5/18 SUNDAY Ride

New plan, sports fans: we were supposed to do Raymond Hills this weekend but, absent divine intervention, I don't see any time window dry enough for that to happen safely. Saturday is another complete washout and Sunday's rain is due to start around 2:00, so we need to pivot.

In order to get us more climbing and some distance options, I think we go back to Pineland via the hilly route and hope to do the long route home that takes us to West Durham and Freeport after, but I think we may well need to take the Rte 231/Cumberland/Longwoods shortcut home to stay dry. We'll check the weather once we hit Pinelands.

Wheels roll at 8:00

May 17 Garmin | Strava	May 24
Memorial Day

5/11 SUNDAY Ride

We can't seem to catch a break, can we? Saturday looks like another complete washout. I don't see any choice but to bump to Sunday. That said, being Mothers' Day, I'd like to schedule for later in the morning, so as not to ruin any breakfast plans.

The goal is Wild Oats but, as you know, there are many shorter options, so pick your poison. If someone has Strava maps for the courses below that are missing them, share a link with me and I'll add it.

Wheels roll at 10:30

May 10
	Wild Oats 66 Strava | Garmin Little Dog 64 Strava | Garmin Maquoit Rd 57 Strava | Garmin Highland Rd 51 Strava | Garmin Freeport 34 Strava | Garmin
May 17	May 24
Memorial Day

White Mountain Tune-up Series (Readers' Digest Condensed Version)

The weather has just been disastrous this spring, interfering with our Legs of Steel training--we may need to settle for Legs of Fairly Substantial Aluminum this year. 😣

I had hoped to start with our traditional Old Orchard ride, but it's four weeks until Memorial Day: we have a long way to go and a short time to get there, so maybe we save that one for the 24th. 

Let's do Hilly Pineland tomorrow. The rain may threaten our journey home, so we can take a shortcut back from Pineland--most of the work is done on the front side.

The rest of abbreviated schedule is laid out below. If you have any different thoughts/alternatives, feel free to let me know.

Wheels roll at 8:00.

Garmin | Strava

May 10	May 17
May 24	Memorial Day

4/27 Sunday Ride?

Well, we went from a half-wet weekend to "haul out the hip waders" in a hot minute! 😕

Suffice to say there is no ride on Saturday, but I keep checking the weather outlets and it seems like some of them think there might be a break Sunday morning. Maybe. Being foolishly optimistic, let's register a hopeful 8:00 on Sunday morning, and we'll choose a route if that dry window appears.

If nothing pans out, maybe this is the weekend to do that bike maintenance you've been putting off? Here are some helpful links. Come Monday, there should be no more squeaking in the paceline!

• The 1-Hour Tune-up: How To Make Your Bike Feel Like New
• The GOAT: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
• Park Tool: https://www.youtube.com/@parktool
• Syd Fixes Bikes: https://www.youtube.com/c/SydFixesBikes
• BikeSpeeds: https://www.youtube.com/@Bikespeeds
• RJ the Bike Guy: https://www.youtube.com/@RJTheBikeGuy
• The Bike Tube: https://thebiketube.com/

4/19 Saturday Ride

Looks like we may finally have a little sun, a little warm, and a little wind (as opposed to a lot). The wind will be SSW for most of the morning, so we'll go west with a 35-mile loop. It's supposed to rain tonight, so we'll let it dry out a bit and start at 9:00.

Garmin | Strava

4/12 Saturday Ride NOT

It is not looking at all good for tomorrow, sports fans: nor Sunday, either.

On the plus side, there's more time to do the taxes.  😖

4/5 Saturday Ride

It's April: today is fabulous; tomorrow, not so much.

We will never break 40° tomorrow and the rain should start around 2:00. However, if you're hearty, we could do Mitchell Hill in the morning. If you're more than hearty, you can stretch 33 miles into almost 40 by adding in the Cape loop.

Let's make sure we stay out of the weather: wheels roll at 8:00. Dress warmly!

Mitchell Hill: Garmin | Strava Cape: Garmin | Strava