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Welcome, DeRosa.

Checking in again after a loooooong break. I got out last Saturday, and it was a perfect day.

Thanks! :)

Hey folks: My rec biking is at an all time low. Too much non biking ***** getting in the way. i am glad I bike commute or I would be getting zero miles, especially w/ such beautiful weather.
I was around Patterson Park this wknd. Anybody on this forum live around there? I really liked the area. It has made big changes in recent years. City feel w/ out the tourist. Nice homes and great park.

I'm about 7 miles east of the park, which means a slightly sketchy trip through "Hollantown" (Highlandtown) to reach the area of Eastern Blvd that I live near.

Highlandtown sketchy???? say it's not true.....

Sunday was perfect too....

So was today. I took a long lunch and went for a nooner.

I use to work in Highlandtown. Monarch Rubber Co.(shoe soles not condoms) Is it still there? I guess you're around Essex/Chase. my BIL lives on the water over there. They got hammered when Isabelle blew through. Had to rebuild.

+1 for Saturday and Sunday

Saturday, I rode the BBC club ride from Carroll Manor Park to Fawn Grove, PA. Great ride (hilly), but I kept falling off the back of the fast group. There were 3 other Team BBC members in the ride and eventually someone would help pace me back up to the group. The pace of the ride for the fast group averaged around 18 MPH. I was slower at a bit over 17 MPH after suffering a flat tire at High Point Rd. Since I rode to the ride start, I had 20 miles more to do after the club ride for a total of 91 miles for the day.

Sunday, I rode the BBC club ride from Mt View to Point of Rocks. Flatter course, but windier that day. There was one other Team BBC member in the ride. We originally agreed to go easy (he was also in the Saturday club ride), but we got enticed to speed by a paceline that finally disintegrated into a fast free-for-all for a group of about 8 of us. After a short rest at the halfway point, 2 guys took off because one had family business to attend to. Next our group--four in all--took off and after a short warm up, proceeded to put the diesel engines back in gear, hammering all the way back to Mt View Middle School. From the halfway point, we wound up raising the average speed, finishing at an average of 18.3 MPH over 84 miles.

My weekend total came to 175 miles.

galen, Hugh at Performance Bike recommended this ride to me last Friday when I stopped in for some supplies. I might have to put some gasoline in my truck so I can drive out tomorrow after work. Then, we can see how long before I get dropped. :(

But did you get in a ride? :D

He got is some sort of ride.....:eek:

The ride, due to several of the Kelly/LSV semi-pros being in very good shape is even faster than last year. Last week the pace was 23 MPH. I got popped off the back about halfway through.

Well, I'm still trying to make up my mind whether I'm going to leave out of work early tomorrow and head to Greenbelt for the "C" race or go to Oregen Ridge. I think either option will be painful just in their own way.

But it's a much shorter drive to Oregon Ridge and you can get your butt kicked without having to pay.....:D :p :D :)

So true!

Biscuit and Galen get your minds out of the gutter:) Besides I work at the BARC Ag research facility and all we got are sheep and cows:eek:
I ended up riding 40 miles today, before after and during work. Even got some research done. I'm impressed w/ the speeds some of you folks are riding ! Over 18mph for 80 miles is fast. 23 mph!!! My vanagon can barely do that.

Well, I think I'm going to do the "C" race down in Greenbelt, galen. Sorry, but the Oregon Ridge ride won't show up on my race resume as a mass start. I'd like to get this race thing rolling, no pun intended.

I excused myself from work tomorrow, so that I can make a day of it. I'd like to get to the park earlier in the day to recon the race route. Hopefully, I'll be able to ride it if there's nothing else going on at the time.

NoRacer--I'll see you at the race! I'll be roadguarding, though, so no B race for me.

I think I'll wear my Caisse D'Epargne/Illes Balears cap as my distinguishing goofy attribute so you and any other BF'ers can say hi. :D

Cool! See you there, Pete!

Btw, I'll be the guy in the yellow Team BBC jersey--a little oversized since I borrowed it from another team member.

NoRacer, you're gonna have to change your name! :)

Good luck in Greenbelt, and have fun!

Thanks!

Anyway, here's my recap:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=294067

Hey Maxine I was gonna say that:) We'll have to call him YesRacer.

Way to go in the first one. With the speeds you post here I think i will have to race in a 'Cat Q' or 'R'