Slow Roll Week 19: E 55 Marina

It's time to tempt fate and creep toward the lake again! Those of you who participated in our late summer rides on the shores of Lake Erie last year will recall that we had a couple of extremely wet and wild events, rides that started out sunny and serene and ended with mad dashes in the wet back to the starting line.

The advance forecast says we're looking pretty good this time, however, so next Monday we'll head out to the East 55th Street Marina and take our chances. Considering the bizarre weather our region has had in 2023, we'll just be happy if it doesn't snow.

We gather at 6 PM and ride at 7 PM, as always; people have asked us if we've considered moving to an earlier starting time later in the season, and it's a topic of internal discussion every year. But invariably we realize that…