Anyway, I wanted to tell about our 40 mile ride along the Perkiommen Creek (I know I didn't spell that right, but it's as hard as Schuylkill) that we did before we went down to Florida last week. It was a beautiful mostly paved path through woods and alon
g the creek. Along the backside of a couple of towns. We would definitely do it again, except for one thing. There was a really steep grade that required warning...I thought, "Yeah right, sure, ha ha ha"But they weren't kdding! Here's me trying to get up that grade....OMG that was a really steep climb. I really don't think that clip pedals even would h
ave helped. So, aside from that grade, it was a very pleasant ride that I'd highly recommend. Luckily, at the top of the grade, a friendly neighbor along the path had put out oxygen and a water container the size of a keg, with some cups. I tell you, those suburbanites are really nice.So, we're planning another 40 miler Sunday. We'll let you know how that goes. Maybe we can stop for bbq and brewskies around the half way mark. I think Ellie picked a nice route out in the Brandywine Valley/river area. TTFN.
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12% grade??? As they say in my country, "WTF?"
that's nuts--like the Alpe d'Huez is nuts!
i'm waiting to hear from the scouting party Team Charlie sent out this morning to ride the back 40 of the memory ride route whether there's anything remotely like a 12% grade. I certainly hope not. But if there is, there better be O2 masks at the top.
Needless to say, we did not ride up the 12% grade. It was also a gravel path at that point. 12% grade up a winding gravel road??? .... ah no, I don't think so!
We'll be very curious to hear the report of the Team Charlie scouting party too.
While we're waiting for the official post from the aforementioned scouting party, i will relay the hearsay version, i.e. that there is/are a/some significant hill/s in the final 10 miles...so we all need to keep some gas in the tank for that. Props to the scouts for maintaining a speed in excess of 11 mph while navigating a route with dozens of turns and cues. I think we're all going to do fine if we continue to log the kind of miles we've been doing for the next two and a half weeks and certainly sticking together and "keeping it real," team charlie-style. GO TEAM!!!
Those suburbanites! They've gotten me out of a sticky place many a time...like that one time I had one hell of a craving for an egg of breakfast, and they lent me four. I am forever indebted.
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