Labor Day Rides [Archive] - Triangle Cycling

JimP

08-24-2008, 08:37 PM

Any good group rides over the Labor Day weekend besides the usual shop rides? Cary/Apex area would be best for me :D.

Thanks.

Bob

08-24-2008, 08:39 PM

HI,

TeamCBC is going to have a ride/cookout out of Sanford on Saturday. More on that on the ride list tomorrow.

Tour de Moore is on Monday. Challenging hilly 50 or 100 miles. That comes out of Southern Pines.

Bob

kcarmack

08-24-2008, 09:28 PM

Is anyone planning to ride the Tour de Moore Century? I last rode this in 1998 and got my clock cleaned. I'm hoping for a redemption ride this year.

Bob

08-25-2008, 10:00 AM

Bob D and I are planning on doing the century this year.

Bob

KarenG

08-27-2008, 04:28 PM

any other rides besides the ones mentioned for Monday?

esther-l

08-27-2008, 08:54 PM

Scott and I plan to try the 50 mile route at Tour de Moore.

mike-ryhmes-with

08-28-2008, 07:48 AM

Anybody up for an early morning (6-7) British/Metric Century on Labour/Labor Day?

I start in central Raleigh and will ride out to meet anywhere in a 10-15m radius.

Fast or slow.

I need to work on learning long routes. I am directionally challenged, a slow learner, ADD, and forgetful. Every ride is like a new experience.

kcarmack

08-28-2008, 08:05 AM

Mike: Here's a decent out-and-back ride that will give you 30+/- hilly miles. It starts near North Hills.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/nc/raleigh/661114114

Big H

08-28-2008, 08:58 AM

mike-ryhmes-with

08-28-2008, 09:39 AM

Thanks for the ride map. I have lot's of Raleigh loops and o/b, but your ride will freshen up my repertoire.

Lassiter Mill is fun to grind up. I haven't tried Pamlico Drive yet but it looks like a long vertical and the traffic would be less dense. Quail Hollow Drive to 6 Forks on Compton+Rowan is longer, multi-tier climb. Any of these put me into zone 5+ if I go fast. Your ride includes Glen Eden which is a wide, safe, steep multi-hill workout.

I might try adding SAS drive -> Harrison -> C.Parkway-> blah-blah-> Seabrook-> Glengarry -> Cary Ped. Overpass -> Wellingborough -> Tryon -> Piney Plains -> Dillard -> Tryon -> Gorman -> Meridith. Then it would become the Two Bridge Loop (Cary and Art Museum bridges). Notice the Tryon-to-Tryon narrow part avoidance? I use sidewalks on Tryon if I get caught in rush hour. Lots of speeding on Tryon.

My candidate goal for a Labor Day ride is to learn some rural Wake/Durham/Orange county roads. Maybe follow the CnC or VR4R cue sheets? Found some other interesting rides in the cue sheet section of this forum.

mike-ryhmes-with

08-28-2008, 10:15 AM

I would like to get with a group ride Monday early, say 6,7,but at least before 8 am. Hoping for > 30 miles and , 60. I'm just starting back so I can't do major distance rides like all you pro's. I live on 1010 in Cary near the intersection of Kildaire Farm Rd. My average speed so far is 15 MPH.

Would Millpond Village be a good place to meet at 6am? Is that a shopping center? Near the circle-thing I see on Google Maps? I'll be the one with a bike.

Maybe go south to Harris Lake and Raven Rock State Park. As long as I'm in the neighborhood I'd like to visit Optimist Farm Rd near the end of the ride. I want to see if those hills will hurt me again.

kcarmack

08-28-2008, 10:24 AM

You mentioned SAS Drive. Will they allow cyclists to ride through the campus from Trenton to Harrison Ave?

mike-ryhmes-with

08-28-2008, 10:55 AM

I wondered same. I did it once on an early Sunday morning. I entered using sidewalk which was not blocked. It is private - and stunningly beautiful. It's nice when the wealthy also have taste. The drawbridge, moat, and turrets are intimidating. The guard house was unmanned. I was on extra good behavior as I felt as though I was being video recorded. The uphill towards Harrison looks easy but the HR monitor indicated otherwise. Not a difficult hill. Instead, it was a good head fake. Speed humps take away from the downhill fun.

sportingfool

08-28-2008, 10:57 AM

Would Millpond Village be a good place to meet at 6am? Is that a shopping center? Near the circle-thing I see on Google Maps? I'll be the one with a bike.

Maybe go south to Harris Lake and Raven Rock State Park. As long as I'm in the neighborhood I'd like to visit Optimist Farm Rd near the end of the ride. I want to see if those hills will hurt me again.

I may be interested in this as well. I don't live too far from Millpond Village.

jvp

08-28-2008, 11:44 AM

no need to take sas drive, ~1mile down is another cutover to harrison - brandywine/electra/dynasty. Quiet neighborhood w/ some nice hills.

TomG

08-28-2008, 11:58 AM

I'm probably going to dust off my cross bike and ride Umstead, unless there is a better organized ride that comes up.

angieM

08-28-2008, 12:57 PM

Hi Mike, pardon my ignorance with computers but I was wondering if you had this route in a cue sheet form. I tried to open up the link you provided but all I get is the map and wanted to see if there was a cue sheet that I could print out. The location is very close to my home and I would really like to try this route. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

AngieM

Mike: Here's a decent out-and-back ride that will give you 30+/- hilly miles. It starts near North Hills.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/nc/raleigh/661114114

kcarmack

08-28-2008, 01:38 PM

Hi Mike, pardon my ignorance with computers but I was wondering if you had this route in a cue sheet form. I tried to open up the link you provided but all I get is the map and wanted to see if there was a cue sheet that I could print out. The location is very close to my home and I would really like to try this route. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

AngieM

Angie: I'll email it to you.
If anyone else wants a cue sheet, please let me know.
Ken

angieM

08-28-2008, 03:22 PM

YOU'RE GREAT!! THANKS!! :DAngie: I'll email it to you.
If anyone else wants a cue sheet, please let me know.
Ken

mike-ryhmes-with

08-28-2008, 07:15 PM

no need to take sas drive, ~1mile down is another cutover to harrison - brandywine/electra/dynasty. Quiet neighborhood w/ some nice hills.

Thanks - i'll try it - the video cams spoil the fun.

JayC

08-28-2008, 07:53 PM

Id like to do something on Monday.. looks like TdM is all thats going on unless someone wants to put on something closer to home.

KarenG

08-29-2008, 04:27 AM

not doing TdM - costs $40 i think to ride it. might do as Tom says and hit Umstead/Turkey Crk on the mtb (since i have no cross bike. yet.). unless someone can come up with something local to me. jay - you wanna ride around here monday???

jvp

08-29-2008, 07:19 AM

Karen, let me know about mon. - where/when. I should be able to make it -

soarallover

08-29-2008, 12:39 PM

I'm thinking about a redo of the project 400 ride for Monday.

Leave around 9:00 at an easy 17 pace.

It is 67 miles of mostly good scenery and some moderate hills.

Jon has the map and Q sheet info.

Perhaps he will post it.

j_mii

08-29-2008, 01:37 PM

I'm looking for a longer (60-70 miles) group ride on Sunday. I know of several alternatives for Saturday and Monday but I haven't heard of anything going on this Sunday. If you are aware of one, please post it! Thanks!:)

KarenG

08-29-2008, 02:15 PM

Karen, let me know about mon. - where/when. I should be able to make it -

hey John - that route that Tim mentions, Project 400, is a great route around Lake Jordan...i might like to do that one again...it can always be shortened a little bit...

or if you're not interested in that, pick something else out....

soarallover

08-30-2008, 07:52 PM

Here is the project 400 route.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=17578

piper_chuck

08-30-2008, 08:14 PM

Here is the project 400 route.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=17578
That goes right past my neighborhood. If you decide to ride it, wave as you go by! :D

Pugslyyy

08-30-2008, 10:10 PM

Here's the Garmin file.

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/map/get.do?layerMenu.generalTrackIncluded=true&layerMenu.visibleLayersRequested=true&layerMenu.jpegFormatRequested=true&layerMenu.mapWidth=240&layerMenu.mapHeight=240&backgroundDatasourcePk.pkValue=0&episodePk.pkValue=6584282

snow11nc

08-31-2008, 07:20 PM

Ken,

I'd love a cue sheet as well - if you wouldn't mind emailing me snow.roberts@gmail.com.

We haven't met - but I'm in north hills and hoping to try this soon....

thanks!

jvp

08-31-2008, 08:07 PM

where and when is the start?

kcarmack

08-31-2008, 09:09 PM

Ken,

I'd love a cue sheet as well - if you wouldn't mind emailing me snow.roberts@gmail.com.

We haven't met - but I'm in north hills and hoping to try this soon....

thanks!

Snow: I just emailed the file to you. I hope you enjoy the route as much as I have.

jvp

09-01-2008, 02:57 PM

Well I ended up riding from my house in garner to holly springs/apex/cary/west raleigh/north hills/downtown raleigh/garner. 63 miles on a nice day!

Bob

09-01-2008, 04:43 PM

Well I finished the Tour de Moore today. Nasty nasty hills and lots of long slow climbs. Karen would have had a great time!

103 Miles
17.0 average

Two cramping feet and a sore back from climbing all those stupid hills. I'm glad I did it, but I will pay for it tomorrow. My bum is sore...might have to stand up at work all day!

Bob

JimP

09-01-2008, 09:22 PM