Washington Area Bike Forum - Group Rides http://bikearlingtonforum.com/ Post a ride you are planning, or find an organized group to ride with. en Sat, 25 May 2013 07:02:00 GMT vBulletin 60 http://bikearlingtonforum.com/images/misc/rss.png Washington Area Bike Forum - Group Rides http://bikearlingtonforum.com/ Annual Arlington Green Home and Garden Tour on Sunday, June 2nd from 1:00-5:00pm http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5062-Annual-Arlington-Green-Home-and-Garden-Tour-on-Sunday-June-2nd-from-1-00-5-00pm&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:51 GMT Come bike with us on the Annual Arlington Green Home and Garden Tour on Sunday, June 2nd from 1:00-5:00pm. This tour is sponsored by Arlingtonians... Come bike with us on the Annual Arlington Green Home and Garden Tour on Sunday, June 2nd from 1:00-5:00pm.

This tour is sponsored by Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) and Arlington County. The bike tour component will include 5 homes that feature sustainable building and living practices within new construction and renovation projects. Several homeowners will also showcase their porous driveways, stormwater planters, raingardens, vegetated rooftop, and native gardens. The bike tour will begin in the Courthouse area and travel around North Arlington in an 11 mile loop. A map will be available at the tour. You can find out more about the overall tour and registering for the bike portion of the tour at http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org/events/gardentour/ ]]> Group Rides Tim Kelley http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5062-Annual-Arlington-Green-Home-and-Garden-Tour-on-Sunday-June-2nd-from-1-00-5-00pm Lost Dog Rescue Volunteer - and Bike Ride! http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5044-Lost-Dog-Rescue-Volunteer-and-Bike-Ride!&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 02:03:54 GMT I mentioned this an era's ago - and it never came to fruition. Well now is the grand opportunity.

Lost Dog Rescue is Arlington's own dog rescue group, started by the owners of Lost Dog Cafe. They have ~10 adoption events per weekend and adopt out ~50 dogs per week. They get dogs from crisis situations such as kill shelters, puppy mills, and other disasters. We have been working with Lost Dog for about a decade. The dog in some of my pictures was adopted in 2002 and is the best damn dog ever!

Volunteering is easy. The adoption events are at Petsmart and Petco. Lost Dog brings ~20 dogs from 'the ranch' (where they have about 150 dogs.... and some goats). The event is 3 hours long. Your job is to, well, have fun with the dog, show it off, play with it.... almost like the Dog Show at madison garden. You win if your dog gets adopted.

It's fun. It's rewarding. The dogs are delightful. And maybe you might even cave and become a foster parent!!!!!

So here's the deal. We are working the Lost Dog Sterling event this saturday.... which is right on the WOD. We have room for 4 bikes total on the van (my wife is driving. doesnt bike. it happens). We could drive out to Sterling, do the adoption event, and then bike back on the WOD - a nice ~23 miles back to Ballston area, or wherever.

If you would be interested, we should touch base with the volunteer coordinator at Lost Dog. Also, this may become a someone regular occurrence, so if you are interested but not this weekend - there will be another chance.

]]> Group Rides rcannon100 http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5044-Lost-Dog-Rescue-Volunteer-and-Bike-Ride! Group Rides - DC Metro Region http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5032-Group-Rides-DC-Metro-Region&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 00:22:33 GMT If anyone is looking for a summary of some of the largest and most regularly attended group rides in the DC metro area, a website has been put... If anyone is looking for a summary of some of the largest and most regularly attended group rides in the DC metro area, a website has been put together which lists most of them.

The website is: DCpaceline.com

Hope this serves as a great resource to people who live or are visiting in the area! ]]> Group Rides jdcochrane http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5032-Group-Rides-DC-Metro-Region Allegheny Passage - contemplating straight through ride from Pittsburgh to DC http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5029-Allegheny-Passage-contemplating-straight-through-ride-from-Pittsburgh-to-DC&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 23:39:07 GMT Now that the route to Pittsburgh is essentially complete (http://www.thegreatalleghenypassage.com/), it goes on my list of rides to do. If I can... Now that the route to Pittsburgh is essentially complete, it goes on my list of rides to do.

If I can find a weekend later this summer or, more likely, in the early Fall - I'd like to do the ride either as a straight through 24-30 hour ride, or split up as a pair of 165-milers. Trail riding, especially on the C&O, will bring average speed way down, but I think with minimal stops, 30 hours is a reasonable target. Heck, some PBP riders pull off 750 miles in 55-60 hours.

I think the ideal plan would be to sort out how to get the bike on the Amtrak train up to Pittsburgh. Get in around 11PM/midnight, find a place to stay, then start the ride early the next morning.

Riding out to Pittsburgh would also be an option but I'd rather deal with travel logistics before the ride than after. ]]> Group Rides Bilsko http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5029-Allegheny-Passage-contemplating-straight-through-ride-from-Pittsburgh-to-DC Two great family rides -- May 25 and 26 http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4968-Two-great-family-rides-May-25-and-26&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 19:11:51 GMT Save the dates! There are two great rides coming up on the weekend of May 25 and 26. -Jeff PS, I'll post details on this thread once we get through Bike to Work day!

First, on May 25 Maryland Milestones (aka Anacostia Trials Heritage Area) is hosting their annual Rivers to Rockets ride. We'll start just down the street from Proteus at Duvall Park (by Rhode Island Ave), tour the scenic Anacostia Tributary trails, visit the Hyattsville Arts District, Magruder Park, and the Bladensburg marina, before heading back north via College Park and the scenic Paint Branch Trail. Here is the route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2115157

Meetup is at 10am, and lunch will be provide at Magruder Park. I'll provide registration info in a few days (there is a fee). PS, I'm leading this ride, and we'll take a moderate, family friendly pace.

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The video below shows a pretty good idea of riding conditions (basically excellent) on the Anacostia Tributary trails we'll be taking.

Second, on the following day, Sunday May 26, the Greenbelt Museum is hosting its first ever "Roosevelt Ride", starting at 11am. I don't have the route, but I think it will be a very easy social ride around old Greenbelt with a picnic to follow. Here's the link: http://greenbeltmuseum.org/2013/03/2...oosevelt-ride/ and more information to follow!

This ride will feature the area's art-deco buildings and houses. PS. The Greenbelt Museum and farmers market are worth the trips in themselves, even if you're not riding.

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]]> Group Rides Greenbelt http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4968-Two-great-family-rides-May-25-and-26 Coffee Bike Crawl, this Sunday May 5th at 10:00am http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4923-Coffee-Bike-Crawl-this-Sunday-May-5th-at-10-00am&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 21:31:43 GMT Has anyone joined one of these Coffee Bike Crawls before? Apparently there have been two before this. I'm going to try to make it!

http://districtbean.com/coffee-bike-...set-for-may-5/

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It’s back! The third installment of the DC Coffee Bike Crawl is coming up this Sunday, May 5. The crawl kicks off at Qualia Coffee and will include stops at four other area coffee shops: Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market & Cafe, Baked & Wired, The Coffee Bar and Big Bear Cafe.

The Coffee Bike Crawl is free to ride and open to all ages.

When: Sunday, May 5, 2013
9:30 a.m. meet up (wheels up at 10 a.m.)

Where: Meet at Qualia Coffee 3917 Georgia Ave, NW

Stops Include:

Qualia Coffee (Petworth)
Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market & Cafe (U Street)
Baked & Wired (Georgetown)
The Coffee Bar (Shaw)
Big Bear Cafe (Bloomingdale)
]]> Group Rides crysb http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4923-Coffee-Bike-Crawl-this-Sunday-May-5th-at-10-00am MTB Ride: Wednesdays at Lake Fairfax, Reston http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4921-MTB-Ride-Wednesdays-at-Lake-Fairfax-Reston&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 18:29:46 GMT A few weeks ago Dirt and I started up an after-work casual MTB ride at Lake Fairfax. For those who don't know it, Lake Fairfax is a park in Reston that has several miles of natural surface trails.

Trail info:
http://www.logoffrideon.com/trails/i...e=Lake_Fairfax

We meet at the Ice Rink, which is right off the W&OD at Michael Faraday Drive, at 6:30pm and ride for 75-90 minutes or so, finishing up right at dark. Loops have been ~7 miles, hitting most of the stuff in the park at a fairly relaxed pace. The trails there are relatively easy in MTB terms, with the occasional log and pile of rocks, but mostly pretty newb friendly. We go at a casual pace (both Dirt and I are experienced ride leaders and we're out there to have fun, not do a punishing training ride or anything).

We've been promoting it at the usual MTB destinations (MORE, Facebook), but I thought I'd let folks here know as well. If anyone wants to give mountainbiking a try, this would be a great ride to do so on! ]]> Group Rides jabberwocky http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4921-MTB-Ride-Wednesdays-at-Lake-Fairfax-Reston Friday Ride? http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4912-Friday-Ride&goto=newpost Wed, 01 May 2013 17:33:27 GMT I just changed my work schedule for spring/summer and have every other Friday off. Looking for someone/group to ride with in Arlington/DC. Starting... I just changed my work schedule for spring/summer and have every other Friday off. Looking for someone/group to ride with in Arlington/DC. Starting about 20-25 miles and going up from there. Anyone interested? Starting this Friday 5/3. ]]> Group Rides BikenRound http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4912-Friday-Ride Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4905-Baltimore-Kinetic-Sculpture-Race&goto=newpost Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:26:33 GMT This Saturday, I'm riding up to Baltimore early in the morning to catch the beginning of this year's Kinetic Sculpture Race at the Visionary Arts Museum. Departure from Proteus bike shop at 7am sharp! I'll probably average about 14 or 15 mph -- so a decent pace but not necessarily a speed crush or anything -- with a potty stop halfway. It's a surprisingly awesome ride, one of my favorites. Scenic, low traffic, for the most part. There's some rough pavement in Baltimore city, so bring an extra tube or two.

Here are some photos from last year. This is an event not to be missed if you don't have plans for Saturday. -Jeff

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]]> Group Rides Greenbelt http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4905-Baltimore-Kinetic-Sculpture-Race Group Ride Calendar http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4904-Group-Ride-Calendar&goto=newpost Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:25:25 GMT Potomac Pedalers has revised its site and now includes a calendar of " Regional Cycling Events"

http://www.potomacpedalers.org/event...=&group=112404

Most excellent!!!

And if you dont know, another good source for this is the Oxon Hill Bike Club

http://ohbike.org/events/#may ]]> Group Rides rcannon100 http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4904-Group-Ride-Calendar Bill Thanks You for Killing Him http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4885-Bill-Thanks-You-for-Killing-Him&goto=newpost Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:22 GMT The morning after.... Hopefully everyone's enjoying their Kill Bill Hangover!!!



I wanted to give an amazing thank you for everyone who rode and contributed to the ride. We raised THOUSANDS for World Bicycle Relief and we very thoroughly killed Bill. Special thanks to those who came out to cheer us on. It really helped to see the signs that Bob painted on the road and see him at Mile 50. We got to wave at vicegrip's family early on at the ride. Consularrider was putting that cowbell and vuvuzela to good use the two times we past him. Americancyclo's wife and daughter were out to cheer us on at mile 101. We even met up with virtually the entire Bikenetic shop crew along Sleepy Hollow as they were heading out for a round of golf.


The Starters


The Finishers


The Gang in Action

We started with 18 riders and managed to get 10 through the whole ride and to the finish. MegaBeth was AWESOME to join us at Barcroft and ride with us to the end. Everyone really came prepared for the ride... they brought their A-Game and accomplished what they set out to.

Highlights of the day....

Overcoming adversity... like Troy.

Hans' KOM on Jay Miller still has me confounded!!!

George riding the first 26 miles fixie and Yueqing riding the first 46 on his single speed. They didn't just ride... they rode WELL!

The biggest highlight for me was the way the whole group worked together... taking turns leading, sweeping and keeping the group together throughout the whole ride. Without EVERYONE's contributions, this wouldn't have gone nearly as well as it did.

Thank you all very much!

Have a great week! You earned it.

Pete ]]> Group Rides Dirt http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4885-Bill-Thanks-You-for-Killing-Him Cheering Picnic for Kill Bill Riders http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4874-Cheering-Picnic-for-Kill-Bill-Riders&goto=newpost Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:58:20 GMT I live near the 100 km mark of this ride, so if anyone wants to stop by on Sunday, April 28 (tomorrow) from noon to whenever in hopes of seeing the... I live near the 100 km mark of this ride, so if anyone wants to stop by on Sunday, April 28 (tomorrow) from noon to whenever in hopes of seeing the group go by twice, feel free. I'm close to the Ohio Street access to the W@OD at N Montana St and N Four Mile Run Dr. Bring your picnic, cowbells, and vuvuzela and sit on my front lawn. I'll have water and a couple other things for the riders. Send me a message and I'll send the exact address and phone number. ]]> Group Rides consularrider http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?4874-Cheering-Picnic-for-Kill-Bill-Riders