From: mailto: Five riders turned out to Ride to Rudy’s in Oswego. Despite the concerns regarding the elevated AQI (air quality index) and the heat, everyone rode the full distance without incident. Total mileage was 290 miles. Dave DiRoma ...Continue Reading

All, The AQI (as of 5 minutes ago) expires at midnight tonight. There is a chance of rain but I will be there and hope everyone who’s inclined makes it as well. This is a nice ride with reasonable elevation. Thanks,Phil Dilmore  ...Continue Reading

From: mailto: Good morning all, 17 riders showed up for Wednesday’s ride- Oniontown and The Mucklands. This included one new member Will Glovinsky. Welcome Will! Below is the breakdown of the of 22 and 33 mile routes. Some added miles to the route, but unfortunately will only be credited with the actual course mileage. A special shout out to Ed Chin who topped off his day with 33 club miles adding to his 67 miles from earlier in the day. Well done. 15 riders - 33 miles 2 riders - 22 miles Thanks John Thanks J ...Continue Reading

The issue becomes where to draw the line. In the case of air quality alerts, are rides canceled when the air quality reaches “Unhealthy for sensitive groups”? “Unhealthy” (with the recommendation that outdoor activity be limited, perhaps this means reducing the length of your ride?), “Very Unhealthy”? Keep in mind that if conditions are not favorable for you, you can opt not to ride. In addition, the leader has the option not to ride, but if one signs up to lead a ride, they should honor their responsibilities. Such is ...Continue Reading

From: mailto: Fine that for "most" cancellations the ride still continues. But for hazardous conditions, the ride "should be" cancelled. Thank you to those who understand the difference. Maude Morse ...Continue Reading

The ride leader can and should make the decision to cancel the ride in hazardous weather - such as thunderstorms and when the state recommends limiting outdoor activities due to hazardous air quality. Karen Kelly ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Todd Relyea brewer13210@PROTECTED [occ2] <occ2@PROTECTED>Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 9:34 PMSubject: [occ2] OCC ride cancellation policyTo: occ2 Subscriber <triharder.karen@PROTECTED>__   From: brewer13210@PROTECTED All,Just a r ...Continue Reading

All,Just a reminder that OCC rides do not get cancelled.  Per the ride leader packet:"/4. Rides are not canceled. Even in poor weather, someone will likely ride. While the leader doesn’t have to ride, they should carry out the rest of their responsibilities./"Thanks.Todd Relyea ...Continue Reading

I’m the ride leader for Saturday’s Fayetteville-Happy Valley Tour. Right now the ride is still on pending the how the air quality situation changes over the next 24 hours. I’ll check the AQI prediction for Saturday and send an update sometime between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM Friday evening. Thanks,Phil Dilmore  ...Continue Reading

Unfortunately, the air quality index is 183 and rising. Canceling tonight's ride out of Minoa.  ...Continue Reading

The three riders all made it back after completing 24 miles. Only mishap I’m aware of was yours truly flatting halfway up Brinkerhoff. Some observations :-Unless you are putting down Peto Sagan watts, no, you will not slide off of Gulf Rd. in the wet-It doesn’t matter if you are running out-of-the-box new Gatorskins (I was), if a puncture has your name on it, you will change tires on the side of the road- I didn’t notice much about the air quality, except that it had the quality of water. Paul VSent from Yahoo ...Continue Reading