This weekend

For the next few weeks we are going to focus on the Coastal loop route on Saturdays. We will have a Marshfield ride towards the end of May. We will split the Marshfield group into 2 sections. We had a good turnout for last Saturday. New and strong rider Ian lead the the pack with Justin. Kim was also crushing those hills; the training in Arizona pays off.

We had a small group ride the 30 mile course on Sunday for steady pace workout averaging 17.

NWS is predicting the following: “chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible..” It was 32F and cold at the start on the prior Saturday. For Sunday “50% chance of rain before 2pm.”

Saturday:
https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1199460 Coastal 38 B/C Group
https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/2078860 Coastal 38 Informal

Sunday:
https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/3399452320504626398 Halifax 30
https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1760026 Halifax 48

Please register on the Strava events page. Click on the route map link and click the star button to save the maps to your bike GPS.

P2P Tentative Date is Aug 30. See https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/3484552394878704662.

This weekend

National Weather is developing a prediction for Sunday rain. They are expecting a great day on Saturday with a high of 59° and clear skies.

Rides will be at 8 AM.

https://strava.app.link/uFmi2Ls9l2b Hanover 48 Sat
https://strava.app.link/XIluXky9l2b Halifax 48 Sun
https://strava.app.link/8eCr26z9l2b Halifax 30 Sun

We will be monitoring the situation for Sunday. Please register for the rides in the Strava events. We are anticipating running 2 groups on Sunday with sufficient demand. PLEASE support our local hosts such as the smoothie bar in Hanover or the one in Halifax. The Bikeway is open for repairs on Saturday.

Power Pedals

Some of us have the Garmin Power Pedals of different editions. They keep releasing new versions which promise to fix the bugs. The battery issue – they recommend to use 2 cells, when one larger cell can be used instead – is probably one of the bizarre things about the Garmin Power Pedals. Probably, the worse thing was them using plastic threads with their metal screw in caps on many power pedals. This renders them unreliable.

One member has the Favero pedals in Look. The New Favero in SPD are available, now. DC Rainmaker reviewed them. Check it out at https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/06/favero-assioma-pro-rs-spd-sl-power-meter-pedals-review.html

This weekend

National Weather is predicting warm weather and rain on Saturday afternoon. This means the morning is clear. I will be riding.

Saturday Coastal Loop InBetweeners
https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/2078860

Saturday Marshfield
https://strava.app.link/kQlCJUPITTb b/c
https://strava.app.link/gKrCWTWITTb A/B

Sunday Halifax b/c
https://strava.app.link/t0WgCtZITTb

Please register on the Strava.

Upcoming rides

NWS predicts for tommorrow: “Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.” Expect a cooler start with it rising consistently through the morning to 64. Time to wear knee warmers and vests. This will be the last running of the Marshfield hills loop for 2024. Next Saturday we will run the 50 mile loop. On Sunday, we will ride to Marion on the 53 mile loop.

On 11/9 (Saturday), we will start the 32 mile course from Halifax as a weekly winter ride. Several sections have been re-paved on this routing and the jarring asphalt of those sections are no more. This Cranberry route will definitely have a few ponds flooded. Elm Street in halifax is usually a favorite spot.

Please register on Strava for each ride.

Hanover 10/26 https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1276561
Halifax 10/27 https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1760026

Hanover 11/2 https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/950499

Halifax 11/9 https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1816033