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Adventures | Bicycles | Equipment |
Links | Biking Routes
I enjoy many different physical activities but of all them, bicycling is probably what I do worst. Still, I enjoy it very much. It allows me to explore and do a kayak or hiking shuttle when I don't want or can't do a car shuttle.
I'm not a mountain biker. I suppose most of the bicycling I do now is suited best for a hybrid. Eventually, I'd love to get into serious road bicycling...maybe someday.
Adventures
Click on one of the below links to see trip reports of previous adventures.
Bicycling Adventures 2008
Bicycling Adventures 2007 and prior
Bicycles
Prior to May 8, 2008, I rode a dark purple paint splattered 1990 Yukon Giant mountain bike. Though I didn't do any mountain biking, I found it rugged and reliable. Certainly not fast or lightweight but certainly good enough for the kind of biking I did. I rode it to college every day.
On May 8, 2008, the bottom bracket of my Yukon Giant snapped. Now that I use my bike to commute to work twice a week, I figured it was time to retire old reliable. I salvaged the parts I could, using them on other bikes or just giving them away.
At the Crofton Bike Doctor, I bought a new Trek 7200 15 inch hybrid bike. I got lots of accessories too, including fenders, parallel handlebar end grips (not sure what they're really called), front and rear lights, rear rack, saddlebags (left and right), front basket, pedals to accommodate riding shoes with clips, cleaning gear, extra tubes, and a new helmet. Hopefully, this bike will last me another 17 years.
Equipment
Garmin GPSMAP 76S: A bicycle mount allows you to keep it attached to your handlebar while riding.
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Links
Adventure Cycling Association
Adventure Cycling: Tours
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail
13.5 miles of paved trail from Annapolis to Glen Burnie.
Baltimore Bicycling Club
Baltimore Bicycling Club (BBC)
Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Trail
11 miles of paved trail around the perimeter of the BWI airport.
Bicycling in Virginia - Cycling the Commonwealth
Bikely - Discover and share your favorite bicycle routes
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Nice flat terrain around scenic marshy wetlands. See
Blackwater 20 and 25 mile bike routes
Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal Bicycling Guide
Capital Crescent Trail - My Notes
Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Towpath - My Notes
Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historic Park
Four Mile Run Trail
Frederick County Bridges and Byways
Frederick Pedalers
Friends of the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail
Gmaps Pedometer
Gravelly Point
Great Allegheny Passage
Henson Creek
Heritage Rail Trail County Park
Kent Island Trail
Maryland Department of Transportation
State Highway Administration
Maryland Bicycle Map available for free distribution
Phone: 1-800-252-8776
Map My Ride
Martha Curtis Trail
Mount Vernon Trail - My Notes
The North Central Railroad Trail (NCRT) - Greenways
The North Central Railroad Trail (NCRT) - My Notes
Phoenix Bikes in Arlington, Virginia
If you have a bike to donate, consider Phonix Bikes and their Earn-a-Bike Program.
Rock Creek Trails
Rock Creek Trail - Maryland
RouteSlip.com
Severna Park Peloton
Sligo Creek Trail
SunLite Bicycle Accessories
Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)
Washington D.C. Multi-Use Trails
Includes the Baltimore-Annapolis, BWI, and Mount Vernon bike trails
Washington and Old Dominion Trail
The 100 foot wide Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park features a 45 mile asphalt trail and a 33 mile, parallel, gravel bridle path for horseback riding and hiking. The trail traverses the Piedmont between the Potomac River and the Blue Ridge Mountains, creating a recreation corridor extending from the Virginia suburb of Arlington to the farming areas of western Loudoun County. The trail takes its name from the railroad whose trains ran along the right-of-way from 1859 until 1968. The 64 page, 4 color W&OD Trail Guide includes 25 detailed map pages. This guide is available at the Northern Virginia Regional Parks and Headquarters, bike shops and by mail. For more information, call 703-352-5900. Trail office: 703-729-0596
York County Heritage Trail - My Notes
York County Heritage Trail - Northern Section
York County Heritage Trail - Southern Section
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