This was a doozy. Although we had a great turnout (18 riders), several members did not realize it was an ice cream ride, probably due to all the rainy weather suppressing rides lately. So we split the group, with Mike Capek leading the second group behind mine. It was uneventful on the way to CF. On the way back, we got soaked in a pretty good rain, which stopped about 1/2 mile north of Fairmont, about 6 or so miles from the finish. Then Gabe's rear tire blew out - the side wall and part of the tread was ripped -- it went off like a rifle shot, and I flinched! I had a rectangle of tire for a patch, so we got that fixed well enough for her to ride again, but on Riverview Rd. the tire blew out for the second time! Just as we were leaving to get her van, Mike Capek drove by to check on us after the first flat, and his timing was perfect. He put Gabe's bike in his van and Gabe returned before we did.
I did a slow roll warm up of about 12 miles prior to the CTC ride.