Arlington Historical Bike Ride (No Drop Ride)

[bobco85]

Alright, I’ve been working on this for a while, but I’ve got another big ride coming up: the Arlington Historical Bike Ride on Saturday, July 22.

Ever wanted to know how some of the streets got their names in the county (Carlin Springs, Glebe, etc.)? Interested to visit the first public school in Virginia to integrate? Want to see the site of a historic town that everyone’s probably ridden by a million times in their lives that was such a den of ill-repute that a group of Arlington citizen vigilantes actually went and burned it down? Come on the Arlington Historical Bike Ride!

Having done the Arlington History Ride bike route a few times now, I decided to modify the route to include more interesting things around the county including more recent events.

Update: The route has been finalized! Here are the details for the ride:

• Saturday, July 22
• Meet at 9:00 a.m. at Shirlington Library – 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA
• Rolling by 9:05 a.m.
• Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/9359818 & http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1650672443
• Expected length: 26 miles in 3-4 hours (including breaks around Minor Hill ~9.5 mile mark near multiple convenience stores and around Rosslyn Metro ~17 mile mark near Rite Aid convenience store)
• The group will stop at 25 different historical spots around the county and hear a bit of local info from yours truly (I will try to be brief)
• Ride ends at Prospect Hill Park – 1025 S Arlington Ridge Rd, Arlington, VA
• Fitness/experience: some hills early on, should be comfortable riding on trails and on streets
• This will be a no-drop ride taken at a casual pace
• The route has plenty of opportunities for rest stops
• Ride start will be at 9:00 a.m. and is expected to wrap up by 1:00 p.m.

I’m really looking forward to doing this ride, and hope to see you there!

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@lordofthemark 163251 wrote:

BTW, in another tidbit, Luna Park in Coney Island is close to Trump Village.

The Trump Village Shopping Center is being redeveloped into a glitzier mixed use development called “Neptune/Sixth”. The closing of the old stores there (Rocco’s Pizza!) caused my dad much consternation in his last days. Maybe now that Coney Island is getting hipsterized (a craft brewery, a new concert venue, …) they’ll extend Citibikes down there.

[bobco85]

I finished creating a guidebook for my Arlington Historical Bike Ride and have printed a few copies! I gave them out at Hump Day Coffee Club this morning.

For anyone interested in getting their own version, here is a link to the PDF file that you can print for yourself or put on your electronic device to save paper: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzfUugn9MSiIeFBLSWd1dHdQOUk

Please note: if printing the guidebook, use Adobe Reader and select the booklet setting. The pages are meant to be half a standard letter page each (5.5″ x 8.5″).

Let me know if you have any issues with printing/downloading the document, and enjoy!

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