June 2013
JUNE RIDES www.cascade.org/dailyrides the pace for their group, read a cue sheet, change a flat (have the requisite equipment), and bring a positive attitude! Faster riders and better climbers are welcome but their ride becomes self-paced and self-guided. Riders can ride on their own, in small groups, or with the appropriate pace ride leader. A limited number of cue sheets are available at ride start so print your own. The final route and cue sheets will be available the weekend prior to each ride. Rest stops: There are no planned rest stops. There is a restroom at the park & ride a little distance away, so plan accordingly. This is a training series, so we ride with the best interest of the group. Riders may need to fall back to a slower pace group, unless riding in the last group, which will regroup as needed to avoid dropping riders. We want everyone to ride hard and have fun. There are multiple pace options to support all riders so no one should feel left behind. Make sure you print a cue sheet if you want to ride ahead or get separated, and print your contact information clearly on the waiver so that we can reach you.
MEETS S. Bellevue: Strenuous
are no planned rest stops. There is a restroom at the park & ride a little distance away, so plan accordingly. This is a training series, so we ride with the best interest of the group. Riders may need to fall back to a slower pace group, unless riding in the last group, which will regroup as needed to avoid dropping riders. We want everyone to ride hard and have fun. There are multiple pace options to support all riders so no one should feel left behind. Make sure you print a cue sheet if you want to ride ahead or get separated, and print your contact information clearly on the waiver so that we can reach you.
MEETS Marymoor Park: Moderate 23 mi (1500’) • Moderate • Some hills • Map Online • Occasional regroup • 6 p.m. • Marymoor Park East (free lot) • Steady rain cancels • Sandi Navarro, 425-802-1171 cell, sandilnavarro@aol.com Please RSVP on the Meetup link (www.meetup. com/cascaderides/events/112153372), and check back for updates the day of the ride. RSVP is not required but appreciated. Midweek Eastside Evening Training Series, MEETS rides are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. They incorporate local hills and range between 20-25 miles and from ~1200 to 2000 feet of elevation. Four paces are offered: Brisk plus (18-19 mph on flats); Brisk (16-17 mph on flats); Moderate (14-16 mph on flats) and Steady (12-14 mph on flats). All use a common course each week, except for Steady which may use an alternate course. Riders should be able to sustain the pace for their group, read a cue sheet, change a flat (have the requisite equipment), and bring a positive attitude! Faster riders and better climbers are welcome but their ride becomes self-paced and self-guided. Riders can ride on their own, in small groups, or with the appropriate pace ride leader. A limited number of cue sheets are available at ride start so print your own. The final route and cue sheets will be available the weekend prior to each ride. Rest stops: There are no planned rest stops. There is a restroom at the park & ride a little distance away, so plan accordingly. This is a training series, so we ride with the best interest of the group. Riders may need to fall back to a slower pace group, unless riding in the last group, which will regroup as needed to avoid dropping riders. We want everyone to ride hard and have fun. There are multiple pace options to support all riders so no one should feel left behind. Make sure you print a cue sheet if you want to ride ahead or get separated, and print your contact information clearly on the waiver so that we can reach you.
20 mi (1771’) • Strenuous • Some hills • Map Online • Occasional regroup • 6 p.m. • South Bellevue Park & Ride, 2700 Bellevue Way SE • Steady rain cancels • Bob Dennis, 206679-4639, bob.dennis993@gmail.com • Brad Coston, 206-414-8851, costonbw@gmail.com Please RSVP on the Meetup link (www.meetup. com/cascaderides/events/117504282), and check back for updates the day of the ride. RSVP is not required, but appreciated. Midweek Eastside Evening Training Series, MEETS rides are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. They incorporate local hills and range between 20-25 miles and from ~1200 to 2000 feet of elevation. Four paces are offered: Brisk plus (18-19 mph on flats); Brisk (16-17 mph on flats); Moderate (14-16 mph on flats) and Steady (12-14 mph on flats). All use a common course each week, except for Steady which may use an alternate course. Riders should be able to sustain the pace for their group, read a cue sheet, change a flat (have the requisite equipment), and bring a positive attitude! Faster riders and better climbers are welcome but their ride becomes self-paced and self-guided. Riders can ride on their own, in small groups, or with the appropriate pace ride leader. A limited number of cue sheets are available at ride start so print your own. The final route and cue sheets will be available the weekend prior to each ride. Rest stops: There are no planned rest stops. There is a restroom at the park & ride a little distance away, so plan accordingly. This is a training series, so we ride with the best interest of the group. MEETS Marymoor Park: Brisk Riders may need to fall back to a slower pace group, 23-28 mi (1500’-1800’) • Brisk • Some hills unless riding in the last group, which will regroup as • Map Online • Occasional regroup • 6 p.m. needed to avoid dropping riders. We want everyone • Marymoor Park East (free lot) • Steady rain to ride hard and have fun. There are multiple pace cancels • Kimberly Smith, 206-612-3480, options to support all riders so no one should feel iamkimbo@hotmail.com • Alan Miller, 425left behind. Make sure you print a cue sheet if you 488-4567 cell, amiller7x7@comcast.net want to ride ahead or get separated, and print your Please RSVP on the Meetup link (www.meetup. contact information clearly on the waiver so that we com/cascaderides/events/112153372), and check can reach you. back for updates the day of the ride. RSVP is not MEETS Marymoor Park: Steady required but appreciated. Midweek Eastside Evening Training Series, MEETS rides are held Wednesdays 23 mi (1490’) • Steady • Some hills • Map at 6 p.m. They incorporate local hills and range Online • Occasional regroup • 6 p.m. • between 20-25 miles and from ~1200 to 2000 Marymoor Park East (free lot) • Steady rain feet of elevation. Four paces are offered: Brisk plus cancels • Joni Griffis, 206-817-6580 cell, joni. griffis@gmail.com • Rick Urton, 253-677-4897 (18-19 mph on flats); Brisk (16-17 mph on flats); Moderate (14-16 mph on flats) and Steady (12-14 cell, prurton@comcast.net mph on flats). All use a common course each week, Please RSVP on the Meetup link (www.meetup. except for Steady which may use an alternate course. com/cascaderides/events/112153372), and check Riders should be able to sustain the pace for their back for updates the day of the ride. RSVP is not required but appreciated. Midweek Eastside Evening group, read a cue sheet, change a flat (have the Training Series, MEETS rides are held Wednesdays requisite equipment), and bring a positive attitude! Faster riders and better climbers are welcome but at 6 p.m. They incorporate local hills and range their ride becomes self-paced and self-guided. Riders between 20-25 miles and from ~1200 to 2000 can ride on their own, in small groups, or with the feet of elevation. Four paces are offered: Brisk plus appropriate pace ride leader. A limited number of (18-19 mph on flats); Brisk (16-17 mph on flats); cue sheets are available at ride start so print your Moderate (14-16 mph on flats) and Steady (12-14 mph on flats). All use a common course each week, own. The final route and cue sheets will be available except for Steady which may use an alternate course. the weekend prior to each ride. Rest stops: There are no planned rest stops. There is a restroom Riders should be able to sustain the pace for their at the park & ride a little distance away, so plan group, read a cue sheet, change a flat (have the accordingly. This is a training series, so we ride with requisite equipment), and bring a positive attitude! the best interest of the group. Riders may need to Faster riders and better climbers are welcome but their ride becomes self-paced and self-guided. Riders fall back to a slower pace group, unless riding in the last group, which will regroup as needed to avoid can ride on their own, in small groups, or with the dropping riders. We want everyone to ride hard appropriate pace ride leader. A limited number of and have fun. There are multiple pace options to cue sheets are available at ride start so print your own. The final route and cue sheets will be available support all riders so no one should feel left behind. Make sure you print a cue sheet if you want to the weekend prior to each ride. Rest stops: There
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ride ahead or get separated, and print your contact information clearly on the waiver so that we can reach you.
Thursday, June 6 THUMPS: Home for Lunch 20-35 mi • Moderate • Some hills • No Map • Stay together • 9:30 a.m. • Leschi Starbucks, Seattle • Steady rain cancels • Mike Nelson, 206325-9068 Be home in time for lunch after some urban exploration. Fixies and single speed bikes welcome. Ride leader will be riding a single speed.
More Cycle Tuesdays 25-35 mi • Super-strenuous • Some hills • No Map • Occasional regroup • 5:45 p.m. • Gene Coulon Park/Next to Kidd Valley, Renton • No rain cancellation • Brian Ohlemeier, 425-9856980 cell • Lola Jacobsen, 425-829-8765, lolaj@ outlook.com Year-round training rides for one day STP riders. Rides stress safety, cooperation and group riding skills. Fast pacelines with regroups from Renton to surrounding areas. Large turnout splits into multiple groups. ** No parking in Coulon parking lot.
Eastside Tours Evening Ride 20-30 mi • Brisk • Hilly • No Map • Frequent regroup • 6:30 p.m. • Marymoor Park, east (free) parking lot, Redmond • Showers cancel • Eric Gunnerson, 425-753-6032, eric_gunnerson@hotmail.com Join us for our 16th year of evening rides as we explore the Eastside. The route varies from week to week. Our pace on the flats is approximately 17 MPH. This is a hilly ride; we will climb around 1500 feet on an average ride. Hills are climbed at your own pace and we regroup at the top of all hills. Please see website for more details before attending.
Gas Works Thursday Social < 20 mi. • Leisurely • Hilly • Map • Stay together • 6:30 p.m. • Seattle: east end of the Gas Works Park parking lot • Ice/snow cancels • Scott Kralik, 206-523-6042, scottk@cascade.org Explore Seattle’s backstreets at a comfortable pace with a sociable crowd. Every Thursday, a regular crowd of old friends and a curious crowd of new friends ride as far as evening light permits, venturing places seldom seen via routes seldom taken. We don’t go looking for a challenge (we’ll never ride the Counterbalance), but neither do we avoid one (we’ve topped a hill or two and waited for the sightseers among us). Bring money for dinner afterward. Heavy rain means we eat early.
Friday, June 7 FRUMPS: Monroe-Index 60 mi. • Moderate • Some hills • No Map • Occasional regroup • 9 a.m. • Riverside (Lewis St) Park, Monroe • Steady rain cancels • Dan Garretson, 425-985-8570 From the old Country Ride Series, this beautiful ride takes us from Monroe up to the hills above Sultan and then along the Skykomish Valley both on but mostly off Hwy 2 to Index. We will stop at the famous Sultan Bakery for lunch on the way back to Monroe. Find Riverside Park on the south side of Monroe on Lewis St (SR-203) just north of the bridge crossing the Skykomish River; from the Seattle area follow SR-522 to Monroe; take the Main St (1st) exit and follow Main to Lewis (1.8 miles); then right for .6 miles on Lewis to the Park on left.
FRIDAY RIDERS: Go to Queen Anne/ Magnolia via Canal Trail & Thomas St Br 25 mi • Leisurely • Hilly • No Map • Frequent regroup • 10 a.m. • Gas Works Park, Seattle • Steady rain cancels • Bill Lemke, 206-284-2843 Explore some Queen Anne and Magnolia neighborhoods on and off the boulevards and using the Ship Canal Trail and Thomas Street Bridge. There will be a restaurant lunch/snack stop. Senior, new, and slower paced riders are welcome. We will ride very slowly uphill and wait for walkers.
FLYING WHEELS 25/45/65/100 mi • Varied paces • Hilly • Map • No regroup • 7 a.m. • Marymoor Park, Redmond • No rain cancellation • Day of ride registration • Questions: Call 206-522-3222 Get out of the city and enjoy the Puget Sound region’s finest rural riding! Flying Wheels Summer Century presented by Raleigh is a celebration of summer cycling with a Finish Line Festival featuring food, beverages and more. Each route takes you through rural scenery and great rest stops. Those that want hills should ride the 45-, 65- and 100mile loops. Riders not interested in hill challenges can opt for the 25-mile loop, which has only a few.
Sunday, June 9 WS Spokespeople Alki Vintage Bike Ride 7 mi • Easy • Mostly flat • No Map • No regroup • 11 a.m. • Jack Block Park 2130 Harbor Ave SW, Seattle • No rain cancellation • Stu Hennessey, 206-938-3322, alkistu@hotmail. com Get out that vintage bicycle you have been storing away but were afraid to ride. This is a flat and easy ride along the Alki Beach path perfect for the oldest vintage bicycle. Last stop on the ride will be at the West Seattle Tool Library and the DIY Bikes free bicycle repair. Refreshments served.
Monday, June 10 MUMPS: Head Up North See MUMPS, 6/3.
Tuesday, June 11 TREATS: Seattle Loop 30 mi • Steady • Some hills • Map • Occasional regroup • 10 a.m. • Gas Works Park, Seattle • Showers cancel • Les Weppler, 206-789-1955 This will be an interesting and scenic city ride beginning with a loop through UW, Windermere and Laurelhurst before we head downtown via Interlaken Park and South Lake Union. We will then cross the Thomas St Bridge and take the Myrtle Edwards Trail toward Magnolia and a lunch break on Dravus St near the Interbay. After lunch we will climb to Discovery Park and then return through the Fisherman’s Terminal and on the Ship Canal Trail to GWP. Please arrive by 9:45 for a prompt departure at 10.
Cycle Tuesdays See Cycle Tuesdays, 6/4.
Stairway to Heaven 10-15 mi • Moderate • Hilly • No Map Stay together • 6 p.m. • Leschi Starbucks, Seattle • Steady rain cancels • Mike Nelson, 206-3259068
Don’t let the pace or distance fool you-this will be a challenging ride. We’re going to explore some of the many street-end stairways in Seattle by riding to the bottom and carrying our bikes UP them! Flat shoes or cycling shoes with recessed cleats (mountain bike style) STRONGLY recommended since we’ll be on our feet much of the time. This will be a challenging, full body workout plus a lot of fun.
Eastside Tours Evening Ride See Eastside Tours Tuesday, 6/4.
Wednesday, June 12 MEETS Marymoor Park: Moderate 25 mi (1500’) • Moderate • Some hills • Map Online • Occasional regroup • 6 p.m. • Marymoor Park East (free lot) • Steady rain cancels • Sandi Navarro, 425-802-1171 cell, sandilnavarro@aol.com • Judy Fyffe, 425-6816031 cell, judy_fyffe@msn.com Please see MEETS: Marymoor Park: 6/5, for detailed information regarding this ride series.
MEETS S. Bellevue: Steady 21.1 mi • Steady • Some hills • Map Online • Occasional regroup • 6 p.m. • South Bellevue Park & Ride, 2700 Bellevue Way SE • Steady rain cancels • Jennifer Korten, 425-890-6179 cell, jkorten@clarknuber.com • Alexa Volwiler, alexa.volwiler@gmail.com Please see MEETS: S. Bellevue 6/5, for detailed information regarding this ride series.
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