and when it is time, will be deleted and a two ride penalty will be applied.

11am DeVargas  about 30.  coffee.  roads are generally ok, just keep alert for icy spots.

nothing more to say, that says it all.

Submitted for your consideration.

A message from Nuno Tavares, director and producer of the film Soul of a Cyclist.

“Happy New Year! I hope with a lot of cycling included

I am the director and producer of the film “The Soul of a Cyclist” and one of the missions that I had when I’ve started this independent project was to convey a very positive message about cycling to a broad audience.

But, as I like to say, this is not a movie about bicycles only, but about the importance of appreciating the simplest (and most precious) things in our life like friendship and appealing for a sustainable life. In the end the viewer also gets an urge to ride a bike (It’s not me who says it ).

I am happy to mention that this film has already been selected to 33 international film festivals around the world (9 of them in the USA), had 7 awards for best film (including Winner of Best International Film at 2021 DC Independent Film Festival in Washington DC) and 3 honorable mentions (full list of festivals and awards available at film’s website https://en.almadeciclista.com/).

You can watch the English version of the film and its trailer here https://vimeo.com/ondemand/soulofacyclist

So, I’m launching right now the film independently and if Santa Fe Seniors On Bikes could help to reach a broader audience, and share it on your social networks and other communication tools you have at your hand, helping spreading the word, I would be very, very grateful for it. In a world dominated by the big entertainment companies, with their own agenda, there isn’t much room for a film like this other than through independent distribution. What a pity, because these are the messages that we have to spread, more and more, among human beings, in order to try to become better.

And wherever the film goes, your main message, your mission to promote and develop cycling goes as well. So, I believe we’ve a great synergy here.

If you would like to watch the entire film, I will be more than happy to send you a free private online screener.

Thank you very much in advance for your attention.

With my best regards,
-Nuno Tavares ( nuno.mc.tavares@gmail.com )

Warmer, full sun, possibly a tad more wind vs Tuesday.   Montoya’s, Tano, Barranca, Gonz, Joe’s, OSFT, Rabbit, CCR, COFFEE, back.  Aboot 35.

Not canceling Tuesday, just a choice.  Or both.

Not cancelling MH but Thrs will be COLD in Santa Fe.  Sandia start 10.30am.   36 miles.  Climb Tramway then flat to down.  Route:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35776808

Some of us cannot ride on Tuesday so we plan to ride Monday.  Same time (11am), same place (DeVargas).  This does not change or cancel the regular Tuesday A ride.  Could be less windy.  Just sayin’

1.  Change of Covid Waiver.  The Board has decided that fully vaccinated, for SOB purposes, requires a booster shot.  Exact language below:

I have been fully vaccinated* . If not, I agree to wear a mask at all times during interaction with SOB riders, including while congregating at the beginning of a ride, when riding, at rest stops when congregated, and when dispersing, and I also agree to ride behind all other riders at all times.
*For our purposes, people are considered fully vaccinated after having received both the primary series of vaccines  AS WELL AS ANY CDC-APPROVED BOOSTER OR BOOSTERS within 3 months of said booster being readily available in the Santa Fe area.  Full vaccination is one week after your booster shot. If you don’t meet these requirements, you are NOT fully vaccinated. (previously two weeks after primary vaccine series).

2.  Since this change was made after many of you have already submitted your 2022 Covid waiver, this notice will serve to modify your waiver as indicated above.  If you disagree with this change, you may withdraw your waiver (at any time) by sending a message to admin at santafesobs.com and stating that you wish to withdraw your Covid waiver.  Withdrawing your waiver will make you ineligible to ride in any of our groups.

3.  As you know, omicron is everywhere.  As a reminder: Please, if you feel the slightest bit unwell  (sniffle, headache, over tired, achy, temperature, what have you) DO NOT RIDE WITH THE GROUP.  Thanks for being considerate to us oldsters.  

Time to join for 2022.  Please read this information carefully. 

CAREFULLY read the part about whether or not you are already paid up for 2022.  If you double pay again we are not going to track that anymore.  Regardless of whether or not you are already paid up, we still need both waivers from everyone.

All January rides start at 11.00.  Thursday January rides start at Museum Hill unless communicated (example below) thru this blog.   Tues and Sat rides start at their usual locations unless otherwise communicated via this blog.

Energetic riders:  Thursday Jan 6 start at Sandia RR at 11 am.or start at 10.30 in Bernalillo (see below).  We will all meet at Sandia at 11 and do the rest of the ride en groupe.

How about we meet for a 10:30 ride start at: Sandoval County Economic Development · 264 S Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM 87004    Ride route will be: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38102801
Coffee stop mid ride at Slow Burn Coffee and I’m making a coffee stop at Whitings on the way back for some beans.  For the Sandia starters, of course there is an opportunity to add on miles at the end (ha ha).