Sorry Super,
Both for the delay in responding and having no pix to offer here.
The Bloomin' is one of the worst kept secrets for the NY/CT area. The ride was what I've been telling others, "crazy-crowded", with I think over 3,000 participants. The parking area was jammed, but once we got out on the road things were pretty sweet. There is plenty of eye candy out there and some of them were bikes even (yuk..yuk!)
Riding was a bit technical for the first 25 miles with fast riders passing the slower riders on the left and cars trying to pass us on our left, basically forcing cars to drive on the wrong side of the road. Let's just say the few drivers that dared to leave their driveway soon hated us. The nicest part of the ride had to be just beyond the halfway point as we were rounding a reservoir. There had to be a crowd of some 30+ riders taking the road by storm. Always a bit ticklish, unknown riding talents surround you, jockeying your way around slow riders and avoiding being pushed into the oncoming lane. I'm here to tell you, me and my friends survived.
This is a pretty cool ride with great support, the problem is its popularity. Fortunately the same club offers the ride again in the Fall, under a different name (SHHHHH!!!!) and that hasn't yet been consumed. As for next Spring, I'm going to have to get up and hour earlier to get there before the crush. Umm... let me rephrase that...
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