28 riders this beautiful late summer evening: 16 in fast-fast group; 9 (lost 2 of 9 early in ride, they decided to ride at a slightly slower pace, so finished w/ 7 of us) in our med-fast ( or half-fast... oops, no better not use this term, as it may be confused when spoken quickly verbally w/ a not so flattering designation! ) group; and 3 in the slow-fast group. Max 22% grade noted on Garmin cyclometer display during ride up "Grand View Ave" segment (1st time ever been on this road; corn stalks in surrounding fields in Rutland looking very healthy) ! Beautiful route selection this eve, thank you to ride leaders John + Rick. 29 miles, avg spd 16.1 mph. Air temp at start: 79 F, at finish 73 F, dew pt 57 F, winds light, shifting during the ride from W into the SW < 5 mph. About a dozen antique cars, on their way to the weekly Klem's Wed eve restored-car rally, passed by me in N. Spencer and Rutland early in my drive over to today's ride. Also glider operations were underway and ongoing when passed by the Sterling Airport in car on way to start, and when we rode by on our bikes near the end of the 29 mile ride.