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derath that is the logic I used to get my wife to go for the Cycleops as my Christmas gift. May as well get the quality that will last. Instead of cheap that MAY last.
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Originally Posted by The Human Car
(Post 6159684)
May 16, 2008 is bike to work day. Mark your calendars, or better yet, REGISTER ONLINE.
The first 225 will receive a canvas bag and T- shirt. The first 500 registrants will receive a T- shirt. This year's Grand Prize will be a trip for 2 with Adventure Cycling on the C&O Canal. http://www.baltometro.org/content/view/258/230/ Derath: I hear those flus are lasting 10 days or more. UofMD reported an epidemic of flu cases on campus. |
Have you tried setting up a satellite stop at work? We do that for a lot of places in the Balto metro area.
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Originally Posted by The Human Car
(Post 6164402)
Have you tried setting up a satellite stop at work? We do that for a lot of places in the Balto metro area.
What I did last year was to ride all the way to work and forget the train. Whatever I decide I will be on a bike somewhere on my way to work:) |
There should be no need to go to a major staging area. Balto metro will drop off swag at your job site before the event all they need is contact info for someone to take charge of the event. Since your work is in WABA territory try asking there about it. If that fails I could probably swing something for you through BMC. The point to B2W is to try and get others out there riding their bike.
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Hello, everyone, well I got my bonus today, woo hoo and took a trip to the local pawn shop to see if the cannondale I've been looking at for the last 10 months was still there, sure enough it was, they wanted $300, I called and offered $150 and It is now mine!!!
I need to add some handlebar breaks and fine tune the derailuers, other than than it is super light compared to a target schwin bike and fast. Any who, what kind of cannondale is it?? it has everything shimano 600 (dark grey) and says c XXXerium on the seat tube. heres some pics Also noracer, any chance you can go early saturday 8-9am??? I can't start 10-11 I have a birthday party in Pa to go to. |
Nice find josh. I've always wanted to take a ride on one with those bar end shifters. Have fun with it...
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Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 6167902)
Also noracer, any chance you can go early saturday 8-9am??? I can't start 10-11 I have a birthday party in Pa to go to. About Saturday, I'll have to take a "rain check". The race team is having a training ride and I guess that I better go. It's going to be a 4 hour ride with 2 x 20 minute intervals. Even though I'm suppose to race on Sunday, this is a workout that I shouldn't miss. So, please, forgive me for skipping out on our ride. I'm sure, due to our proximity to each other and the ability to communicate via this medium, we can arrange another ride in the future. Ok? |
Originally Posted by balto charlie
(Post 6164215)
We need a Catonsville contingency.....Maxine are you listening....
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I will be out on the B&A starting at East-West and heading to Annapolis starting at 9am with the Severna Park group. A nice easy ride to loosen up for Sunday.
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Here is something interesting and new. Could a good movement if lots of people get on board http://yieldtolife.org/
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Ok. My situation [my mind, actually] has changed. Instead of doing a zone 4 training ride with Team BBC, I'm going to get it through the DC Randonnuer ride described as follows:
"FUNKY MONKEY BUSINESS," starting from the Woodbine Park & Ride in Woodbine, Maryland. MEETING TIME 7:30 a.m. I hope you'll join us on this beautiful ride as we travel on roads of yesteryear that were once-upon-a-time affectionately referred to as "unmitigated brutality" and "gruesome," i.e., SCENIC! See the best of Baltimore County, including the Prettyboy Dam and reservoir. Lunch at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Hereford. Elevation gain of AT LEAST 8500 feet promised. I'm sure Chuck's "new & improved" GPS will register far more than that. 100 miles, with 41 and 68-mile options, plus a couple of 5-mile optional shortcuts on the century route. The pre-lunch shortcut skips Prettyboy, though, so I don't recommend it! Directions to the ride start: From the Baltimore Beltway: Take I-70 west about 18 miles to exit #73 From the ramp turn right onto MD94 north Woodbine Road. Go 1/4 around the traffic circle and turn onto Old Frederick Road. Turn left into the shopping center and then left again into the park and ride. From Frederick: Take I-70 east about 18 miles to exit #73 From the ramp turn left onto MD94 north Woodbine Road. Go 1/4 around the traffic circle and turn onto Old Frederick Road. Turn left into the shopping center and then left again into the park and ride. From the Washington Beltway: Take I-270 north toward Frederick. Go 12.8 miles to exit 16, Father Hurley Blvd/Ridge Rd/MD27 toward Damascus. In 7 miles, jog right, then left to remain on MD27 at MD108 in Damascus. In 5.5 miles, take I-70 east toward Baltimore at exit 68. Take the first exit, #73 From the ramp, turn left onto MD94 north Woodbine Road. Go 1/4 around the traffic circle and turn onto Old Frederick Road. Turn left into the shopping center and then left again into the park and ride. |
I've been in the mood to cut back a bit so I am planning to do this BBC ride on Sunday:
all pace short - 10:00 am - 26 mi START: HHE Harford Hills Elementary An out and back ride moderately hilly with Royal Farm stop at turnaround. |
Hey all,
I've enjoyed reading your posts over the past several months but this is the first time I've written in. I live in Carroll County and just did my first commute to work for this year. I took some pictures of the bike which I'll try and post later. Wanted to take a few pics during the commute but realized I had the camera in the backpack and it was not accessible. Excellent ride into work (Lutherville area). Temps were low but the sun was out. I tried out my new Niterider headlamp that I bought at the bike swap for $40 and it worked great. Hopefully I can get home before it gets too dark. And yes, I did register for Bike to Work day. Thanks for the info. Enjoy the riding this weekend everyone. BH |
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Welcome! Don't be afraid to jump right in! Looking forward to seeing some pix. |
Originally Posted by BikerHiker
(Post 6172136)
Hey all,
I've enjoyed reading your posts over the past several months but this is the first time I've written in. I live in Carroll County and just did my first commute to work for this year. I took some pictures of the bike which I'll try and post later. Wanted to take a few pics during the commute but realized I had the camera in the backpack and it was not accessible. Excellent ride into work (Lutherville area). Temps were low but the sun was out. I tried out my new Niterider headlamp that I bought at the bike swap for $40 and it worked great. Hopefully I can get home before it gets too dark. And yes, I did register for Bike to Work day. Thanks for the info. Enjoy the riding this weekend everyone. BH -D |
Noracer, thats cool another time is ok
I'll try to do 20 miles or so local, maybe eastern ave,stemmer run, rossville, rt 1, 20 miles up and back. those 68 miles and 41 mile rides are a little much for me now Thanks |
Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 6173368)
Noracer, thats cool another time is ok
I'll try to do 20 miles or so local, maybe eastern ave,stemmer run, rossville, rt 1, 20 miles up and back. those 68 miles and 41 mile rides are a little much for me now Thanks |
The weather was nice this afternoon. I was out on the B&A from ~3 until 430. Got a nice ride in. Saw someone in Team BBC gear, older guy with full gray beard.
But the ride felt good. I love getting off of my trainer and getting outside |
The commute home was good, but took me longer due to the wind coming out of the West and rush hour traffic. Still averaged 16.5 mph. Drivers were pretty considerate which I have found them to be most of the time on my commutes. Started to run out of daylight coming up Liberty Road, but the new headlight worked perfect and I had 2 blinkies going in the back.
Took some pics of the bike at while at work and then some pics while I was on the bike. I posted them here if you're interested. I need practice with the camera as you can tell :D http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiprides/ Going to try the BBC ride tomorrow leaving from the Londontown Shopping Center in Eldersburg. Hopefully my legs will have recovered by then and I can do the 50+ miles. |
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Sweet ride! I love the TCR's. I'm still kinda kicking myself for not getting one. I'm impressed by the number of guys here who ride Giant's for their commutes. -D |
My husband and I will be in Towson. I don't work on Fridays but I'll bike to the YMCA that day. Josh, the Cannondale looks nice. I had a similar one that I used for commuting many years ago - mine was from the late to mid 80's.
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I love riding in CC, some of the most considerate drivers in Maryland (mostly) and lots of lovely scenery. There is some potential with your camera work. Congrats on the first commute! And congrats on even getting out in the weather, way too many are missing out on this, it really is nice riding weather.
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Well I did 20 miles sunday,(in about an hour, wow for me), through old dundalk, then my penninsula,northpoint blvd route (kept close to home as I don't have a back up tube or CO2 pump yet) really not bad on the road bike, the hills that took some out of me on the 1.5" tires on my commuter were nothing compared to 25c tires, riding position also is so much more back friendly, I even rigged on lights to my helmet and bike so I can take this to work tommorow. I hope next saturday I can try to go further.
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Weekend ride report:
Yesterday was just raw outside so I decided to spend an hour on the trainer with Coach Troy. So, today I was anxious to get outside and ride for a while. Within 15 minutes I was cursing the wind and cold. I'm so sick of the winter!!! For some reason I kept going. I had no route planned other than I wanted to do at least 32 miles to hit my mileage goal for February. I saw another rider and caught up to him. He was on a steel Cannondale that looked like it was set up for touring or commuting. I asked him how long he had been out and he said, "I left Bethesda this morning at 7:30." At this point (11:30) we were in Northern Carroll County. His name was Tom and he was with the DC Randoneurs and was heading to Littlestown, PA and back to Bethesda. 125 miles total. Wow. I was totally impressed. We talked a lot about the Randoneurs and road together for 5 or 6 miles before I had to turn off. The story of his trip made my day and gave me a much needed boost to finish my ride, which ended up being 45 miles (I got a little lost). Meeting other fellow cyclists and learning about what they do is definitely one of the things I like so much about this sport. BH |
Death Valley
Did a couple days of great riding in Death Valley. I was still sick, did two days and went home. I will definitely be back in October for their double century and the camp next February. Check out my blog here.
I would definitely recommend the ride. I can't seem to shake my chest congestion and may just do the rest of my training indoors until the weather warms. I seem to be prone to this chest thing, pneumonia as a kid, bronchitis a few times etc. http://web.mac.com/harrycampbell1/iW...7s%20Site.html |
Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 6226329)
Did a couple days of great riding in Death Valley. I was still sick, did two days and went home. I will definitely be back in October for their double century and the camp next February. Check out my blog here.
I would definitely recommend the ride. I can't seem to shake my chest congestion and may just do the rest of my training indoors until the weather warms. I seem to be prone to this chest thing, pneumonia as a kid, bronchitis a few times etc. http://web.mac.com/harrycampbell1/iW...7s%20Site.html Are you the Harry that posts on BBC Talk? I didn't know you were a BF member! Cool! Hope you get well soon. -- Isaias |
Originally Posted by BikerHiker
(Post 6224195)
Weekend ride report:
Yesterday was just raw outside so I decided to spend an hour on the trainer with Coach Troy. So, today I was anxious to get outside and ride for a while. Within 15 minutes I was cursing the wind and cold. I'm so sick of the winter!!! Even though I spent all morning and early afternoon outdoors, there was no way i was gonna make it 7 straight days on rollers. As soon as i got home, went for a nice 2 hr ride. |
That's me
Hey NoRacer,
Yes the same. Just started riding a few BBC rides late this season, hoping to get up to speed this year. I've been keeping tabs on the DC Rand rides etc. I admire your sense of commitment. I'm trying to figure out a good balance between spending time with my three kids and getting in some miles. I should at least be able to get to 5k total miles this year. See you at one of the rides this season for sure. hc |
Hey folks Glad to see some of you on bikes this last week. Last week was a brutal commuting week especially on Friday. They close down my place of work due to an electrical problem but only after I was at work. Now I was faced with a 25 mile return bike ride as the trains only run at rush hour. This option sucked since the weather was miserable and I was on studded tires. Luckily I got a car ride halfway home and biked the remaining miles. I had to ride into work today on dry pavement w/ those frigging studs tho'. Kinda love/hate relationship. I'm trying to ride 100/week. I'm just under those numbers. Nice day for a ride yesterday, beautiful sunset as I returned from the ride.
On a final note. I have recently returned to an old hobby of mine, homebrewing. This spring we should all get together, attack the "hills of Catonsville" and return to my house for a few pints. Currently on draft is a thick stout and an ESB. Also fermenting is a pale ale. Give me 1 or 2 months to have 2 more on tap. Charlie |
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