Cycling
Bill Blaufuss
Cycling/Biking List Keeper
tripsevents@ysmenwestportweston.org
The purpose of this list is to enable cyclists to email the other cyclists, to inform them of any cycling outings they’re intending to make, and to invite others to join them.
The Y’s Men’s Cycling Activity thus is one of members inviting others to join them. This has been our practice for the past few years.
Prior to that, the Cycling Activity had been a regularly-scheduled and organized activity of planned outings and this was thanks to a unique and dedicated individual who did all the planning but is no longer able to do so.
We have opted for our current practice for other reasons as well. Our cyclists are a varied lot and their cycling interests vary a lot.
- Some only want to do short rides.
- Others like to do longer hauls.
- Some aren’t willing to mingle with cars and trucks (and thus prefer rail trails).
- Others are willing to cycle in the presence of motor vehicles.
Many recent outings have been to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, a rail trail. A few of us do this on Tuesdays and/or Fridays from around April through November, conditions permitting. Departing from Hamden, we go as far as 22 miles round trip. But this can be whatever one wants to do because it is out-and-back.
This trail is beautiful and, except for 5 or 6 traffic-controlled road crossings (traffic lights and stop signs), is entirely vehicle-free.
So, the door is open to doing whatever kinds of cycling activities that one would want to do.
Again, there is no organized structure to our group. There’s no leader except you when you invite others to join you on what you do.
So, it’s a matter of anyone posing an idea, a date, and a destination to all the others and giving it a go.
Cheers-
Bill Blaufuss
Cycling/Biking List Keeper
tripsevents@ysmenwestportweston.org
