29.75 miles Garmin Link
2:27:06
Doug and I met Susan and her old college buddy Scott in Manayunk this morning for another trip out to Valley Forge. This time Doug and I were prepared for a breakdown. During the week I got us both little underseat carry bags and stocked them with inner tubes, patch kits and tire levers. I got a nice frame pump that fits on the Vitus.
Instead of taking the tow path on the way out, this time we went down Manayunk Main Street and up the "Manayunk Wall" (part of the route of the Philadelphia International Bike Championship) that is as steep as 17 degrees in some parts. Doug handled the hill like a champ, and of course the Vitus took the hill like I was being towed.
The rest of trip was nice - the weather was unusually pleasant for August; in the sixties for most of the trip, I think. We rested in Valley Forge, and Scott shared some homemade cookies. Scott and Susan both checked their iPhones.
Doug and Barbara will be out of town next weekend, but I hope we can make this ride a habit.
Philly Trivia: People who live in Manayunk are known as "'Yunkers."
1 comment:
Sounds like a nice ride. I did a 50 miler with the club Sunday. Now you can ride the bike trail all the way from Pullman to Troy. We had lunch in Troy and then returned. I think you and Doug would like that one.
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