Metro DC! Who's up for a ride this weekend?

[zooom]

MAD Viking Ride leaving from the Starbucks in Germantown at 10am on 1-1-11....who's in?

[DRKWNG]

Where does this route go to?  How long of a ride do they normally go out for?

[zooom]

this route is different than usual...here is roughly what I have been told as the plan

we are embarking from the 'Bucks out in an indirect fashion (as far as I have been told-because I am not the route master/ride leader) out to Williamsport by way of Middletown....in Williamsport, some members have elected to participate in a charity Polar Bear Plunge to benefit the Humane Society...and from there it is proposed to ride to High Rock ( in Cascade) for a Photo-op.

[DRKWNG]

Ok.  From their past rides, would you say it's likely to be more twisty, or slabby?

[zooom]

Ok.  From their past rides, would you say it's likely to be more twisty, or slabby?

OH, definitely more twisty!

[DRKWNG]

OH, definitely more twisty!

Cool.  Well, the decision has been made for me regarding which bike.  I was just out in the garage pulling fuses in the KTM, in hopes that I could disable the lights and give it enough juice to fire the thing up.  No dice.  Thing needed to go in for service anyhow, so looks like it's time to get my hands on a truck and off to eastern Maryland it goes...

[zooom]

looks like it's time to get my hands on a truck and off to eastern Maryland it goes...

paging Roger to the white courtesy phone!!

[DRKWNG]

paging Roger to the white courtesy phone!!

Or Lars.  He offered a while back, and that might be a good time to further tempt him while inside the dealership.   

[Lars D]

B & E is not open until  the 4th. I need to get a ramp, let me know.

[DRKWNG]

B & E is not open until  the 4th. I need to get a ramp, let me know.

Cheers.

[Lars D]

I just might be in!!!!WOOHOOOOO

[Lars D]

So how did it go?

[DRKWNG]

So how did it go?

Cold.  Where the hell were you?

[Lars D]

Honestly, I stuck my toe outside and decided it was too cold.

Go ahead call me puddin.

[zooom]

Go ahead call me puddin.

PUDDIN!

ride wasn't so bad, especially once we got out of MoCo when the traction was generally better...I am betting Ben wished he had the SD for jumping that bridge in Devils Backbone park as well as for the pucker moment on that 15mph horseshoe turn...

Ben, BTW, you were missed for the Kountry Kitchen lunch in Thurmont and then the ride up to High Rock....