It's getting closer to the weekend - Yeh I know It's only Monday :D

I'm looking for a ride partner for the Fenwick Bethany ride on Saturday. It looks like the weather is going to smooth out and warm up a tad for the ride. I Guess I'd be riding 15-18mph pace perhaps more or less. I'll be in OC starting Wednesday and plan to ride to Fenwick to pick up my shirt and stuff on Friday, but if anyone wants to meet Friday night for food or Saturday morning prior to the ride let me know.

Hey Don. I'm planning on riding as well. Look for the white Empella CX rider.

I see we share the same occupation. I work at a company here in Ocean City as a coldfusion dev. Give me a shout emmet( )oceancityguide.com

I'll look for you. So what do CycloCross riders look like? Do they all ride Empellas? :D or will you have a sign that has your name and Bike Forum written on it.. Only kidding. If I locate you I will get your attention. I'll be riding my black & yellow Giant TCR C1.

I took a ride today from our condo on 32nd street down to Fenwick and back. There was a nasty headwind on the way north, but a nice tailwind coming back home. I hope the wind gives us a break on Saturday, but at least the sun and temps look like they will be in our favor.

So what does the OC Guide do with a Cold Fusion programmer? I have used a lot of authoring tools but I never got into Cold Fusion. If I recall, it requires a special server setup and everywhere I worked for the past 15 years never had the hardware setup for it. I started years ago with Director and then Authorware. I'm working for the Air Force now and thier tool of choice is a blend of Flash authored through Lectora. This way everything talks to the LMS - Anyhow I'll chat with you later

Hope to see you there.

At least you got out today. I haven't been out since saturday afternoon. The wind just takes the joy out of it.

On the subject of easter shore riding... Has anyone completed the Viewtrail 100? I'm thinking of taking a weekend out in May and doing it.

I have the maps and other info about Viewtrail 100, but have yet to put wheel to pavement. I was thinking it could be a fun, short family tour for this spring. Still haven't set a date for the trip so who knows what will happen. Hopefully someone else has ridden it and can give us the lowdown.

hi all, new here. commuter from Silver Spring to McPherson Sq via the CCT... been lurking for a while and I have a question.

Someone was telling me about a trail that went through MD or WV that went through some old mining towns and the streams were rust red... anyone have any idea what I am talking about?

Thanks in advance..

It might be the Ghost Town Trail up in PA. Check out this link and see if its what you're thinking about:

http://bikewashington.org/trails/ghost/ghost.htm

Yet another trip that I've looked at for a family tour, but haven't yet turned the wheels. Perhaps now that the weather is improving, we'll get some wheels turning.

What the hell was that yellow thing in the sky this morn.....could spring be here, again! Might hit 80 this wknd. finally.

Hey that ghost town ride seems cool but that's a long car drive.

For eastern shore riders: here are 2 links w/ great biking maps. The first one is for eastern shore Delmarva($5) and the 2nd one is for delaware(free). Highly recommended.

http://tinyurl.com/b4g63

http://www.deldot.net/static/bike/maps/maps.html

Yo Barry: Please send me your email. I have a few q's for ya about trail monies and such. Charlie

Balto -- thanks for the links. The family is always big on possible bike routes without killer hills.

Yay! Spring is here. It almost felt like summer.

Hope everyone enjoyed their rides today.

-D

I did. Earlier I was out with TeamBBC. We had an impromptu "training ride" around Loch Raven. I got to meet some of the other racers who were more than happy to share what they knew.

After the Loch Raven ride, I drove to Oregon Ridge Park. From there, I did a solo ride to Hampstead.

Great day.

I pulled off another century today. Not the most demanding century, but a nice ride on a great day. My final time was 8.66 hrs with an average speed of 11.5 mph -- not very impressive, but not bad for my second century.

If anyone from the DC area is interested I went down the Capital Crescent Trail to the C & O and then rode out to Edwards Ferry Rd. I took Edwards Ferry Rd up to Poolesville and then did a loop around Poolesville. (Its the Western Montgomery loop on bikewashington.org if you want the details.) And then finished off with a long haul back down the C & O to the CCT and home. Since I missed a turn I had to make up a few miles on the C & O and I think I wound up doing more hill climbing than the original route. I wasn't sure I'd make it, but I ultimately was able to ride up every hill. I guess I will have to ride it again in the future (the right way) to see how the two routes stack up. I think I may have also made a mistake of taking on a century on a brand new saddle. I didn't have a choice since my old saddle broke on Thursday night, but it did make a sore bottom on those final 30 miles..

Dude,

So some time in the future when you ride within 5-10 miles of my house you gotta warn me. You can stop by for lunch at least, or I can pick up the ride somewhere along the way and practice hanging on your wheel until my heart explodes :D

MarylandNewbie- any century ride at any speed is impressive.

-D

I know. :o The ride was done on impulse. I didn't think I could 'scare up' anyone else for the ride on such short notice.

Sounds nice. Good job for a second century.

Thanks for the encouragement guys. The ride out on the C & O and around Poolesville was really nice and was a great sale pitch for biking. The ride back on the C & O was not that exciting -- too many stupid peds and other obstacles as well as too many miles of bumpy gravel. I'm already looking at some future routes that I think I can handle. Hopefully I'll be able to make a little progress each ride.

derath - going close by you Tuesday so come out and play:)

Date: Tuesday, April 24, 9:30 am
Speed: 15-17 mph
Start: ORR - Oregon Ridge Park
Distance: 45 miles
Description: Hampstead Loop, rolling with hills, snack at Hampstead Jiffy Mart - Come join the fun!

Thanks for the heads up. Hmm tuesday tuesday. I know I have something tuesday. Oh yea.

WORK!

Now any other day of the week and there would be a chance, since I work from home whenever possible. But tuesdays is staff meeting day and I will be in Columbia at 8am.

But don't stop asking.

-D

I have been wanting to post all weekend since Saturday. but one thing or the other has kept me from it. I did the Fenwick / Bethany Ocean to Bay ride on Saturday and had a great time. It was a nice flat ride with nice scenary along the way. I only missed two turns on the que sheet but did good otherwise. I wound up doing a little over 50 miles in 3.5 hours witb two breaks in there.

I'll post a ride link later

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/i...kValue=2555845

Nothing momentous, but I was really pleased to have a good, though short ride yesterday. I'm especially pleased with my self for riding up Park Heights Ave. from Garison Forest to Walnut Ave, without any real difficulty (Though I was absolutely cooked when done.) Good to get up an intimidating hill, for a newb.

Hey! That looks like a Baltimore Bike Club ride that I just saw posted on BBC Talk!

Great ride with 12 cyclists. We had a 10-15 mph headwind up to Hampstead, especially a slog on the climb up St Paul to Houcksville. Too bad Simmons Ice Cream wasn't open at Cascade Lake. Very fast on Maple Grove and Brick Store. Got back with overall of 17. Counting commute from Towson for 62 miles.

Are you with the BBC? Did you lead the ride?

I should really think about joining.

-D

You can use PayPal, now, to pay your club dues. It's so easy, if you have a PayPal account that is.

<---Red Star would probably give that away. :D I keep meaning to. But I probably should check out some club rides first.

So how is the racing NoRacer?

-D

Nothing yet. I have my race license and I borrowed one of the older team jersey's from a guy on the team. There's a series of training races in Greenbelt, but it's on Wednesdays at 6pm starting May 2. The "C" races (read: newbie, beginner races) start at 6pm and you can't pre-register online (sux), so with the time of day and traffic being what it is at that time of the day around D.C., I'd probably have to leave work early to do a race. I really should start with these before doing something more advanced.

Here is the Ocean to Bay route if anyone is interested

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/i...kValue=2555845