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2010 Reverse Keg Ride: Saturday, November 6

Get ready!


Saturday, November 6th. rain or shine.


Breakfast and Check-in at 9:00am


Depart at 10:00, arrive at 11:00-11:30am


Cost: $15 for pre-registration (on-line), $20 for Day-of-ride registration.


THE RIDE: After a "light breakfast" at OTB Bicycle Cafe courtesy of our GOOD FRIENDS at Whole Foods Pittsburgh, we'll head off in a nice tight group. Of course, the big difference is that unlike the KEG RIDE in the Spring, everybody knows where we're going on the REVERSE KEG RIDE... back to the brewery, just like last year!


Except this time, this ride is going legit, with permits, insurance, ride marshals, and complete lack of Friday evening rush-hour traffic. And this time, we're also asking that you STAY BEHIND THE KEGS as we carefully wind our way back toward the brewery. Like the Spring Keg Ride, this trip will be slow, meandering, and maybe even a little surprising, in spite of already knowing the destination. When we arrive, we'll say goodbye to Pedal Pale Ale until next year, and raise a glass of SNOW MELT WINTER ALE to toast it's passing, on me of course.


hellololly
2010-10-21 15:57:54

Hey Lolly,

Thanks for posting this! Should be a fun morning of riding, and quite traffic-free compared to the last Keg Ride we did in the Spring (Friday rush hour=bad idea).


Last year, it was something like 185 riders at the Reverse Keg Ride, so we're hoping for a bigger turnout, and even more fun. Maybe the "hot breakfast" will be more of a draw than the beer.. I suppose we'll see.


And of course, it's all for charity.


More details, and a link to the Registration page can be found here: http://www.eastendbrewing.com/node/874


See you there!

Cheers - Scott


scotteastendbrewing
2010-10-25 17:03:10

Registered! Hope it doesn't rain.


erink
2010-10-28 02:05:42

bump.


also, does anyone want to ride to OTB together? I'll meet at Friendship Park at 8am (blargh) if you'd like to ride together to OTB to start the ride.


hellololly
2010-11-02 15:49:03

Still trying to decide if I can make it. Rocky Horror at the Oaks the night before. temptations temptations.


dbacklover
2010-11-02 17:13:45

It looks like it is going to be cold, but I will be there with some fellow Flockers to help lead and manage the ride.


ndromb
2010-11-02 17:24:15

I'm registered! :)


bikeygirl
2010-11-02 18:16:26

I'm registered too and looking forward to it. I wanted to do the spring one, but I was out of town that weekend.


myddrin
2010-11-02 18:48:13

I'm also going, snow or shine.


If anyone wants to bikepool from Greenfield, I'll be bombing down Greenfield Ave at around 8:45, earlier if it is snowing.


dwillen
2010-11-02 18:59:37

lolly - i will ride down with you. I come from morningside. i must make sure i have proper riding gear. brrrr. i have never ridden in such cold weather.


stefb
2010-11-02 22:14:17

Get paid Thurs, so i'm hopefully gonna register that night...and bring the big bright urban out!


cpollack
2010-11-03 00:25:42

I was gonna waffle about this but I guess I wont, I really enjoyed the last Flock ride but I had everyone waiting for me to get my fat self up the hill.


If Im gonna slow everyone down then maybe I shouldnt go. what do you think?


dbacklover
2010-11-03 01:44:16

There will be enough people on this ride to where i don't think this will be a problem...It will be a slower ride i'm sure.


cpollack
2010-11-03 01:45:37

anyone coming back to the southside afterwards I can ride with?


bikelove2010
2010-11-03 01:47:23

It will be much larger than the flock or dress rides. People will be pulling kegs, and there are sure to be more than a few novice bikers. You should be in good shape dbacklover.


dwillen
2010-11-03 01:52:26

I will be heading back to SS if i attend!


cpollack
2010-11-03 01:54:16

last year it took approx 1.5 hours to go 10 miles...so don't worry about keeping up!


pratt
2010-11-03 02:57:58

well I feel much better about it. if I can drig my but out of bed after Rocky Horror I will be there.


dbacklover
2010-11-03 03:05:15

Argh, I am so bummed I have to miss this one!


pseudacris
2010-11-03 08:20:36

oh hell with it, if I don't just do this i'm never gonna go past the southside. I'm in


bikelove2010
2010-11-03 21:25:26

wish i could make it but i'm outta town this weekend, enjoy guys! you should totally go dbacklover, this ride is unwieldy and slow. there will probably be many slow-speed crashes caused by the winter wind


noah-mustion
2010-11-04 02:18:32

I like the sound of "unwieldy and slow"... I think I've been called that before.


Hopefully no crashes though! I thinking (hoping) that if there is snow, that it will be the blowing-around-in-the-air kind, not the sticking-on-the-ground turning-into-ice kind. But I suppose we will see.


Pace will be gentle, especially if everyone stays behind the kegs, as we have designed it to work.


Should be a chilly but fun time - AND I do believe that OTB is doing some sort of post-ride special for people riding back to the South Side.


scotteastendbrewing
2010-11-04 12:46:05

I signed up for this, but I have to work. Can I pass my registration on to someone who can attend?


sloaps
2010-11-04 14:33:10

I still hope it doesn't rain but I'm kind of pumped about the idea of riding in snow. I remember the first time I played ultimate frisbee in an ice/snow squall, I felt so hardcore.


On the other hand, my household includes a hatchback and a parking pass at South Side Works, so the 8 a.m. ride to the ride is somewhat optional for me...! Hoping I'll have the cojones to do it all under my own power though.


erink
2010-11-04 17:49:02

I'm a definite maybe & haven't signed up yet. How late can one sign up online?


stuinmccandless
2010-11-04 21:07:10

I should have the new stereo done for this!


ndromb
2010-11-04 22:07:40

@Stu: Some friends who tried to sign up were told that they are on a "waiting list"....... I don't know what that means, but if you find out, let me know! :(


bikeygirl
2010-11-04 22:42:18

From what I've ascertained, there is definitely not a waiting list. Should be plenty of space for everyone interested. Are you sure they signed up for this ride and not something else?


dwillen
2010-11-04 22:56:32

@dwillen.... it was something else & is been fixed! It was a misunderstanding and EVERYONE can sign up, or show up last minute!


See you yinz there!


bikeygirl
2010-11-05 12:46:24

You don't have to preregister (at least you never have for the other keg rides), you can just show up and pay.


erink
2010-11-05 22:38:01

You don't have to, but it is cheaper if you pre-register for this one.


dwillen
2010-11-05 22:55:44

BOO i have to cover a shift at work tomorrow


@lolly, this also means i can really take pictures.


i think i may come down to OTB anyway. Id like to meet everyone, and I don't have to be at work til 11 :)


bikelove2010
2010-11-05 23:34:53

this sounds so awesome, I wish I didn't have to work all morning :(


rubberfactory
2010-11-05 23:42:16

Getting ready to head over to Friendship Park. Now the forecast says it's supposed to be sunny-ish with just 10% chance of wet stuff.


hellololly
2010-11-06 11:46:28

Sitting at crazy mocha having hot coffee before the ride. Very excited for the ride


dbacklover
2010-11-06 12:22:33

I snapped this photo at the end. The tally I heard was over 100 cyclists.




myddrin
2010-11-06 16:41:48

I got one of those photos ate the start. Will post when i get home. Had a great Ride. Thanks to those of you who spurred me on. You know who you are


dbacklover
2010-11-06 17:16:25

I had a great time!


stefb
2010-11-06 18:07:16


here is a quick pan that I put together.


dbacklover
2010-11-06 19:28:08

google maps

keg ride route


is telling me the ride is 5.68 miles. does that sound right to you guys, my cyclometer died in mid ride (at the top of the hill where I thought I was going to die)


dbacklover
2010-11-06 22:08:49

It felt like less.


stefb
2010-11-06 22:21:05

Show off... 8-]


dbacklover
2010-11-06 23:31:32

no, i just thought i would have been in more pain from the cold if it was that distance. i guess that is a fair estimate.


stefb
2010-11-07 00:07:14

@dbacklover: that sounds just about right. The way I go, it's 11.XX miles from Mt Washington (where I work) to Edgewood (where I live)...


That felt just about right for a little more than 1/2 my commute.


myddrin
2010-11-07 21:31:10

I wasn't doubting it, just felt like it was more. I for one am really glad I went.


dbacklover
2010-11-07 22:38:33

Big thanks go out to everyone that made the Reverse Keg Ride a success. There were 100 of us rolling ever so slowly out of Panther Hollow to enjoy a great winter ale at the brewery.


Check out the pics (the last one is a great one of Lolly, The World Famous Balancing Queen of Homewood) http://picasaweb.google.com/mike.vindler/ReverseKegRide2010#


sgernot
2010-11-08 15:47:28

I also wanted to post a bit of belated thanks to everyone who came out and braved the chilly weather to do this ride. Numbers were not huge, and we didn't get to brag about riding in the snow, but everything went VERY smoothly, in this our first "Legit" Keg Ride. (City permits, insurance, marshals...)


Thanks to Lolly and Bike-Pgh for getting the word out, Mike and Marty at OTB for being our fantastic starting point hosts, Whole Foods for donating the eats, and everyone at the Flock for the on-ride support. I'd especially like to thank Seth from VO who nailed down every detail of this event for us so perfectly (including an improvised live-auction of the keg-pulling!), so that all I had to worry about was the beer.


We raised several hundred bucks for Southwinds in the process of having some good fun and getting people out on their bikes. So that's just bonus.


Plus, we've now road-tested this new format, so we can more easily handle 1,000 riders or more in the Spring. And that Keg Ride is gonna be a DOOZY!!!


See you then, if not sooner.

Cheers,

Scott


scotteastendbrewing
2010-11-09 18:17:41

I had 7 miles in my head for this route, but I can see 5-6 being accurate.


Someone asked me why such a direct route this time, and that's a good question, since we usually meander around quite a bit. Well, we originally had plans to trim a part of the hill by taking a route through CMU, but we couldn't get the permissions in place for it.


Then once that side trip was removed, with possible rain/freezing rain/snow in the forecast, we thought a direct shot up 5th with a tightly bunched group would be the best, safest approach.


Spring Keg Ride should hold a few more surprises.


scotteastendbrewing
2010-11-09 18:25:40

Scott, thanks for the clarification, I thought I had read the ride was supposed to be longer and that was what confused me.


(I suppose i should be happy.)


dbacklover
2010-11-09 19:50:31

I forgot to add just how much I enjoyed this ride. I'd been stuck in the fall doldrums as far as riding goes and this really gave me the boost I needed to get back in the saddle!


myddrin
2010-11-10 14:56:03