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Originally Posted by wolfpack
(Post 7813672)
i plan on being in the baltimore area around lunch time (or before) on 11/24 and would like to get in a 2.5-3hr ride (or more depending on terrain & time constraints). could you suggest some routes for me? thanks - karen
Keep an eye on the balt bicycling club schedule. http://www.baltobikeclub.org/index.pl/schedulea Nothing for monday on there yet, but someone could put up a last minute ride. |
Originally Posted by greaterbrown
(Post 7813713)
BTW NoRacer, whatever ride you do today, congrats on hitting that 5th digit. :thumb:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 "OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS," starting from Mount View Middle School, Marriottsville, Maryland. MEETING TIME 7:30 a.m. No mountains, but this new ride could turn out to be a doozy in its own right! We'll be exploring a lot of the Patapsco River Valley and heading north to Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, where we'll have lunch at Mignano Brothers. It seems impossible to ride a century in this area without accumulating at least 8,000 feet of elevation gain, so expect fairly constant steep ups & downs. 100 miles, with short options of 59 and 81 miles. Directions to the ride start: MOUNT VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, 12101 Woodford Drive, Marriottsville, MD 21104-1456 From DC Beltway I-495, take Exit 30A onto US29 North toward Columbia. In 14.3 miles merge onto MD32 West via Exit 16B toward Clarksville. In 14.2 miles turn right onto MD99 Old Frederick Rd. In 0.8 mi., turn left onto Woodford Drive. MapQuest indicates the school is 0.1 mile after the turn onto Woodford Drive, whereas Google indicates 0.6 mile. Since this is a new ride start location and we've never actually been there before, I don't know who is right! Not sure if school is on left or right side of the road, either. Getting to the start could be almost as much of an adventure as the ride itself. |
Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 7813704)
we need beam shots please.
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http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...31#post7816031
beamshots of mine, I should have spread the lights out more, they're kinda all focused 20 feet in front of me. anyway noracer? (josh looks at watch sees almost 10pm) |
Nobody rode?
I was up late last night watching "the happening" weird movie. I was not very motivated to wake up early to get in the 50 miles I wanted, I went out around 10am, the wind sucked, really breezy out, I did 15 miles, tour of old dundalk and then northpoint, a mix of hill climb accelerations (never tried before, same hill I did 12mph up before in my lowest gear, I managed to ratchet up to 17, 3 gears up and was not out of breath), 20x20 intervals (about 7 sets) and one long straight away. 15 miles 16.9 mph 90 cad avg |
Sunday 11/09/2008 - DC Randonneur's "Over the River and Through the Woods" century
101 miles according to the iBike, but the GPS only caught 99.73 miles with ~8,000ft of climbing in 6:36:39, average speed 15.1 mph. The ride is split into 2 parts: http://bimactive.com/ba/journal/post/10783/18697 <--Part 1 http://bimactive.com/ba/journal/post/10783/18698 <--Part 2 MAPS http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/map_get.p...mapType=street http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/map_get.p...mapType=street ELEVATION http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get..._route&units=1 http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get..._route&units=1 SPEED http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get...tivity&units=1 http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get...tivity&units=1 Me and another gent by the name of Lane finished ahead of everyone else (~9 people in our group), but Lane is very strong. He dropped me on the long climb up Gunpowder Rd. At lunch we ran into other members of DC Rand on a different ride. Also, there were some folks from the Baltimore Bike Club on a Seven Valleys ride at the lunch stop as well. Anyway, it was a great ride with lots of sharp climbs. I would say that the first half felt easier than the second half due to the longer sustained climbs in the second half. Maile's photo set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcn7/se...7608815080333/ Bill's photo set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wabeck/...7608825342360/ |
A bit of information for all you bike commuters and advocates. Despite falling gas prices bike programs are taking root around the world, well mostly Europe. I was in Paris back in March and everybody was on the Velib bicycles. You couldn't turn down a street without seeing a Velib station. New York is passing an ordinance that all new buildings built in NY must have a bike room. About time we here in the US are getting onboard. I could go on and on about how Amtrak is incredibly inconvenient for traveling with a bike, how drivers just see us as a nuisance. I work at home so don't bike commute anymore, but kudos to you guys for being so dedicated to it. For the price of that giant widening project of 695 and the i 95 interchange could finance an incredible alternative transportation system. The Velib system in Paris is paid for entirely by advertising space.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/wo...=1&oref=slogin I rode little this weekend, twenty some miles on Saturday, none on Sunday. We had a bit of a celebration on Saturday night so Sunday was a wash. Did a bit of running but now my right leg has got some serious pain, from foot to ass. I'll be doing some easy spinning to see how it feels, and see if I've done something bad. |
Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 7816047)
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...31#post7816031
beamshots of mine, I should have spread the lights out more, they're kinda all focused 20 feet in front of me. anyway noracer? (josh looks at watch sees almost 10pm) Josh, Sorry. I didn't get a chance to do anything with the lights other than use them a little bit on Sunday's ride and this morning's commute. Anyway, I'm not very impressed with the 800L. I'll do a mini-review in a following post. |
My DeathStar is not shining as brightly as I hoped--Review of the Dinotte 800L / 400L combo:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...72&postcount=1 |
Hey folks: Got back late last night from a body beating climbing trip to the New River Gorge. I am really spent. Couldn't even ride my bike for the commute this AM.
NR: You are at 10K already!! Nice job. How come your images get stripped by my work blockers and others make it through. What do you do different?? I will have to wait to see your retina burning setup. You have almost as many dollars invested in lighting as miles ridden this year:D I was stopped on my way home last Thursday by a motorist. I thought he was asking directions but he wanted to tell how brightly lit I was. Made me feel a little safer. Fenix lights:thumb: wolfpack: I must work on the 24th but if you like rail trail stuff there's an 80 mile round trip on the NRC trail(crushed stone) (Balto to York Pa)or a 50 mile RT(Paved) from BWI airport to Annapolis MD. Here are the links: NCR: http://bikewashington.org/trails/ncr/ncr.htm BWI & B&A trails: http://bikewashington.org/routes/bwi/index.htm AND http://bikewashington.org/trails/ba/ba.htm HArry: the best line in the Times article: the main problem w/ the program in Spain is its popularity. Racks are often empty before the morning rush hour is over. Nice. garysol: hope you got to ride w/ some local riders GB: wish I could ride w/ you and Barry this wknd. I have been neglecting the misses lately and better hang at home this weekend. Later all |
Originally Posted by balto charlie
(Post 7823014)
garysol: hope you got to ride w/ some local riders
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Anyone have any cool rides going on tomorrow, since most people are off?
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by most people you mean everyone but me right?
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Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 7825704)
by most people you mean everyone but me right?
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Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 7813289)
Anyone hear from Barry lately? I haven't seen anything from him since our ride last weekend. I haven't gotten anything from B'moreSpokes and I didn't see anything new as of this week on there--sorta worried about him.
Overall it was a very interesting weekend for me from hanging out with some of the BBC faster riders (I got dropped from the lead pack at ~the 12 mile mark but there were a couple of other riders that I road with after that) to the OLC ride where a 10-12 was the "fast" pace. Anyway interesting juxtaposition of riders and view points. Thanks for being concerned, -=Barry=- |
Originally Posted by The Human Car
(Post 7826689)
On Saturday I did the BBC long ride and the Annual Awards Diner so I got in 89 miles for that day.
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Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 7825723)
...and me and I'm a veteran--not of foreign war. I was born too late and too early, but I served.
NoRacer-So that's where you get that tenacity, boot camp. I'm going to try to swing the Monument ride on Sunday, an all day affair for sure, which is difficult for me to swing. Also interested in the BBC Saturday ride at Maryland line park and ride, though doubt I could get away for both. |
Originally Posted by garysol1
(Post 7823360)
then a final VERY steep climb up a MUP trail through Patapsco State Park. Total Mileage was 62 ..Here is a link to my Motion Based file from the ride.
where exactly was this very steep climb? |
Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 7826842)
And me-self employed, so I work everyday.
NoRacer-So that's where you get that tenacity, boot camp.
Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 7826842)
I'm going to try to swing the Monument ride on Sunday, an all day affair for sure, which is difficult for me to swing. Also interested in the BBC Saturday ride at Maryland line park and ride, though doubt I could get away for both.
Anyone have an address close to the Baltimore monument that I can point my turn-by-turn GPS at so I can ride to it? |
Originally Posted by The Human Car
(Post 7826689)
Thanks for being concerned, -=Barry=-
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Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 7827445)
where exactly was this very steep climb?
My Garmin info shows sustained 14 to 15 percent gradient. |
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Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 7828808)
Nah! If you spoke to my parents, you'd probably find out that I was stubborn as a child. Talk to any of my Xs and they'd use the words intense and pigheaded. :innocent:
Do the Monument ride, dude! Use Saturday to buffer the family and rest up for Sunday. That's my plan. Anyone have an address close to the Baltimore monument that I can point my turn-by-turn GPS at so I can ride to it? Doesn't the monument have an address? Maybe use the Peabody Institute, that's by there. If I do the ride, and I'm leaning that way, I'll get the 100 + since I'll be riding from Pinehurst/Rodgers Forge. I'm in a patriotic mood so this may be a timely ride. Will we have time to circuit the mall a few laps? My right leg is complaining from the running so I'm taking it easy and keeping an eye on it. May have to bag this running business if I'm risking injury that will effect my riding. And I'll leave the ten touring monster at home. Lights? Appears that I may need a new tire if I'm riding on Sunday. Noticed this when I was cleaning the bike on Saturday, goes all the way around, showing the threads of whatever underneath. That normal for only a few thousand miles? My mileage for the year is broken up between the fixie, this bike, and the touring beast. |
Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 7828808)
Anyone have an address close to the Baltimore monument that I can point my turn-by-turn GPS at so I can ride to it?
http://tinyurl.com/monumentridestart |
Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 7829071)
If I do the ride, and I'm leaning that way, I'll get the 100 + since I'll be riding from Pinehurst/Rodgers Forge. I'm in a patriotic mood so this may be a timely ride. Will we have time to circuit the mall a few laps?
Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 7829071)
Noticed this when I was cleaning the bike on Saturday, goes all the way around, showing the threads of whatever underneath. That normal for only a few thousand miles?
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Originally Posted by garysol1
(Post 7823360)
Had a great ride. Morning started off wet and foggy so I was surprised when 8 guys were at the meet up spot...Sam's bagels. Stewart who rides a sweet Kuota was the ride leader. We lost the first 2 guys due to a crash on the wet roads within 2 miles of the start. The rest of us continued on the hilly route out to Fulton for a quick bite. We had broken into 2 groups by then. Stewart, myself and one other guy made up the lead group while the other 3 were a bit behind. After a nice social lunch we headed back towards the start point. Lots more hilly terrain on the return loop ending with the long climb from Ellicot City up through Oella and then a final VERY steep climb up a MUP trail through Patapsco State Park. Total Mileage was 62 ..Here is a link to my Motion Based file from the ride.
Take care. |
For those interested, I finalized my Sunday ride report with the links to pictures taken by Maile and Bill. Check'em out.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...postcount=2436 |
Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 7829071)
Appears that I may need a new tire if I'm riding on Sunday. Noticed this when I was cleaning the bike on Saturday, goes all the way around, showing the threads of whatever underneath. That normal for only a few thousand miles? My mileage for the year is broken up between the fixie, this bike, and the touring beast.
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Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 7829503)
Do you ride that bike on a trainer?
It's just the back tire. I may just throw on one of my Continental Gatorskins on there. Those things go through anything, though I do like the idea of keeping all the Bontrager stuff on the Madone, uniformity I suppose. |
Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 7829435)
For those interested, I finalized my Sunday ride report with the links to pictures taken by Maile and Bill.
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Originally Posted by greaterbrown
(Post 7829624)
Might you have a cue sheet from this ride? Or gps/map that gives turn detail?
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