Fall Clothing Order

This year’s jersey has been a runaway success – Sol Cycles has sold out. Well, it’s not like we had a huge inventory, but still. Scott has also been selling through the CdR gloves. Not surprising, really, given the top quality of the gear and rock-bottom prices.

So it’s time to place another order, and you can get in on it, too. Clothing should be here by the end of September, in time for late summer rides, and for ‘Cross season (don’t forget your long sleeve jersey and knickers!). Attached is the order form. Print it, fill it out, add it up, and send it with a check for half the amount to:

Michael Henderson
Ciclistas del Rio
PO Box 8
Dolores, CO 81323

You can also drop off the form with your check at Sol Cycles (10a-6p Tues – Fri, 10a-2p Sat).

Don’t forget, if you were a member in 2008, your jersey this year is at cost!

New Clothing Has Arrived!

Hola Ciclistas,

The first clothing order is finally here, and the new jerseys and shorts look great! A big thanks to Doug for designing the new "CdR" logo that replaces the Sol Cycles logo on front and back. A smaller Sol logo is now on the shoulder and left pocket. Dolores Food Market has joined as a sponsor, on the right pocket (thanks to the Osprey marketing department for helping me create that logo from scratch). The US Women's Cycling Development Program has a really nice, legible logo across the bottom of all 3 pockets. Finally, the Dolores River brewery logo was reversed so that it stands out clearer against the navy of the sleeve. For the shorts, Sol Cycles is still prominent on the thigh, with the new CdR logo added at the bottom of the leg near the elastic. Check the archives of the blog for a mock-up of all the clothing.

New for 2009, we have added CdR gloves and cycling caps. The caps are one-size fits all, and feature the new CdR logo as well as the full Ciclistas del Rio logo. The gloves feature the CdR logo on a navy background, and are available in sizes S - XL. We have 3 extra jerseys (M, L, XL), too. All of these items are available at Sol Cycles. Club member / non-member prices are:
Jersey - $50 / $70
Gloves - $17 / $25
Caps - $10 / $15.
Stop in and check 'em out! We don't have a lot, so get 'em while they last!

If you placed a custom order for clothing, you will have received a separate e-mail from me with your order detail and any amount due. You order is available for pick-up at Sol from Tuesday, June 30. Please give Scott any balance due when you pick up your order (checks made out to Ciclistas del Rio).

I've already had inquiries about the next order, so please let me know what you would like. As soon as we have 10 items, I will place the order, and we'll have it in 60 days. For sure there will be a second order going out around the end of August.

If you see me on the road posing in my new skin-suit, don't laugh too hard...

Tues Ride and Wed Bike-to-Work

Tues evening hill ride out to House Creek again, 5:30 at Sol/Flanders.

And don’t forget that Wed 24th is Colorado Bike to Work day! For those that have been waiting for a good excuse to get out on the road, this is it!

Tues Eve Ride, 6/16

Doug is away in the Gila NF for work the next couple weeks, so couldn’t get this ride on the calendar in time.

For those interested, we’ll leave Sol Cycles at 5:30pm, warm up to the RV park on 145, then back for some hills out to House Creek.

Tues Ride - House Creek

Weather permitting (!), this evening’s ride will leave at 5:30 from Sol Cycles, Dolores. Check the calendar for details…

Sat 6/6 and Sun 6/7 Rides

I added a ride to the calendar for this Saturday (June 6): Lizard Head Century, 6AM at Flanders Park in Dolores, (hope to be done by noon as I need to be on the river for the River Dog contest at Dolores River Days at 1:30). Honestly, I’m not expecting anyone to come out for this, but I wanted to use it as an example for the ride calendar. BUT, if anyone does want to join me, you know where and when. Alternatively, if you want to ride up 145 on Sat morning, I’ll see you on my way back down and we can ride back to Dolores together.

Sunday ride, 9AM as usual. Should be a nice day, avoiding the afternoon thunderstorms. I’ll be doing a recovery ride nice and easy. But others can go further or harder if they wish – we’ll see who wants to do what at Flanders Park.

Good weekend for a ride!
Michael

Ride Calendar

If you build it... I am writing to invite you to add rides to the Ciclistas del Rio ride calendar for people to join. It seems to me that one of the great bonuses to cycling is that it can be a social sport, but that takes communication. I am happy to moderate the calendar if you will just take the time to email me your ride information: date/time/meeting place/ride description.

Easy ride? Hard ride? Single speed? Race? Sprint intervals? Throw it out there and maybe someone will join you. If they don't, it didn't cost anything to add it to the calendar (except for the carpal tunnel from typing too much).

Send your rides to: dlamunyon@gmail.com
Please try to give me some advance notice, but I will do the best I can. This is going to be a busy month for me. The sooner the better.

I have just added a Tuesday night ride for June 9. Check the calendar.

DL

Kit Update

Clothing Order

Last chance to get your clothing orders in! We now have the minimum 10 pieces on order from members, so Doug and I will finalize and get the order to Champion Systems by the end of next week (May 1). Please e-mail me any additions or new orders before then. We will probably place another order sometime in the summer, or if we get orders for 10 pieces before then.

Sunday Ride, April 5

Well, it looks horrible out here right now, but the forecast for Sunday looks great – trust me it will all blow through. With the arrival of April, we’ll move the ride time to 10am. Meet at Flanders Park across from Sol Cycles in Dolores. Remember, all abilities welcome, we can split the ride and tailor it to whatever people feel like.

I’ve been out racing and riding in Grand Junction and Albuquerque these past couple weekends, so I’m looking forward the good ole’ Sunday ride!