NCC Saturday C Ride unofficial poll

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This poll covers both the planning of the NCC Saturday 9/3 C ride in specific, and the Saturday C ride series in general.

Feel free to answer as many or as few questions are are interesting.

Two important notes:

Responses are visible to others, so if you prefer to submit more private thoughts please do so via email
These questions are being asked by myself individually (Chris Stratton) and not by the rider leaders in general, as I wanted to get this started quickly and gather some input for this weekend.

Thanks for your feedback!

This Saturday 9/3 in specific falls in the last holiday weekend of summer, the following questions address this weekend specifically.

If you will not be riding this Saturday, please choose that option from the list of rides.

Are you available to ride on Saturday 9/3?

If so which of the following rides would you be likely to take part in? Select as many as apply, omitting those where the route choice would make it unlikely for you to ride with us.

You can then indicate your first choice in the next question.

I cannot ride this Saturday 9/3

42/20 Westfield - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40795652 - Traditional route with assorted modifications in the Easthampton area

41/30 Russellville Montgomery Huntington - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40758176 Heads southwest like the Westfield ride then climbs Main Road through Montomery returning to Northampton by way of a second major climb on Route 66. Southern portion of a ride from the B library

54/30 Shelburne Falls via West Whately returning Deerfield https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40788837

58/34 Shelburne Falls via S Ashfield and Baptist Corner returning Deerfield https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40795812

Other:

Of the above which would be your first choice?

42/20 Westfield

41/30 Russellville Montgomery Huntington

54/30 Shelburne Falls via West Whately and Conway

58/30 Shelburne Falls via South Ashifeld and Baptist Corner

Other:

Clear selection

Of the above which would be your second choice?

42/20 Westfield

41/30 Russellville Montgomery Huntington

54/30 Shelburne Falls via West Whately and Conway

58/30 Shelburne Falls via South Ashifeld and Baptist Corner

Other:

Clear selection

Any concerns, comments or suggested routing changes you'd like to share about the above rides?

The following questions concern the Saturday C rides and ride offerings in general

Any other rides you'd like to see on the Saturday C calendar? These could be new ideas, or things from the club route library's collection of C rides, or even interesting B rides you'd like to attempt in whole or part. Either descriptions or RWGPS etc links are fine.

Would you consider yourself best described as a

"almost C" rider

C rider

C+ rider

B rider

A rider

Clear selection

Which of the club's other rides do you enjoy?

Tuesday C ride

Tuesday Time Trial series

Wednesday night Bookmill Ride

Thursday C+ ride (Easthampton/Outlook/Whately/Hatfield)

Thursday Hilltowns ride

Saturday B ride

Other:

Which of the following are important aspects of a Saturday C ride?

See interesting new places I haven't been before/recently

Build my strength and distance capability

Get in a solid morning ride then get home for afternoon obligations/plans

Ride with my friends from the club

Having a large ride turnout

Having an inclusive ride

Having a cohesive ride well matched for pace

Other:

I prefer Saturday C rides which are (check all that apply)

I'd be more interested if there were a milder 30-40 mile ride

40-45 miles without too much climb

40-45 miles with lots of climb

around 50 miles without too much climb

around 50 miles with lots of climb

close to 60 miles without too much climb

close to 60 miles with lots of climb

Let's do some of the 60-70 mile B rides at C pace

Other:

The COVAC-100 Century ride upriver to Brattleboro, VT (rwgps) is on Sunday September 11th. What are your thoughts on that weekend and longer rides some other weekend in general? (check all that apply)

I'd like to do a regular Saturday C ride on September 10th

I'm thinking of doing the COVAC Imperial (100 miles)

I'm thinking of doing the COVAC Metric (~62 miles)

I'm thinking of doing the COVAC 50

I would be interested in another Imperial Century (100 miles)

I would be interested in another Metric Century (62 miles)

Other:

How do you feel about the C ride using limited bits of unpaved public roads? (Old Springfield, Reeds Bridge, Old Northfield, Pine Meadow, etc)

This is defined as a paved ride, and I have narrow tires, unpaved sections should be avoided

Short well packed segments are okay if they make key connections/avoid busy roads

Sounds fun, just make it clear so I can grab the right bike / wheels

Other:

How year round should the Saturday C rides be? Check any/all that apply.

Outdoor cycling is something I do in the summer

I'm only in the Northampton area in summers

I'd ride into October

I'd ride into November

I'd ride all winter if its above freezing and the roads are clear

I think about resuming outdoor rides if it's warm in March

I think about resuming outdoor rides if it's warm in April

Other:

Are you interested in Sunday rides? If so, morning or afternoon, and what sorts of rides?

Are you interested in Weekday daytime rides now that weeknight season is wrapping up? What time of which days would be good? What sort of scope of ride - smaller like the Tuesday C, moderately large like the Saturday C, or take the day for a 70-100 mile adventure?

Any additional thoughts/concerns on the Saturday C rides that you'd like to share publicly? Feel free to email more private feedback to ride leaders specifically, or to the club's board of directors / co-presidents.

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