9/14

Oh boy, here comes fall.  We'll be doing an early and short ride this weekend.  It's gonna be COLD--43 degrees!  6:30 am sunrise ride--Martinsville loop (only about 30 miles).  Time to pull out the long gloves and tights.

No ride this week

No ride this Saturday.  Next week on Sunday we'll be doing Ride the Drive on the West side--details to come.

8/3 ride

We'll be heading West tomorrow on a mixed ride of hills and flats.  Heading out on Schneider and Enchanted Valley to Spring Valley and will keep going on Carter and East Hudson into Mazo.  In Mazo we'll head East on KP and follow it all the way back until Cross Plains at which point we'll hit Airport and then back on Schneider via Enchanted Valley.  Beautiful ride!  Be ready to roll out at 7:30am.

July 21

This week the ride is a little strange.  The group I ride with from the East side is doing a hilly century.  They are meeting on the East side, but I will be meeting them on the SW commuter path near Mickie's Dairy Bar at 7:10 am on Sunday.  If you want a very hilly ride--8,000 feet of elevation gain in about 100 miles--feel free to come along.  We won't be going too fast--about 16mph with a couple stops included.  If you join the ride, come prepared.  Tubes, pump, patchkit, sunscreen, food, money, and a map!  We will first hit Mt.Horeb and then will meander to Blue Mounds park followed by hilly winding before heading back.

Saturday July 6h

Tomorrow we'll be doing a long, slow, distance ride.  Heading out from Harbor at 7am, we'll head North to Devil's Lake and back.  We will be taking the most direct route which has us riding the ferry.  The total mileage is about 75 miles from Harbor.  We won't be going fast, just enjoying the scenery.  Water is an issue on this route.  The really only good spot to refill is in Devil's Lake.  It's going to be quite warms and very sunny--prepare yourself and bring a map if you need to cut off or shorten the ride.

May 22nd

Not looking good with the weather...if it's not raining, we'll do a short Martinsville loop from Harbor at 7:30am.

June 8th

We'll be doing an earlier ride this week due to a bike swap I have to get to.  7am start from Harbor.  About a 32-34 mile loop heading West into the hills.  We'll head out Enchanted Valley and do a loop around Otto Kerl, Table Bluff, Scherbel, Spring Valley, Schuman and back.  Beautiful ride!

Saturday June 1st

This week we'll be doing a bit of an easy spin.  We'll head over to Old Sauk Rd. and go Southwest to Riley.  We'll loop back on Maurer Hill, Timber Lane, Cleveland (down!) and up Rocky Dell to come back to Harbor on Airport.  Nice, not too long, not too hilly.  7:30am rollout.

Saturday, May 25th

Please note that we will be riding at 8am this week!  This week's ride will be longer and hilly.  About 55 miles of solid hills.  We'll be heading West on Enchanted Valley, will drop down into Black Earth, will head West a bit further and will then hill all the good climbs--Sutcliffe, Moen, Union, Vermont Church etc.  Although the pace will be a little slower due to the hills, please come prepared.

Saturday May 18th

No ride this Saturday but I encourage you to go watch Wheels on Willy on Sunday!

May 11th ride

Looks like it will be chilly and breezy.  Short ride this Saturday--the Martinsville Loop.
North on Pheasant Branch, left on Meffert, right on Kingsley, left on Woodland, right on Lodi-Springfield, left on P, right on Martinsville, left on K, right on Otto Kerl, left on Enchanted Valley, left on Schneider all the way back.  7:30am rollout.

May 4th Ride

We'll start the season off right with one of my favorite rides.  We'll be heading out from Harbor at 7:30am sharp--no ride if it's raining or will rain during the ride.

We will head West on Schneider and Enchanted Valley, take a left onto Otto Kerl, right onto KP, left onto Table Bluff, right on Scherbel, right onto Spring Valley and work our way back up Otto Kerl and head back on Enchanted Valley.  This ride is hilly but fun, with beautiful views.

As a reminder, this is not a 'no drop ride'.  We don't go too fast, around 15-20mph.  Please bring a pump, tube, water and map on all rides.  Hope to see you Saturday!

It looks like spring might actually be on it's way.  We won't be able to start Saturday morning rides until the first Saturday in May, however, since we have a 7:30am start time.  As that time gets closer, I'll post our first cue sheet.  I'm guessing we'll start with my favorite loop--out to Spring Valley Road via Enchanted Valley.  Until then, enjoy your rides!