NoRacer

Greetings and welcome.

beachcruiser

Thanks. Mark this tour on your calendar. Flat and breezy. Fenwick Island, DE. See you there.
https://www.bethany-fenwick.org/bike07.htm

NoRacer

I like riding from Ocean City, MD to Rehobeth, DE and back, but one of these days I'm going to Dover instead of stopping at Rehobeth or maybe catch the ferry to "Jersey" bike there for a while and come back.

balto charlie

Winter hath returned. i had to find all my winter gear(couldn't find my balaclava) this AM. Wasn't really that cold but I was getting spoiled w/ all the short & T shirt riding weather. Easter egg hunts are going to be brutal this wknd

derath

I know. I am seriously ready for spring. At least my winter bike shoes arrived today. I bought them on end of season clearance, but I didn't figure I would get to TRY THEM this weekend.

-D

donhaller 

The wife and I will be in Ocean City from April15 thru the 22 and I had planned on riding this ride. Anyone else committed to riding it?
Let me know I'd love to have a riding partner there.

EDIT - Registered Today $30 Done -- Let's make a BF get together before the ride

donhaller

bobby c

Thanks for the reminder (& Beachcruiser as well). I'd like to do this, I'll see if I can scare up a few people to go as well.....

Indyv8a

Bummed about the weather here too. New bike, family commitments the nice days this week, had to work late yesterday. Off for the next week (thank you spring break) but now it's cold, and I have little to no cold weather gear.

derath

Well I am off for good friday. So here is my planned ride. I have a couple things to drop off for a coworker so I am going to try and squeeze them in my pack and drop them off around mile 14. Good ride to try out my new shoes too. Very excited about having warm feet.

Anyone want to join me?

https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Good-Friday-Ride

-D

derath

I don't know if anyone else bothered to try and ride over this holiday weekend. I was off on friday and went out. Cold and WINDY. Average winds at 15mph, 31deg when I left the house. But it was still nice to get on the road.

Not my best time, did I mention the wind? I tried out some new roads to see if they will work for my night rides.

https://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2403613
-D

Indyv8a

Got to REI in Timonium, got some finger gloves, tights, skull cap...took my son out for about 1/2 hour yesterday, just in our neighborhood. It was chilly.

NoRacer

I drove to Westminster for a club ride. Come 9:30, no ride leader. Called ride leader--ride cancelled due to wind & temps near freezing. I guess I should have checked my email one more time before leaving.

On the way home, I stopped at the Providence Rd Park & Ride and did a ride to Jacksonville. On the way there, I got nailed in the leg with a bottle of water by some teenagers in a passing car. Didn't have time to get a license plate number.

Anyway, it was a short ride--a little over 20 miles. The last few miles, snow flurries.

I'm really, really, really getting tired of this weather.

derath

That sucks. Next time keep my number handy. Anytime you are in my area I will be happy to take a spin. Well today wouldn't have worked anyhow due to the whole going to the parents with the kids today. But any other time...

Yea this crap weather is getting very very old.

-D

balto charlie

I haven't had something thrown at me in years. I thought all of those punks grew up. Shame. I am also growing tired of this weather. I am only riding when I commute with the occasional nooner ride on the best days. Replaced my rear cass and chain which improved the ride but also need to replace the cranks.

balto charlie

I forgot, there's BTAG meeting this Friday if any of you are interested. Here's some info:
As a meeting reminder, the next meeting of the Bicycle and Trails
>Advisory Group (BTAG) is scheduled for April 13th at 8:30 AM at the
>Constellation Center (directions are attached). Representatives of
>both the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project and the National Harbor
>development will be present, and we will be able to discuss options
>for connecting the two projects together and to the surrounding
>communities. The Wilson Bridge representatives will have the latest
>plans for the trail along the bridge, and National Harbor will be
>able to discuss their latest ideas.

Here's directions:
One Constellation Centre
6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 410
Phone: (301) 686-0000 / Fax: (301) 686-0001
I-95 / I-495 Capital Beltway (Via Car)
• Outer Loop - Take the St. Barnabas Road exit towards Oxon Hill (Exit 4A).
Bear right onto Oxon Hill Rd. Office is .25 miles ahead on right.
• Inner Loop - Take the St. Barnabas Road exit towards Oxon Hill (Exit 4A).
Office is .30 miles ahead on right.
• Parking is available in the lot in front of the building.

brettdj

I am in Frederick, new to the board.

NoRacer

Welcome to the MD thread.

bobby c

Anyone do the Princeton Sports (Columbia) Tuesday night rides? I see they are starting up again this coming Tuesday.

galen_52657

Looks like today is gonna be the only half-way decent day weather wise 'till next week. So get out there an turn those pedals!

NoRacer

Well, this morning's bike commute to Towson (between 5:15-6:30AM) was a little soggy. This afternoon was ok. I made it home before the t-storm, but the legs felt a little on the dead side, so I took a nap.

galen_52657

Napping is good too...!!

balto charlie

It's getting harder and harder to motivate myself to bike commute. It feels like New England around here. Cool temps, rain, mud and snow. It was easier to pedal in Feb. At least one expected frigid temps. I want sun! We should be in shorts and a T. Needless to say, it's still better than driving. All I have to do to motivate myself is listen to the traffic report. I haven't ridden a 1,000 miles yet. Last year I had 1K in mid March. Ok, enough of my whining. Charlie

NoRacer

+1

I was doing great during that spell of warmer weather. Now, I'm a little flat. The old bod doesn't like these big fluctuations in temps when it's suppose to relatively warm by now.

Marylandnewbie

Balto - you make me feel a bit better about my mileage. I'm at about 1400 miles through the first week of April, which is about on track with last year. With that, I should be on track for almost 5K commuter miles in 2007.

NoRacer

Two BBC rides starting at Oregon Ridge tomorrow if anyone is interested.

0900hrs - 13/15 MPH group - 35 miles

0930hrs - 15/17 & 18 groups - 50 miles