Ride Schedule - Morris Area Freewheelers

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Date	Day	Start	Pace/Terrain/ Miles/Climb(ft)	Starting Point	Leader	Tour/Signup	Average Climb (ft/mile)	Leader Comments	Tour Description	Tour Notes	Attendees	Status
03/18	Wed	10:30am	C+/B/34/1857	White Oak Park - Branchburg	John Parsekian	1297 - Stanton Housel Neshanic Tour	55	A ride, not too long, not too hard for a wintery day. I am expecting 40ish temps, low wind, and a pleasant route. You can stay home and do Swift but this will be much better.	If you don't want to make a right at CR523 at mile 11.5 because of traffic you can continue on Pleasant Run Rd, right onto Barley Sheaf and then left onto Locust Rd to get back on cue.		3: John Parsekian, Tom Sterk, Eric Lavitsky(B)	Scheduled
03/22	Sun	10:30am	B/C+/48/2341	Chatham Township Municipal Building	Joseph Reo	1460 - CTMB Black River Express*	49	Please note that this is B ride and it is not a "no drop ride". If you do drop off the back, I will wait for you at start point to ensure you got back safely or maybe a C ride will be set up to follow this ride. In addition, if the group is interested, we may potentially add a 12–15-mile loop to the end of the ride to make this a metric century. The added loop is relatively flat if you are worried about the state of your legs after all the hills we already attacked. The ride is to help support Steve Davis with his charity of choice which supports the development of wells in Zambia. The funding goal has already been reached but I am sure he would love to hear words of encouragement on the funding page, https://gofund.me/16ab0533e	For those of you looking for a slightly longer more challenging ride out of CTMB. This route is not to be taken lightly, it hits some of our most favorite roads enjoyed by novices and experts alike. So, get on your bike and celebrate the glory of biking with friends, cheers !!		2: Joseph Reo(C+), Paulo Piedade(C)	Scheduled

Date

Day

Start

Pace/Terrain/
Miles/Climb(ft)

Starting Point

Leader

Tour/Signup

Average Climb (ft/mile)

Leader Comments

Tour Description

Tour Notes

Attendees

Status

03/18

Wed

10:30am

C+/B/34/1857

White Oak Park - Branchburg

John Parsekian

1297 - Stanton Housel Neshanic Tour

A ride, not too long, not too hard for a wintery day. I am expecting 40ish temps, low wind, and a pleasant route. You can stay home and do Swift but this will be much better.

If you don't want to make a right at CR523 at mile 11.5 because of traffic you can continue on Pleasant Run Rd, right onto Barley Sheaf and then left onto Locust Rd to get back on cue.

3: John Parsekian, Tom Sterk, Eric Lavitsky(B)

Scheduled

03/22

Sun

10:30am

B/C+/48/2341

Chatham Township Municipal Building

Joseph Reo

1460 - CTMB Black River Express*

Please note that this is B ride and it is not a "no drop ride". If you do drop off the back, I will wait for you at start point to ensure you got back safely or maybe a C ride will be set up to follow this ride. In addition, if the group is interested, we may potentially add a 12–15-mile loop to the end of the ride to make this a metric century. The added loop is relatively flat if you are worried about the state of your legs after all the hills we already attacked.

The ride is to help support Steve Davis with his charity of choice which supports the development of wells in Zambia. The funding goal has already been reached but I am sure he would love to hear words of encouragement on the funding page,

https://gofund.me/16ab0533e

For those of you looking for a slightly longer more challenging ride out of CTMB.

This route is not to be taken lightly, it hits some of our most favorite roads enjoyed by novices and experts alike. So, get on your bike and celebrate the glory of biking with friends, cheers !!

2: Joseph Reo(C+), Paulo Piedade(C)

Scheduled

Hi Freewheelers,

Watch the website to see information on upcoming events, communication from our club president and ride coordinator, and ride guidelines.

Our Social Coordinator, John Storey, is always in need of your help for a number of our activities. Please email if you are interested: social_coordinator@mafw.org

MAFW has 2 main guidelines or mottos that riders and ride leaders should follow:

Nobody rides alone including the ride leader
Ride leader sweeps for all rides except B and faster

Just a reminder that the February 2026 March 2026 edition of our NL is online. To read: click https://mafw.org/newsletter/

What’s in this issue:

Dirt / gravel ride from Bedminster, NJ – Dennis Budnick
In Memory of Ed Carpenito
Connect with the MAF Bike Club on Social Media! – Tracy Brown
2026 MAFW Calendar
MAFW Crash Report Review: 2021 through 2025 – Drew Thraen
5 Ways to smooth out your pedal stroke – Tony Marchand
Let’s get with it..girls! – Jay Marowitz
Photo Gallery
Nostalgia
Bicycle Adventures 2026
Cycling Guides – Mark Jay
People Cycling
Safety – Paul Malinowsk
Club Sponsors
Club Officers

Enjoying your E-bike, trike, gravel bike? Let’s hear about your experience.

Folks, many of you have taken some interesting trips this year or in the past. So why not share your stories & photos with fellow club members?

We welcome any articles that you feel would be of interest. WHEN YOU HAVE A SPARE MOMENT, PLEASE SEND ME A STORY AND PICTURES OF YOUR BICYCLING ADVENTURES. Submit any information by the 24th of the preceding month at the following email address: newsletter@mafw.org

If you have any issues with your login credentials, please contact Membership Coordinator Lisa Gentile at the following email address: membership@mafw.org

Good Reading. Thanks,

Patricia Kipp
Editor

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DAYTIME PACES (Updated: April 2015)
Pace	Minimum Average Speed	Description
A	18+ mph	Hard fast riding, few stops, slower riders will be dropped, frequent pace lines.
B+	17 mph	For very fit cyclists, slower riders will be dropped, leader rides at listed pace, occasional pace lines.
B	16 mph	For fit cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops. Leader sweeps no slower than 16 mph. BUT if there is a concurrent identical (same tour #, same start time) C+ ride, or the ride leader has posted “no sweep” in the ride comments, the leader rides a B pace and does not sweep.
C+	14.5 mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 14.5 mph. If there is a concurrent identical (same tour #, same start time) C ride, the Ride Leader may choose not to sweep and depend on the C ride to look after slower C+ riders.
C	13 mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 13 mph.
D+	11 mph	For experienced cyclists who want an easier pace, up to 20 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 11 mph.
D	9 mph	Relaxed riding for experienced cyclists, easier terrain, up to 15 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 9 mph (typically no longer than 35 miles and on terrain not more difficult than C+).
CA(Casual)	Casual	Relaxed riding, no steep hills, frequent stops, group stays together.
S (Special)	varies	Special ride. Click on ‘More’ (after login) to read special comments.

EVENING TRAINING RIDE PACES Paces for evening rides have a T prefix to indicate that they are “training” rides. Training means that the rides are typically shorter, do not have rest stops and riders generally ride at a faster average compared to day rides.
Pace	Average Speed	Description
TA	18+ mph	Hard fast riding, few stops, slower riders will be dropped, frequent pace lines.
TB	16.5+ mph	For very fit cyclists, slower riders will be dropped, leader rides at listed pace, occasional pace lines
TC	15+ mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, leader sweeps no slower than 15 mph.
TD	13+ mph	For experienced cyclists, leader sweeps no slower than 13 mph
TE	11+ mph	For any cyclists who can average 11 mph and ride the posted distance without a rest stop, leader sweeps no slower than 11 mph