I'm bailing on the Retro-ride near Baltimore tomorrow (sorry Dan), and I don't think I'll make this one either, but it sounds very interesting anyway. Steve Freides <mailto:steve@fridayscomputer.com> is the contact for this ride.
Roy "aches & pains" Drinkwater Lititz, "damp & cold" PA
>Please let me know who's interested in this - if more than a few are,
>we'll make a go of it. It's later in the year than we usually do this,
>I think, but Bill and I were focused on the NJ Populaire and kind of
>lost track of this.
>
>Someone please post on the CR list, too, and wherever else you feel is
>appropriate. The ride's idea is to, if at all possible, bring an
>interesting bicycle. We've had classic bikes from the 60's through the
>early '80's, a couple of Rivendells, Bridgestones, a Paramount fixed
>gear, a Mercian, a Thorn, and so on. I'll probably bring my 1981
>Raleigh Team outfitted with Super Record stuff and tubies or perhaps
>I'll get motivated and finish building up the 1960 Meteor touring bike
>that's been on my repair stand for the last year.
>
>The usual route is planned: Start at Fort Lee Historical Park on the NJ
>side of the GW Bridge, ride up 9W to Nyack, have a bite to eat. I
>would, if others are interested, love to add on a few miles and ride
>past the usual stop (the Runcible Spoon in Nyack), along the river's
>edge for about a mile, up to the back of Rockland Lake, then take 9W
>back into Nyack. GW to Nyack one way is about 15 miles, Rockland lake
>is about 4 more each way, upping the round trip from about 30 to closer
>to 40 miles.
>
>Try to arrive at 9:15am for a 9:30 departure.