Sunday March 4 ride?

[aicabsolut]

Nicole, which tires did you decide on?

I got some new G-blue Specialized all condition pro tiress. I looked at the Mondos in the store and felt sort of "eh" about them.

Slicks for later in the season will be some Michelin ProRace2 tires in baby blue.

[7rider]

Tam! Get your butt in gear!!! Get that bike together - it doesn't do you any good in pieces on the floor!

DB, I got the Routeslip route to load (yay!). Looks good - that's part of our "back road route" to Annapolis and I've always wanted to ride there. Looks interesting. I don't know your start/stop spot. There's parking (and, ahem, most importantly...porta potties!) there? I'd be up for either the 17 or the 24 mile route. I think that makes me "in". DH's frame was overnighted by Seven, so it arrived today and they'll start building it up, pronto. He may be in, too. And fear not...we both have not been riding, so we're not exactly prepared to burn up the roads.

RE: tires - Nicole - you're running those ProRace2's now, aren't you?

[divingbiker]

I don't know your start/stop spot. There's parking (and, ahem, most importantly...porta potties!) there? I'd be up for either the 17 or the 24 mile route. I think that makes me "in".

The starting point is the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center. It's a nice building with exhibits etc, with real bathrooms (yay!) and a nice big parking lot. http://www.fws.gov/northeast/patuxent/vcdefault.html
They don't open till 10 am, but that's probably fine because we'll need to let the air temperature warm up some. What time shall we start?

For future reference, an alternative if you want a longer ride is to start at the Greenbelt Metro station and ride over to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. I'm thinking this early in the season we should stick with the Visitor Center starting point and do extra loops if we want more distance.

[7rider]

Ooooh. I love those kind of places! I can totally get lost in them. Don't know why I haven't been there yet.

10 or 11 sounds fine to me. I'm all for letting the air warm up!
Come July, however, I'd be for EARLY rides.

[HillSlugger]

Can we tack on about 3 miles somewhere to bring the ride up to 20 miles?

I'd prefer to ride after the temp has reached 32F. Weather.com doesn't yet have hourly predictions for Sunday. 10 or 11 sounds good.

I assume this is a road ride?

DB, have you gotten your new commuter bike yet?

[7rider]

[QUOTE=MDHillSlug;175744]Can we tack on about 3 miles somewhere to bring the ride up to 20 miles?
QUOTE]

NO!!!! You are not allowed to ride more than me!!!!

Nicole - I have to admit - you are my "rabbit" I am chasing in the "2500 in 2007 Race" - and you are soundly pummelling me right now!

So, I'll do two laps, and you can do....oh, maybe a half!

[HillSlugger]

[QUOTE=Regina;175749]

Can we tack on about 3 miles somewhere to bring the ride up to 20 miles?
QUOTE]

NO!!!! You are not allowed to ride more than me!!!!

Nicole - I have to admit - you are my "rabbit" I am chasing in the "2500 in 2007 Race" - and you are soundly pummelling me right now!

So, I'll do two laps, and you can do....oh, maybe a half!

Well, that's what happens when you ski instead of riding. Later in the season when you go out for your usual 40+ mile rides with DH and I'm running or swimming instead I'm sure you'll catch up.

Actually, after one 17 mile loop at DB's pace I may want to do some more at a faster pace to see how the new tires really feel.

[HillSlugger]

Nicole, which tires did you decide on?

I got some new G-blue Specialized all condition pro tiress. I looked at the Mondos in the store and felt sort of "eh" about them.

Slicks for later in the season will be some Michelin ProRace2 tires in baby blue.

I went with the Pro2's, too. I wanted black but had to do dark grey.