group rides

 

ride details

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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Saturday Morning Ride

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 Group) Meet: 8:15am           Depart: 8:30am

(B Group) Meet: 8:15am           Depart: 8:30am

(C Group) Meet: 8:15am           Depart: 8:30am

Route:  A & B Pack Route Map (30 miles)      C Pack Route Map (20 Miles)


Pace: A (23+ mph / no regrouping or recovery after sprints)

B (18-22 mph / regrouping and recovery after sprints)

C (16-20 mph / one sprint at the end)

 
 
Monday Road Rides  (See you back in the Spring)

Evening

Meet: 7:00pm    Depart: 7:15pm

Route: 30 mile loop or  40 mile loop  

(proper lighting required) 

Pace: A-B ride pace & regrouping after sprints

Pier Pedalers (Evening Ride)

Evening road ride lead out by Becca Beebe. Experienced and beginner cyclists are invited – great ride to get introduced to cycling in a group. This is the perfect ride for the novice or the serious athlete who are looking for a more moderate paced social ride.  


Meet: 7:00pm    Depart: 7:15pm

Route: 18 mile loop

Pace: 16-19 mph
 
Tuesday Night Road Time Trial (Resuming 5/25/10)

Loose Spokes is excited to announce the return of the Tuesday Night Time Trial! A 12.2 mile out-and-back course utilizing lakeshore; beginning at the base of the Rosymound hill with a turnaround just before Stanton. Meet and sign-in at Rosymound Elementary School parking lot.

Sign-in: 7:00pm         1st Rider Leaves: 7:15pm

Route:  12.2 mile Time Trial Course                                                              

Time Trial Results: 2007   2008   2009
 
Sunday Mountain Bike Ride (Coming next Spring)
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!