Bike ride meetups in Franconia

So in the hopes of generating more interest in going cycling in the area I am starting a new thread. The purpose of this thread is to post a message whenever you want to go for a bikeride with someone. Just say when and where and go from there.

I've also given us tentative cycling club names: FAR: Fränkische Ausländiche Radfahreren and BAR: Bayerische Ausländiche Radfahreren.

Translation Franconian and Bavarian Foreign Cyclists. Hopefully we can get this going and maybe even plan some FAR/BAR meetups!

This thread is for Cycling meet-ups in the Franconian region (Nuremberg, Erlangen, Bamberg, Northern Bayern, etc.)

Now that the weather's nice let's start getting healthy together! It's a way to exercise, enjoy nature and hang out with some other expats.

See ya on the trails

--Lex

Saturday April 7th.

Does anyone want to go for a ride tomorrow morning?

I have to catch a train in the evening but am free in the morning and the weather is supposed to be great.

so is anyone awake who feels athletic?

How about Sunday the 15th at 2PM? Meet at Plärrer?

Balk, I'm on for Sunday. Have you ever done the ride along the canal toward the Fernseherturm?

Hi Man
OK Sounds good. Meet at the usual place?
Which direction is Fernseherturm?
Balk

Any one interested in a ride on Sunday?

sure

How about we start out of town somewhere?

It's a 30 minute train ride to Brombachsee and it's surrounded by bike trails. A nice ride around the lake.

If there is just us two we can take the car.

Im in Amberg, but I am up for some riding this weekend. Thats assuming no one wants to go the game on Saturday.

Dolfan, you're welcome to come. Can you meet us in Pleinfeld?

I bought a copy of the bike maps for the Area. It looks like it would be a great ride. There are trails all around each side of the Lake and bridge in the middle if we get tired and want to cut it short.

I also now have maps for all sorts of routes.

BTW Balk, the Funfe Flusse Radweg we were on last weekend goes over 350KM. Now that'd be a hell of a ride.

Its well out of the way. When you are going on this side of Nuremberg Ill join in.

Maybe next weekend. I picked up the maps for north of N'berg too.

Hi Lex
Do you want to meet at the Hauptbahnhoff at 2?
Balk

Yeah 2 sounds great. I'll meet you near the side door toward the opera (the one near the bar).

Lex
I checked the train schedule and looks like a train leaves at 13:38. Next one is an hour later. So lets meet at 1:15 and take the earlier train. Otherwise we will be late getting back!.

Balk

OK for those of you who have been thinking "Hey this sounds like a great idea" well it is and yesterday you missed the second FARC ride. (Lex I added the "C" for club )
Here is a shot of the the scenery:

That was a great ride. And surprisingly I'm not SOOO soar today. Although, I did whimp out and take the train home from Erlangen today.

BTW Balk, I recruited another woman who hasn't been riding in a while, so maybe we can get Helen to come back!

What do you guys think of touring a few Franconian wineries by bike?

Having just moved from Wurzburg, I can HIGHLY recommend the trails and wineries on Franconia. But you may ned to have a plan and schedule a tour or 2 as some of the better wineries only do tours by reservation. For example, Arthur Steinman in Sommerhausen has very tasty stuff, but the tour is only by reservation and I think he wants a weeks notice and like 8 people.

So we need 8 people?

volunteers?

By the way Balk, that extra "c" is kinda farc'd up man. Although it does open the door to all kinds of punny mottos:

Ride a bike, get FARC'd

Go FARC yourself.

FARC on Sunday, rest on Monday.

(insert more bad rhymes here)

See I was thinking Franconian Area Riding Club and for FARC sake the intention was to generate more puns!

As for the winery ride. Besides the fact that a bicycle is a very poor transportation device for cases of wine and that you can still loose your license if caught riding under the influence have you seen the general areas where wineries tend to be in Franconia! There is a heck of a lot of up! (insert appropriate FARC pun here)

Balk

PS. just did a spell check and the suggested spelling for Franconian is Draconian

Draconian...isn't that what they think of the Bavarians?

hmmm...well you certainly have a few good points:

1. Hills suck!

2. DWI on a bike would just give too many people way too much to laugh about.

3. I have never left a winery empty handed.

So maybe we should stick to flat bikerides and organize a winery tour.

With a designated driver!!!
Will convince Helen to join next ride.
So next Sunday weather permitting?

OK Guys...this week's plan:

We'll have two groups of three this week -- a fast group and a not so fast group, so if you've been chickening out, this is your chance to ease into it. This week we'll start in Erlangen to give everyone north of Nuremberg a chance to ride.

Meet: 1300 Sunday in front of Erlangen Hbf.

Ride: Mostly flat route surrounding Erlangen, probably 2-2.5 hours ending back in Erlangen.

Maybe we can hit one of the beer gardens when we finish.

As of now we should have 6 people, hopefully more.

Who's in?

Should be there. Will confirm Sunday. Weather might be a bit iffy

OK we are not coming. See you next weekend hopefully.

Man, it's raining again, so I guess we made it between the clouds. It was a nice ride.

Next weeks plan:

Fünfe Flusse Radweg

12 km each way, Nuremberg to Wendelstein.

Meet Hbf 14:00

Probably 2-2.5 hours

Flat and Shaded.

We'll have two groups again for different speeds.

If anyone's been waiting, here's your chance

In

Anybody up for a bikeride tomorrow?

It's not supposed to rain, we might as well take advantage of the weather.

lemme know

Lex

OK,

We really need to start biking again before the winter weather starts!

Are there anymore people up for a good FARC?

Balk are you still alive or just enjoying your new shiny satellite system?

Hi Lex still alive. Just had an unexpected 3 day trip to USA. Been rather busy with new house and travel.
Want to ride this weekend?
Balk