Yeh I'm going to go for a shorter one after the Rangers game

Just wondering if there's any Jerseyans other than me doing the Philly LIVESTRONG Challenge this year???

i'm curious to know the same myself. i live in south jersey, just got my first road bike and am ready to log alot of miles this spring and summer. just curious to know if anyone else is doing the livestrong challenge in philly and is from jersey.

i am thinking about riding the ride, and am based in cumberland county, nj. i am bike advocate for South Jersey Wheelmen bicycle club and am going to plug this event at the next club meeting.
on the side, i will be leading c to c+ road rides when the weather gets alittle nicer. if in the area and interested, let me know (dst 20 - 45 miles, usually Sunday AM).
tomg

Robbinsville here, if anyone knows where that is (Mercer Cty). Back into the road thing lately after many years off. Usually go solo simply because I don't hang with any riders locally and work in the city. In any event, would like to do a ride / race / charity thing, whatever....Have no clue as to what would be a good choice, or if there is anything fairly local to register for. Usually pop off 20-25 mile rides 2-3 times a week and a longer one on saturday or sunday in decent weather. Will up the mileage with spring on the horizon. Still hittin the road when I can - anything over 35 degrees. Any suggestions on a good first outing appreciated, don't know anything about the livestrong event?

Thx

www.livestrongchallenge.org

In March a new site will be up with the details for each city.

Also, check the thread(s) in the Charity Events forum, right above the regional stuff on here.

Fanwood here

Hello People!!
Sussex cty Jonny here. I have a new ride for 2008 a full Carbon Bianci 928. all 105 so far so good

PFW (Princeton FreeWheelers) ride out of Mercer County Park. Check with PFW..

Diefer, I'm a ride leader with the Princeton FreeWheelers and I have rides out of MC Park 3 days a week. Sunday mornings and Tues and Thurs mornings. Come April 1st, it will be Wed & Fri evenings and Sunday mornings. Also in April they will rotate to 3 different locations. In April the evening rides are different types of training rides, Sunday they are regular rides. The mileage sounds like they are in your ball park. If you want a schedule, shoot me an email.

i'm familiar with the south jersey wheelmen. have been checking up and reading on your website since last year when i didn't even have a bike. i am thinking about joining and becomming a member, but there are some things i have to get a handle of first, such as riding in traffic, fixing a flat at the side of the road really quick and becomming comfortable with riding in groups. i don't want to be the one causing an accident because i could not keep an appropriate distance behind someone's rear wheel and end up falling down.

but yeah if you will be doing c to c+ rides when it gets warmer, i should be able to keep up with that, at least i hope so )

villaen,

we (SJW) offer rides at varied levels/speeds. my sunday ride last sunday was about 7.5 miles, 35 minutes, in windy 31 degrees, with an all you want breakfast (Marines/$7) at the end. the rides usually aren't this short with option of massive food/carb reloads! my rides are draftless, more senic, we ride together at average 12 to 16 miles per hour with breaks (usually 1 break p/hour), c to c+ pace.

another member leads rides during the week and saturday/sunday about 50 miles each, 18 + miles per hour, b to b+ pace. his breaks are more sparse.

i learned how to ride in groups and bicycle maintanance (you should own a frame pump, patch kit, basic tools) through SJW and can show you how to use them if needed. i have drafted and time trialed,, prefer the slower, "smell the roses, see the area" pace. our centuries are at your own pace (sagged).

you can, or anyone else interested, send me private message here at BF for further details of rides in this area.

tomg

thanks for being informative and letting me know that not all group rides have to be a speed thing about maintaining a certain pace.

so far for my new bike i have purchased a frame pump, tire levers, seat bag, co2 inflator and small multitool kit. i'm going to pick up two more inner tubes to carry with me on rides whether solo or in a group as well as getting a case of some co2 cartridges and a patch kit. at first i couldn't figure out whether to just carry a frame pump or co2 or both, i figured i will just carry both and depending on how much flats i experience and how comfortable i get with changing flats then i will know if to keep using both or just use one. i guess one of the things i am worried about is being on a solo ride and not having enough supplies needed and then being in a predicament to where i have to "click clack/duck walking" home

Hi all! First post here. I grew up in Hunterdon County, but am currently living in Hillsborough.

Anyone know what the condition of the Delaware/Raritan Canal path is up towards New Brunswick currently? Last week I rode south from Blackwells Mills down past Lake Carnegie and back. The trail started out a little to rough for my bike (a hybrid), but then smoothed out and was fine. Next I want to ride north from Blackwells Mills to New Brunswick, but I've seen some older posts about the trail being rough due to flooding. Anyone know if it's any better now? Suitable for a hybrid?

Living in Teaneck baby!! My taxes just went up- BOOOOO!!!! Great riding up here in Bergen. I need to get back to group rides either with the Westwood Velo guys or Strictly Bikes fellas. Anyone got ride info during the weeks or weekends? Used to ride on Weds from Dunkerhook park, anyone know if it's still running?

Aside from the bike path - I grew up a block from the Saddle River Road entrance in Fair Lawn, BTW - where else do you ride in Bergen?

Neil,
I usually ride from my home up north thru Englewood> Tenafly> Cresskill> Demarest usually making my way to Peirmont road and making Sparkill the top of my ride before looping back. Gets me around 30-35 miles. I also work in Paramus and will ride from there in the afternoons to Upper Saddle River- gets me 27- 30 miles. I did the path once that you spoke of and hated it! Too many others(walkers, runner, trikes, and roller bladers) on there forcing you to keep your speed down. It was not my idea to go there, but the others in the group wanted to go.

Yeah. Back in the 70s and 80s, that path was a lot less crowded, and it was a joy to ride on. The only crowded bits were the parks. I was there this past summer, and it was almost as crowded as the MUPs in Philadelphia.

How 'bout you? Whats your riding like? Where do you go? Any group rides? I need to get back into some group rides- keeps me involved and free from boredom. I used to ride with the Westwood guys- need to get back into that again.

by any chance did you bought that bike at Martys in Morristown ?

by any chance did you buy it from Martys in Morristown ?

Checking in. Cycling and forum noob. Hybrid Fuji. Long Branch, NJ

Chris

I'm not from jersey (proud of it too. )

However I'm not too far from Trenton.
I live right by Morrisville which is right over the bridge from Trenton.

Pompton Lakes area here.

It's not the end of the world... but you can see it from here.

I'm in Galloway, which is right outside Atlantic City in South Jersey... Dirty Jerzey baby! I just bought my first touring bike and plan on putting on some miles both commuting to work and riding elsewhere. Can anybody recommend good path's near me?