derath

Ah bummer. I am busy with work tomorrow. Up in the air so far with wednesday.

I rode today though. Shoulda called you, sorry.

-D

RacerMike

meh, no worries. I tried to ride today, but forgot my inhaler so had to cut it short. You ever gonna post up the ride data from your Saturday ride?

derath

That's ok. My whole ride was only 9 miles.


I was gonna, but I was a little embarrassed to post something with such low averages in the presence of those like noracer

Here you go: https://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2209415

-D

NoRacer

C'mon. It's all good.

balto charlie

Seems the poster was a pawn shop selling on ebay and CL. A Bianchi Pista was a stolen bike and recovered here's a cl link
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/d...293517930.html

derath

Of course it's all good. Hence the

Hope you are healing up. I had a chest cold like that for most of January. Sucked.

-D

NoRacer

Thanks. I'm better. Maybe 99.1%.

I did start bike commuting to and from work as of Monday, trying to keep the intensity down, so that it's part of the healing process versus hammering to and from work and breaking myself down again. It's hard for me to do that. I like riding at my threshold all of the time. I even set the HRM up so that it would beep at me when I reached a particular level of effort--I just ignore it.

I'm looking forward to a nice warm ride home today. Hopefully the rain will hold off, but just in case, I carried my rain coat and wore my neoprene booties.

NoRacer

Hee! My mind is already on Saturday:

Here's the BBC rides for Saturday, March 17th:

Saturday - March 17
CASUAL - 10 am - 12/18 miles
START: ELK - Old Elkridge MARC Train Lot
Flat to gently rolling ride through Patapsco State Park (paved trail) and surrounding roads. Call Mary if you need directions to the ride start.

10/12 MPH - 10 am - 26 miles
START: HCV - Harpers Choice Village Center - Park far end of Safeway parking lot.
"Villages and Country" - Easy ride connecting four Columbia village centers to south-central Howard County. Quiet roads; no paths. Only 3 or 4 short climbs. Opportunities for snacks/ lunch at Hickory Ridge or Harpers Choice Village Centers.

13/15 MPH - 10 am - 45 miles
START: MLP - Maryland Line Park & Ride
Ellen's Whinery Tour. Southern PA ride passing Naylor and Seven Valleys vineyards. Enough hills to make you whine and enough wine to ease the hills. Naylor is usually open for business and sometimes tastings.

18 MPH - 9:30 am - 64 miles
START: CMP - Carol Manor Park
Dusted off the Ride to the Top of The Bay. Lunch in Havre De Grace. I recall this as rolling, but it's been a while...

I'll likely do the 18 MPH ride, except that I'll add another 40 miles to it by riding to and from the ride START location.

RacerMike

Yeah, I probably won't ride Saturday; instructing at a driving school all day. Like to get out Sunday, but I'll see what the weather is like and how drained I am after Saturday.

bobby c

There's a group ride being organized for upper MoCo this coming Saturday - see post in the 50+ forum. Not going to be a hammer ride, just a nice & easy 47 miler. See: https://www.bikeforums.net/fifty-plus-50/277655-dc-ers-up-ride-sat-17th.html

derath

Lemme know if you want to ride sunday. My inlaws are visiting and I GOTTA GET OUT!

Probably ride saturday again down in Columbia.

-D

derath

Oh, and WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY. Of course I had a total crap day. Just for fun I mapped out my work route. Of course this was all in the car, mostly crappy traffic. Got stuck by 4 accidents and a train crossing on my way home.

Some days work just plain sucks.


https://www.routeslip.com/routes/25206

-D

RacerMike

Saturday HoCoCyclists have an all pace ride from Princeton Sport in Columbia...wish I could go. I'll let you know about Sunday.

derath

Yea I think they do part of the Columbia triathlon route.

-D

NoRacer

That ride was posted on BBC Talk. It has 3 options that include a portion of the "Irongirl" route, the Columbia Triathlon route, and a modified version of the Columbia Triathlon route.

NoRacer

Here's the DC RAND (www.dcrand.org) "open" ride for Saturday:

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"NORTH OF NEWVILLE," starting from The Gettysburg National
MilitaryPark Visitor Center, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. MEETING TIME 7:30 a.m.
This is a new ride that includes a lot of familiar territory but
explores some new stuff, too. We'll head north from Gettysburg into
the orchards of Adams County and then continue over Piney Mountain and Big
Flat Ridge (every DC Raneonneur's favorite "terrible two"). We'll go
into Shippensburg to refuel, then turn in a northeasterly direction
through gentle Amish farm country, gradually creeping closer and closer
to Blue Mountain and enjoying the mountain views, but then turning
south before the terrain becomes too menacing. After a nice lunch at Pino's
(surly service but good subs), we'll enjoy a few lazy miles along the
"enchanting" Big Spring Road before we ascend South Mountain again, via
PA233 over to Pine Grove Furnace. The delicious water available at the
spring on the way up provides a good excuse for a brief rest before
tackling the steeper sections of the climb. The last climb over Piney
Mountain is quite gentle and lushly forested (well, maybe not all that
lush in March). We'll meander a bit on our way to Bendersville, taking
in a dramatic descent down Big Hill (our pay-off for all the times
we've had to grunt UP that hill in the past). After our last rest stop in
Bendersville (assuming the store there is still in operation), we'll
enjoy some more great orchard scenery and a few more hills before the
final fairly flat miles back to Gettysburg. There will be a nice
cruise through the battlefield at the end of the ride. 100 miles, with some
shorter options, i.e., a 15-mile shortcut before lunch, a 3-1/2 mile
shortcut after lunch that omits a few hills, a 5-mile shortcut near the
end that omits the battlefield tour, and lastly a 54-mile ride that
turns on PA233 just before the climb over Big Flat, eliminating the two
biggest climbs of the day. Since it's a new ride I don't know the
elevation gain, but I'm conservatively estimating over 6,000 feet.

Directions to the ride start:
Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center, 97 Taneytown Road,
Gettysburg, PA - 717-334-1124
From DC Beltway go North on I-270 about 31 miles to Frederick.
Continue north on US15 for 31 miles, take the exit for Taneytown Rd / PA134, and
turn left onto PA134 North / Taneytown Rd. In about 3 miles, turn
left into the parking lot for the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor
Center. The Visitor Center doesn't open until 8:00 a.m., so don't
expect restroom facilities. There's a McDonald's and other stuff less
than a mile away on Steinwehr Ave.

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For more info, contact Crista Borras via the www.dcrand.org website.

derath

Next year maybe. I am gonna get myself into shape so that next year I will be ready for those big rides early in the season.

-D

balto charlie

last nights commute home sucked! Wore shorts for the AM commute but paid dearly on the return, lots of rain. This AM wasn't much better. At least I was dressed for it. Charlie
PS Go Terps!

NoRacer

I got home before it started raining.

But, I didn't even try this morning due to the call for a "wintry mix" by afternoon rush hour. When I got up, it looked like the forecast had changed putting off the wintry stuff until late evening, but it was too late for me to hop on the bike and make it to work on time... so, I drove.

NoRacer

The DC RAND ride originally scheduled for this Saturday has had a change in venue due to the weather. Following is the information that I have:

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2007
"CANNON BALL CENTURY," starting from Hartwood Elementary School in
Hartwood, Virginia. ***MEETING TIME 8:00 a.m.*** Gentle terrain, goes
up to Remington.

Directions to ride start:
HARTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Go south on I-95 toward Fredericksburg. Take exit 133B, US17 North
towards Warrenton. Go north on US17 for 6 miles, then turn right on
705 Hartwood Rd (TL). Make a quick right turn onto 754 Shackleford Well
Rd., then immediately turn right into the school.

veloellen

you made the right choice - the wintry mix started around 2ish.

dingster1

This sucks! I'm supposed to pick up my new bike this weekend!!

balto charlie

amen to that!!! sleet in the face at 25 mph really hurts. It wasn't as wet as this ams ride but much more painful

derath

Guess it's Mountain bike day tomorrow.

-D

NoRacer

I may head to Virginia for the "easy" DC RAND century.