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Phil Ride – Mount Vernon – November 25

First, Happy holidays to everyone!

Second, the next ride will be this Friday, November 25 instead of the usual Sunday. Phil says that he will be riding to Mount Vernon on his  mountain bike with the route being about 40 miles.

Trying ride off some of the food he ate Thursday, Phil will hold a ride at the East Potomac Golf Course Parking Lot at 9:30am and leave promptly 10am. At the bottom of this post  is a map that shows the general direction of the ride.  If you have questions about the ride, send Phil an email.

Last Sunday's ride was a challenge due to a couple mishaps.

One rider caught a flat inner tube and then a sliced tire. That caused the group to split, creating a 10-mile gap. Riders had to stop at the Bicycle Place bike shop on Grubb Road in Maryland to get a new tire. In Phil's words:

While the second group tried to catch up with the first; we lost a rider, so we had to wait and more time to locate him. He made it back safely. Then a rider in the first group all most got turned around.

The key is that we all make it back but we need to be aware of other individuals riding with us. We are all accountable for other riders in our group. We left together, let’s come back together.

Phil also gave a shout out to Lloyd, who did a good job continuing the ride for the first group.

As Phil always says, be safe and keep the rubber side down.

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