Sunday ride

[Gregory Wright]

In 2019 three of us were riding just south of Vanzant. It was about this time of year and the temperature  was approaching 60ish. Most of the roads were stained whitish from the salting of the previous weeks. Even though there was no snow to be seen, we came around a mountain to find ourselves in the middle of an ice flow that crossed the road. While we were only traveling in the 30 mph range, the sudden change in conditions resulted in two of our members sliding and taking a fall. They were shaken, bloody nose, bruised shoulders and minor damage to the bikes was the result. Thank God there was no oncoming traffic otherwise things could have been much different.

The point here is, while we at the shore see no ice, in the mountains the nights are still below freezing and even though you don’t see ice, it can still exist. Ride safe.

Greg Wright

From: Rick Shapiro <rickshapiro69 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:00 PM
To: Gary Renna <grenna at ccwinsurance.com>
Cc: njsbmwr at casano.com
Subject: Re: Sunday ride

This is an additional report I received from a friend in NW Jersey area.

"I did a ride on Tuesday and Wednesday on the RT and today did a 17 mile bicycle ride.  The snow is basically gone, but I did run across some random piles of salt on blind curves. The potholes and gravel are pretty bad in some areas too.  It's fine to ride, but you have to keep your speed down and your wits about you.  If you pull over on a shoulder you need to watch the gravel too.   Hopefully in the next few weeks the cars will push the ugly stuff to the side of the roads."

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 11:47 AM Gary Renna <grenna at ccwinsurance.com<mailto:grenna at ccwinsurance.com>> wrote:
FYI:  I was out riding yesterday, roads north of Trenton up the river to 78 the roads are still salt covered and run off everywhere.  I saw the route and as you head northwest the roads will be shit. We need one more heavy rain and a few more warm nights. I was out last Wed and there were still patches of ice on the road up there and 2 inches of snow.

From: rtrendowski--- via NJSBMWR <njsbmwr at casano.com<mailto:njsbmwr at casano.com>>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:01 AM
To: Greg Berger <gregspiano at gmail.com<mailto:gregspiano at gmail.com>>; njsbmwr at casano.com<mailto:njsbmwr at casano.com>
Cc: Greg Berger <gregspiano at aol.com<mailto:gregspiano at aol.com>>
Subject: Re: Sunday ride

See u there Greg. Thanks for leading it.   Roger t


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On Thursday, March 11, 2021, 2:50 AM, Greg Berger <gregspiano at gmail.com<mailto:gregspiano at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi all, as per popular demand some of us will be riding this loop again this Sunday, March 14 KSU 9:30 AM CheeseQuake Rest Area. Hope to see you there.
Greg B RT 88


https://link.edgepilot.com/s/2faea24e/kIr6hrLDF0eqpCSz2hk5fQ?u=https://scenicapp.space/route/lhxfpRwG

By the way, this loop contains some Nice back roads on the way back from the Jersey side of Easton PA.
However there are several bail out points if anybody decides you’ve had enough and you’d like to slab it home.


🎹 Greg
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