Slow Ride Social Club

01/12/2021

Move Over, Slow Down and do NOT drive distracted

09/02/2021

The 2021 Ride of Silence is just around the corner. This year the Ride of Silence takes place on Wednesday, May 19th at 7:00PM. (always the 3rd Wednesday of May)

How the Ride unfolds for 2021 is still up in the air due to COVID -- last year we did virtual and solo rides and a social media push with the hash tags.

If there's a ride in your area please consider taking part to honor the memory of those killed and injured. If you're more comfortable with solo or virtual due to COVID - do that and tag your rides on FB, Twitter, Instagram - just get the word out.

If there's not a ride in your area, please consider organizing one - it's easy, it's free and doesn't take a whole lot of time.

Ride of Silence locations in Maryland: http://www.rideofsilence.org/locations-domestic.php?s=MD

Ride of Silence FAQ: http://www.rideofsilence.org/faq.php

03/05/2019

2019 Trail Advocate Voting

Two of local Trail Advocates - these guys Work with a capital W! - are nominated for Kitsbow Advocate award (Eric + MikeK). Click away to help one of them bring it home.
https://www.kitsbow.com/pages/2019-trail-advocate-voting

Kitsbow's Trail Advocate Program was established to raise awareness about trail enthusiasts Vote for one of the trail advocates below and give them a chance to win some new Kitsbow. Come back and vote tomorrow. One vote allowed per day, per voter. Name Area Info Tucson Vernie Aikins has vision. Back...

16/04/2019

Bikes and Beers

28/09/2018

Anyone want to join me for any part of a bike ride tomorrow? Leaving my house at 7:15 for 14 miles to Bruster's Ice Cream on Aquahart Rd and B&A Trail. Meeting up with Team RWB for a 7 mile ride starting at 8:30 down to The Big Bean for a coffee social, then back to Bruster's. Following that, back home. - Mark

27/09/2018

The Maryland Crabs Podcast

Nice interview with Alex Pline and Mayor Buckley about the infamous Main Street Bike Lane ;)

Today, we beat what some have deemed a dead horse. We are talking about "the bike lane" in Annapolis; but we are talking to the horse's mouth! Mayor Buckley and Alex Pline join us today to discuss the bike path on Main Street and about biking in general in Annapolis.

The Mayor addresses some concerns, and also lays out some future plans. Please be sure to read the post as we have a link to the actual City Bicycle Master Plan in there!

27/09/2018

I Love Road Cycling

Bike Lane Benefits.

23/09/2018

If you've been following the arguments against the 30-day bike lane experiment in Annapolis, you might have noticed a little hyperbole. ;)

14/09/2018

PedalPower Kids

Two Wheel Tuesdays at Kinder Farm Park Schedule Updated! (Only 1 spot remaining for 10:15 Learn to Ride Class). Classes start September 18th!

13/09/2018

Fabian Todorovic on Twitter

Fabian Todorovic on Twitter

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11/09/2018

Cyclists, These Are Your Real Responsibilities on the Road

Some good thoughts and points

When it comes to riding a bike, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

08/09/2018

Jimmy DeButts: Proposing a Main Street shakeup for status-quo Annapolis

This! This right here....

Annapolis should reverse traffic direction on Main Street to allow motorists to get a glance at the city's million-dollar, water-vista view.

07/09/2018

Bacon Ridge Project Donation – MORE

Bacon Ridge needs a little money, honey... Soooo, If you've got a some coinage for a great project consider buying some more Bacon!

https://www.more-mtb.org/product/bacon-ridge-project-donation/

07/09/2018

Bacon - you know you like bacon or at the very least Bacon Ridge. They need some volunteers to build some more trails.

Well, you've been asking for it...
And we all want MORE Bacon...
So dust off your boots, mark your calendars and tell your friends!

Mark your calendar for October 14th for the first day of Bacon Ridge Phase 3 construction! And mark your calendars for every Sunday after that until we are finished!

Also, mark your calendars for Sept 20th! We are having a Bacon Ridge Open House at TrailWerks to discuss Phase 3, check out maps and present our Basics of Natural Surface Trail Construction program to y'all.

We've been granted access to Farm Rd from the Crownsville Hospital property for our trail construction! For the October 14th trail construction day, we'll all be meeting at Farm Rd at Crownsville Hospital to hike or ride in. We'll have people on-site to direct you where to park. We aren't sure how close we'll be able to get with parking as we are still finalizing the details.

We are going to add 10 miles of new trail to the Bacon Ridge trail system! We are also working with the county, state Dept of Health and state DNR to provide THREE additional parking areas in the south, east and north areas of the park. More on that as things develop.

Please be ready to go by 9am! That means show up early! We had 114 people show up to the Phase 2 kickoff day and we expect more for Phase 3! We'll be on-site by 7am if you want to get an early start on the day. We'll have plenty to do if you want to help out!

If you want to bring tools, we can use flat shovels and hard-tined rakes. If you want to purchase these items, they are some of the cheapest tools you can buy!

We have about $6k in our Bacon Ridge fund for Phase 3. We estimate we'll need another $9k for materials, food and drinks for the volunteers. If you can donate large amounts of pressure-treated lumber, cash or drinks, please let us know! Here's the link to the MORE page for Bacon Ridge donations: https://www.more-mtb.org/product/bacon-ridge-project-donation/

Thanks to our sponsors up to this point: Family Bike Shop, SC Logic, Family Veterinary Clinic, Harbor Roofing & Contracting, BikeDr Annapolis/Arnold, QBP, Specialized, MORE and TrailWerks Cyclery!

06/09/2018

Wednesday night ride :)

05/09/2018

Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Our friends in Anne Arundel County are working to get the bridge over the Patuxent River to connect AA and PG counties. Design is well underway and construction funding lined up. Read below to see the exciting work to connect PG and DC!

The WB&A Trail is one of the region's great recreational and transportation trails. Let's get this trail extension done!

http://www.waba.org/blog/2018/09/is-the-wba-trail-along-md-704-feasible-study-says-yes/

04/09/2018

Wow, just wow.

Construction of the temporary bike lane and extended sidewalks has begun on Main Street. Please use caution when traveling on Main Street today - plus it's the first day back to school!

02/09/2018

SRSC ride on Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm (September 5th). Meet up at the Lindale school parking lot. Wheels move at 7:05 pm.
Route: BWI loop
Pace: conversational
Bring your lights just in case!

31/08/2018

The South Shore Trail is getting close to completion. It should open this Fall.

18/08/2018

Crofton Bike Doctor

Where are the Bike Racks? Well, check out RackSpotter and find out. Found a new rack? You can add it to RackSpotter with just a few clicks and be on your way.

Looking for a fun activity during your ride? Rack Spot! When you see a bicycle rack, stop take a photo and upload it in the free Rack Spotter App. Need to find a bike rack? Use the App.
https://www.rackspotter.com/

18/08/2018

Crofton Bike Doctor

Crofton Bike Doctor

Looking for your next cycling adventure? Join us this November in Tucson for four incredible days of riding.

17/08/2018

News you can use :)

There is a lot of cycling related things going on around the county.
- The Odenton Town Center Bike Trail is scheduled to open mid October. This will make it easier to cross under Rt 32
- A Multi Modal Transportation Bill will be introduced to the County on Sept 17th Bill 78-18
- Phase 1 of the South Shore Trail also has an initial opening date of mid October.
- Safe Routes to School was awarded a 145k grant with a 20% match from the county
- The WB&A Bridge has an anticipated November 2019 construction start date.
- Bike Share is coming to Annapolis. Starting with 10 locations and 50 bicycles.
- Maryland Highway Safety Office awarded Anne Arundel County PD a 5K grant to purchase technology to educate and enforce the 3' Cycling Law to Motorists. It is the first technology of it's kind in the state.

Ernest is a member of the Annapolis Anne Arundel County Bicycle Advisory Commission to the County Executive. If you have any cycling related concerns or questions please let him know.

16/08/2018

More progress in West County!

Construction of the South Shore Trail is coming along. Anticipated opening is mid October. Phase 2 is a top priority in the county. That will run from Sappington Station Circle almost to Route 3 along a right of way.

16/08/2018

The new Shared Use Path in Odenton along the new section of Town Center Blvd is getting closer to reality.

Soon my precious, sooooonnnnnnn

13/08/2018

We're Baaaaaaaaaaack! - Legislative Wrap up - Bike Maryland

We're Baaaaaaaaaaack! - Legislative Wrap up - Bike Maryland

Did you miss us? You probably noticed Bike Maryland has been pretty quiet the last few months. Truth is, we took a break. As you know, Bike Maryland is a...

12/08/2018

Wow. Look at These Astounding Photos of Abandoned Dockless Vehicles in America.

Bwahahaha

Capitalism gone wild!

31/07/2018

Anne Arundel County Lifeline 100 Century Ride

There's a distance for everyone :)

We are just 68 days away from the 5th annual Lifeline 100 Century Ride!

How's training going for you? There's still time. Register today: https://www.active.com/millersville-md/cycling/races/anne-arundel-county-lifeline-100-century-ride-2018

21/07/2018

Lancaster Bicycle Club

Oooohhhh ahhhhh

The 40th annual Lancaster Covered Bridge Classic will be held August 19, 2018 in Lancaster, PA. The ride is being sponsored by Kreider Dairy Farms and Donegal Insurance.

The ride offers routes of 100 miles, 62 miles, 31 miles, and 15 miles. The 100-mile route option includes challenging climbing.

Proceeds from the ride benefit the Lancaster Bicycle Club’s grant program which has donated over $286,000 for bike-related initiatives and covered bridge preservation since 1999.

Registration is $40 through March 31. Price increases to $50 on April 1 and $60 on July 1.

We are also offering a pre-ride dinner the night before the ride. Learn more and register at https://www.bikereg.com/lcbc.

We are also looking for volunteers, especially Lancaster Bicycle Club members. Sign up to help at the ride here: http://signup.com/go/BkTgDRA

20/07/2018

Castle Rock Police Lip Sync Challenge

Bikes, they worked in bikes. They win.

In Castle Rock, we take our jobs very seriously. So, when Castle Rock Police saw the , we conquered the task head on. Challenge accepted! ...

18/07/2018

Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan

Sorry, everybody, but I lost. I trained really hard, on my bike and in the woods, for the biggest race of the year. I gave everything I had, down to the last watt of power that was left in my legs, but Grandma Joan was really faster on her Specialized Bicycles Turbo e-bike. Watch this video to see the effort I put and the race...

17/07/2018

Good news for EC and our friends at The Cycle Mill. One step closer to the new normal.

Happy to announce that Main St will reopen this Friday at 5pm to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic! Image courtesy of Pam Long Photography

14/07/2018

www.aacounty.org

Nice graphic that shows the general path of the proposed South Shore Trail.

10/07/2018

Odenton-Severn Patch

Odenton-Severn Patch

Anne Arundel County announces $9.4 million bike trail expansion from BWI to Shady Side.

04/07/2018

Anchor Run 5k

For those that have that turrible, turrible habit of running 😎

Presented by Anne Arundel Striders and the Fort Meade Chief Petty Officer's Association.

02/07/2018

Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails

Please enjoy the July edition of Trail Talk.....