Great Pumpkin Ride 2018

[Judd]

The Great Pumpkin Ride registration is now open. The ride is October 27th. Full details are here: http://www.fauquiertrails.com/events/the-great-pumpkin-ride/

Last year a bunch of forum folks all dressed as characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Two years ago, LSG, Komorebi and I dressed as gnomes. I’d like to keep the group costume fun going again this year. Any group costume ideas?

Topic

[bentbike33]

@LeprosyStudyGroup 182090 wrote:

Whew, so glad I haven’t spent many hours over the past month making an elaborate costume out of mostly cardboard and water soluble paint, that would be terrible in a big rain storm

Well, you could give it several coats of water-based polyurethane and hope for the best.

[Judd]

New updated list. Since it doesn’t look like we’re going to have a Mario or Luigi, I’m claiming Mario. Also, if it’s raining, I will also opt for a shorter ride (and maybe more time at the brewery?)

Leo: Cloud guy
Erin: Princess Peach
Steve O: WaLuigi
Kurt: Rain Coat Guy (New Unlockable Character)
Jesse: Yoshi
Josephine – Green Koopa Troopa (hope a cyclist doesn’t swerve to hit you)
Robyne – Rosalina
Judd – Mario
Jeanne – Rain Coat Gal (The other new unlockable character)

Chris? (you’d make a great Luigi….)

[lordofthemark]

@Judd 182098 wrote:

New updated list. Since it doesn’t look like we’re going to have a Mario or Luigi, I’m claiming Mario. Also, if it’s raining, I will also opt for a shorter ride (and maybe more time at the brewery?)

Leo: Cloud guy
Erin: Princess Peach
Steve O: WaLuigi
Kurt: Rain Coat Guy (New Unlockable Character)
Jesse: Yoshi
Josephine – Green Koopa Troopa (hope a cyclist doesn’t swerve to hit you)
Robyne – Rosalina
Judd – Mario
Jeanne – Rain Coat Gal (The other new unlockable character)

Chris? (you’d make a great Luigi….)

I expect to have a garish orange raincoat by Saturday. What character would that match to?

(also I will certainly do a shorter ride if it rains heavily, and am quite up for more brewery time or even tea shop time, if that is what people want)

[Judd]

@lordofthemark 182101 wrote:

I expect to have a garish orange raincoat by Saturday. What character would that match to?

(also I will certainly do a shorter ride if it rains heavily, and am quite up for more brewery time or even tea shop time, if that is what people want)

I could cut out the shell from my ninja turtle costume last year and we could make you a somewhat passable Bowser (he’s a bit more yellow, but that’s okay).

[CBGanimal]

@Judd 182098 wrote:

New updated list. Since it doesn’t look like we’re going to have a Mario or Luigi, I’m claiming Mario. Also, if it’s raining, I will also opt for a shorter ride (and maybe more time at the brewery?)

Leo: Cloud guy
Erin: Princess Peach
Steve O: WaLuigi
Kurt: Rain Coat Guy (New Unlockable Character)
Jesse: Yoshi
Josephine – Green Koopa Troopa (hope a cyclist doesn’t swerve to hit you)
Robyne – Rosalina
Judd – Mario
Jeanne – Rain Coat Gal (The other new unlockable character)

Chris? (you’d make a great Luigi….)

I thought someone for sure would have gone for Luigi so I went the blonde ponytail wig thing and going as Tiny Kong…

And I’m in for more out of the rain time!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[consularrider]

Who is Luigi?

[streetsmarts]

I’m with Chris. Out of the rain time sounds good!

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

[Judd]

I believe Capital Weather this morning described Saturday as being filled with, “cold, pelting rain” however it looks like the forecast has currently improved to cold, light drizzle.

[CBGanimal]

Website says start time at 9am…is that the plan…meet up at 830 and roll at 9?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[bentbike33]

@CBGanimal 182217 wrote:

Website says start time at 9am…is that the plan…meet up at 830 and roll at 9?

Sounds good to me.

[Emm]

@CBGanimal 182217 wrote:

Website says start time at 9am…is that the plan…meet up at 830 and roll at 9?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just a heads up the 32 mile ride doesn’t officially start until 10 AM, and I think that’s the plan for rainy weather?

The 1 rest stop on this route doesn’t open until 11, so if we start at 9 we’ll miss that rest stop since we’ll be there well before it opens. It might be better to start later if people are thinking about doing a shorter ride.

[bentbike33]

@Emm 182229 wrote:

Just a heads up the 32 mile ride doesn’t officially start until 10 AM, and I think that’s the plan for rainy weather?

The 1 rest stop on this route doesn’t open until 11, so if we start at 9 we’ll miss that rest stop since we’ll be there well before it opens. It might be better to start later if people are thinking about doing a shorter ride.

Weather Underground currently has rain chances in Warrenton below 50% by 9:00 and below 20% by 11:00. I think the long route may be a go after all.

[Emm]

@bentbike33 182232 wrote:

Weather Underground currently has rain chances in Warrenton below 50% by 9:00 and below 20% by 11:00. I think the long route may be a go after all.

According to Capital Weather Gang, Wunderground is the devil so I don’t trust them But I think this may be worth making a call on tomorrow once things are more clear since that stuff changes in a heartbeat.

[LeprosyStudyGroup]

Looks likely that Komorebi, LoTM, and I will be showing up a lil later to do the shorter ride and spending more time indoors with beer and pie &tc. I’ve got nothing to prove to myself for spending extra time in rain or not, ya knoe

[Emm]

@LeprosyStudyGroup 182269 wrote:

Looks likely that Komorebi, LoTM, and I will be showing up a lil later to do the shorter ride and spending more time indoors with beer and pie &tc. I’ve got nothing to prove to myself for spending extra time in rain or not, ya knoe

Whats your ETA? Steve O and I will coordinate with you…

[Author]

Replies