Bicycle Fun Club – GCCCT ride on September 8

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  • August 20, 2018 at 11:55 am #920590
    reji
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    Ever wanted to ride the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail (GCCCT), aka Fairfax County Cross County Trail (FCCCT), aka alphabet soup trail? We’ll ride the sections in trail maps 0 through 5 https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/trails/cross-county-trail/maps

    When: Saturday, Sept 8. Meet at Northside Social in Falls Church @9:00. Wheels down at 9:30!
    Distance: About 50 miles with 2,000+ elevation.
    Route: It will be very similar to this: https://www.strava.com/activities/1783499010

    Most of the ride will be on paved roads/trail and the fun parts will be on natural surface. And there is enough fun natural surface that you WILL need a bike with cross/gravel/mountain tires. There are several stream crossings, root heaves/exposed roots large enough to rattle your teeth as you ride over them, small sections of big gravel and other fun things to ride over, around and through!

    This will be a no-drop ride with an average pace of 12-14 on pavement and slower on natural surface trails. I’m guessing the overall average pace with be around 12 mph.

    I will cancel the ride in the event of heavy rain since the creek crossings will be unsafe.

    RSVP on this thread and PM me if you need my contact info.

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  • September 8, 2018 at 12:18 am #1089561
    reji
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    As of now, I’m still planning to ride tomorrow. If we get much more rain tonight or if it’s raining tomorrow, we may change the ride up a bit, possibly changing directions on the GCCCT. Hope to see some folks tomorrow at Northside!

    September 8, 2018 at 11:54 am #1089566
    reji
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    The ride is definitely on as originally planned! I’ll be at the Falls Church Northside Social by 9:00; wheels down at 9:30!

    September 10, 2018 at 3:55 pm #1089586
    PeteD
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    Ride Report:
    – Rode some nice trails!
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    – We also rode the only bike lane in Fairfax City:
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    – I almost died at least 7 times, none of which had to deal with cars or traffic:
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    – One of these people rode their bike across the water crossings, another just walked it thru.
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    – Though he did put a foot down in one:
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    Though none of that mattered as later on we got drenched by the storm, especially those of us who took off our shoes before crossing.

    Thank you Reji for a sublimely misreable awesome time :)

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