Alexandria Historical Bike Ride (No Drop Ride)

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  • July 23, 2017 at 8:06 pm #1073671
    Nadine
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    Coooool! I love your rides. But i realized yesterday that there were places where I mightabin better off riding my hybrid…Do you know yet if there will be comparable amounts of dirt & gravel? (Grassy bits don’t count.)

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    July 24, 2017 at 6:16 pm #1073636
    bobco85
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    To avoid confusion between this ride and the Arlington one, I kept relatively silent about this one until after the other ride had occurred. Now that the Arlington ride has been completed, I can finally give some updates to the Alexandria ride details including a finalized route!

    I will create a Facebook event for the Alexandria Historical Bike Ride this evening.

    @Nadine 163141 wrote:

    Coooool! I love your rides. But i realized yesterday that there were places where I mightabin better off riding my hybrid…Do you know yet if there will be comparable amounts of dirt & gravel? (Grassy bits don’t count.)

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    Looking over my final route (will update this page soon), there is going to be up to half a mile of unpaved riding, so you will be better off on your hybrid. However, this will have one set of stairs that your bicycle will need to be carried up, so make sure those biceps are in shape!

    July 24, 2017 at 10:02 pm #1073643
    Steve O
    Participant

    @bobco85 163181 wrote:

    unless you are drevil, this will have one set of stairs that your bicycle will need to be carried up,

    ftfy

    July 25, 2017 at 12:01 am #1073689
    KWL
    Participant

    We’ll be passing very close to the historical site of Duck Donuts.

    July 25, 2017 at 12:17 am #1073690
    anomad
    Participant

    Ssm508 and I are in.

    July 25, 2017 at 2:31 am #1073695
    drevil
    Participant

    @bobco85 163181 wrote:

    unless you are drevil, this will have one set of stairs that your bicycle will need to be carried up,

    @Steve O 163188 wrote:

    ftfy

    Ayieeee… the pressure… :D

    July 25, 2017 at 2:31 am #1073696
    lordofthemark
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    @KWL 163190 wrote:

    We’ll be passing very close to the historical site of Duck Donuts.

    There is quite a lot of history at Bradlee.
    Longstanding local businesses like Atlantis pizzeria and Robcyns, and the McDonald’s that used to be a Roy Rogers that had a clown in Wednesday nights.

    July 25, 2017 at 12:16 pm #1073704
    Sunyata
    Participant

    @lordofthemark 163197 wrote:

    There is quite a lot of history at Bradlee.

    Wait… Is there a Duck Donuts at Bradlee?!?!?!?!

    July 25, 2017 at 2:25 pm #1073709
    streetsmarts
    Participant

    @Sunyata 163206 wrote:

    Wait… Is there a Duck Donuts at Bradlee?!?!?!?!

    It opened recently! I’m not a big fan..esp. since I have Sugar Shack so close to home.

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    July 25, 2017 at 2:51 pm #1073711
    Starduster
    Participant

    @Sunyata 163206 wrote:

    Wait… Is there a Duck Donuts at Bradlee?!?!?!?!

    In the space that used to be Pro-Feed pet supplies?

    July 25, 2017 at 3:35 pm #1073715
    lordofthemark
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    @Starduster 163215 wrote:

    In the space that used to be Pro-Feed pet supplies?

    I think the space that used to be Crave Froyo, and was an ice cream place before that.

    July 25, 2017 at 4:07 pm #1073719
    Sunyata
    Participant

    @streetsmarts 163213 wrote:

    It opened recently! I’m not a big fan..esp. since I have Sugar Shack so close to home.

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    I have never had their (Duck) doughnuts… But I am willing to ride my bike the mile to Bradlee and check it out!

    I have had Sugar Shack and I am REALLY glad the closest locations are not on a regularly traveled route for me.

    August 9, 2017 at 7:56 pm #1074419
    bobco85
    Participant

    I’m excited for Saturday, and I’m hoping for great weather (current forecast shows high of 85° (F) and 30% chance of isolated storms).

    I just finished creating my notecards for the ride.
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    If you need to reach me, my cell is #571-201-7189. See you Saturday!

    (Edit: the notecard should read 1865 not 1875; my notes had the correct date, but I mistyped when I did the notecard.)

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    August 11, 2017 at 5:58 pm #1074548
    streetsmarts
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    I’ll be there for the first part of the ride unless thunderstorms are nearby. looking forward to it!

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    August 11, 2017 at 7:01 pm #1074556
    bobco85
    Participant

    @streetsmarts 164112 wrote:

    I’ll be there for the first part of the ride unless thunderstorms are nearby. looking forward to it!

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    I went through my route and found places along the way for the group to take shelter should we encounter any storms. The way the forecast looks, any storms will be brief. Should storms bring additional delays, I have shortcuts we can use to make up time (the shape of the route allows for this).

    I will bring my rain jacket which will surely ward off any storm clouds (that’s how it works, right?) 😎

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