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Dam to Dam

People from the group... no idea who!
I don't typically ride with the bike club her in Minneapolis on Wednesdays because I typically play golf Wednesday evenings.  Since I played golf this morning, I thought I'd give tonight's ride a try.  As soon as I saw the ride leader, I thought about going on my own, but riding with a group gives me a different perspective and takes me on routes I wouldn't typically traverse.  Tonight's ride had some hills which was good.  It also had some nice riders. 

The ride leader called tonight's ride dam to dam because we saw two dams.  One was on Lake Minnetonka and the other was on Medicine Lake (I think).  Anyway, I definitely would use the word damn to describe tonight's ride.  Once I stayed back, so I wouldn't get run into by a turning car.  The group didn't wait, and it took me forever to catch up.  At least three times the ride leader cruised through a yellow light or just ahead of oncoming traffic leaving everyone else behind.  Damn! 

Finally, I slowed back to ride with another rider who was knew to the group.  I told him the Tuesday ride was a far better ride.  As we were riding, I asked the new guy if he could get back if the group left him.  I told him I'd had enough of the leader and was going to take the trail back home.  "I don't even think he'll notice that I'm not with the group,"  I stated.  Damn!  I don't think I'll be riding Tuesday group rides any time soon.

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