UA Theater 30 with The Peddlers - PICK A CLASS

It's sometimes difficult to either group yourself with other riders OR in this case seperate yourself. Whoever defined the A, B, and C classes probably didnt have the strictest of rules, yet people tried to adhere to them as closely as possible.

Lets say you spend a summer in the C group, averaging about 15-16 mph over a 20 mile course. You feel yourself get a little better as time goes on, so you decide to step up with the boys and hit the B group. According to most resources I found, the B group will keep a 17-19 mph pace. Ok so your ready. But wait...are you?

You'll find that in some B groups, the riders there are reaching just like you did - and they want to become an A. This sucks for the C+ B- rider, since he or she will get truly hammered on the ride that is averaging 22 mph over a 30 mile course. Its no wonder B's are dropping like flies. (no pun intended)

Perhaps its time that A's seperate themselves from the B's and create a group where they can speed their way through the course without effecting the B ride. I, for one, could do without the cramps.

UA 30 with Bill, Jeff and Rob

Today actually turned out to be a great riding day. It was cool and the wind had subdued quite a bit from some of the last few rides we took! The mileage was exactly thirty according to my computer. Two pit stops were taken for misc reasons, but it was a quicker ride than normal. Bill even said he had improved quite a bit!

Special thanks to Cecily Tynan of Channel 6 (abc) for the perfect wind report. We routed our ride based on the light wind and had a tailwind for almost the entire ride. THANKS DARLING!

Invigorating 24 With the Peddlers Group

With beautiful weather we paced roughly 18 through the rolling country roads. Our B group was seven with no drop-offs! With the exception of Jeffs hamstring cramp there were no problems whatsoever.

It was an absolutely beautiful riding day! Thanks for the endorphins!

Woodstreamers 20

Sorry, no pictures today, so why not promote a local business?

So Jeff, Jen, Christy and I took a nice 20 through Waterford today. Jen got to use her new bike and Christy managed to twist up her back rim. No worry - I fixed it. LOL

Anyway did about 20 - and the Mrs., god bless her, kept up.

Im ready for the B ride. Bring on the 30.

Franklinville / Wash Twp 30.2 with Ixsa, Jeff and Bill

Wonderful cruise through Franklinville, Washington Township. The wind hit us on the back leg of the course, but everyone did fine! Mostly flat straight roads kept our pace pretty high!

It was nice meeting our new rider, Bill - great to ride next to him and chat it up! No mechanical problems, but i did make a nice adjustment to my right clip (she was slipping a little).

Im looking forward to the B ride with Peddlers on Sunday. See you at the high school!

Wonderful Sunday Morning 24 Miler with Peddler Group

It was a wonderful, blood-pumping ride through the rolling hills of Mullica Hill this morning. We joined up with Shawn and company from the Peddlers Shop in Deptford once again. Our meeting place is at Clearview High School. It was an aggressive C ride with Shawn showing us formation tactics and etiquette.. Jeff and I are excited to try the B ride next week.

31 Miler with Jeff and Ixsa - Medford Lakes

Yet another fantastic ride meandering through Medford lakes and parts of Burlington County. Ixsa sure gets props for doing 20 miles before she even got here. Wow. You go girl.

We passed PJ Whelehans and Jeff will tell ya, I wanted a beer! He said no, so we continued on :) I gotta start bringing my wallet or at least money!

Traffic was a little heavier today than normal, but I guess I can attribute that to Good Friday.

Anyway, we're really looking forward to riding with Ixsa again!

Quick Windy Waterford Ride: 12m

Drizzle & wind do not make for a very good ride. We had a super tailwind at the beginning of the ride but the way back was half murder again. Nothing to report but we had a good ride. Paced about 15-16 in the headwind, about 19-21 in the tailwind.

The Wall Of Wind 25: Winslow Ball Breaker

I'll clearly admit that this was our hardest ride this year. Its not the distance that bothered us, but instead 40+ MPH Gusts that nearly threw us off the bikes. As we tired, we calculated that the distance would be shorter getting home by taking 73 for a few miles. The amount of wind that was there made pacing at 13 feel like 25. There was a point that all Jeff and I did was just laugh (what else were we going to do?).

Anyway, we made it and all in one peice and the endorphans, (mixed with this beer) are kicking in nicely. Hopefully, i'll have time to squeeze one in tomorrow (Jeff not around) before my photoshoot.

Riders: Jeff Druce, Rob Blanda

Enjoy your weekend, and share the road!

The Woodstreamers Evesham 23

We had wonderful weather for our ride today. There was little wind and abundant sunshine. We began on the "road to nowhere" and continued into Evesham. We paced slow for our first ten miles, but increased after we dropped the girls. Jeff, James "Waldo" and I did another 12 through parts of Evesham, hitting Kings Grant area and tips of Medford Lakes. Coming back from the ride, I realized that we probably need to start doing 30+ miles - 23 is nice, but we certainly had more in us.

Riders: Jen Druce, Jeff Druce, James Wilson, Rob Blanda, Christy Blanda

Jackson/Raritan 16.5 with Jeff and Christy

Nice ride today! We take Atco Rd. till the end, plow into Jackson, past the raceway until Atsion Road. Make a U-bee then double back to Tremont. Tremont to Raritan and back to Atco Ave. We then hit a pretty stiff head wind till we got back to Cooper Folley. Im really impressed with Christy's new pace - WOW!

Most of the way through was great, and right before we hit Cooper Folley, my seat POPPED! The threads gave out on the seat clamp. I ignored it until i got back. Tightened it up and now it seems fine. Oh well!