SuperMIKE, Able to Bike Long Distances for A Single Beer

SuperMIKE, Able to Bike Long Distances for A Single Beer, originally uploaded by sunspotting.

Striking a heroic pose, Mike Sub. is the image of the Selfless MS150 Rider. Indeed, shouldn't everyone want to be like Mike? Hey -- MAYBE that's why we've got 3 Mikes on the team.

More Marina merriment, as we wait for everyone to refill waterbottles and empty bladders and shake out sore muscles. This was where 3 riders separated and headed back south, while the rest of us soldiered onwards north to the Tall Ships. We were sorry to miss the 3, but look forward to them rejoining us on future rides.

This is the first ride we have gone on where we have come close to wearing a uniform, and it was entirely accidental. Many (not all) wore black shorts and white t-shirts. It was almost no-brainer-ish in its simple practicality, as most of us have black bike shorts. And weather reports kept saying things like, "stay inside, keep still, no unnecessary effort, people die in weather like this", so white seemed like the right shirt choice over, say, black or brown. As we are such an excellent assortment of individuals, I did NOT pick up on this until today, looking at the pictures. Hooray for uniforms not stripping us of our individuality!!!!!