Month: March 2023

I just want to point out one day ride and two weekend rides that are coming up.

TOUR DE FRANKLIN April 30.  Great ride that supports the local Franklin Food Bank. Several distances to choose and there are rest stops with refreshments.

SPRING-N2-CYCLING WEEKEND May 19-21.  This event is run by the Philadelphia Bike Club(PBC) that also ran the Fall weekend ride at Hanover, Pa near Gettysburg.  A few MAFW riders attended the Fall ride and we had a great time.  PBC reserved all rooms at 2 hotels for cyclists that weekend and still had a waiting list.  For the Spring ride PBC reserved the entire Best Western at Lewisburg, Pa.  I will be attending this event and there are rides for all ride levels.

ROY’S PENN DUTCH RIDE June 23-25.  Once again our Roy Fischman is running this weekend ride near Lancaster.   This is a great trip even if you are not cycling since there is so much to do in the area and at the hotel.  Lancaster Bike Club will support this event by setting up rides.

Check the Calendar under Members for more information on these rides and to register.

Regards, Manny

Seth Cohen has taken the time to set up a series of training rides that will be posted on the ride schedule and supported by Xue Li and Mike Shapanka.  Thanks to Seth for setting this up.

Below is the proposed schedule for TB training series. The primary ride will be Tuesday evenings; Thursday evenings will be for rain dates and/or a second session if people want, assuming a ride leader is available.

 

Week	Day	Date	Start Time	Route #	Route Name	Distance	Terrain	Program	Pace	Sweep/No Drop?	Ride Leader
1	Tuesday	4/4/2023	5:15 PM	973	Pluckemin-Along Mill Rivers-Short	25	C+	Group riding basics/Getting the rust off	TB-	Yes	Seth Cohen
2	Tuesday	4/11/2023	5:15 PM	1023	Pluckemin-Pottersville Cut and Paste	27	C+	Riding in a paceline	TB	Yes	Seth Cohen
3	Tuesday	4/18/2023	5:30 PM	298	A Few Roads Less Travelled 2	31	B	Climbing and riding in a paceline long	TB	Yes	Xue Li
4	Tuesday	4/25/2023	5:30 PM	457	Pluckemin-Mountainville 2	30	C+	Sprinting	TB	Yes	Seth Cohen/Mike Shapanka
5	Tuesday	5/2/2023	5:30 PM	1099	The Whole Enchilada	31	B	Climbing	TB	Yes	Seth Cohen
6	Tuesday	5/9/2023	5:30 PM	1108	Hub Hollow & Back	32	C+	Riding in a rotating paceline	TB	Yes	Seth Cohen
7	Tuesday	5/16/2023	5:30 PM	998	Pluckemin: A Few Roads Less Traveled	33	B	Putting it all together	TB+	No	Seth Cohen
8	Tuesday	5/23/2023	5:30 PM	282	Stanton Roundabout (School Rd)	35	C	Full speed finale	TB+	No	Seth Cohen

To Morris Area Freewheelers,

Spring is here and time to take your bike out of Winter storage although many of us continued to ride thru the Winter.  MAFW had an active Winter with ~100 rides.  Looking forward to an active cycling season.  In April we will have a Spring kickoff and we will soon send out details.

Jon Eiseman has continued to improve our website.  After you log on go to Members > Calendar you will find an extensive list of cycling events run by other organizations.  This weekend is the “Hell of Hunterdon”.  Some of us already signed up for “Tour de Franklin”.  “Spellbound” last year closed to registration at this time.

Manny