DerekClouser Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I've created a new route for the next ride. It is about 135 miles. Is this too much? It also would start in McConnelsville which is about 2hours 20minutes for both NEO and Dayton to get there. Is this too far for you guys?? Let me know. It encompasses two new roads to the Epic Ride that are phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekClouser Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 And for those who were curious - this was my tentative idea - https://goo.gl/maps/3eFDHhQNN442 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, DerekClouser said: And for those who were curious - this was my tentative idea - https://goo.gl/maps/3eFDHhQNN442 Screw 78. Nothing but a parade behind pickup trucks every damn time. https://goo.gl/maps/EdsqWy1U3ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 BTW, the new meet spot is awesome, and allows for your longer route. Good job man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Wooo, we get to run all the way down 83 to get there. Well done man, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman1 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Tonik said: Screw 78. Nothing but a parade behind pickup trucks every damn time. https://goo.gl/maps/EdsqWy1U3ax What are you talking about Gramps? The last couple times we came across 78 it was clean in both directions. It is a fantastic road and newly paved, my vote is to keep it in the loop. I will say that I am not a fan of 26, the road is shitty and always dirty. Edited September 14, 2016 by Wolfman1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman1 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I wonder if we could get 800 in there somehow, the lower half is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekClouser Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 7 minutes ago, Wolfman1 said: I wonder if we could get 800 in there somehow, the lower half is fantastic. I was trying to include it but made the route way too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durk Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I used to really enjoy 26. I ran across it a month or so ago however and they were chip and sealing it with lots of loose gravel. Hopefully all the loose gravel will be knocked off for the epic next year. I avoided it the last time I was down in Marietta, it may already be decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 works for me, can cut through hocking on the way to/way home from the ride. nicer than slabbing on 70 for an hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonian Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 550 can seem "boring" especially from the Barlow to Sharpsburg section. It's similar to 78 but depending on the time of year, there will be lots of tractor traffic. May consider 676 as an alternative. Picks up outside of Marietta and goes all the way to 555 that you can either run into Barlow or into Chesterhill. This is mine and @JustinNck1 backyard. Our playground. If you need any scouting done, let us know. We'd be glad to do our part. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 41 minutes ago, Wolfman1 said: What are you talking about Gramps? If you were faster you would catch up to the slow traffic I speak of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekClouser Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Just now, thompsonian said: 550 can seem "boring" especially from the Barlow to Sharpsburg section. It's similar to 78 but depending on the time of year, there will be lots of tractor traffic. May consider 676 as an alternative. Picks up outside of Marietta and goes all the way to 555 that you can either run into Barlow or into Chesterhill. This is mine and @JustinNck1 backyard. Our playground. If you need any scouting done, let us know. We'd be glad to do our part. I can agree with what you are saying, but with many different types of riders, I figured it would be a nice change of pace for just finishing 26/260. Those two roads can be very taxing and it would be a little recovery and a bit more relaxing for those to catch their breath, but still entertaining enough to keep people interested. The route is clearly tentative and open to all kinds of suggestions. Another thing to consider is I'm also trying to keep the route fairly easy to follow so people don't get lost. The Hocking route, for years, was very difficult to remember and groups were getting lost quite frequently. The New Concord route was very easy and we didn't have that issue of groups missing turns, etc. I liked that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 550 is also a route for State Troopers going from the Athens Station to the Marietta Station. Still a good road though. Sharpsburg hill is probably one of my favorite set of corners in SEO. 676 is definitely more technical and less forgiving for someone who does not know the road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I like it, nice and easy, good meet spot as well. if there is concern about 26 being in bad shape + tricky which is a genuine statement. I am biased to the newly paved section of 78 to glouster I will also throw my hat in like tonic with this 100 mile loop, that way us far east movement guys can keep total miles below 500 again I am okay with any loop and I give my two thumbs up for the meet location. We will have to figure out a bigger section to park > there is the river side area which might provide fantastic group photo back ground as well instead of the boring parking lot all the time https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.6509247,-81.8664723/39.4768951,-82.0587562/39.4254984,-81.4898704/39.5053441,-81.8562816/39.6450683,-81.891558/@39.4782532,-82.0688842,11z/data=!4m22!4m21!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-82.0558113!2d39.4886!3s0x88480e3bee70c5f5:0x8f18fde5ab770779!1m0!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-81.7912839!2d39.4805652!3s0x88483c637cfada17:0xf526f6ca8a5b1935!3m4!1m2!1d-81.8503788!2d39.4755244!3s0x88483d946c71044d:0xa3fc6edbd2fbacbe!1m0!1m0!3e0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekClouser Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 The meetspot I picked was literally just the city of McConnellsville.. No specific location has been chosen of course... this was just a quick tentative route. I was trying to include 26/260, possibly 800, but 800 just doesn't seem feasible at keeping the meet spot as central as possible and not making the route too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekClouser Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I honestly don't ever remember riding 676. Might have to test it out before the year is out. That will let me know how I feel about it for a group setting. I just rode 26 with @dpgasser a few months back and it was okay, but if they are chip/sealing it, might be out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 1 minute ago, DerekClouser said: I honestly don't ever remember riding 676. Might have to test it out before the year is out. That will let me know how I feel about it for a group setting. I just rode 26 with @dpgasser a few months back and it was okay, but if they are chip/sealing it, might be out of the question. 676 is a wonderfull road, paved with in the last two years. Some corners are tricky though need full focus on it. for eg there is one corner u go straight into a house lol unless u literally twist your neck to look through the corner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaler Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 1 minute ago, DerekClouser said: I honestly don't ever remember riding 676. Might have to test it out before the year is out. That will let me know how I feel about it for a group setting. I just rode 26 with @dpgasser a few months back and it was okay, but if they are chip/sealing it, might be out of the question. We just rode this 2.5 weeks ago, it was chipped deal with a sealer over the surface. No loose stone and grip was fine. This was down 26 from 260 to Marietta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekClouser Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Just now, NinjaDoc said: 676 is a wonderfull road, paved with in the last two years. Some corners are tricky though need full focus on it. for eg there is one corner u go straight into a house lol unless u literally twist your neck to look through the corner I don't care how technical a road is as long as it has 2 things - clean corners and well marked corner speed advisory signs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDoc Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 8 minutes ago, DerekClouser said: I don't care how technical a road is as long as it has 2 things - clean corners and well marked corner speed advisory signs I remember so, I will let the local boys chime in. they prolly are riding through it to go home, right as we speak. Damn lucky punks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonian Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.6498323,-81.8584021/39.4870571,-81.863148/39.4152736,-81.4642712/39.5618816,-81.4153543/39.5290544,-81.5077309/39.5478811,-81.6367409/39.6469904,-81.4710786/39.7381651,-81.5219622/39.6490039,-81.8569636/@39.5818752,-81.7786034,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m21!4m20!1m0!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-81.7225583!2d39.472106!3s0x88483a5061d5afaf:0x11f389b81ec6d03d!3m4!1m2!1d-81.5435276!2d39.4635396!3s0x8848331c17e624bd:0xbe56f130d81b1b0b!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!3e0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonian Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 There is a nice little roadside park there in McConnellsville that has a charcoal grill and shelter so if you wanted to have a grilled meal after. IF you wanted to consider something like that, there's plenty of spots/ideas. @DerekClouser if you head down this way, or bring a group down, I'll gladly give you a sweep or show you some possible hidden gems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Skip to the 17:00 mark this is the section from 555 to 339. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonian Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 12 minutes ago, NinjaDoc said: I remember so, I will let the local boys chime in. they prolly are riding through it to go home, right as we speak. Damn lucky punks Yes....yes we are.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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