Note from the Dream Ride Lancaster Website: Our bicycle tours will take you through the rolling countryside of Western and Northwestern Lancaster County with continuous views of preserved farmland, some covered bridges and the less traveled country roads…….
Joe and I did a century (and then some) today....
TOTAL MILES BIKED 115!...… moving time 8 hours 21 minutes... total time with breaks… 9 hours and some change.. YOWZA… oh and when they stated rolling hills…. Um…. When a car has to downshift going up a hill is that rolling…. ?
Estimated elevation gain 4,600 feet.. no idea what that means.. I just know that if I see another hill for the rest of my life it will be too soon…. For the love of #&$^* is it absolutely necessary to map out a course that brings a "grown" adult to almost tears! Although one descent was fairly decent.. 43.5 miles per hour.. made my cheeks shake..
Total damage: 3 chain slips, 2 unclip failures, a couple “disagreements”, one bloody elbow and one bloody knee, and a few blisters in unmentionable places….. All in all the day was great! Not only did we get lost twice, we tacked on extra miles just because we could (NOT)… AND as a bonus.. we had humor along the way.. looking at wendy still clipped into her pedals laying in the street twice.. yes the day was F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C.. Cant wait to sign up next year… I am trying to figure out why we find the need to get up at 4am on our day off and travel an hour away to subject ourselves to 9 hours of pure unadulterated fun..
(PS: picture is about 30 miles into ride.. we are HAPPY.. )
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