donhaller 

Brand New Maryland Bicycle Baby!!!!

I picked it up today after work!



This rig is smokin'
I took it for a short spin down the block and back. I'm going to break it in tomorow on that Team In Training ride! I can't wait.

NoRacer

^^^^^

Hey, she's a beaut', mate!

Seriously, have fun. I hope you like your TCR as much as I do mine.

Vitamin_J

Awesome bike!! Congrats to you!

Vitamin_J

Did I miss the thread about the ride? Scrolling back back and back...

derath

Kinda sorta. I am leaving from my parents house in Cape St. Claire at 8:30. If you could make it here you could ride along

-D

NoRacer

I'm back in Essex. I'll write a longer ride report later. Right now, all I want is a hot cup of soup, soak under a hot shower, and a nap. I'm definitely sick. Throat is scratchy and burning and my upper chest feels like it's filled with cotton, and I feel like I need to cough up a fur ball.

My final mileage total is 92.6 miles.

L8ter.

donhaller 

We did twenty today out of the Park & Ride in Davidsonville. Great ride and a few good hills to get the heart pumping!!

derath

Well ya did good anyhow.

After I get the kids to bed later tonight I will write up a full report with pictures.

Legs are a bit sore, but I am still tempted to do a short easy roller spin tonight just so they don't get too tight.

-D

derath

I posted a ride report over in the road forum

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...57#post3920757

-D

balto charlie

Nice ride guys. I was out(not biking ) at 8. It was very cold at that time(20's). I thought about the you 3. As the day warmed I wished I had gone. Since I commute so often in cold I chose not to ride below freezing for recreational rides. No racer w/ a cold, I might have been able to keep up. Grreeat trip report

derath

Motionbased came back up, so here is the ride

https://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2132891

Hope you are feeling better today NoRacer

-D

balto charlie

Hey Maxine: I ride MARC(camden line/St denis stop) do you bike to the station? I've been trying to get MARC to allow bikes onto the cars. They were thinking about it until Sec Flanagan took over. Now that Ehrlich et al. are gone we have a new Sec of Transportation. It's time to bug him about bikes, he's been in office for a month:-) If you ever ride the Camden/St Denis look for me, I'll have a bike helmet.
Charlie
PS commute wasn't too bad this AM a little sloppy, no shoulders.

The Human Car

I’m kicking myself now for not joining you guys. I don’t know what it is about this winter but I have been having off and on temperature issues that I did not experience last year. Sometimes I fine over a wide temperature range and other times I am not.

NoRacer I hope you feel better.

maxine

Back in the day, when I used to live in Pasadena and work in D.C., I rode the MARC every day (Penn Line) from BWI. But that other day was just a one-time thing -- I had to go to a conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel (conveniently located a block from the Woodley Park/Adams Morgan Metro stop!) I never tried to bike to the MARC -- I didn't get back into cycling again until after I was no longer working in D.C.

My hat is off to you dedicated commuters. A very long time ago, I lived in England for 4 years and did not own a car, and cycled everywhere. But I only lived about three miles from work, and I didn't have to look nice when I got there! I did enjoy it, though. Right now I live much too far from where I work (41 miles one-way, via interstate roads), but I'll probably be moving in May, so I'm keeping the bike commute possibility in mind as I'm starting to think about where I should go.

balto charlie

That's a chunk of miles. Commuting by bike and train has been one of the best changes I have ever made in my life. I no longer fear going towards DC. Sometimes the train is late or slow but I ain't driving. I also can look a little frumpy when I arrive at work and often do. I am also fortunate to have a shower when needs dictate. Hope your move allows you to bike commute.

No Racer has been quiet...the bug must have put him down!

NoRacer

Stayed home Monday and Tuesday. I'm at work today, but I've got a serious sinus leak. Gross!

Coughing has subsided for the most part, but if I were to get out on the bike in the cold air, I'm sure I'd resurrect it.

I'm hoping I'll be ready to ride by the weekend.

veloellen

Hi locals. Saw a picture today on Sunspot of a woman walking her dog around Lake Montebello. Is the area open for riding yet? They closed it for a few years back for work - whats up with that area?
Thanks

galen_52657

Here is a little hour-and-a-half training ride I did yesterday after work. This route works pretty well early and late season when one is forced by short days to ride during rush hour. Most of the route goes against the prevailing traffic (excepting heading out on Providence Road but once over the beltway, traffic is light).

This loop has several good climbs with Notchcliff (aptly named) being the biggie.

https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/notchcliffshorty

balto charlie

I don't know but I am certain someone at this site will have the info. It's the Baltimore bicycling club
https://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/bbctalk/
If you have trouble posting a Q let me know and I will do it for you.

Folks: March 1...Spring is in the air!

The Human Car

^^^ I put the question out on the BikeHon list and will probably hear something back in 48 hours. If not I can swing by there this weekend and check it out.

cc_rider

Is there a link for it?

The Human Car

^^^ https://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/bikehon/

veloellen

Thanks Barry.

NoRacer

For those interested in a century (or two) this weekend, the DC Randonneurs are putting on the following rides (Saturday looks like a sufferfest--yeah!):

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007
Lothar Hennighausen is leading "LES LAMENTATIONS DE LOTHAIRE" (aka
"Lothar's Lament" for those not PBP-bound), starting from Monocacy
Middle School, Frederick, Maryland. MEETING TIME 7:30 a.m. This is a
new ride and it's going to be a doozie. There are 7 CODE RED climbs,
so get ready for the big hurt. I don't want to destroy the element of
surprise so I won't tell you more than that. Lunch at Nan & Pap's in
the village of South Mountain. 100 VERY SCENIC miles, with a metric
option and an optional 7-mile shortcut near the end of the ride. Since
Lothar's going to lead the ride, he is COMMITTED to riding every inch!


Directions to the ride start:
MONOCACY MIDDLE SCHOOL, FREDERICK, MARYLAND, 8009 Opossumtown Pike,
Frederick MD 21702 From D.C. Beltway, take I-270 north 31 miles to
Frederick. Continue north on US15 3.7 miles. Take Motter Ave exit
(sign for Frederick Community College). Turn RIGHT at the traffic
light onto Opossumtown Pike. In about 1.5 mi. turn RIGHT into Monocacy
Middle School parking lot (just after Frederick Community College on the
left).



******************************************

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2007
"THE SANDGATES CENTURY," starting from D.C. Martin Elementary School,
Bryantown, Maryland. MEETING TIME 7:30 a.m. Here's a kinder gentler
ride offered as an antidote to Saturday's torture-fest. Highlights on
this southern Maryland ride, mostly in St. Mary's County, include many
Amish farms and an Amish meeting house, Greenwell State Park, an
optional side trip to the Sotterley Mansion (see
https://www.sotterley.com/), and lunch at the Seabreeze Restaurant in
Sandgates, where if we're lucky we might get a glimpse of Shrimpy the
Kelp Gull! See
https://www.livejournal.com/community...tml?mode=reply
and
https://www.wamu.org/programs/mc/feat...th_shrimpy.php
. 102 miles, with plenty of shortcuts.

Directions to the ride start:
T. C. MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 6315 Olivers Shop Rd, Bryantown,
Maryland
From DC Beltway, go south on MD5 Branch Avenue, toward Waldorf (Exit
7A). In 12.2 miles turn left on MD5 (TL) (just after entering Charles
County) (sign to Lexington Park/Leonardtown). In 3.2 miles turn left
on Leonardtown Rd to remain on MD5 (TL) (Bus. 5 goes R). In 4.9 miles
turn right onto Olivers Shop Rd MD232 (blinking TL). In 1.1 mile turn right
into school parking lot.

For Contact information, go to:

https://www.dcrand.org/

derath

Wow,

Heck of a ride. Now NoRacer, if you bike to and from that ride plus the century you will be my ultimate hero.

-D