Group Bike Trips to DC in March

The weather's getting warmer, and March is a great month for community bike rides to DC.  These rides are casual and loosely guided; we take a moderate pace and no one is dropped or left behind.  The rides start and end at Proteus bike shop in north College Park.

The purpose is fun and exploration -- lots of people would like to be able to ride to DC, but have never been shown the easiest ways!  Average distance for the round trip to DC is about 35 miles.  Bring your farecard to take Metro back to Greenbelt if you wish to take a shorter ride (Metro allows bikes on weekends and non-rush hour during the week.)

Here's the tentative schedule: 

1.  Sunday March 11, 1pm - 5pm.  To DC's Hains Point (a nice place to ride laps) with a lunch stop at Eastern Market and a coffee stop near Union Station.  Greenbelt riders can meet us at the New Deal Cafe at 12:30pm to head over to the start.

2.  Tuesday March 20, 12pm - 4pm.  Join the Tim Johnson ride on DC -- a group of bike activists are riding from Boston to DC for the national bike summit.  This ride will join them for the last leg to DC (White House, Capitol) before returning to the shop.  For last-minute information on timing and events, check this discussion thread.

3.  Saturday March 24, 10am - 3pm.  To the tidal basin for cherry blossom viewing (blossoms permitting).

4.  Saturday March 31, 10am - 3pm.  To the national mall for the Blossom Kite Festival.

Here are some videos with highlights from our prior rides this year:  Beltsville Farms and Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge.  Washington DC Downtown and Capitol.  DC Eastern Market and Hains Point.

Please check back for more information/weather changes, or call the shop at 301-441-2928 for updates.

-Jeff