Nova to Point of Rocks, MD loop…

[Tim Kelley]

Yes, it’s a good ride if you throw in Sugarloaf too.

http://app.strava.com/activities/1501927

Yes, and I recall a few forum threads on the bridge crossing at Point of Rocks that you could probably search for.

[Dirt]

I rode it a few weeks ago… similar to the route that Tim pointed out. I was riding fixie and didn’t want to hit 41st street at mile 120, so I rode into Georgetown and then took the MVT and W&OD home. Doing that to finish out the loop linked below, I think the mileage came out to 138 miles.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1171493

[Dirt]

Some of the roads have a fairly high speed limit (50mph) but the shoulders were pretty wide. I didn’t have a problem. Drivers were polite and gave me room too. It was a nice day on the bike.

[off2ride]

Thanks a bunch my bike brothers. Now I have something to show my bro-in-law/poseur roadie. Baptism by fire is looming. See you guys on the next Dom Boonen Gran Fondo.

[KLizotte]

@Dirt 20883 wrote:

I rode it a few weeks ago… similar to the route that Tim pointed out. I was riding fixie and didn’t want to hit 41st street at mile 120, so I rode into Georgetown and then took the MVT and W&OD home. Doing that to finish out the loop linked below, I think the mileage came out to 138 miles.

Dirt, can you eat as much of anything as you want? Lordy, you must be constantly burning a lot of calories.

[KLizotte]

@off2ride 20910 wrote:

Thanks a bunch my bike brothers. Now I have something to show my bro-in-law/poseur roadie. Baptism by fire is looming. See you guys on the next Dom Boonen Gran Fondo.

This event will require photos else it didn’t happen ya know.

[off2ride]

K,

If my bro in law commits with his posse, I will send you pics.

@KLizotte 20916 wrote:

This event will require photos else it didn’t happen ya know.

[Dirt]

@KLizotte 20915 wrote:

Dirt, can you eat as much of anything as you want? Lordy, you must be constantly burning a lot of calories.

I’m the place where calories go to die. I manage to drink enough beer to compensate.

But seriously… I had some injury issues a decade or so ago that had me pretty dang overweight. I think my mileage the last 4 or 5 years has been an infantile reaction to that. I’m down 60 pounds from my previous heaviest.

[Tim Kelley]

@off2ride 20910 wrote:

See you guys on the next Dom Boonen Gran Fondo.

Wait, wait, wait…who are you? And are you in this photo?

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[off2ride]

8th from the left of the pic. I’m on your 1 o’clock Tim. Back row.

[off2ride]

I didn’t make it to Sugarloaf with you guys on that ride. My rear derailleur cable snapped on the shifter side @ mile 30ish. So I had to single speed it back to the parking lot.

[Dirt]

@off2ride 20970 wrote:

I didn’t make it to Sugarloaf with you guys on that ride. My rear derailleur cable snapped on the shifter side @ mile 30ish. So I had to single speed it back to the parking lot.

I remember that. Kinda sucked that you had to turn back.

[off2ride]

Ehh, it’s all good. There’s always a next time.

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