The Rando Ramble

Long Distance Biking in and out of Baltimore

You Can Do This: the Monument to Monument ride

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Boson Au @ Monument photo by Larsisus

Each year, leaving from Baltimore's Washington Monument in the early morning, on bicycles, an eager and anxious group of riders has snaked their way along quiet roads and paths arriving in another city, Washington, DC. Staring up at that city's Washington Monument, it can feel as if you've been transported somehow into another place and time. After a meal and a return ride, you'll arrive back in Baltimore feeling you've completed a long, challenging journey. Well done.  

• The Ride: a 94 mile roundtrip single day bike ride from Baltimore to Washington, DC
• Date/Time: Sunday, May 6th, 2012. Meet Up at 7:45AM. Push Off at 8:10AM (prompt)
• Start: Baltimore Washington Monument
• Cue Sheets/Map/GPS:  CueSheet  -  Map  -  GPS (click "export" tab)
• Costs: None. Bring cash for lunch and snacks. We will stop & re-group every 25 miles. 
• Assistance/Sag: None, except help from fellow riders. Have a way of getting home if nec.
• Awards/Medals: None, other than bragging rights when you get home. 
• Ride Reports from 2011: RandoRamble  BikesNcoffee

This will be the 5th year of the Monument to Monument tour. If you currently ride several times per week, have a good-working, good-fitting bicycle and have experienced 40+ mile rides, with a little preparation this month... YOU CAN COMPLETE M2M

READ ME: 
M2M. What is NOT Important: 
M2M. What IS Important:

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS RIDE EMAIL ME @ randoramble@gmail.com or comment here. 

See who's already signed up to ride at http://www.meetup.com/Biking-in-Bmore/events/59718302/

M2M. What IS Important:

  • Bringing a dependable, familiar bicycle you ride often
  • Installing flat resistant tires
  • Having good front and rear lighting w/fully charged batteries 
  • Having recent experience riding a 4hr/50mile ride
  • Having clothing, supplies and your bike ready the night before M2M 
  • Concentrating on the road around you at all times while riding
  • Riding at a steady, even pace
  • Keeping your time off the bike as short as possible 
  • Having a cue sheet and local maps or cell phone
  • Helping out other riders who may need it. 
  • Respecting drivers, pedestrians and road laws
  • Assessing intersections for yourself
  • Pointing out hazards to other cyclists


What is NOT important