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Today's ride, Sunday, can be tracked using the same user name and password as yesterday.
Today, we'll be heading from Thurmont, MD to Dover, PA. Later! |
6 miles in with an avg speed of 9mph...someone get a flat?
I've been using BIM for years, although I use my Garmin Edge instead of my phone, so no live tracking for me, but I love the site. |
Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 8086337)
Today's ride, Sunday, can be tracked using the same user name and password as yesterday.
Today, we'll be heading from Thurmont, MD to Dover, PA. Later! -D |
Originally Posted by RacerMike
(Post 8086431)
6 miles in with an avg speed of 9mph...someone get a flat?
I've been using BIM for years, although I use my Garmin Edge instead of my phone, so no live tracking for me, but I love the site. I'm impressed that he and the rest of the DCRand folks do these centuries back to back, in all types of weather. I imagine they'll get a bit wet today. Yesterday was good though though not as warm as I had prepared for-no worries-good ride. |
Saturday Ride report
Carl from BBC's Ride from Ellicot City to ever hill he could think of, cuesheet and route map http://baltobikeclub.org/uploads/eDn...FS_059_01m.pdf Got the wife to take me to the ride as the original plan was to go right home when done, I wanted to start at the Catonsville PNR, however the wife was concerned about the fog and the slick roads when I decend down into the valley, I wasn't going to argue I was just happy to have the entire day to ride. Expected it to be a nice 50/60 degree day, I wore the underarmour as it was about 40 when the ride started. I brought the windbreaker just in case. Got to the BO Museum and met Carl and Moji(aka mike), we then rode to the Enchanted forest park and ride, where we met Janet Goldsten, she had some tire issues and once they were resolved we were on the way. I acted as Carl's mudflap for the first few miles, roads were all wet it made decents fun. In the first few miles we had a hairpin 20% plus grade and I was soooo hoping my wheel didn't slip, then with all the descending we did my hands got cold, I only brought the fleece lightweight gloves. Plenty of long climbs. Eventually me and Moji(aka mike), split off from carl and janet. We got quite a lead over them, then we missed a turn the cue sheet said Deer park when it should have said nicademius, apprarently if you make a r its deer park and left its nicademius, but the deerpark sign was gone? So we ended up 3 miles passed it @ Rt 140, we finally made our way to the farm store and caught Janet leaving, Carl hung around for a little bit and he was off, both of them were never seen again. The temp yesterday never got over 48, I had to put the jacket on and the balaclava, long decents get cold. Sun came out around mile 60 or so.We then got to Ellicot City and we were sitting at the light halfway in main street, cars backed up and stopped. I went left and rode in between lanes (I know dangerous stuff) one foot clipped in and one out till I got to the bridge. Better than squeezing between park cars,door opening and sidewalks. Stopped at the trolly stop and put the back up rechargable in the dinotte and they were dead, over 2 years old, prob junk anyway. So I put my second back up set in (regular engergizers), turn on the pbsf, just in case cutting though the city (the original plan) I then after 70 miles of brutal climbing, climbed frederick road which in case you don't know is all climbing from main st to rolling road. Went though Catonsville and Arbutus. I stopped at the inlaws to call the wife and then head home. Sure enough they had Pizza, Pizza is my Kryptonite once I saw that ride over. I did see about 6 other rides out riding and another 4 at coffee houses. Good ride plenty of climbing, felt good. 14.5 mph avg 80 miles total Almost 6 hours of ride time. Don't know the exact elvation gain, Carl said he thinks it is 4200 for the 60 miles ride, I think it well over that, lots of long climbs. Very little flat ground if any. I wouldn't mind more rides starting in Catonsville the surround area is great for climbs and low traffic roads, not to far from home and close enough I can ride there and back. Anyone looking to ride during the week, hit me up, semi short notice ok. |
Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 8086624)
I'm impressed that he and the rest of the DCRand folks do these centuries back to back, in all types of weather. I imagine they'll get a bit wet today. Yesterday was good though though not as warm as I had prepared for-no worries-good ride.
Maybe if it was on the eastern shore both times, but NR and the rands do all kinds of climbing, frederick, hagerstown, theres some hills out there. |
Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 8086731)
I was sitting here thinking the same thing, I need to recover from my century rides, I don't know if I could do one back to back yet.
Maybe if it was on the eastern shore both times, but NR and the rands do all kinds of climbing, frederick, hagerstown, theres some hills out there. I did their ride out of Williamsport(?) yesterday with NR, my riding friend Bennett, and a few of the regular DCRand people. This was my first ride with that group after following their exploits through NRacer for about a year now. Not easy for me to disappear for these all day rides, kids, lovely understanding wife etc. Might as well give my ride report since NR is out there again today and we'll have to wait for his. I was very close to not driving out there, but eventually forced myself to get on the road at 6am, thinking for sure I would miss the start. Driving towards Frederick in the early morning darkness thinking all I wanted to do was go back to bed. Weird thing about me is even though I love cycling I often have a hard time getting excited about getting on the saddle. It's once I'm in the saddle and into the ride that I come around, and even then there are some rides I enjoy and some that have me asking why I do it. Yesterday was good. I got to the start and was relieved to see that people were just getting there and setting up their bikes. I quickly got my act together and was ready to go, Niterider light and small rear light just in case. This ride was quite tame compared to the elevations the DCRand group usually does, so didn't look like a problem getting back by dark. We headed out as a group and then NR had to go back to the truck to get something, shortly after that I dropped my Cue sheet. I caught up to Bennett and we rode the first 30 to the rest stop. The whole time I had thought NR was behind me since he had to go back to the truck, fully expecting him to fly by me- but what he had actually done was caught back up to the group before I dropped my cue and had been with the group when they shot by me. Quick break at the convenience store, bad coffee and some tiny chocolate donuts. I didn't eat before the ride but for an Odwalla bar. We left as a group and pretty much stayed as a group, hanging behind Chuck and Crista's tandem and occasionally chasing down Bennett, he's a fast cadence guy, first noticed that in Montana where I met him. Next stop was Tiny Town, a miniature village of sorts complete with church, gas station, farm, etc. We then proceeded to lunch, just a few more miles down the road. Refueled with a couple slices of pizza and off we go, about three yards and Bennett flats. One thing I do not like about winter cycling is pulling on a wet cap on my bald head, especially after being inside. Note-next ride bring spare skullcap. Sometime after lunch Bennett, NR, and I were ahead of the group, then they got well ahead of me, so spent quite a few miles on my own, though I enjoyed that section immensely, warming up, lots of fast rolling farmland, oh and the delicious smells that accompany the farmland. Oh, weird thing, all day long I smelled this burning rubber smell, I think it was the ash they spread on the roads during the winter, or maybe it was the local folk burning trash. I think I started to lose some will in my legs just before the last rest stop at 80 miles. I had been looking back often to see if I could see Crista, Chuck and the rest but they were not even close, out of sight, then all of the sudden whoosh they pass me. I latch on of course and enjoy the fast paced pull into the rest stop. After that last stop I hung with the group for a few miles then dropped off, keeping them in sight for a while then just backing off and trying to coax some energy out of my legs. Missed a turn towards the end but improvised my way back to the start ending with about 104. All in all a good winter ride and not bad for not having ridden any considerable distance since the Monument ride. I'll post pics later. |
http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=24748
just for fun I checked this, 3 miles, over 600 feet climbing frederick rd alone. |
Tour de Tiny Town - The Saga (this took way to long to compose--next one won't be so detailed)
http://bimactive.com/ba/journal/post/10783/19654 Williamsport - the black hole for GPS--even screwed me up when I was navigating to the school. I had to call Crista for directions, because I couldn't even log on to my email to view the ride description which included the directions to the school. Once at the school, I still could not get a signal, so I did not record the first 30 miles of the ride, waiting until we got to the first rest stop to start BiM recording. So, if anyone tried to check out the ride using "Live Tracking" prior to that, they would have seen the last ride that I allowed to be monitored over "Live Tracking". We had the following riders with us this day: Crista and Chuck, of course, Keith, Harry, Bennett, Maile, Gary, and me. Because, I was running late--last one to arrive at the school--in my haste, I left my heavy gloves sitting on the bumper of my truck. Realizing this, I decided to go back after them. When I got back, they were right where I left them. Keith, who usually rides on his own, was still getting ready. I said goodbye to him for a second time and that I'd see him later. I put the gloves on and set out to catch the group. It took a bit of effort, but I caught back on. A little after doing so, I see Harry drop off. I heard from the others that Harry had dropped his cue sheet. The group continued down the road and after a while Bennett dropped off to go see what happened to Harry. A bit later, they were spotted coming up from behind. The first rest stop was in Marion, PA--mile 28.5 according to the cue sheet. This is where I started recording the route. We stayed long enough to have some coffee or hot chocolate and something to munch on--soft pretzel for me. After the stop, we headed to New Franklin, then Scotland, PA. We were nearing Tinyworld (aka, Tiny Town) which is located on Rice Rd. There, several of us took pictures of the miniature buildings. It's rumored that the owner built these little buildings for his cats, and indeed, we saw one cat, but nothing that warranted a town. Also, there was a friendly little dog there. The dog seemed attracted to those who were wearing yellow--Gary in particular. We stayed at Tinyworld long enough that Keith caught up. I snapped a picture of him just after he arrived, but he stayed only a moment before heading down the road. Lunch was at Pizza 'n Stuff in Shippensburg on King St. The pizza was good. Most of us had at least a slice with Bennett having spaghetti noodles with butter and Parmesian cheese and Chuck having a sub sandwhich. The lunch stop was at mile 23 of the recording. Apparently I left the application running, hence a 3 MPH split for that mile. As we started down the road, Bennett noticed he had a flat tire. So, Chuck and Crista and I stopped to help him while Harry rode after Maile and Gary to let them know what was going on. Shortly, Harry returned to where Bennett was repairing the flat. Next, we headed to Fayetteville followed by Greencastle. Somewhere during this stretch Harry and Bennett went off the front. Feeling frisky (and after having spent a lot of time on the wheel of the tandem), I jumped after them. Somewhere along the line, Harry dropped off the pace that Bennett set. I continued on catching Bennett who had stopped at one of the cues. We continued together for awhile, but he had exhausted himself being off the front. I found that he couldn't hold my wheel, so I dropped him until I had to stop to get rid of some clothing. Once I pulled off my jacket, I was nice and cool, but he continued on, so I was back into persuit mode catching him and dropping him once again. I rode into Greencastle--the next rest stop. About a minute or so later, Bennett pulls in. next came Harry, followed minutes later by the rest of the group. After the break, we headed back to Williamsport. Again, I found myself with Bennett. He dropped off my pace somewhere before Kemps Mill Rd. I missed the cue, heading the opposite direction that I needed to go. Bennett later stated that I was beyond shouting distance, so he couldn't warn me of my mistake. Three and a half miles later, I realized that I went the wrong way, but I couldn't verify it with my GPS--the Williamport black hole strikes again--so, I asked a woman for directions just to verify that I needed to turn around and that there wasn't a simpler way to get back. Once back on cue, I had no problem getting to the school, but not without a worried cell phone call from Crista that I didn't answer, because I was so close to finishing. As I headed down Sunset Avenue, I see Chuck and Crista drive by followed by Maile. When I pulled into the parking lot of the school, Gary and Keith were gone; Harry and Bennett were still there, Bennett waiting for Crista, Chuck, and Maile to return from getting gasoline so they could head to Frederick for dinner. Upon their return, I declined the dinner invite, opt'ing to head home to get ready for Sunday's century. All in all, it was a great day for a ride. The route was relatively flat and there wasn't much wind at all. It even got warm enough that I had to pull off some clothing! http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/map_get.p...mapType=street ELEVATION (FT) http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get..._route&units=1 SPEED (MPH) http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get...tivity&units=1 |
Originally Posted by NoRacer
(Post 8089312)
Tour de Tiny Town - The Saga (this took way to long to compose--next one won't be so detailed)
http://bimactive.com/ba/journal/post/10783/19654 BTW NoRacer, Harry, or whomever I would be super appreciative if you might forward any cue sheets from 100mi+ rides my way. Any form is fine- scanned paper, highlighted map, excel, pdf, or gpx. I've been trying to collect them on bikely for myself (and others) to ride on days when my schedule permits. Wish I could've gone last sat with you guys. |
NR-Good report on Saturday. Who showed up for Sunday's century? I of course can't swing two all day rides in a row, and Sunday is when I watch the kids while my wife does here weekly trip to help her parents. It was a lazy day indeed for me. As I was heading out to Chipoltle for a post Century indulgence with the family I got behind two pink jerseys going up Pinehurst (my street) into Rodgers Forge. I'll have to find out who they are as I imagine they live close by.
GB-Are you on the DCRand mailing list? I just signed on to that yesterday. Not sure how many of their rides I can actually do but good to have options. I hope to get out for your ride next Sunday. |
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Originally Posted by HC203
(Post 8090478)
NR-Good report on Saturday. Who showed up for Sunday's century?
Who showed up? Crista & Chuck, Lothar, Andrea, Greg, me. I'm trying to process the ride, but I keep getting an error when I try to filter out the stops and errant GPS points. I have a "help desk" post into Jon over at BiM. I'm waiting to hear from him. The speculation about getting wet did not occur. We had a nice tailwind from the southwest pushing us toward Dover, PA. After lunch, we fought a headwind the entire way back. Greg and I shielded the other riders from the wind as best we could. I pulled quite a bit, but thankfully the wind out of the southwest was warm, so I sweated my butt off instead of getting hypothermic. On the way back, I flatted (about 10 miles from the end)--another nearly new Tufo, dead. :mad: :notamused: After changing over to my spare tire, I pretty much stayed shielded in the "sweet spot" that Crista & Chuck provided on their tandem from the wind, using the iBike's wind readout to find the best place to be. :thumb: Damn! This is turning into the report. Oh well. Here's some of the data (the map is an attachment): Code:
Entire workout (145 watts):Code:
Routehttp://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get..._route&units=1 The climb at about mile 48 is 1 mile long, 318 ft of elevation gain at an average slope of 5.8%, max slope of 10.8%. SPEED (MPH) http://bimactive.com/ba/ui/chart_get...tivity&units=1 ATTACHED MAP |
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone. Y'all have been cranking some serious miles. I've been eating, drinking and generally been "merry". I only have couple of commuting days and yesterday I rode some of Catonsville's hills (Illchester:thumb:) to distribute some homemade Holiday eggnog to old friends. I was hurting by the time I crested Illchester. I guess I partied too much over break. Today I wore my new Foxwear jacket on the commute. It was excellent. The only complaint is that it lacks a wind flap over the front zipper. It has great ventilation and wind blocking properties. Rare to find both in one jacket. I wore a wool vest under it but it was unnecessary. When my usual train did not show the vest came in handy though. The next train (45 minutes later) did not stop as it was the express. So now I am pissed and cold. I headed to a nearby 7-11 for coffee and warmth. I then returned to the train to ride the 8:25. So I had to wait 1hr an 40 min for mass transit:mad: The other passengers told me there is a new train schedule for the holidays:eek: I guess I should read my emails from MARC:o You may ask why I did not ride home and drive. Well my daughter totaled my Subaru and my sons car is broken. I guess I am the odd man out. I could have ridden to work faster. Maybe tomorrow. Charlie
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Originally Posted by joshandlauri
(Post 8086718)
Saturday Ride report
then we missed a turn the cue sheet said Deer park when it should have said nicademius, apprarently if you make a r its deer park and left its nicademius, but the deerpark sign was gone? So we ended up 3 miles passed it |
Originally Posted by balto charlie
(Post 8091668)
I wonder if GB wrote up the cue sheet :roflmao2:
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Originally Posted by balto charlie
(Post 8091668)
I wonder if GB wrote up the cue sheet :roflmao2:
Then again I think I still owe Mike one for that crack about arm twisting. :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by The Human Car
(Post 8092091)
I'll note that GB and myself ride is coming up this Sunday and I reviewed the cue sheet so any errors I'll also be to blame.
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Originally Posted by greaterbrown
(Post 8092466)
:notamused: Alright. From one smartass to another, you definitely owe me a beer.
Then again I think I still owe Mike one for that crack about arm twisting. :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by balto charlie
(Post 8092621)
WHere are you guys riding? Do you have to be a card carrying BBC'er to ride? I might be buying a car that day but we'll see.
Our route with possibly an additional 10 mile option: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...Marriottsville |
Originally Posted by balto charlie
(Post 8092621)
I might be buying a car that day but we'll see.
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For your viewing pleasure, more Tinyworld pix--this time from Maile:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcn7/se...7611807371856/ with captions! |
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hey NR, big thanks. -GB
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Originally Posted by greaterbrown
(Post 8093349)
hey NR, big thanks. -GB
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well, as much as I'd like to get out on the road for the first time since September and ride with you guys (at least from the 7-11 stop), I think its going to be too cold for these bones. I don't have a lot of cold weather gear...I'm not totally out, but its not looking good at this point. Also, I have to convince the wife to come pick me up from the ride start, unless anyone else lives out Eldersburg way and can bring me back ;)
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Century
GB-Here's one that follows John Wilkes Booth's escape route. I've been planning on doing this for a while, though the drive is an issue. I'm interested in the history as well as what looks like a decent meander. It's from Oxon Hills site. I think I did the mapping but the cue sheet is available at their site.
http://ohbike.org/cuesheets/booths_escape_century.pdf http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...lata/848961344 |
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I want this.:)
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shame there isn't a "drool" smilie for that bike.
Belt drives are likely here to stay. they are getting stiffer and longer lasting with each generation of them. The biggest obstacle was removal/replacement. how does that Trek do it? Seat stay coupler? what's the price tag on that puppy? |
Originally Posted by greaterbrown
(Post 8097091)
shame there isn't a "drool" smilie for that bike.
Belt drives are likely here to stay. they are getting stiffer and longer lasting with each generation of them. The biggest obstacle was removal/replacement. how does that Trek do it? Seat stay coupler? what's the price tag on that puppy? Here's the link. I would just be afraid of getting it all scratched up, belongs on a wall. Suggested retail is always higher. I paid around 600.00 for my fixie, though I'm sure they can be built for 1/4 of that. http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes...rict/district/ |
Belt drive? Is this also used to brake? I wonder how seasonal temp changes would affect the rubber. Motorcycles have/did/maybe still use belts. Didn't brake w/ 'em tho' Maybe this whole idea will ultimately yield to "direct drive", just like the turntables. Or is that a unicycle.
Now for some serious Q's: Why use rubber belts? Less wear and tear perhaps? I guess they are lighter. I can't believe they result in more direct power. Please educate a gear guy. |
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