This is the inaugural ride for Trikes Treks

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Hi, everyone.  Long message, but a lot of information.  Sorry.  If you're not interested in our group ride, you can just delete this message.

I had a computer virus and lost a lot of data from my computer, including most email addresses and other contact information.  I'm sorry for any duplicate information or inconvenience.  If you know of someone else who would be interested in this information and/or this ride, please forward the email to them.  Also, I apologize if I've listed your email more than once for this message.

We've decided that, since the announcement for our inaugural ride has been so well received, and the potential exists for many riders of all ages and abilities to ride with us, we should try to accommodate everyone and offer several options. I rode around the San Diego Bay Bike Route (aka Bay Shore Bike Path) on New Year's
Day myself.  It was a nice ride, and there are many places to turn around for those not wanting to ride the full loop or further.  Riders and friends experienced in riding that loop have made several suggestions also.  So we've come up with a primary starting place and time, and a couple of alternates:

1.      The primary starting point will be the Broadway Pier at 1050 N. Harbor Drive at Broadway at 9:00 AM on Saturday, January 16, 2010.  (Note time change.) Check out  http://www.sdhe.com/san-diego-bay-ferry.html  for more information about Broadway Pier, including a link to a Google map to the Pier.  We'll head south on Harbor Drive to meet the group starting at the J Street park in Chula Vista, before continuing on around the Bay. Riders who want to stay local and not make the entire SD Bay loop ride may want to take the ferry across the Bay to Coronado's Ferry Landing Marketplace.  It's actually a pretty nice, 15-minute "mini-cruise", and would be especially nice for anyone bringing kids.  Riders making the entire 26-mile loop would also take the Ferry from Coronado back to the Broadway Pier.  Alternatively, you can simply stay around the downtown area. The waterfront is a nice area to just cruise around casually, visit the Maritime Museum (Star of India, Russian Sub, etc., and you can go as far south as the Convention Center before you have to get onto Harbor Drive.

Here's information regarding the ferry to and from Coronado: From downtown San
Diego to Coronado:
Ferry leaves downtown every hour on the hour beginning at 9 a.m., departing from Broadway Pier (1050 N. Harbor Drive) and arriving at Coronado's Ferry Landing Marketplace shopping center (First Street and B Ave.), continuing until 9 p.m . (10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays).
From Coronado to downtown:
Ferry leaves Coronado every hour on the half hour beginning at 9:30 a.m., departing from Ferry Landing Marketplace and arriving at Broadway Pier, continuing until 9:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays). Ferry Rates: One Way: $3 per person, $3.50 with bicycle. Round Trip: $6 per person, $7 with bicycle.
Tickets may be purchased at San Diego Harbor Excursion ticket booth at Broadway and Harbor Drive, or the Coronado Ferry Landing Gift Shop. For more information, call (619) 234-4111. last modified October 31, 2009
Note 1: City Parking in Downtown San Diego is metered just about everywhere, and has a 2 hour limit at each meter.  We need longer than that.  I'm working on getting a permit for group parking at the San Diego County Administration Building, which is on the east side of Harbor Drive. I'll provide information for anyone considering the Broadway Pier as a starting point as soon as I know for sure if that parking lot is approved for our group.

Note 2.  There is an approximately 5 mile stretch of the route from Downtown San Diego to 32nd Street that is on surface roads including Harbor Drive in the Bike Lane before we pick up the separated Bike Route path again heading toward the J Street park.  Please take this into consideration if you have kids with you or are concerned about riding on the roads.

 2.   An alternate starting point will be the park at J Street in Chula Vista.  Some riders have said they'll be starting at around 7:00 AM from this location, but can meet us here when the rest of us arrive.  If you're planning on starting at this location, take I-5 to the J Street exit.  Turn west on J Street/Marina Road and go about ? mile (past a couple of marina parking lots) and the park is on your left.  The starting time for this location will be 9:45 AM to give riders time to get there from the Broadway Pier staging area. The park provides free parking, and public restrooms.  From here you can:

a.      Make the entire SD Bay loop (~26 miles) b.      Ride to Glorietta Bay via the Silver Strand and return the same route to the J Street park (~10 miles or more each way) c.      Ride to the Coronado Ferry Landing to visit the waterfront shops (~16 miles each way) and the same route to the J Street park d.      Ride as far as you want and turn around at any location.  There are many opportunities to turn around and avoid interrupting anyone else on the Bike Route.

2.      A third option, suggested by some of the more experienced riders who are familiar with the area, is to start on the Silver Stand itself at Glorietta Bay Park (see map and directions, at the link below):

Glorietta Bay Park (619) 522-7342
1845 Strand Way Coronado, CA 92118
http://sandiego.citysearch.com/profile/map/476751/coronado_ca/glorietta_bay_ park.html

Since it'll take about an hour or so for riders to get to Glorietta Bay Park from
the second starting point, if anyone wants to meet up with the rest of the group after starting at Glorietta Bay Park, the starting time at that location will be 11:15 AM.  This will allow time for slower riders to reach the park, and for everyone to rest and recuperate, and to gather at the site.

Remember, this is not a race, so ride at your own pace.  Some riders will want to ride fast. Others will want to ride for longer distances, which is fine also.  Still others may want to just ride at a leisurely pace and enjoy the scenery and the local shops.

I'll have route maps and other information at the beginning of the ride. Don't forget to bring supplies with you:

*       Your trike/bike, velomobile
*       Helmet
*       Water
*       Energy bar or drink
*       ID
*       Water
*       Money for Ferry fare, lunch, etc. (minimum: $3.50 per person, each way, on the Ferry)
*       Basic bike tools, including spare tube(s), patch kit, tire levers, multi-tool
*       Sunscreen
*       Water
*       Water
Please also bring your cell phone and provide numbers to at least several riders in case of emergency or so we can locate you if we get separated. This will help if anyone is running late for any of the starting points too.

Note: keep valuables in a zippered pocket or pouch on your trike/bike. Especially when you're in the recumbent position, stuff likes to crawl out of your open pocket.

This is the inaugural ride for Trikes Treks, so we may have some bugs to work out before our next ride.  We may need to break into two or more sub- groups to accommodate riders of all abilities and categories.  Although the rides are intended to focus on trikes, the intent is to get folks out there riding as a group.  Several
people are already planning on riding recumbent or "upwrong" bikes.  Some riders have limited use of arms and legs, and may not be able to keep the pace of racing enthusiasts.  Some just want to ride fast while others just want to enjoy the ride.  This inaugural ride will be a litmus test to see what needs to be "fixed" for future rides. The group name may change so as not to drive non-trike pilots away from the group.  Additionally, since T. Ryx is now expanded to sell "upwrong"
bikes under the Bike Vault business name, we may start another riding group for MTB, Road Bikes, or both.  My son, Jeremiah, is the Bike Vault guy, so any of those types of group rides will be his forte, when and if they occur.  And finally, we may eventually start a group specifically for velomobiles, once those vehicles
become more common.

Although several people have already confirmed that they will be riding, please reply to this email to confirm your participation or non- participation no later than Wednesday, January 13, so we can have a head- count and not leave anyone
behind.  Please let me know how many in your party will be joining us (e.g., a husband, wife, and child will be 3, not one, even if the child is being towed or a tandem is used).  Also, please let me know where you plan to start the ride: Broadway Pier, J Street Park, or Glorietta Bay Park.

Many of us would like to make this group ride at least a monthly event.  We might even ride together more than once a month after we work out logistics.  Please be patient as we figure out what went wrong and what went right.  If you have suggestions for rides and routes, or for making this work out better, or anything else, please contact me directly.  If you can't make it for the first ride, or for any given ride, please feel free to join us for any ride you can make.  This is not, repeat NOT, intended to be an exclusive group.  If you're not comfortable riding with high energy performance type riders, still come ride with us.  I'm
not a competitive rider by any means, and many others are not either.  Ditto for you who are not comfortable with non-racers.  Our group is intended for riders of all ages, needs, abilities, experience levels.  We may break into sub-groups based on riding style, domicile, etc.  But the main thing we want to do is get
out there and ride.  That's why we buy trikes and bikes.  It's what we do.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Remember, if the weather is too bad, we'll move the ride to the FOLLOWING Saturday,
January 23, 2010.  If you're not sure, give us a call. hoppy

Terry "Hoppy" Dean (President & CEO)
Cell: 760.500.8418 Email: Hoppy@T-Ryx.com
T. Ryx Recumbent Trikes
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Velocimobiles
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