I'm in the Baltimore area and would definitely like to connect with some folks who are on the "just ride" side of things this summer. I stopped by Gravel and Grind a couple of weeks back to snag parts for a new Albatross cockpit on my Sam, and the guy helping me really went above and beyond in terms of suggesting rides, etc. He also mentioned that they have a profile on ridewithgps.com. Their user account is gravelandgrind, if I'm not mistaken, and there are several fun-looking routes posted on there. They also do group rides on many Sunday afternoons, and I'm hoping to join them one of these weeks.
On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 6:53:46 AM UTC-4, Alan Pickett wrote: > > Hey - BIG thanks for posting this. > > We usually use a fall century as a little motivation to get out and enjoy > some long rides in the summer, and this comes right on time. > > I'm also looking forward to visiting Gravel and Grind to get more info on > the owner's personal favorite unpaved rides in the Frederick area. > > Last year we used the Amish Country Bike Ride as our carrot, and frankly, > I found it a bit boring - super flat and mind numbing. I think I may reach > a point - just personally - of diminishing returns with rides over 60-70 > miles, whereby the whole enterprise becomes more of a grind than a > pleasure. I have never done any touring, but I've been thinking about > trying a long weekend ride from Bethesda to, say, Harper's Ferry, with a > full tilt "just ride" philosophy - kick back, enjoy the effort when it is > called for, but no "heroic" grasp at bagging a 100 miles in one swoop! > > I'll check these sites out now. Thanks again! > Alan in Silver Spring. > > On Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 11:28:35 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote: >> >> Just in case anyone is looking for some in our area. >> >> Patuxent River Ride June 11 (metric) http://www.ohbike.org/ >> >> Tour dem Parks, Hon June 12 (only 30 some miles thru Baltimore parks and >> streets, but thought I'd include it here) https://tourdemparks.org/ >> >> Bay to Bay Century June 26 (English) >> https://www.active.com/betterton-md/cycling/races/bay-to-bay-ride-2016 >> >> Firefighter 50 Ride - 7/24 (English) http://www.firefighter50.com/ >> >> Lancaster Bike Club Covered Bridges 100k 8/21 (metric) >> http://franklincountycyclists.org/non-fcc-events/2016/8/21/lancaster-covered-bridge-metric-century >> >> Indian Head 100 Sept. 5 (English) http://www.ohbike.org/ >> >> Anne Arundel Lifeline Century 100 - 10/16 (English) >> https://bikeaaa.org/lifeline-100/ >> >> Seagull Century http://www.seagullcentury.org/ >> >> Six Pillars Century http://www.6pillarscentury.org/ >> >> Civil War Century http://www.civilwarcentury.com/ >> >> >> DC Randonneurs Calendar here: http://www.dcrand.org/dcr/calendar.php >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
