January 9, 2010 10:00 AM - 14 attended
Kitt Peak
Arivaca will be optional for some...no problem.
The weather is cooler, and the temperature at the top of Kitt Peak is about 10 degrees less than Tucson.
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Tyne
To anyone that hasn't done this ride before a couple things to note. The road has a good amount of gravel along the sides, a turn towards the beginning that catches many off guard and they do not accept credit cards at the top for beverage purchases. Enjoy the ride!
Posted January 6, 2010 at 9:34 AM -
Quick10 "Chris"
This will only be my 2nd time up this hill, for as close as I live though I need to hit itup more often.
Posted January 7, 2010 at 12:31 AM -
William
Tracy, thank you for taking the lead on this ride since myself and the other organizers will be there. Everyone PLEASE take it easy on this road. We have had two riders go down last year(both with minor bumps and bruises). As Tyne said there can be a lot of gravel on the road as well as big rocks. Take lots of pics and have fun!
Posted January 8, 2010 at 11:36 AM -
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A former member
Didn"t make it out. Next time. hope you all had fun
Posted January 9, 2010 at 10:07 AM -
Adam
last night at 11 pm it said RSVP 10:30, dont know what happened. got their at 10:22. When was the RSVP time changed?
Posted January 9, 2010 at 10:55 AM -
Mike & Debbie O.
It was a great ride to the top for three of us. Unfortunately, Kyle went a little wide around mile marker 3 and lost an argument with the guard rail. He is going to be alright. One leg is in a splint so that is not a good sign. His jacket and helmet were pretty scuffed up, but better than Kyle. The bike didn't fare so well. It is two pieces. The front wheel snapped off at the tripple tree. A stranger in a pickup stopped and put it in the back. Hang in there, Kyle. Get well soon! Cheers, Mike ?
Posted January 9, 2010 at 1:24 PM -
Quick10 "Chris"
Sorry to bail after the slip that Kyle had but it's my personnal rule that if someone goes down then it's the end of the day for me.
The time never changed. The meetup time was always 10:00.
Posted January 9, 2010 at 3:18 PM -
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William
Adam, I am sorry you missed the guys this morning. The ride has been scheduled for 10am. We normally wait about 15mins after the start time for stragglers. I hope you can make Arivaca or another ride with us soon.
Posted January 9, 2010 at 6:57 PM -
Adam
Just a little bummed haha. for sure i will make some other rides. hope all is ok with this kyle guy, hope for a speedy recovery
Posted January 9, 2010 at 7:12 PM -
Charles
Must say it was a good run considering. Glad to hear that he is out and nothing major with the bike.
Posted January 9, 2010 at 9:39 PM -
kyle heppler
Thanks for takin care of me y'all. My bike is back in the garage (in 3 or 4 pieces). I'll be out of this cast inabout 3 weeks. Thanks again for thehat don. I'll have to bring it to the next meet up. See you all agAin soon, I'll be back for revenge onthat mountain soon!
Posted January 10, 2010 at 12:09 PM -
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kyle heppler
If anyone has any pictures of it could u send thrmto my email Plz. Theheppmonsta@gmail.com
thanks!Posted January 10, 2010 at 1:40 PM -
Ken O
Hey, get better soon Kyle . Sorry It didnt go well for you. Don has some pics , he was not sure he would post them . And Kyle , Ready to go back up when you are....
Posted January 10, 2010 at 1:48 PM -
Ernie J "Erndog"
Had a great experience and learned a whole lot. Kyle, hope to see ya back on the road as soon as you can bend that knee.(Im guessing a month and a half, maybe two?) Come on guys and gals thats what we do, We fall down and we get back up!" Every day is a school day" See yall on the next run!!!!!!!
Posted January 10, 2010 at 11:44 PM -
William
THANK YOU to everyone for posting comments about this ride. It really saddens me to hear that a ride that no Orgs were on had the issues it had. The speed and the unsafe passes are a big concern to me and are being looked into closely. As the group grows we are learning from our mistakes so that we can continue to be the best group in southern AZ.
Posted January 11, 2010 at 12:35 AM
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Quick10 "Chris"
Green MachineI do think that the pace in getting there was a bit fast 20 over is not a good pace for a meetup ride. I don't mind short blasts but not 40 miles of hauling ass. That kind of stuff needs to happen elsewhere. I chose to ride in the rear for this ride as I didn't know many of the riders that came out for this ride. The only person behind me was Don. I did observe several unsafe passes but I as a rule will not pass unless it's a passing area. I did not anticipate a slip for this ride as it was briefed to be carefull on the mountain but it is what it is. I think things were handled ok after the incident. Most people do not have cell coverage on the mountain I did not and either did many others. I will chose which rides I participate in a bit more carefully in the future though. I hope everyone that continued up the mt had a good time. I went home uneventfully. I was looking forward to a good ride up Kitt Peak. I guess I'll try again another time. -
Chris+1 guestI love kitt peak! I didnt enjoy this run because we had poor leadership, group was running 85 all the way, passing double yellows, passing in turning lanes and pretty much playing chicken with uncoming traffic! Safety of the group was no where to be found, a few of us hung in back and just cruised after i relized everyone just wanted to show off their bikes, and i predicted someone would go down and it happend, a new rider to the group went down from loose gravel, it was a bad experience and nothing like our usual group rides with Rob leading! Im sure theres more but that should suffice!
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CharlesIt was quite fast paste on the flat land, going up from the base around 2nd turn unfortunaly had a guy go down and had to be taken to UMC, as for his bike.... if he rides again he'll be on a new one I would image. I hope he doesn't have anymore damage to himself than what was shown at the accident and wish him a speedy recovery. All and all it was a good ride. Bit fast for my paste, but thats why there are seperate groups.
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Ken OYes, The Kitt peak ride, Well we hope Kyle is going to be up and ok , quicker than the bike. Hang in there Kyle. The section near the top was dicey with all the sand on the road but slow going. Great day . But that Kitt Peak curse.....
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Mike & Debbie O.It was a great ride to the top for three of us. Unfortunately, Kyle went a little wide around mile marker 3 and lost an argument with the guard rail. He is going to be alright. One leg is in a splint so that is not a good sign and he had a little road rash on one wrist and fingertips. His jacket and helmet were pretty scuffed up, but better than Kyle. The bike didn't fare so well. It is two pieces. The front wheel snapped off at the tripple tree. A stranger in a pickup paseed the wreck and turned around to lend help. By the time we rode back down the mountain, EMS was there and the bike was in the back of the pickup.
Hang in there, Kyle. Get well soon!
Cheers,
Mike
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