Conference noted::bicycle

    		It looks like rest room facilities will be available
    to DEC people (bring your badges).  Guests must be "escorted" to
    rest rooms by DEC employees, so please help out in this regard.
    	- Chris

    Chris,
    	If you tack 15 more miles (who knows how many more Ice Cream
    Stops ) onto the route, the Ice Cream Century ride would qualify
    for the UMCA National Century Points Challenge, which a number
    of employees are curently participating in.  
    					Jerry

    	This is intended to be a fun ride, with leisurly stops on a
    probably hot day.  To H*ll with challanges, elapsed times, and other
    macho bullsh*t.  This one is for fun.  
    	Most people that I ride with are kinda streached to do 100 miles.
    By having it a lot less, they can do the ride and enjoy the fun.
    	- Chris

I assume the one dollar covers all of the ice cream as well! (:-

BTW, The LAW has a great Ice Cream Patch if you wish.  I sold a pile 
of them last month for a CRW Ice Cream Ride.

See my Personal Name (above).

	~Mike


P.S.  A bit more important information...


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First my qualifications:

Eat 2 to 3 gallons per week, sometimes 1/2 gallon at a sitting.
Am a charter member of the Boston Chapter of Ice Cream Anonymous.
Massachusetts eats the most ice cream per capita because of me.
Do much bicycling, but never further than the next ice cream stop.
Have trouble donating blood because chocolate chips get stuck
  in the needle.

> Rate ice cream shops on six criteria, with a favorite for each:

BEST OVERALL QUALITY: Herrels, especially the chocolate pudding.

GREATEST QUANTITY: Kimball's in Westford.

BEST ICE CREAM MENU: Cabot's in Newtonville, really creative.
And their hot bittersweet fudge topping could be mentioned in the
Sexcetera notes file.

MOST FUN: Chadwick's in Lexington.  Free sundae on your birthday; but 
they tell everyone to sing to you -- may be embarrassing.

BEST ICE CREAM BUFFET: Putnam Pantry in Lexington (and other places).
Joey's (in Somerville) buffet is ok, but less varied and often out of 
whipped cream.

MOST CREATIVE FLAVORS: Christines in Cambridge.  Had avocado ice cream
there.  Problem: it had a big pit in the middle of the scoop.


	By the way, Steves no longer makes their own.
	They use Frugen Glaje (can't spell or pronounce
	it).  Still good, but not the same.


					- Cholesterol Mike 

Why call it a century if it's 75 miles?

Well, I did once hear of an event that was strictly centuries:  They
had a furlong century, a nautical miles century, ...  I suppose you
could have a 3/4 mile century if you wanted.

ed

    re. last:  century = 100 of xxx
    		in this case, xxx are kilometers
    		  (in NVP, we call our spring ride a Metric Century.
    		this ride, a bit longer, will also qualify as such)
    			- Chris

    re .5	Knock it off Ed.
    
    	Ainchevah heard of  "U.S. pints, gallons, tons"
    
    	Why NOT a  "NVP mile" ?
    
    	Reg	{20 oz pint o' beer please ?}
    

re: pints, etc.

I once thought that the Imperial Quart, which was 40 oz, was
5/4 times a US Quart, and a 20 oz Imperial Pint was 5/4 a
US pint. and was satisfied because that's what everyone
thought and there were no arguments when the subject came
up -- except for those who wanted the metric system and
I could agree with them, too, because that made sense.
It made it easier to understand buying gas in Canada, too.

Then my world was shattered because I found out that the
British/Imperial fluid ounce was smaller than the US fluid
ounce and that the Imperial 40 oz quart is only about 6/5 bigger
than the US 32 oz quart.

So, when it comes to people using random, poorly defined terms
like century, I gave up a while ago.  If I show up and the ride is
short by my standards, I do whatever I wanted to do anyway.

ed

    Slight correction to the ice cream stand itinerary.  Dr. Davis'
    makes the finest ice cream available in Pepperell, Ma. (not Groton),
    and arguably the finest ice cream available on the entire Century
    Route.

"and arguably the finest ice cream available on the entire Century Route."

I guess we'll have to sample them all to find out.  Perhaps retracing
steps (uhh, pedals?) to resample a few to confirm opinions.

My arteries are groaning already!

ed

    re .10	Hmmm, careful wording there...  I almost thought I almost
    heard you almost say.....
    
    
    
    
    		"Ride it backwards"  ?
    

    	Status report:  The milage total is 79.2   I have a draft of
    the instructions, if anyone would like an advanced look.  I should
    get it arrowed in the next few days.  - Chris
    
    the list of stops is:  Kimballs Farms
    			   Kimballs Farms at Bates Farm
    			   Vermont Creamery
    			   Eriksons
    			   Heberts
    			   Cresant Farms
    			   Ice Cream Factory
    			   Christophers of Hollis
    			   Dr. Davis'
    			   Johnsons Drive-In
    
    $1 fee, LAW ice cream ride patch: $2
    
    Ride starts at 9:00 from LKG parking lot off 119

I might like to do this ride, but don't have time for 80 miles.

Is there a reasonable route for maybe 40-50 miles???

I realize this would mean fewer ice cream stops, but I could eat 
twice as much at each stop to make up.

	~Mike

    re: -1
    Do as us fat boys do. We ride to the first rest stop...Kimballs,
    I believe?....and then wait for the pack to come back later that
    day to pick 'em up again.
    
    Kimballs might give you a discount for staying all day, too. I mean,
    whats the sense of just standing around an ice cream store. They
    have all those flavors to be tested, right??? Ya might as well make
    yourself useful, 'n all that.
    
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