Bainbridge Island is the site of the opening ride of the Puget Sound bicycle season - the "Chilly Hilly." It's "Chilly" because it's usually in February - a usually wet and cold time of year, and "Hilly" as it is 33 miles around and across the island, going up and down some of our many hills.
Ray Cramer has bee great at organizing an IslandWood team each year to ride in the event. We generally have "practice rides" at lunchtime on Fridays for several weeks prior to the "real" ride. This is a great way to build up some camaraderie, but there's also a lot of chatter around tips and tricks for bicycle commuting. "Where did you get that?" "What's the best route to..."etc.
The night before the ride, one of our graduate students, Zach, hosted a tune-up clinic for anyone who wanted to add some last minute tweaks.
On Sunday morning, we all met at T&C for a group start. This photo shows 25 people and one giant tree frog. We had staff, grad students, alumni, and family members. Other staff joined for short sections in the course. Overall we had more than 30 people closely connected to IslandWood participate in teh ride (and a few who stood at the side and encouraged us!)
Now, let's see how many of those we can encourage to continueto ride their bikes!
Here's a poetic view of the 2010 event...
Cycling Timelapse & Video (Chilly Hilly 2010) from Garrett Wesley Gibbons on Vimeo.
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