June TE-DC Ride(s)

[aicabsolut]

meh, mountain bikes are too uncomfortable for me. I might be able to do a road ride in late June. Thinking about races on the 17th and the 24th but I'm not sure.

[HillSlugger]

Alrighty...getting back to planning a ride...

So, how about Tam's Poolesville route on Sunday June 17?

[Kalidurga]

So, how about Tam's Poolesville route on Sunday June 17?

Works for me

[7rider]

I think I'd prefer to do more than 30 miles.
I am, after all, chasing Nicole towards 2500 miles this year - and failing miserably.
(I would consider adding my own spurs to this, however, if y'all are up for it).

[HillSlugger]

I think I'd prefer to do more than 30 miles.
I am, after all, chasing Nicole towards 2500 miles this year - and failing miserably.
(I would consider adding my own spurs to this, however, if y'all are up for it).

Now I get it, you tried to kill me last Saturday so that you'd be able to catch up and pass! You're making steady progress closing the gap.

Why not join us and then tack on some extra miles at the end?

[Kalidurga]

I think I'd prefer to do more than 30 miles.

(I would consider adding my own spurs to this, however, if y'all are up for it).

Either that, or you guys pick out a longer route that allows me the option of a shortcut back to the starting point. Then the two of you can duke it out. If you're going to make it a competitive ride, though, I may just let you disappear down River Rd, then turn around and head back to the towpath

And, it looks like I'm going to have to work on 6/23 so I won't be able to do the Black Hills mtb ride. Work is getting to be a drag- I'm also gonna miss going to the CSC pro race on 6/2 because we have inventory. Bah!

[7rider]

Well, I couldn't exactly have Nicole come WITH me....that would sort of defeat the purpose of getting more miles in than her!
Maybe, I could let the air out of her tires before we left! Mwahahahahaha (evil laugh)

[Zen]

I might be up for that, it depends on

start time, weather, your speed and amount of patience

[Kalidurga]

zencentury, I've been thinking of pm'ing you to see if you wanted to ride together sometime.

The TE-DC road rides we've done so far have usually begun 10:00 a.m.-ish down around Riley's Lock on the Potomac. As divingbiker described in the May thread, our personal speeds vary quite a bit. For the ride being considered in June, for instance, Nicole and Regina will probably spend quite a bit of time waiting for me while their legs cramp up If you'd like to keep me company, great! If you're fast like them, well, you'll be the one needing patience.

If you don't do that ride with us, I'd certainly be interested in trying out the roads up around Frederick sometime (as long as we stay away from the Catoctins).