50 States and 13 Colonies Ride, 2016

Great! Do you think leaving at six will give us plenty of time to sign in and be ready to roll at eight? I think so. Theres a little park there in front of New Deal Cafe, if I recall. PM your phone number in case we have trouble finding each other or running late.

Hey all! Fresh from the WABA volunteer night, and while I won’t give out the cue sheet (promised!), I can say that I’ve been told its mostly the same as last year. There have been a few tweaks to account for construction (as usual).

I’m sure all of you have been doing so already, but for the love of God start hydrating now, and make sure you bring extra water! Outside the pit stops there are few opportunities to refill bottles in the city.

Needless to say I plan on doing the full 50 because why not? 😎 I’ve come to accept 90-100 degree heat has default riding around here in the summer. Besides, as is custom, I must wear my MSU jersey barreling down Michigan Ave, and that’s not until the 3rd quarter of the ride anyway. At that might I may as well stick it out.

That said, is anyone from our lot ride marshaling this year? Last year I glommed onto Boomer’s group and had a great time, but with him gone I’m looking for a new crew…

@lordofthemark 145655 wrote:

WABA suggests taking a U lock if staying for Mellow Mushroom. I realize I have never locked my bike up for an extended period in the District other than in my building – I guess in Adams Morgan a cable lock will not be sufficient? I keep my U lock at work, so would love to know before I head home tonight (I do not want to stop by Capitol Riverfront on the way to Adams Morgan tomorrow)

If you bring a U lock, lock it to a fence near the start and get it on the way to the Mushroom. That way you won’t have to carry it during the ride. I think I used a small cable lock last year.

@Kitty 145647 wrote:

Hey all! Fresh from the WABA volunteer night, and while I won’t give out the cue sheet (promised!), I can say that I’ve been told its mostly the same as last year. There have been a few tweaks to account for construction (as usual).

I’m sure all of you have been doing so already, but for the love of God start hydrating now, and make sure you bring extra water! Outside the pit stops there are few opportunities to refill bottles in the city.

Needless to say I plan on doing the full 50 because why not? 😎 I’ve come to accept 90-100 degree heat has default riding around here in the summer. Besides, as is custom, I must wear my MSU jersey barreling down Michigan Ave, and that’s not until the 3rd quarter of the ride anyway. At that might I may as well stick it out.

That said, is anyone from our lot ride marshaling this year? Last year I glommed onto Boomer’s group and had a great time, but with him gone I’m looking for a new crew…

I will miss following Boomer too. I will be riding with some friends, so you are welcome to join. I’ll be wearing the same yellow and brown Dogfish Head jersey as last year.

The ride yesterday was, well, toasty. I switched from the map mode to the Garmin dashboard and it showed 110F. Because I’ve not done much in distance this summer, I was marshaling the 13 colonies. That turned out to be a particularly good decision.