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Saturday B Squared

B^2 Ride Sat. Feb 27th - 8:00 AM Start Planned
By Jeffrey Totaro
Posted: 2021-02-26T00:25:00Z
As of Thursday evening, the Saturday, 27th Feb 8:00 AM weather forecast is for a 20% chance of rain (with possible thunderstorms) with temps of 50 deg F and winds ESE at 7 mph.  Rain chance and winds prediction increases markedly starting at 11:00 AM Saturday, so we'll likely not delay the start if it appears conditions early Saturday morning will allow us to get the ride started at 8:00 AM.  If rain does come in early or radar shows its approach on early Saturday morning we will likely cancel the ride, so check this space and the Facebook PBA group page for any update which would be posted no later than 6:15 AM Saturday morning.  If you don't see any post by 6:25 AM, I'll be headed to the start area planning to start at 8:00 AM.  Please look on the Facebook PBA group page also for any announcement from the PBA Ride Coordinator, Norm Hughes, who may assess actual or expected conditions and decide to cancel all Saturday morning PBA developmental rides (of which B2 is one).

The ride start area is at the Gulledge Elementary School (west side Preston Meadow just south of Legacy). Please be ready at the start area 15 minutes prior to the start time for the pre-ride safety briefing and attendance taking so we'll be able to start as planned.  Masks are required to be worn in the Start area before and after the ride and at the rest stops.  Please have checked and aired up your bike prior to the pre-ride briefing and remember helmet, water, and tire repair kit and dress for the expected conditions. Please register on the Calendar page of the PBA website for one of the available slots and if you do register and later change your plan to attend, please cancel your reservation. 

The link to the planned route for Feb 27th's  42.3 mile B2 Ride is:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34595223  This route is known as the B2 Independence/Murphy Road Route.  There will be a rest stop at the 20 mile mark and another at the 31 mile mark.

The B2 ride target pace is a 14 -15 mph avg speed over the route.  Rolling speed at any one point might be anywhere from 10 to 25 mph due to hills.  This is a no-drop ride.