FRUMPS 4 Mercer Island – May Valley - Issaquah

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.

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Date and Time: 
Friday, September 10, 2021 - 9:45am
Start Location: 
Aubrey Davis Park
SE 22nd St at 70th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Directions
Contact Information: 
Chris Nelson
c.h.nelson@hotmail.com
2063494846
Distance: 
44 miles
Elevation Gain: 
2,038 feet
Pace: 
Steady: [12-14mph]
Terrain: 
Some hills
Regroup: 
Stay together
Weather Cancellation: 
Showers cancel
Interests: 
E-bike friendly
Social

Join us for a social, 44-mile ride from Mercer Island through Newcastle and scenic May Valley to Issaquah for lunch at Safeway or Starbucks. On the way back we’ll ride around the south end of Mercer Island.

Restrooms are available at the start, at Newport Hills Park (Mile 7.5), at lunch (Mile 23), and at Enatai Beach Park (Mile 32) on the return. 

Pace will be Steady (12-14 MPH). Our goal will be to stay together. We’ll climb and descend hills at our own pace and regroup if we get separated. Electric-assist bikes are welcome.

You are required to pre-register by clicking the red "Register Now" button above. Please unregister if you decide not to ride.

Let’s meet at Aubrey Davis Park on Mercer Island near the intersection of SE 22nd St. and 70th Ave SE. Please be ready to ride at 9:45 AM when we will do the safety briefing and get on the road. IMPORTANT TO NOTE:  If you are not present and ready at 9:45 when we start the safety briefing, you will not be allowed to participate. 

Bring ID, a spare tube, tools and knowledge to fix a flat, a cell phone in case you cannot finish, water bottles, pocket snacks, and money for lunch just in case. Please have fenders if the roads are wet or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

If weather conditions meet the weather cancellation criterion listed above or if there are unforeseen hazardous riding conditions or other unexpected events, the Ride Leader will post a ride-canceled note in the Comments section below at least two hours prior to the start, and Ride Leader(s) may not be at the start location. It is always wise to check the Comments section before you drive to the start of a ride. Rain during the ride could modify the route.

RideWithGPS route map and cue sheet are at the link below. If you want a cue sheet, please print it.

We hope you can join us!

Links: 
RwGPS map and cuesheet

Comments

Submitted by Joan Lyons on

Good Afternoon!  Does May Valley Road have an adequate shoulder for bikes?  Is there any gravel riding?  Thank you, Joan

I led a ride along May Valley in mid-July. There were a couple of trucks, but otherwise it was pretty quiet. The shoulder gets narrow at times. There is sometimes a little gravel on the road. It was mostly peaceful. 

Joan,

This response was provided by Cascade Bicycle Club management regarding your "adequate shoulder" question:

Yes, there will be sections of the road that do not have a shoulder, we may also have to share the road with large trucks. We will try to take every precaution, try to position ourselves safely, and try to control the lane when necessary (and as allowed by the RCW).  But there is an inherent risk in sharing the road with vehicles.   If these situations are uncomfortable for you, perhaps this is not the ride for you."   

Here is Section 1. of the Cascade Bicycle Club Free Group Ride Waiver and Release.  It acknowledges the risk and is signed by each rider prior to the ride:

"I am aware that with any bicycle related activity there are certain inherent dangers, including but not limited to the hazards of roads, off road terrain, accidents, actions of participants and other persons.  By my participation in any Event, I certify that I am aware of these inherent dangers of bicycle riding and the safety rules of the road applicable to bicycles."

Regarding your question about gravel riding: This route, as I rode it on August 24, had no gravel or other off-road sections. Often there is loose gravel on the pavement where unpaved driveways meet the road.

...Chris

Submitted by Joan Lyons on

Chris, you read too much into my questions but, thank you for the information.  I have ridden a lot with Cascade and am looking forward to the ride. --Joan

 

 

Stepen,

Stepen,  

We don't have any plans for this particular route in the near future.  Please keep your eye on the Cascades Rides Calendar.  There are many great ride opportunities coming up.

Stepen,

I don't have any rides scheduled at the moment, but will keep this route in mind.      

Chris

Aubrey Davis Park
SE 22nd St at 70th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Directions
Ride Leader(s)
Peter J Hallson
Chris Nelson

Registrations so far...
Steady: [12-14mph]

16 rider(s)