Hey... NERDS!! (New England Riders Doing Stuff)
We have not run this little day ride for a while now, so I thought that maybe there would be some interest in doing so again this year? It's getting near foliage time in Cow Hampshire and we all know what happens after that. The white scourge!! Time for a last fling for the fall before the onset of W.
For those not already familiar with the ride, this is a very casual group ride with a primary focus being on the foliage and the New England scenery. Definitely not ridden at a sporting pace. It will be very pillion friendly since we make several stops for photos and gabbing along the way.
We'll be riding the traditional route, which means we'll be meeting up at the Fiddleheads Cafe in Hancock, NH. This is a little gem of a place that makes a killer breakfast if you arrive early enough, or you can just grab a good cuppa Joe during the meet and greet before we head out.
The plan will be for kickstands up at 9:45AM, so plan accordingly. From there we will take many scenic roads to the south and west of rural New Hampshire and visit at least a dozen Covered Bridges throughout the day, most of which we will actually be able to ride through.
There will be a lunch stop at Diamond Pizza in Walpole, NH (bring cash - no cards are accepted) which is pretty cheap and good grub, and then we will wind ourselves back to the north and east. We may hit a few (very choice) dirt roads if there is no moisture, that have some spectacularly scenic views, but there is nothing here to get nervous about. Just smooth gravel roads
The route will end up at the intersection of Route 202 and Route 127 in Hopkinton (at the Dunkin Donuts) That is a nice central location that allows everyone an easy exit to whatever direction they are headed home. We'll be headed back down towards Manchester from there if folks want to continue to follow us there.
The primary date will be Saturday October 18th, with a tentative rain date of Sunday the 19th. I don't think the foliage or the weather will be very conducive much later than that if that weekend turns out to be a total washout. But in the past we've usually been able to squeak it in.
So tell your friends... Do not have to be on an FJR, but do have to not be a butt head.
If we happen to have too many folks on the ride we can split into multiple groups, but we've run this with a lot of bikes before and it not been a problem due to the light traffic and rural roads we'll be covering
Bring your camera!
PS - I will post up GPS routes for those as anal as me to follow along on as soon as I do a test run!
We have not run this little day ride for a while now, so I thought that maybe there would be some interest in doing so again this year? It's getting near foliage time in Cow Hampshire and we all know what happens after that. The white scourge!! Time for a last fling for the fall before the onset of W.
For those not already familiar with the ride, this is a very casual group ride with a primary focus being on the foliage and the New England scenery. Definitely not ridden at a sporting pace. It will be very pillion friendly since we make several stops for photos and gabbing along the way.
We'll be riding the traditional route, which means we'll be meeting up at the Fiddleheads Cafe in Hancock, NH. This is a little gem of a place that makes a killer breakfast if you arrive early enough, or you can just grab a good cuppa Joe during the meet and greet before we head out.
The plan will be for kickstands up at 9:45AM, so plan accordingly. From there we will take many scenic roads to the south and west of rural New Hampshire and visit at least a dozen Covered Bridges throughout the day, most of which we will actually be able to ride through.
There will be a lunch stop at Diamond Pizza in Walpole, NH (bring cash - no cards are accepted) which is pretty cheap and good grub, and then we will wind ourselves back to the north and east. We may hit a few (very choice) dirt roads if there is no moisture, that have some spectacularly scenic views, but there is nothing here to get nervous about. Just smooth gravel roads
The route will end up at the intersection of Route 202 and Route 127 in Hopkinton (at the Dunkin Donuts) That is a nice central location that allows everyone an easy exit to whatever direction they are headed home. We'll be headed back down towards Manchester from there if folks want to continue to follow us there.
The primary date will be Saturday October 18th, with a tentative rain date of Sunday the 19th. I don't think the foliage or the weather will be very conducive much later than that if that weekend turns out to be a total washout. But in the past we've usually been able to squeak it in.
So tell your friends... Do not have to be on an FJR, but do have to not be a butt head.
If we happen to have too many folks on the ride we can split into multiple groups, but we've run this with a lot of bikes before and it not been a problem due to the light traffic and rural roads we'll be covering
Bring your camera!
PS - I will post up GPS routes for those as anal as me to follow along on as soon as I do a test run!
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