7/30 Saturday Ride

This week we will head out on a new pavement tour (MapMyRide route). Leaving Back Bay Bicycle at 8:00.

7/22 Saturday Ride

We'll have a ride this weekend. Most likely some variation of the Prout's Neck loop (MapMyRide loop).

7/16 Saturday Ride

Tomorrow looks to be a gorgeous day and it has been some time since we did any hills, so this week we will head back out over to Falmouth up over Mountain Rd. and Dutton Hill (MapMyRide route).

We keep mentioning the group riding guidelines. please review them. They are online at the bottom of the CCCP Rides page.

7/9 Saturday Ride

It looks like things might be a little wet on Saturday morning and there is even the threat of some thunder storms. I'm not inclined to cancel the ride for rain showers, but please be aware that if thunder storms are in the area we will not ride.

Since the weather is up in the air, we'll pick a ride on Saturday morning before we head out, so bring your suggestions.

7/2 Saturday Ride

Sorry for the late post. There will be a ride tomorrow, but we haven't set on a route yet. Feel free to show up with your suggestions.

6/25 Saturday Ride

This week we are going to head out on a "butterfly route" through Falmouth and Westbrook (MapMyRide route).

We have been mentioning the group riding guidelines at the start of each ride recently and, generally speaking, people seem to be following them, so we'd like to thank you for your cooperation. If you need a replacement card, we usually have some to hand out on the ride, but they are also available at the shop, on the CCCP website (at the bottom of the page) and as a PDF from the BCM.

6/18 Saturday Ride

This week we will head out toward Freeport (MapMyRide route).

6/4 Saturday Ride

Congrats to all who completed the CCCP Memorial Day ride.

This week we'll do a bit of a traditional route meandering out to Pinelands and then heading back via Yarmouth (MapMyRide route). There will be a shorter route as well, but we'll pick a route on the fly.

For our loyal female riders, don't forget that this Sunday is the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's Women's Ride. If you aren't already signed up to participate, you can get all the ride info from the event website.

Baby News

Congratulation to Jim Lawlor and his wife on the birth of their son, Owen!

Owen was born last night, weighing in at a healthy 8 lbs 11 oz.

Mom and baby are doing well and Jim has asked me to pass along his thanks to everyone for all the support they've offered over the past few months.

5/28 Saturday Ride

Well it's finally Memorial Day weekend, which means that the CCCP Memorial Day ride is finally here. The forecast is for a mostly sunny day and temps touching 80—a perfect day for a ride.

With the Memorial Day ride in mind, we don't want to do anything too long or hilly, but we still want to do a few hills a some mileage to keep people loose. Heading out to Mountain Rd. and coming back over the backside of Dutton HIll seems like a nice compromise (MapMyRide route).

There have been some rumblings about the possibility of a ride around here on Monday for those who aren't planning to do the Memorial Day ride. There isn't a local ride planned for Monday morning, but I will likely be heading out to do some variation on a route out past Pinelands (MapMyRide route). If there's enough interest, I wouldn't mind coordinating a departure time that would turn this into a group ride.

5/21 Saturday Ride

We've been hemming and hawing about this week's ride. While we had hoped to have a long, hilly ride for those prepping for the CCCP Memorial Day Ride, the weather on Saturday just doesn't look like it will cooperate. So, we had to make a decision and here's what we've come up with:

Since Sunday looks to be a nice day, we are going to do a fairly easy ride on Saturday through Falmouth and Cumberland (MapMyRide route). The thinking is that doing a relatively short and easy ride on Saturday will save some energy so folks can do a longer ride on Sunday. We won't be doing an official ride on Sunday, but I would suggest the following route as a good way to get in a bunch of miles with a fair number of decent hills (MapMyRide route).

5/14 Saturday Ride

Well, blogger deleted the post about this week's ride, so here's a quick redo.

This week the long route is going to head up to Brunswick (MapMyRide route).

The short route will head out to S. Freeport road along the same route and then head back to the shop (MapMyRide route).

5/7 Saturday Ride

There's a chance of rain this week, but since the CCCP Memorial Day ride is only a few weeks away, the plan will be to head out for a longer route through Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth (MapMyRide route).

Please, please, please review the map to get a sense of where the ride will be going. The route is a collection of sections that we travel frequently, just arranged in a somewhat different order. Recently, the group has been stretching out a bit and separating into smaller sub-groups. We're fine with this development, but would like to try to limit the possibility of people getting lost.

For those not interested in doing the full 53 miles, there will almost certainly be a shorter loop. Please speak up at the start if you are interested in a shorter ride. My suggestion would be that the group head out together and then split at the end of Greely with the shorter loop heading over to Sligo (MapMyRide route).

I've mentioned it in the past few posts and Kris mentioned it in his most recent email, but if you drive to the ride, please try not to park in the "shop" spaces in the lot.

Finally, don't forget that in addition to this blog, you can also get updates via twitter (@cyclemaine) or the new Cyclemaine Facebook page.

4/30 Saturday Ride

Somehow, there's only a few weeks until the Memorial Day ride. Seems hard to believe given that spring has yet to really make an appearance.

Anyway, this week is supposed to be beautiful, so we'll add a few more hills into the mix, heading out over Dutton Hill (MapMyRide route).

I expect that there will be a shorter route as well. The most likely candidate is our standard route back through Cumberland via Blanchard (MapMyRide route). If you are not sure you want to do the longer route, PLEASE make sure you know the shorter route. It is very likely that we will not have someone willing to lead a shorter ride given how nice the weather is supposed to be tomorrow.

4/23 Saturday Ride

Saturday isn't looking like the best weather day, but since Sunday is Easter, moving the ride isn't really an option.

We'll head out from the shop at 8:00 and hope to beat the rain (although I don't have much faith that we will). This week's map is a general guide only. We're picking this route out through Falmouth and Cumberland specifically because there are so many options to shorten or lengthen the ride based on weather changes (MapMyRide route).

Another brief reminder that the shop has asked that we not park in the first few spots.

Don't forget that in addition to this blog, you can also get updates via twitter (@cyclemaine) or the new Cyclemaine Facebook page.

If you have any questions please feel free to drop me an email.