I don't mind long rides but do them so infrequently that I'm not conditioned mentally or physically for that. I wouldn't mind doing this double century in Death Valley in the very early spring. I did a camp out there in 08, it's a really cool place, no pun intended. February temps are actually incredible, landscape bizarre like you're riding on Mars, and there are long climbs, long flats, and you dehydrate faster than you can imagine.
I did the century ride during the camp.

http://www.adventurecorps.com/deathv...nroute200.html

Gee whiz, that's more millage then most people put on their car. :eek:

Seriously... wow... awesome and almost unbelievable.

I pulled a smart one today, in the rush of getting it together, I forgot........drumroll please..............my helmet. I guess with the balaclava on I never noticed til I got to work. Wife ran it out to me though. The wife was even awake and said bye and never noticed it.

Next thing you know I'll forget my bike and wonder why it took 2 1/2 hours to get to work.

:lol: And here I was feeling like a complete doofus because I forgot my shampoo yesterday! (j/k!) (I refilled the little travel bottle, but made the crucial error of not putting it back in the bag RIGHT AWAY.) I had to wash my hair with the bar soap. Ewwwww.

"We're not worthy! We're not worthy!!" :D

:o

Who thinks I should ride around the block a few more time?

Sorry... ain't gonna happen. ;)

I dare you to walk to work tomorrow.

:roflmao2:

I would like to know what percentage a ride around the book is compared to your year to date millage. :p

Sadly, for me, there was a time where I have run to work in Towson from Essex with a loaded back pack. It was prep for a marathon. I'd run to work (~10 miles) and then I'd run home in the afternoon-- ~ 20 miles for the day.

Those days are gone.

Not much (~.004% as of this edit), but I'd only need about another 1/2 mile to flip the odometer to 13,000 miles (was at 12,999.) I guess that milestone will have to wait until tomorrow morning.

NR, :beer:

CONGRATS TO NORACER ON 13,000 plus miles this year - SO FAR! That is UFB!

NR-You're probably close to the mileage pro racers put up, and that's their job.

I brought my mtb out to Loch Raven for a quick spin on the trails this afternoon. I plan on getting into this for the winter, once a week at least. I was totally off my game, freaky riding over really dense leaf cover so you can't see the rocks. A couple spots were better marked where other mtbs had packed down the leaves. The ups and downs on the fire road between Dulaney and Providence will get your hr up.
I had to be careful.

Thanks! :thumb:

What's weird is that I don't feel like I've put in any extra effort in comparison with the past 3 years.

I think it was more stressful to have to meet at BBC or DC RAND or SPP rides on a regular basis then to go ahead and ride long with a smaller group or on my own. I think I'll be cutting back on the club rides next year.

So, the end of the year is fast approaching. It looks like, barring a long period of winter storms, somewhere around 14,000 miles this year. I'll shoot for 15,000 next year. :D

I still don't have any beer in my house. Can you believe that? :twitchy: :twitchy: :twitchy:

And, I didn't even touch the tequila last time, either. :rolleyes:

13K wow!!! You can also call it 20KK. Well done. I guess your lack of beer consumption allows you to attain 13K and keeps me @ 5K(in a good year). Well done Isaias. Now will you please go drink a beer.

Perhaps tonight since Saturday's ride will be the lesser one for this weekend.

@Bob - I think I'll be meeting you at Oregon Ridge, Sunday, via bike. That should get me around 140 miles by the time I get back home.

Good stuff. I'll probably ride up too. Should be a decent group for it. I've gotten a few inquiries from DC Rand and BBC folks.

My plug from bbctalk:

On Again/Off Again. 102 miles. Start at 8AM Sunday, Nov. 8th. Oregon Ridge Park pkng lot

This ride offers a lot of options for a wide range of riders.
The premise of the route is to cover all 40.5 miles of the NCR/Heritage trail in 5 different segments. Each segment is interspersed with moderately hilly road riding that wanders in and out of the Little Gunpowder valley. The 4 crossover points allow for easy shortcuts and "drop-ins".

Full ride is 102.8 miles with lunch in York PA.
Short cuts are 28mi (@ Weisberg rd), 49mi (@ Freeland rd), 66mi (@ Glen Rock) and 82mi (@ Glatfelters). You can easily drop in to the ride at a point different from the start.
(email me so we can look out for you)

The trail is hard-packed and stable, but bumpy. Bring 28mm + tires for comfort, but 25's should be fine as we're never doing more than 10 miles on the trail at one time.

PM me for a cue sheet. Bikely map here: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/360827
-GB Bob

I checked out the map and the cue sheet in the map. I had to print it in landscape, because I'm getting the adverts from bikely.com running over top of the cue if I print it in portrait.

EDIT: Just noticed. The map starts and ends at someones private mansion. Whoops!

Hah! wrong driveway indicated on bikely. (that's my other home ;))
Start/end is Oregon Ridge parking lot.

Proper cue sheet here: http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0...OTdkMTIy&hl=en

It no workie!

I fire googledocs! :crash:

They have a hidden different address for non sign in access.
Try this:
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0...OTdkMTIy&hl=en

I had a GB spotting this morning around 8 AM, we were going different directions so all we could do was shout hello as we passed. In my ~10 mile ride through the city this morning I spotted at least one cyclists every mile, I really :love: seeing more cyclists out and about, better yet is even running into people you know.

Much better.

Wah! :cry: I didn't see anyone out at 5:15am this morning... in our balmy 38F temps.

All I can say is America is f=ed up in the way that we get around. I swear motorists just think we are pests and despite bike advocacy it is an engrained mindset "the car is king, we love them more than anything else" I don't see any cyclists on my way back and forth to the gym. I try to smile at motorists and think good thoughts but I usually want to spit. With that said I do see a fair amount of commuters going down my street. Seriously though, compared to European cities it's a joke. :) On the upside-I like the feeling of superiority as I ride past dozens of cars at a light.

Well, at least one Euro country is still having a not so good time at it:

http://bit.ly/atnwi <-- Report: Sharp rise in UK cycling casualties

I'm finally having a :beer: :thumb:

This one's for Bob. He broke 7,000 miles and is well on his way to setting a new PR. Yay!!!!

Anyone else set a PR...? more reason for me to have another :beer:

schucks. barring injury, I should see 8k this year.
cheers!

Well, the UK wouldn't be an example I would use, rather France, Denmark, Germany. They drive like nuts there too but have retained their bike culture from years back, I think. I'm still gung ** about getting more people on bikes but I think we'll never get cars off the road until we raise fuel prices drastically. I was thinking this morning as I was crawling up Bellemore (loving that hill) what a drastic contrast, me turning over the pedals at 5mph and the dude in the BMW who passes me by simply pushing his foot forward. But how much gas does it take to get up Bellemore? These are the things I think about.

I didn't count miles in 09, I tallied my workouts but there were a bunch of running days. I might do it in 09 as i am so f-ing inspired!!!! I'm riding on Sunday morning. What time is your OAOA ride?