Itching to Ride

[BigBird]

I've been out for a 3 hour off-road rocky single track ride all 3 Sundays of this year.

First one was muddy - UGH!

Second one was COOOOLD with 2" of snow.

Last week was warmer but the snow was almost too deep to ride in! - UGH!

My bike has been giving me LOTS of trouble. WAAAY down on power .

Can't even make it up some of the big hills it could climb last year???




DAMN! I wish they'd let me ride the KTM or the WR250R in the Frederick Watershed!





The DAMN Specialized is KILLING me!!!
And I haven't been able to get Gail out on the Ventana Mtn Tandem (to PUSH my fat old ass up the hills)!

[Bucho]

Would love to hit Green Ridge. Give me about 24-36 hours lead-in and I will do my best to make it, even on a weekday. Fridays are best, but at this point, any day with a dry day with a temp of 55 would send me out on the bike.... Would love to ride Green Ridge with some people who know it better than I do.

Not that its really hardcore offroading, but I don't like to go up there my myself. Next time I go, I'll start a new thread. But 55 might be tough. I would be happy w/ 40-45.

[Laoch]

Ima woosie - it needs to warm up more to suit me

I'm content to spin a few laps and hit the small jumps in the backyard (just over an acre). And occasionally hit the street for a short run. It's a good time to be rehabbing a torn up knee.

[skierd]

I haven't stopped riding. In other news, Warm n Safe gear rocks. After chipping ice off my bike this morning to go to work though, I'm ready to buy a cage again. Not so much the cold as the ice.

Dunno if I'm up for a ride all the way to Green Ridge and back though, its not the cold as much as the f**king WIND this time of year.

[oil-spitn-rat]

Hey Keedysville-
Welcome to the forum, I'm in Hagerstown and run through your area frequently. I love southern washington county, the roads are nice from Boonsboro to Sandy hook and all around the battlefield. Bucho and I were in your area the other week. You need to get a heated jacket liner and maybe some heated grips!
I may very well go grab the tag in Frederick on Friday or Sunday and drop it somewhere in WV or Washington County. It's getting stale and I'm slacking... If I don't ride soon I might have a stroke.

[21783mike]

Gonna go get the KLR back from getting service tomorrow AM.... should be 20 by noon, maybe I go get tag, who else is in

[bonehead]

I might be up for this. post up if you are still a go.

[ReardenSteel]

Hey Keedysville-
Welcome to the forum, I'm in Hagerstown and run through your area frequently. I love southern washington county, the roads are nice from Boonsboro to Sandy hook and all around the battlefield. Bucho and I were in your area the other week. You need to get a heated jacket liner and maybe some heated grips!
I may very well go grab the tag in Frederick on Friday or Sunday and drop it somewhere in WV or Washington County. It's getting stale and I'm slacking... If I don't ride soon I might have a stroke.

Very cool... drop me a line the next time you guys are around... I can't guarantee that I'm always ready to ride (no heated gear), but I'm dying to spend as much time on the bike as possible... We are spoiled right here in this area in that you don't have to ride x miles to get to good roads... as soon as I pull out of my driveway, there are good roads all around.

[21783mike]

Heading out in a few minutes. Maybe something tomorrow....

[oil-spitn-rat]

Sorry I missed you Mike. Too much work piled up and too little time.

I'm game for a Sunday ride. Maybe 3 hours or so then back to work. It always comes when I don't want it . Better than starving I guess.

Rearden Steel and others interested... Maybe meet at 10:30 somewhere between Boonsboro and Brunswick? Mike may drop a tag so he may have a destination in mind...

Bucho are you down?! We need a designated jumper! Your a hooligan my friend