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group rides
Saturday Morning Group
Ride
Log the following dates below
and show up at one or more of these great
group rides!
Cycling in a group is always
more fun and much more safe. Great
camaraderie and memorable events mark each
ride from week to week, ride to ride.
Whether it is for recreation or for
training, whether you are just getting
started or consider yourself a seasoned
veteran, there is a ride for you. Always a
lot of fun, refreshments served compliments
of the staff and friends of Loose Spokes
Bike Shop. Please don't wait! We often times
hear people tell us that they don't feel
they are ready to ride in a group yet, that
they have to get in shape first, or that
they don't have time. No excuses, we have a
group ride for everyone!
We have a beginner
group for those who are just getting
started. In this group you will learn how to
ride a standard pace line and you will learn
good cycling etiquette all the while tacking
on those base miles that will improve your
cycling abilities, your fitness and general
well being. We also have a couple rides
dedicated to those who have been cycling a
while and who are perhaps using these rides
as good training rides as many of the
participants in these faster, longer rides
race the local circuit or participate in
some of the large Bike Tours across the
State. Please do not hesitate any
longer. Come out this month, block in your
calendar with these convenient times and
dates, show up a little early for a stretch,
bring a friend and have fun!
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----------------------------------Monday
Night
Road
Ride (Begins March
10th 2008)--------------------------------
Leaves @ 7:15
Route to be
determined by ride captain on day of ride in
consideration of wind direction and weather
conditions. The Monday night ride will
resume with the longer days of Spring.
Please bring proper lighting for riding in
the evening. |
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-----------------------------Tuesday
Night Road Time
Trial
(Begins May
27th 2008)------------------------------
The
time trial has ended for the season and will
resume next spring. Thanks to everyone who
participated! A special thanks to our
volunteers who made it happen!!!
The route of the Time Trial begins at
the end of Hayes St. Riders will leave the
starting point and turn right on 168th, then
right on Comstock, Rt. on Mercury Dr., Rt.
on Groesbeck, left on 152nd., Rt. on Ferris,
Rt. on 168th and Rt. on Hayes finishing up
at the starting line.
Time Trial
Results
10 mile
Route Map |
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Morning
Road
Ride--------------------------------------------------------
Leaves from the shop at 8:30 a.m. each
Saturday morning rain or shine. Fresh
Starbucks and home baked goods free after
the ride courtesy of the Staff and Friends
of Loose Spokes Bike Shop.
We will plan on
indoor training rides if it's raining or 32
degrees (and below) the morning of the
planned ride. Come prepared to do either.
A
& B Pack Route Map (30
miles)
C
Pack Route Map (20 Miles)
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Mountain
Bike
Ride---------------------------------------------------------
Riders of mixed abilities will meet at the
shop for a road trip to one of our area's
finer mountain bike trails. Stay tuned
via e-mail ride list for destination
details. The caravan will leave from
the shop parking lot at 10:00 a.m. arriving
at the route destination of choice.
Most weekends plan on a trip to Yankee
Springs unless you hear otherwise. Destination subject to change. Most trails
are about 13 - 15 miles of some of Lower
Michigan's best single track with plenty of
climbs, technical areas, sand pits, gravel,
dead and down trees, mud, etc. Its a
great time for family. Father and sons
encouraged. Cyclists will ride at
their own pace.
Jack
plans on getting out other Sundays for a
mountain bike rides. If there's anyone who
would like to tag along, please get in touch
with Jack before Sunday to discuss plans. |
Important Personal Safety Statement: Riding a bicycle is an inherently dangerous
activity. Anyone, regardless of skill level,
can suffer injury due to a wide variety of
causes when cycling. It is understood by all
participants in the group rides that cyclists
ride at their own risk and assume responsibility
for their own safety. It is very important that
all cyclists involved in any group ride wear a
well fitted helmet, that their equipment is
mechanically safe and ready to ride before
attending any group ride and that the rules of
the road and trail are followed. Proper cycling
etiquette is to be followed at all times
practicing a Standard Pace line riding single
file at most times. While it is legal in the
State of Michigan to ride two abreast it is not
recommended in a group unless traffic and road
conditions permit safely. Whenever
there is a four foot paved shoulder available it
is understood that this is the safest lane to
ride side by side or two abreast. All cyclists
should try to keep to the right side of the
white line when there is a four foot paved
shoulder and when pavement conditions
permit. Please make use of this lane when
cycling in groups as this is the safest place to
be and has been put there with the generosity of
the tax payers of Ottawa County with all road
cyclists in mind. It is understood
that all cyclists participating in the group
rides ride at their own risk. Please do not
hesitate in seeking advice or mechanical
assistance from the bicycle shop for a free
equipment safety inspection and a briefing on
the Rules of the Road or Trail and other
personal safety information. Ride Safe, Have
Fun!
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