Kidical Mass Arlington 2014

[dasgeh]

@krazygl00 85693 wrote:

I think my wife (whom you have met at one of the 3rd Thursdays, Dasgeh) and I are going to try to make it to the ride with our two little ones in the trailer! I have an overnight maintenance (IT) to do this Sunday, so it depends somewhat on whether it goes too late into the not-so-wee hours of the morning.

Yay! Here’s hoping for smooth overnight maintenance.

[vvill]

I may try to make this my first Kidical Mass attendance. I’ll see if I can even fit the trailer in the car…

[Kbikeva]

Reston Moms Club will host local bike folks including our local bike shop at their next meeting in June. The goal is to promote family biking out here in the burbs, and hopefully get a KM group going.

If you’re interested or know someone who lives out this direction who might be, contact is Kelley — kbikeva at yahoo dot com

[dasgeh]

June 1: Kidically Spring (with Frozen Yogurt!)
It is completely unforgivable, I know. Kidical Mass Arlington has gone on over a year without a ride to ice cream. UNFORGIVABLE! So next for our June 1, 2014 ride, we will take the plunge, give in to our inner Honest Toddler, and ride the ride of our dreams – to Menchie’s! (Ok, yes, it’s frozen yogurt, but it’s delicious).

When: Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:45pm (roll out 6:00pm – come early with a picnic!)

Meet: Penrose Park — 6th Street South & South Wayne Street, Arlington
Parking: On the surrounding residential streets.

End: Menchies in Penrose Square — 9th Street South and South Barton Street. (about 4 blocks from the start)

Route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4832154

We’re changing things up a bit — this will be an EVENING ride. For those that want to come early, we’re planning on bringing a picnic to the park (around, say 5-5:15pm), then we’ll hang out and play until our 6pm roll out. The ride will be short and sweet around one of the most lovely neighborhoods in South Arlington. It will feature tree lined streets, bike boulevards and a new (to KM-Arl) trail. We’ll end at Penrose Square, and head to Menchie’s. Anyone who wants can meet up for the short spin back to the park. That area is also home to a grocery store, drugstore, and a bunch of yummy restaurants, if anyone needs to stop in for Sunday-night errands or after-Menchie’s dinner (because what’s better than a bike ride, then ice cream, then dinner, right?).

Hope to see you there!

[dasgeh]

Last night’s ride was awesome! lots of new faces, lots of old friends, possibly the perfect sized ride, and, of course, ICE CREAM. Pics on the facebook page (please post if you have more)

Time to plan the Father’s Day ride (who’s idea was it to have 2 rides a month!). Any requests? Rocklands again? Maybe starting at Hayes Park this time? (I could adjust this route to go past the kidical house, but I’m not sure anyone would want to). I’m open to other ideas.

Oh, and lunch or dinner? Or post dinner ice cream?

[chris_s]

Just realized I’m going to be in Michigan for Father’s day. Sad to miss it!

[oldbikechick]

Sorry to have missed this last ride – looks like fun! We could do the Father’s Day ride as long as it is not a requirement to have a dad with us (since he is otherwise engaged that day)

[dasgeh]

So, for the Father’s Day ride, I’m thinking evening again (’cause it was fun). Any thoughts on these options:

1) Hayes Park to Rocklands for dinner (meet at 5:30pm)
2) Hayes Park to Clarendon for ICE CREAM (meet at 6pm)
3) Rocky Run Park to Clarendon for ICE CREAM (meet at 6pm)

I’m thinking 2 or 3 but am open…

[dasgeh]

Father’s Day Ride planned – with half price ICE CREAM!!!

Father’s Day: MORE ICE CREAM! 6/15 5:45pm Hayes Park

Wow. The last ride to ice cream was so much fun, we’ve got to do it again. Soon. Like next Sunday. So in honor of father’s everywhere, we’re going to RIDE TO MORE ICE CREAM! This time, North Arlington style: meet at Hayes Park, ride through Ashton Heights and Lyon Village and finish at Larry’s Homemade Ice Cream in Clarendon.

**To sweeten this incredibly sweet deal, Larry’s is offering us HALF OFF ice cream. Hooray for Larry’s!**

When: Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:45pm (roll out 6:00pm – come early with a picnic!)

Meet: Hayes Park — North Lincoln Street & 15th St N, Arlington
Parking: On the surrounding residential streets.
Metro: the start is about a half mile from Virginia Square, the end is at Clarendon

End: Larry’s Homemade in Clarendon — Wilson Blvd and North Highland Street. (an easy mile from the start via this route)

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4927969

There are so many great things about this ride. To begin at the beginning, we’re meeting at Hayes Park, which has a SPRAYGROUND (on until 8pm on Sundays), great playground equipment for the toddler-preschooler set, swings, tennis courts and even bathrooms. It’s also only blocks from Rocklands BBQ (and lots of other places), if you were thinking of eating out for Father’s Day dinner. We’ll will ride through the lovely, bike friendly neighborhoods of Ashton Heights, Lyon Park and Lyon Village. You can discover great bike connections to so many places near this route: the Central Library, Arlington Arts Center, Clay Park Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and all those yummy restaurants in Clarendon. We’ll park at the Clarendon Metro station, then walk across the street to Larry’s and enjoy our treats by the bikes in the little park. And did I mention 50% off ICE CREAM? Sure to please kids and parents.

Whether you are a Dad, you’re bringing a Dad, you’re giving Dad the night off, whether you’re kids or not, come out for what’s sure to be a fabulous evening on bikes.

[dasgeh]

Great ride last night. Thanks to all who came out (ShawnDread & family). And a HUGE thanks to Larry’s Homemade Ice Cream, who gave us all 1/2 off, and told their friends about us. Next time you’re in Clarendon, you should stop by…

Pics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.655021087906565.1073741835.498727683535907&type=3

[dasgeh]

Looking ahead to the next ride (Tour de Kidical): any requests? Sat 7/5 or Sun 7/6? Neighborhood?

I’m leaning towards Rocky Run Park (because far too many families last night hadn’t been there) to Ireland’s Four Courts (because I know the owners and know they’ll put the race on) but that route will overlap a lot with last night’s, which I generally try to avoid.

[dasgeh]

I posted this on another thread, but it could go here too:
@dasgeh 88540 wrote:

This thread reminds me of an idea I had for a Kidical Mass (or some other) ride:

Meet at a park, preferably one with some free asphalt. For the first x minutes (while kids play), have a station where people can measure their bikes and find serial numbers, etc. Bonus points if we can get the police there to do immediate registration. Encourage people to take pictures of their bikes, measure them* and write down the serial numbers — for my family, we’d just send ourselves emails with the pics and info, etc, since we can always search that.

*The measure thing would really be for family bike set-ups — long-tails, long-johns and trail-a-whatever set-ups are (obviously) different than standard bikes, and it’s hard to find good info about how long/wide these set ups are. We could easily set up a station where people could park the bike at a designated spot, and we’d stripe out the various widths and lengths in concentric rectangles, so you could see how wide things are and where.

Would people be interested in this?

[baiskeli]

@dasgeh 88541 wrote:

I posted this on another thread, but it could go here too:

Yeah, that sounds cool. It could be a little bike rodeo too where the kids could learn and show off skills.

[dasgeh]

Tour de Kidical ride THIS SUNDAY – 10:15am Rocky Run Park — Ireland’s Four Courts to watch Le Tour.

Happy 4th of July! Perfect time to watch a French bike race taking place in England at an Irish pub. Let’s take advantage of the more-beautiful-than-average July weather and bike over to Ireland’s Four Courts to watch the end of the second stage of this year’s Tour (York to Sheffield, England).

And not only is the end of our ride going to be AWESOME, we’re going to start at one of Arlington’s newest and most exciting parks: Rocky Run. Haven’t been to Rocky Run yet? It’s amazing: HUGE climbing structure with lots of different ways up and a GIANT slide down. A great toddler area, with sand, water, and just the right size slide and climbing structure. Lots of shade. Tons of fun. Come early and enjoy running around, climbing, sliding, digging and bouncing all over this beautiful park. NOTE: the bathrooms at Rocky Run aren’t open yet (afaik), so plan accordingly.

When: Sunday, July 6, 2014 10:15am (roll out 10:30am – come early to enjoy the park!)

Meet: Rocky Run Park — North Barton Street & N Fairfax Drive, Arlington

Parking: On the surrounding residential streets.

Metro: Courthouse (the start is about half mile away, the end is across the street)

End: Ireland’s Four Courts– N Wilson Blvd and North Courthouse Road (an easy 1/2 mile from the start via this route)

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/5212930

This route is shorter than normal – only 2.2 miles. It starts with a bit of a climb (3% for a couple hundred feet), but then is smooth sailing. We’ll be on familiar neighborhood streets in Lyon Park and Lyon Village, and will explore a short new (to Kidical Mass) trail. Ending at Ireland’s Four Courts around 11am, everyone is welcome to come in, have a bite to eat, and watch a the end of Stage 2 of the Tour de France.

All are welcome – with or without kids.

**Please give me a little break for organizing so late. Family stuff. Ended up in Iowa last minute. All is fine but didn’t know when we’d be back. And please help spread the word because, well, this is all being pulled together last minute. THANKS!**

[dasgeh]

Great ride last weekend. Special shout out to Starduster to coming out sans kids. Seriously, y’all, all are welcome, even if you don’t bring kids.

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