Maple Glen Pizza

Monday = Beautiful
Tuesday = Beautiful
Wednesday = Beautiful
Thursday = Beautiful
Friday = Beautiful
Saturday = Overcast with rain showers in the afternoon.

Oh Well. It would take more than that to stop me from embarking a long ride. It had been three weeks since my last ride and I hadn't yet completed one this year longer than 50 miles. I was ready to put some miles on the bike so I headed out late morning prepared to get wet. The route was really pretty simple. Four roads (Frankford Ave., Bustleton Ave., Street Rd., Limekiln Pike) accounted for a good 70-80% of the ride. Lots of traffic on most of these thoroughfares.

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I didn't intend to stop at Maple Glen Pizza when I set out in the morning. Luke Perl recommended this pizza restaurant to me a long time ago, but I never before tried it. The last time I rode by it was Easter. Riding south on Limekiln today, I remembered the recommendation and I was ready for a rest and hungry for some fuel. The weather appeared to be holding so I stopped and it was as good as he said. Very thin crispy crust with plenty of cheese and toppings. I had a slice of Buffalo Chicken and BBQ Chicken. It's a shame it isn't closer.

Back on the road, it sprinkled a little, but nothing of much concern. A little while later, I got caught in a full shower. It's not pleasant, but I've been caught in the rain before and survived. I put my camera in a ziplock bag and rode on. About twenty minutes later it let up. I would have been doused whether I stopped for lunch or not. I got caught in a second shower at the very end of my ride, but by that point I was so close to my apartment I didn't really care.

Trip Statistics
Length: 57.4 miles
Ride Time: 5 hours 16 minutes
Total Time: 6 hours 1 minute
Avg. Speed: 11.0 MPH
Max. Speed: 25.9 MPH
Avg. Cadence: 56 RPM
Total Ascent: 2950 ft.
Max Elev.: 414 ft.

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