Oktoberfest Ride with RBC

We met in the early evening and rolled out along the canal. Fall air. Enough light left to ride without hurrying.

It was an easy ride with the Rochester Bike Club. A mixed group. Some electric bikes. Some acoustic. Betsy on her Trek electric. Dave on another. Jay the same. Bob. A few others. One Dave stayed back as sweep. The pace settled quickly and stayed there.

The route was flat and quiet. Thirteen or fourteen miles in the end. The plan had been longer, but the sun dropped faster than expected and no one argued about it. The light turned gold along the water. Conversations stretched out. People rode side by side and then drifted apart again.

When we finished, we loaded the bikes and took off our helmets. A group of us went into Fairport and sat down for burgers at the Brauhaus. Nothing fancy. Food came fast. Drinks followed. Jackets stayed on.

By the time we left, it was fully dark.

The canal had already gone quiet again.