Friday-Sunday, May 3-5. BCP Spring Event. Coordinator: Joanne Holden, 215-247-8172, ReGretel@hotmail.com.

Friday, May 3 - New Holland Meander. Class C, 28 miles. Starts 11:30 from Millstream Lodge in Smoketown, Lancaster County. If you get there early, you can work up an appetite for the social and/or the Amish dinner. Goes to the Farm Equipment Museum and meanders to New Holland. Leaders: Tony Iacarrino, 610-265-5455, and Steve Trobovic, 610-687-9229, srtrobovic@juno.com.

Friday, May 3 - Hike to Bird-In-Hand. All classes, 5 miles. Starts 3:30 from Millstream Lodge in Smoketown, Lancaster County. If you don't get there early enough for the New Holland Meander, you can still walk (sic) up an appetite for the social and/or the Amish dinner. Returns in time to shower and attend the wine and cheese social. Leader: Tony Iacarrino, 610-265-5455.

Friday, May 3 - Miniature Golf. All classes of hackers invited to play a round. No USGA handicap card required, 19 holes. Leaves at 8:00, by car pool from Millstream Lodge in Smoketown, for Village Greens Miniature Golf Course, noted for its unique natural garden setting. Everyone is invited to participate. There will be a gift certificate for lowest score. Greens Fee $5.50. 19th hole will be back at the Millstream meeting room. Leader: Tony Iacarrino, 610-265-5455.

Saturday, May 4 - Lititz. Class B, 72 miles. Starts from Octoraro School at Rt 41 & Highland Rd at 8:00. Ride through the Dutch Country in Chester and Lancaster Counties for a picnic lunch in the park by a freshwater spring. Water and restrooms in the park, bring or buy lunch nearby. Leaders: Doug Kennedy, 610-543-4664, douglas__kennedy@hotmail.com, and Debbie Wilson, 302-798-1243, djwbike@aol.com.

Saturday, May 4 - Little Lititz Loop and Cloister Clomp. Class C, 50-55 miles. Starts approx 9:00 (after the group breakfast) from the Millstream Lodge in Smoketown. NOTE: If anyone wants to come up for the day to make this ride, please notify the leaders, in advance, so that we can wait for you. This ride combines the best parts of two traditional Lancaster country rides. The route covers the Candy Museum; Pretzel House and the Moravian House and the beautiful countryside around Ephrata and the Ephrata Cloisters. Lunch stop somewhere along the way. Leaders: Tony Iacarrino, 610-265-5455, and Steve Trobovic, 610-687-9229, srtrobovic@juno.com.

Saturday, May 4 - Merchantville RR Station. Class C, 12-14 mph, 25 miles. Starts at 9:00 from Centre & Chestnut Sts, Merchantville, N.J. Leader: Jim McCabe, 856-797-2365, jemkat@snip.net.

Saturday, May 4 - Northeast Ramble. Class C-, 10 mph, 30-40 miles, all west of the Delaware River. Brunch/lunch stop along the way. All ride together. PLEASE NOTE: The pace REALLY will be C-minus, about 10 mph. No cue sheets will be provided, so you will have to ride at the leaders' pace. Leaves 9:00 SHARP from the Burger King, north of Oxford Circle on Castor Ave. Call in case of inclement or doubtful weather. Leaders: Madge and Dick Trickey, 215-288-5907.

Sunday, May 5 - Central Lancaster County Park. Class C, 21 miles. Starts 8:30 from the Millstream Lodge in Smoketown. A short getaway ride to cap off the weekend. Stops for a walking tour of the unique Garden of the Five Senses in the park. We will return in time to shower before departing for home. Leaders: Tony Iacarrino, 610-265-5455, and Steve Trobovic, 610-687-9229, srtrobovic@juno.com.

Sunday, May 5 - Oley Valley. Class C-, 9-10 mph, 25 miles. Ride leaves 9:30 from the Sovereign Bank in the shopping center at Route 73 & Old Friedensburg Rd. in Oley, Berks County. There is a breakfast stop 9 miles into the ride. Leader: Jim Crocker, alice.cc01@att.net.

Sunday, May 5 - B Ramble. Class B, 14-15 mph, 40-50 miles. Meet at the Italian Fountain behind the Art Museum at noon. We'll climb up through Chestnut Hill and head out to Glenside for a stop at Keswick Coffee. Return through Fort Washington and Conshohocken. Moderately hilly for the first 35 miles, FLAT for the last 15. Call if the weather is questionable. Leader: Lee Shelly, cell 267-847-0956, lee@amekor.com.

Saturday, May 11 - Breakfast in Gap (or Lunch in New Holland?). Class B-, 55 miles, 13-14 mph avg. Moderately hilly. We'll continue to explore new roads along this beautiful section of Chester and Lancaster Counties, as we make our way to the Gap Diner at a pretty relaxed pace. Starts at 8:30 from the Struble Trail parking lot, near Downingtown. From King of Prussia take Rt 202 south to Rt 30 west and exit on Rt 282 (Wallace Ave). At the end of the ramp, turn left and look for the first small parking lot on the right side of the road. Call if weather is questionable. Leader: Eduardo Ruchelli, 215-572-0753, edr@mail.med.upenn.edu.

Saturday, May 11 - The Oley Valley Ride. Class B, 15-16 mph, and B-, 13-14 mph, approx. 54-57 miles. This is a ride loved by many and feared by a few. It is a hilly ride that goes to the north of Reading, and then east through the beautiful Oley Valley. The ride is beautiful and I'm sure you will be glad you came. It has made many people happy, but I'm sure others were left with the desire to put a contract on me. Leaves 9:00 sharp from French Creek State Park, Hopewell Lake parking lot, near the park ranger's office. Take Pa. Turnpike to exit 23, north on Rt 100 for 4 miles to Rt 401 west for another 6 miles, then north on Rt 345 for about 3 miles to the entrance to the park. Right at the T to the lake. Leaders: Luis Figueroa (B), 215-683-1111, Luisbikefiggs@aol.com, and Glenn Schreiber (B-), 215-836-5754, glenn@theweatherguy.net.

Saturday, May 11 - Ambler Rambler. Class C+, 12-13 mph, about 44 miles. This ride will have two starting points. Margaret Lenzi will start a contingent from the Italian Fountain at 9:00, and William Swords will lead a group from Delancey St Bagels in the Wynnewood Shopping Center on Wynnewood Road just off Lancaster Avenue, also at 9. The two groups will meet at the convenience store at the corner of Calumet St and Ridge Ave near the Falls Bridge. The combined group will then ride to Ambler. Join us for a beautiful spring ride. Leaders: Margaret Lenzi, 215-247-9169, shapsj@earthlink.net, and William Swords, 610 664-4211, william.swords1@firstunion.com.

Saturday, May 11 - Family Ride. Class D. Meet 10:00 at the Rhawn Street entrance of Pennypack Park. A Northeast Philly community event every other Saturday through mid-June. Joint ride with the BEEP (Bicycle Education Enhancement Program) teachers from Austin Meehan Middle School. Helmets required. Mountain bike or BMX bike preferable to a skinny-tire road bike. Cancelled if the weather is rainy or if trails are muddy. Information: Ann Martha (Meehan Middle School), 215-335-5662, amartha@phila.k12.pa.us.

Saturday, May 11 - Offroad Trails in Belmont Plateau. Class MTB-C/D. 3 hours riding 'badroad'. MTB/hybrids welcome. Meet 11:00 at the Italian Fountain. Bring drinks and snacks. Rest at top of each climb cuz I'm out of shape! Leader: Paul Winkfield, 215-329-9830, pwink@bellatlantic.net.

Sunday, May 12 - Blue Mountain I: Delaware Gap. Class B, 75 miles with a few hills, 15 mph avg. This is the first of two tours across the Blue Mountain ridge during the month of May. The ride starts heading west along the south side of the ridge. We'll find the main climb of the ride when we cross the ridge at Little Gap (Blue Mountain Ski Resort). After a fast long descent we continue east, parallel to the north side of the ridge until we reach the Delaware Gap. No climb here, the Delaware took care of carving our passage back to the south side of the ridge a long time ago! This very scenic area makes the trip to the start worth it (a little bit over an hour from Plymouth Meeting). Bring snacks and water since we may not find any open store along the first 45 miles. Cue sheets available for slower and faster riders. From Plymouth Meeting: Route 476 North to Allentown exit; Route 22 East towards Bethlehem for 17 miles; Route 33 North for about 7 miles to Belfast exit. Go right at the end of the ramp, then first left (Belfast Rd.) to Jacosburg Environmental Center parking lot on the left side of the road. Ride starts 8:30. Call if weather is questionable. Leader: Eduardo Ruchelli, 215-572-0753, edr@mail.med.upenn.edu

Sunday, May 12. Rusty's Revenge. Class B, 15-16 mph, 35-40 miles of rolling and hilly terrain. We'll head out to northern Montgomery County and work our way back through the Schwenksville area, making sure not to miss a single climb along the way. If Rusty can, you can too! We'll be stopping for a brief snack and restroom break at mile 20. Rain at the start cancels. No cue sheets. Leaves from Bikesport, 325 West Main, Trappe, Pa, at 9:00 sharp. Directions available at: http://www.bikesportbikes.com/about_us.htm#directions. Leader: Wayne Gregory, 610-608-1967, wegregory@hotmail.com.

Sunday, May 12 - B Ramble. Class B, 14 - 15 mph, 40 - 50 miles. Meet at the Italian Fountain at noon. Mystery Mother's Day Magic. Wendy seeks lost boys (and girls) to assuage angst of distant offspring. We'll fly to Swarthmore, maybe a surprise stop on the way home. Call if the weather is questionable. Leader: Barbara Rosenberg, 610-664-2197, bikebarb@hotmail.com.

Monday, May 13 - Executive Committee Meeting. 6:30, Imperial Inn, 146 N. 10th St, Chinatown. All members are encouraged to attend. For more details, to get something on this month's agenda, contact Jen Escorcia, 215-204-0525, bikejen@yahoo.com.

Saturday, May 18 - New Hope. Class B, 14-15 mph, 60 miles. Come on a moderately paced, scenic ride through eastern Montgomery and central Bucks counties. Terrain is rolling with one or two moderate climbs. Accurate cue sheet will be provided for those wanting to do a faster or slower pace. We can do a sit-down lunch if the group is small, or there are a couple of take-out places for quick service. Departs 9::00 from Bruno's, Germantown & Northwestern Avenues. Leader: Jeff Bakely, 215-843-1093, jbake@snip.net.

Saturday May 18 - Offroad Trails in Belmont Plateau. Class MTB-C/D. See May 11. Leader: Paul Winkfield, 215-329- 9830, pwink@bellatlantic.net.

Sunday, May 19 - BCP Poker Run. All Classes, 31 & 63 miles. OPEN TO ALL BCP MEMBERS; NO REGISTRATION FEE. Starts 9:00 from Holy Family College, Grant & Frankford Aves in northeast Philadelphia. We'll ride to Washington's Crossing State Park and back, along the old BCP Rivers Edge Century route. Rain or shine. Each rider will draw a poker hand for prizes. Food and drinks will be provided. Three (3) rest stops. No sag support. Free T shirts to all BCP volunteers, past and present, who preregister. We need to know how much food to get. So PLEASE PRE-REGISTER: http://www.phillybikeclub.org/poker.html or use the registration form in the April Quick Release. Coordinator: Steve Trobovic, srtrobovic@juno.com.

Sunday, May 19 - B Ramble: Devon Fresh Fields. Class B, 14-15 mph, 40-45 miles. Destination Rolling hills with a few short, more intense climbs. Return is gently rolling, almost flat, before dropping rapidly to Schuylkill level, then flat with 2 short climbs. Meet at the Italian Fountain at noon. Call if the weather is questionable. Leader: David Finger, 215-561-3176.

Saturday, May 25 - Pinnacle Century. Class B, 92 miles, about 14 mph. Leave 7:30 from the White Clay Preserve parking lot just west of the intersection of London Tract (Broad Run Rd.) and Good Hope Rd in Landenberg, Pa, for a hilly ride (with over 7200 feet of climbing) into the heart of Savage Country. The ride is actually only 92 miles but is hilly enough to qualify as a century. We will stop at the Bartville Store for a snack and then at the Pinnacle. Bring food if you want to eat at the Pinnacle, or we can make a deli stop in Tanglewood (after the Pinnacle) where you can buy a sandwich (ETA about 1 p.m. for the deli). We will attack the Pinnacle from the south which is considerably easier than the northern approach done last year. For a photo preview, see http://www.delanet.com/~wcbc/tdf_pinnacle.jpg. This is another in a series of training rides for the Assault on Mt. Greylock. Leader: Mario Nappa, 302-239-1179, ibikealot@hotmail.com.

Saturday, May 25 - Valley Forge to Lunch in St. Peter's Village. Class B-, 13.5-14 mph, 52 miles. We'll extend our recent rides out of Valley Forge, this time due west to have a leisurely lunch in St. Peter's Village, hopefully at the St. Peter Inn's outside terrace along beautiful French Creek. The ride is hilly, but very scenic and never disappointing. Sign-in is at 9:00 and we'll leave at 9:15 sharp from Valley Forge Park, lower parking lot near the Visitors Center. Enter from Route 23, go a quarter way round Visitors Center, then straight into parking lot. Call if weather is questionable. Leader: Glenn Schreiber, 215-836-5754, glenn@theweatherguy.net.

Saturday, May 25 - Valley Forge. Class C+, 12-13 mph, about 55 miles. Starts 9:00 from Delancey St. Bagels in the Wynnewood Shopping Center on Wynnewood Road just off Lancaster Avenue. Get there early and join us for breakfast. This ride offers a good mix of a few challenging hills, several miles of rolling hills, and 12.5 miles of a flat bike path. In March we had a great ride to Valley Forge. This ride is very similar, but follows a little different path which has added a few more miles. We will have at least one Wawa stop and we will regroup often. If you want to start from Lloyd Hall, call and we will wait for you. Leader: William Swords, 610 664-4211, william.swords1@firstunion.com.

Saturday, May 25 - Cherry Hill Spring Ride. Class C+/C, 13 - 15 mph, approx. 35 - 40 miles. Dave had to cut his April ride short, so he's decided to try again and do the complete ride. Starts at 9:00 from the Woodland Falls Corporate Park on Route 38 at Lake Drive in Cherry Hill, N.J. Woodland Falls is between the Cherry Hill and Moorestown Malls, right next door to the Outback Steakhouse. Meet in the back parking area behind the Steakhouse near Church Rd. Directions to the start, including a local map, can be found at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dwender1/BicycleRide3.htm. Joint ride with OCSJ/SCC. Rain cancels. Leader: Dave Wender, dwender1@comcast.net.

Saturday, May 25 - Family Ride. Class D. Meet 10:00 at the Rhawn Street entrance of Pennypack Park. See May 11. Information: Ann Martha (Meehan Middle School), 215-335-5662, amartha@phila.k12.pa.us.

Saturday, May 25 - Offroad Trails in Belmont Plateau Class MTB-C/D. See May 11. Leader: Paul Winkfield, 215-329- 9830, pwink@bellatlantic.net.

Sunday, May 26 - Kolman's Sunday Ride. Class C, 12 - 14 mph, about 40 miles. Wander through Burlington county. See llamas, count red lions, and see if Four Mile Road and Big Hill Road live up to their names. Rain cancels. Starts at 8:00 from Lenape HS, Church & Hartford Rds, Medford, N.J. Joint ride with OCSJ. For information contact the leader, Kolman Kleinbord, 856-787-9677, Kolman39@hotmail.com.

Sunday, May 26 - Birch Bash. Class A, 15-16 mph, 75 miles. Meet 8:00 at Bruno's, Northwestern & Germantown Avenues in Chestnut Hill/Lafayette Hill, for this challenging and strenuous ride. We will head to Chester County passing a pet cemetery, climb Valley Forge Mountain, head towards Birchrunville via Yellow Springs Road, and in Birchrunville do our 2 big climbs of the day, first up Hilltop and then Sawmill Road. Each climb is over 1 mile long with steep sections of dirt. They definitely are passable on a road bike with high pressure tires but are challenging. We will head back toward Paoli and climb Union Hill and Valley Road, where we will have our first rest stop at mile 45. From there we head back to Philly via horse country. The plan is to wait at the top of the hills, but keep a steady clip on the flats. Bring plenty of food and drink as the rest stop is far into the ride. Please call to confirm. Leader: Ben Swartz, 215-248-0689, ben.swartz@comcast.net.

Sunday, May 26 - Blue Mountain II: Hawk Mt. Class B, 85 miles, 15 mph avg. Moderately hilly with a few tough climbs and incredible long descents. This is another gem of a ride put together by Peter Odell, which was slightly modified in order to start at Trexlertown. We'll ride the plateau over to Kistler Valley, climb Shochary Ridge, coast down to the Ontalaunee Valley into New Tripoli past the old Mennonite Cemetery and then climb the Blue Mountain ridge. We'll regroup at the bottom and ride west along Zionis Stone Church Road to Helca. This is a sparsely settled little valley that crosses the watershed from the Lehigh River to the Schuylkill River. Lunch is in Orwigsburg at mile 47. Then we glide down Pheasant Run to Hawk Mountain, a private preserve, set up years ago to protect migrating hawks from being shot by hunters. We'll climb the challenging western side of the mountain, and after swallowing our lungs back into our chests at the top, we'll enjoy the exhilarating long descent on the eastern side to start the winding run back to Trexlertown. Cue sheets available for slower and faster riders. Starts 8:30 from the Trexlertown velodrome. Directions: Route 476 North to Allentown exit. Rt 22 West to exit 14. Follow Rt 100 south for about 2.0 miles and turn right onto Rt 222 West, then 2nd right onto Moser Rd, turn right into velodrome parking lot. Call if weather is questionable. Leader: Eduardo Ruchelli, 215-572-0753, edr@mail.med.upenn.edu.

Sunday, May 26 - B Ramble. Class B, 15-16 mph, 40-50 miles. Leaves from the Italian fountain at noon. Mystery destination. Call if weather is questionable. Leader: Pat Clark, 215-923-6854, vze2fm7i@verizon.net.

Sunday, May 26 - Sunday in Skippack. Class C/D, 20 miles. Starts at 12:30 from the Norristown Farm Park off Germantown Pike in Norristown. Join Terry K for a leisurely paced social ride. Call to let her know that you are going to make the ride. Leader: Terry Kieserman, 610-277-7810.

Monday, May 27 - Centreville Century. Class A/B+, 16-17 mph. Explore beautiful areas of the eastern shore of Maryland south of the Chester River on this century ride starting 7:30 sharp from Middletown Square Shopping Center, just north of Middletown, Del, (corner of Rte 71, Broad St, and Cedar Lane). We will visit Crumton and Centerville, one of the stops on the 1998 Cycle Across Maryland. Stop for lunch in Centerville and take as many stops as needed along the way. Leader: Mario Nappa, 302-239-1179, ibikealot@hotmail.com.

Monday, May 27 - Cruiser in a Cornfield. Class C, about 35 miles. Starts 9:00 from the rock at the Italian Fountain. Cross into N.J. on Benny Franklin's famous blue landmark, ride past the Navy's land-based site for the Aegis cruiser class, to Rancocas Woods. Return to Philly via the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. Two food stops along the way: a popular pizza palace on Main St in Moorestown and a fruit stand in Rancocas Woods. Call if weather is questionable - rain cancels. Leader: Steve Trobovic, 610-687-9229, srtrobovic@juno.com.

Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day Mix 'n Match #2. Class B, 40 miles. A repeat of last year's Memorial Day ride, in which riders are encouraged to wear non-matching clothing (different socks, gloves, etc). "Prizes" will be awarded for the most outrageous outfits. Meet at Narberth Park at 9:15 for a ride to Valley Forge via the scenic Main Line. Leaders: Rich Wagner, 610-521-4570, rilawa@mymailstation.com, and Barbara Rosenberg, 610-664-2197, bikebarb@hotmail.com.

Tuesday, May 28 - Mailing the June Newsletter. Meet 6:30 at Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, 1650 Arch Street, southeast corner 17th & Arch Sts. Coordinator: Tom Witt, 215-977-2164.

Saturday, June 1 - Lunch in New Holland. Class B, 96 miles. Leaving 8:00 from Chadd's Ford Elementary School, we will ride up the east branch of the Brandywine Creek to New Holland for lunch with stops in Glenmoore and Cochranville. Very scenic ride in Chester and Lancaster Counties and really not too hilly. Leaders: Doug Kennedy, 610-543-4664, douglas__kennedy@hotmail.com, and Debbie Wilson, 302-798-1243, djwbike@aol.com.

Sunday, June 2 - Fiddler's Elbow. Class B, approx 75 miles at around 15 mph avg. Hilly. So, you think that New Jersey is flat? Come to see the hidden "Jersey Alps" along this very scenic route. Riding in New Jersey will never feel the same! This is the final test for those going on the Mt. Greylock tour; believe me, the climbs in Massachusetts will feel like molehills. But don't feel intimidated, nobody will be dropped (maybe I will?). The ride is mostly in Warren County, N.J., and upper Bucks County, Pa. Beautiful roads. Starts 8:30 from Nockamixon State Park, Haycock Boat Access parking lot on PA 563, 1 mile from PA 412. Directions: Route 611 North, left on Route 412, go for about a mile and turn left onto Route 563 to first parking lot on the left. Call if weather is questionable. Leader: Eduardo Ruchelli, 215-572-0753, edr@mail.med.upenn.edu.