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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 |
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| 03/25 | Wed | 10:00am | C/C+/31/1400 | Kittatinny St. Park - Limecrest Rd. | Barbara Delaney | 503 - Kittatinny-Hunts Pond | 45 | Let's get back in the saddle! Lunch at A&B Bagels after the ride. | Pleasant Sussex County ride and as flat as it can get in these parts. Ride by Mary Ann. | Food stops:Tranquility Store (mile 24) | 6: Barbara Delaney(D), Helene Motyka(C), Dave Hall(C), Tracy Brown(C), Tom Sterk, John Delaney(S) | Ridden |
| 03/25 | Wed | 10:30am | C+/C+/25/1205 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | John Parsekian | 1366 - Gravel Intro - (Medio) | 48 | A 25 miles, 1,200 feet of climbing, gravel ride through the Bedminster Gravel roads . Incorporating 66% gravel / 34% paved surface. Ideal for advanced beginners and upwards. | 3: John Parsekian, Bill Kolano, Ed Steinman(NA) | Ridden | ||
| 03/25 | Wed | 11:00am | C+/B/36/1816 | Far Hills R.R. | Tom Sterk | 311 - Far Hills-Black River Ramble **CANCELED** | 50 | Late start to capture the 45°-50°F temperatures. No planned stops. I hope to ride at the bottom end of the C+ range. | Travel the scenic areas of northern Somerset County with a mid-route food stop at the Oldwick or in Pottersville General Stores. Mostly gently rolling terrain with one large hill and three smaller hills. | Food stops: Oldwick General Store (mile 16), short detour to Pottersville (Black River General Store, no restroom - mile 22) or Gladstone Market (mile 25.5) or CocoLuxe (mile 25.5) or Heated (mile 24.5) | 1: | Canceled |
| 03/25 | Wed | 11:30am | C/C+/30/1248 | Chatham Township Municipal Building | Lou Blanco | 1417 - Meyersville/Liberty Corner Express | 42 | An interesting route with a brief rest stop at Just Riding Along, mile 16.8. Civilized C pace - no one dropped. Note: Start Time 11:30 AM for more comfortable temperatures. | Similar to other Liberty Corner rides with some interesting twists. This ride basically goes in the reverse direction of most of our rides and takes us to beautiful Layton Rd and back. Food stops include Just Riding Along bike and coffee shop at mile 17 and Dunkin' at mile 20. | 3: Lou Blanco(C), Dan Gautieri, Kim Tulloch(C) | Ridden | |
| 03/26 | Thu | 10:00am | C/C+/33/1344 | Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp. | Richard Poore | 1448 - Loantaka - Lib Corner - Basking Ridge / Return | 41 | Nice day Low mid 50's to start into mid 60's. Nice rest stop at Ridge Bagels. Civilized ride in words of Mario. | This is a nice comfortable ride out of Loantaka that goes through Liberty Corner and then into Basking Ridge. There is a stop at Ridge Bagel around Mile 23.
The ride is a modification of MAFW 777. There is a new route to Whitebridge Road and a climb up Skyline Drive. The tour then follows route 777 to Ridge Bagel and a Rest Stop. The return is modified to avoid Lees Hill road. | 8: Richard Poore(C), Paul Zitelli(C), Joe DeCagna(C), Lou Blanco(C), Dan Gautieri, Betsy Eastwood, Mike Baker, Doug Gardner(C+) | Scheduled | |
| 03/26 | Thu | 10:30am | C/C+/32/1565 | Palmer Park, Long Valley | Tracy Brown | 1463 - Arlene's Special | 49 | Briefly stopping at park in Califon for a quick break. Should be a great day ☀️. Come join! | Cycle a new route in Long Valley with the long slog up River Road in the beginning.
Gentally rolling after the initial climb with a great downhill (be careful) on Naughright Road. You will be cycling out to Hoffman’s Crossings.
Food Stop: Rambo’s at Mile 21.5
| 4: Tracy Brown(C), *Margaret Kohl(D+), Helene Motyka(C), Barbara Delaney(D) | Scheduled | |
| 03/26 | Thu | 11:00am | C/C/34/1144 | Colonial Park, Lot C in the Winter, Howe Athletic Center in the Summer | Jeff Sperling | 1196 - Weston Wonderland | 34 | We haven’t scheduled any rides from Colonial Park in months, so let’s get it back on the calendar. We will be traveling some roads we haven’t been on for awhile and in some instances, traveling in the opposite direction. Last scheduled 11 months ago. Our stop will be at the Bagel Barn. Weather will be the warmest day this week, upper 60s. Come join me on Thursday. We will meet at Parking Lot C with the built in bathrooms. | A shorter, smoother ride. No big hills over well traveled roads in interesting combinations. | Food stops: Bagel Barn in Rocky Hill mile 18.5 | 2: Jeff Sperling(C), George Decker(C) | Scheduled |
| 03/26 | Thu | 11:05am | D+/C/34/1144 | Colonial Park, Lot C in the Winter, Howe Athletic Center in the Summer | Barry Seip | 1196 - Weston Wonderland | 34 | Following Jeff’s ride at 11am Meeting at LOT C LOT C LOT C We will stop for a bagel at the bagel barn | A shorter, smoother ride. No big hills over well traveled roads in interesting combinations. | Food stops: Bagel Barn in Rocky Hill mile 18.5 | 2: Barry Seip(D+), Marty Siegel(D+) | Scheduled |
| 03/26 | Thu | 11:30am | C+/B/38/2387 | Pickell Mtn. Park, Whitehouse Station | John Parsekian | 1002 - Robin's Ride from Pickell | 63 | A scenic ride with a few good(whaaaatt?) climbs. There is no good option for a stop along this route so bring what you need and we will think about nature breaks along the way. Later start to be sure it is warm. | This tour travels some new roads and offers some challenging climbs and long downhills; these are some of the prettiest roads in Hunterdon County. There is a food stop at Sky Manor with a full service restaurant. Tour by Muffin Williams (2016) | Food stops: Cafe @ Sky Manor Airport (mile 22.6, closed on Tuesdays). | 7: John Parsekian, Bill Kolano, Haroon Kheshgi(NA), Ed Steinman(NA), Tom Sterk, Eric Lavitsky(B), Jason Cope(C+) | Scheduled |
| 03/29 | Sun | 10:00am | B/C+/35/1500 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Lisa Gentile | 1510 - Flying to Oldwick and Back via Burnt Mills and Meadow roads. | 43 | B pace because grumpy would rather be dropped on her own ride than deal. Just kidding. About the grumpy. |
Ride Distance: 35 miles | 3: Lisa Gentile, Doug Gardner(C+), James Anderson | Scheduled | |
| 03/29 | Sun | 10:15am | C/C+/35/1500 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Jeff Sperling | 1510 - Flying to Oldwick and Back via Burnt Mills and Meadow roads. | 43 | This ride will back up Lisa’s B ride. I created this ride originally to keep us off Rattlesnake on the way back and we get to travel Burnt Mill Road instead. |
Ride Distance: 35 miles | 7: Jeff Sperling(C), Andy Boulcott(C), Mark Olinsky(C), Richard Poore(C), Craig Levin(C), Larry Thomas(C), Mike Baker | Scheduled | |
| 03/29 | Sun | 10:30am | D+/C+/35/1500 | Pluckemin (Bedminster I) | Barry Seip | 1510 - Flying to Oldwick and Back via Burnt Mills and Meadow roads. | 43 | Following Lisa & Jeff on this ride. Let's start at 10:30 so the temps are above 40 degrees. Looks like a nice day Sunny / Temps getting into the 50s / Light Wind There will be a STOP at the Oldwick Market at mile 17. Come join me on Sunday
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Ride Distance: 35 miles | 3: Barry Seip(D+), Michael Chenkin(C), Marty Siegel(D+) | Scheduled |
