MUMPS: Do the Lake (Brisk 16-18 MPH)
KEEPING RIDERS SAFE
- Advance registration required for all participants. If you decide not to ride, please click Cancel My Registration below to open space for others. (How to cancel)
- Attendance at the pre-ride safety briefing is required to participate in the ride.
- If you have tested positive for COVID or have been exposed to someone with COVID, follow the quarantine and isolation guidelines. In general, if you have COVID or are displaying COVID symptoms, or if you are sick with the flu or a cold, you should not participate in group rides.
- Carry a face covering in case a business or public transit requires their use.
- Please, no spitting or “snot-rockets” while participating.
- A CPSC certified helmet is required to be worn to participate.
If you are new, please read our newcomer information.
It's October, so MUMPS is back to Lake Washington loops. This week we'll go counterclockwise.
Starting time and location: Ride starts at 10:00 am at Log Boom Park in Kenmore, where there are restrooms & water.
Parking: Please do not park in the Log Boom parking lot; use the on-street parking on NE 175th St. just east of the park.
Pace: This is a brisk-paced ride (16-18 MPH), on the same route as the other MUMPS groups. Riders are welcome to start at a different pace and move to another group later. The speed limit on trails is 15 MPH.
The planned route/cue sheet is at the link below. The goal is to stay together via regrouping as necessary, but we won’t be able to wait long for anyone substantially off the pace. Please bring navigation aids in case you need to finish on your own, as the ride becomes self-led for those ahead of or behind the group.
Restrooms: There are planned restroom stops at Matthews Beach Park (mile 5, Optional), Seward Park (mile 19), Coulon Park (mile 27), and Kirkland Marina Park (mile 40.2).
Food and Water: Please bring snacks. Brisk typically does not stop long enough for food purchases. All of the restroom stops have water.
Cancellation: Forecast for rain or unsafe riding conditions will be cause for cancellation, in which case the ride leader will not be at the start and the cancellation will be posted in comments below, at least 2 hours before the start.
IMPORTANT: Each ride leader will make their own weather cancellation decisions independently, so one pace group may cancel while another rides, and one group may take a shortcut, while another may not. This could change your options for moving between pace groups.
Fenders: Please be considerate of other riders' comfort and safety by using full fenders with long mud flaps that extend to about 2" from the ground if rain is expected or the roads are wet. You may still ride with us without them, but if you are spraying other riders you will need to drop to the back of the group.
Repairs: Be prepared with the equipment and know-how to take care of your own flats and mechanicals, and a plan for getting back to the start if your bike won't take you there (ORCA card or someone to call). If you have a problem the group will stop briefly to make sure you will be OK on your own, but we will not wait for repairs to be completed.
Safety talk and on time-departure: Please be at the start and ready to ride at least 15 minutes prior to ride start time, to participate in the pre-ride briefing and safety talk. Ride rolls out at 10:00.
Pre-registration: Please register by clicking the red "Register Now" button at the top of this page, to save time at the start (and enable the leader to email you in case of changes/cancellation).
You don't need to un-register if you can't make it to the ride. If you are unable to pre-register in time, you can sign up at the start.
We hope you can join us!
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October is MUMPS Fender Awareness Month!
The goal: keep MUMPS fun during the rainy season, by keeping road spray to a minimum!
This Monday we'll talk about one fender flap option, which utilizes Planet Bike Cascadia replacement flaps to attach longer plastic flaps (made from milk bottles) to your fenders.
We'll have samples of the 35mm and 45mm flaps available, so bring your fenders for a test fitting!
Check them out at: https://www.planetbike.com/store/products/bike-accessories/service-parts.html?parts_category=435
Shortened Route today
A heads-up that given the forecast for rain the route will be shortened to a North Lake loop. If actively raining at start the ride will be canceled.
Peter