Great Rides in 2013

There will be some Wild Rose Brewery Draughters at the following rides in 2013:

http://branchoutbiketour.com/ at Panorama (near Invermere, BC) - June 15, 2013
http://www.granfondohincapie.com/ in Greenville, South Carolina - October 26, 2013

There will probably be spectator events organized around the Tour of Alberta, the first ever UCI sanctioned pro cycling race in Alberta http://tourofalberta.ca/site/

And a bunch of us can't make the Highwood Gran Fondo, but we want to ride the Highwood Pass one weekend so we're probably going to do that one day. Check out the route, and the event looks great (unfortunately it conflicts with a triathlon date)
http://transrockies.com/gran-fondo-highwood-pass/

Cadel Evans, Dave Zabriskie and George Hincapie do not officially endorse Wild Rose Beer, but they probably would if they drank it

More Rides and Jersey Updates

There will be a group ride tomorrow morning at 10:00 am from the SW Corner of the Westside Church Parking lot (3939 69 Street SW).  Shack will be leading the ride and Lorraine has confirmed as well, so if you show up, you won’t be alone.

 

There will also be a group ride on Thursday night at 6:00 pm also leaving from the same spot.  The new Wild Rose Rye Saison launches on 25 September, and will be available for your post ride enjoyment.

 

For those who ordered jerseys, they are scheduled to ship on 28 September.  The final cost is $75 per jersey.  Shack will coordinate pick-up when they are here.  Please make sure you pay him at that time, as he’s funding the whole jersey adventure.  Thanks again Shack and Kelsey for getting this done. 

 

Finally, I’ve talked to some people recently who haven’t joined the group rides because they are worried they are too slow or not in good enough shape.  Please don’t let that stop you from coming out.  While there are some faster racing types who ride with the Draughters, we make sure group rides work for everyone.  Our whole goal is to have fun riding, then hang out afterwards over the beverage of your choice at the Taproom.

 

Fingers crossed for continued good weather,

 

Mike

 

 

Thursday Night Rides, Jerseys and Cyclocross

Please note that next week’s ride has been moved from Wednesday night to Thursday night, leaving at 18:00 from the SW Corner of the Westside Church Parking lot (3939 69 Street SW).  Shack, Lewis, Gabe and I had a great ride last night, and after a long and intense discussion at the Taproom, agreed we should keep the ride on Thursdays as long as the weather permits.

For those of you who haven’t ordered your jerseys yet, please do so before next Wednesday.

Also, for those with any interest in cyclocross, there is a fun race series running on Tuesday nights that you might want to check out at http://midweekmayhem.wordpress.com/.  If you have no idea what cyclocross is, go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclo-cross.

Best regards,

Mike

Group Ride this Thursday and next Wednesday

I figure no one will be around for the long weekend, including me, so for anyone interested, there will be a group ride leaving at 18:00 on Thursday night from the SW Corner of the Westside Church Parking lot (3939 69 Street SW).  We'll find some fun places to ride around Springbank and then go to the brewery to rehydrate around 8:00'ish.  The following week there will be a group ride on Wednesday night again at 18:00 (because I can't ride Thursday).  After that we'll likely stick to Thursdays, although I welcome feedback on what days work best for people, and what time.  Weekend group rides will start again next weekend, and we'll try to keep riding until the weather sucks.

See you Thursday,

Mike

Draughters Jerseys

Yeah!!!   We are finally ready to order jerseys.  Just in time for cyclocross season and/or Christmas.

Attached please find the design of the jersey.  The only small change is that we are working on a way to recognize that these are the jerseys of the founding riders of the Draughters, probably with something on the sleeve, so you won't want to miss out on these bad boys.

The final cost per jersey will depend on the number of jerseys, but assuming we order at least 9, will be no more than $80 each.  Features of the jerseys include:

High quality technical Q1400 fabric

3 back pockets (not 1 or 2, but 3)

19" hidden zipper (but not so hidden that you can't find it to unzip your jersey)

Classic fit, Pro Fit, Men's & Women's cut

Full sublimation printing

The sizing charts are available here:  http://www.bikeatac.com/ordering/sizing.htm

If you would like to buy a jersey, please e-mail Mike Shackleton at mikes@quadrantaccounting.ca, and let him know the quantity, fit type, and size you want.  Please get your orders to Mike by next Wednesday, 05 September.  This is so important I've even clicked on the high priority icon above.  Mike will let you know how to pay in due course.  I've included everyone's e-mail addresses on this in case Mike wants to wade in or send a reminder later.

Thanks,

Mike

Draughters - 15 August WNRS Time Trial

We are now confirmed as the hosts for the 15 August WNRS Time Trial in Springbank.  I am talking to Wild Rose to set something up at the Brewery.  I think I have convinced Kari to race that night (and it is not too late for the rest of you), and to date Shack has volunteered and Kari might get a couple of her daughters to come out.  We could still use a couple of more volunteers, so if you are interested, please let me know.  Thanks and I hope everyone is having a great summer and getting lots of riding in.

 

Mike