King5 Home Team Harvest Food Donation Ride & Holiday Social (Moderate)

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It's that time of year to spread holiday cheer and give back to the community by making our food/cash donations to King5 Home Team Harvest. They will be at the Redmond Town Center collecting for families in need. We will start out on our bikes from Trek and make our donations at the town center,which is a few blocks away, so you won't have to carry your goods for too long. After having that feel-good moment where your heart grows 3 times its size, and perhaps meeting some of the King5 crew, we'll get a little exercise in by making the loop around Lake Sammamish. This ride will be the chance to show off your ugly holiday sweaters (that you personally really dig) and add so many lights to your bike that your last name should be Griswold. This ride is always a lot of fun! If you just want to join the fun without costume, you can ride along and laugh with us all! We will conclude the ride with a mini-social including warm drinks and treats hosted by Trek Bicycle Redmond.

If the weather outside is frightful, causing a ride cancellation, we will still meet at Trek Redmond, walk over to the town center as a group to make our donations and return to the store for a delightful social. 

START LOCATION & PARKING:  Ride starts at Trek Bicycle Redmond. There are restrooms and water fountain inside the store. There is free on-street parking as well as free parking on weekends at the Redmond Central Connector Parking lot. Please avoid the spaces in the Trek parking lot so they can be used for their customers.

PLANNED STOPS:  There are no planned rest stops so plan accordingly.

MECHANICALS: Group will stop for flats. Bring tools and knowledge to repair flats, and a back-up plan ie: Orca card, or a friend/Uber to call.

RECOMMENDED: Mirrors and lights, both headlights and taillights, are highly recommended by the ride leader to keep yourself and your riding buddies safe and seen. Fenders and buddy flaps are appreciated if rain is in the forecast.

START TIME: Riders are expected to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start to be in expected attendance for the Route and Safety Briefing.

RSVP: Please RSVP by clicking on the red Register Now button at the top of this page at least 2 hrs prior to the ride start. You can always register at the ride start if you miss the cut-off. If you sign up using e-waiver but decide not to ride, no worries, and we'll see you next time.

RIDE CANCELLATION: In the event of a weather cancellation, notice will be posted in the comments on this page at least two hours before the ride start. if the ride portion is canceled, see the above mention of the morning plan.