Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

Now that Spring is here thoughts of young cyclist turn to riding outside. While most of the country has probably had very ridable weather, the Northeast is different. The winter has been unusually persistent. Only a few days of thaw were enjoyed before a return to the deep freeze. Today the weather is starting to turn with a high in the 40s and the weekend looks to have weather in the 50s. This is almost short sleeve weather for Central New York.

One other sign of Spring is that the Onondaga Cycling Club website now has the full list of rides for 2007. I run the OCC site and just loaded the full list of rides. Central New York has some of the best riding in the country with all types of terrain.

Disclaimer: I am also the web developer of the Onondaga Cycling Club Website

My club has compiled a very extensive list of cycling maps of the area thanks to club member Jeff Palmer.

The maps are painstakingly redrawn in Illustrator and the cue sheet is added. The design of these maps is very clear and easy to read. The cue maps are always diligently updated especially after a ride when a few folks miss a turn or two. Overall the maps are usually accurate. They are not drawn to scale however which can be a bit confusing when looking at the drawing on its own trying to determine a shortcut.

The OCC site also features of Google Maps which details the location of the start point and links to a list of all maps from that start point.

If you are ever in Central New York and want to know where to ride check out the Onondaga Cycling Club site