Ride Around Redmond

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  • Please, no spitting or “snot-rockets” while participating.
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Date and Time: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 9:30am
Start Location: 
Lake Sammamish Trail Parking
17600 NE 70th ST
Redmond, WA 98052
Directions
Contact Information: 
Mahesh Gopalan
mgopalan@live.in
(425) 647-4209
Distance: 
26 miles
Elevation Gain: 
1,500 feet
Pace: 
Steady: [12-14mph]
Terrain: 
Some hills
Regroup: 
Frequent
Weather Cancellation: 
Steady rain cancels
Interests: 
Training
Fitness / Health
Recreational

Join us for a ride around Redmond at Steady pace (12-14mph).

In this edition of the Ride Around Redmond series, we will ride through the scenic roads around Woodinville and Norway hill. We will meet towards the middle of the Lake Sammamish Trail parking lot (directly across the trail from Whole Foods). 

Please be ready to ride at 9:30am. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that is done. If you miss the briefing, you will NOT be able to ride with the group.

While we do not have any water at the start of the ride, we do have a portable rest room. 

We will climb and descend hills at our own pace, and our goal will be to regroup at the top of each hill. 

Bring a spare tube and tools to fix a flat, just in case. Please have full fenders if the roads are wet, or you may be asked to ride at the rear of the group.

Note that Google Maps routing to the parking lot is a bit confused by the construction. The simplest route is to turn onto NE 70th St (by the Brown Bear Car Wash), then turn left just after the trail crossing. 

https://cbc-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/trail%20parking%20map_0.png?WxJaSeCMqmoH8J01hLpxm0GTc9jjCRXY

Note: 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) will not be at the start location.

Hope to see you!

Links: 
Link to RWGPS Route

Comments

Dear All

Thank you for registering. While rain is in the forecast, I will certainly be at the start by 9:15am, with hopes (prayers) of rain holding back until noon. While no rest room break has been planned, we do have Blyth park off Woodinville, which will require us to take a detour for a mile (adding 2 miles to the route). I have pasted below the link to that route. We can collectively decide during the safety briefing if we need to take this. 

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37826021

Looking forward to ride with you tomorrow.

Thanks

Mahesh 

Request everyone to make sure you have fenders fitted to your bikes - atleast a rear fender. Else, be prepared to ride at the back.

Mahesh

Submitted by Ken Young on

Should fenders be low enough to prevent road slime from the rear wheel from coating the rider behind or are the short topside fenders that cover the top third and protect the front rider's backside okay for group rides in the rain?

Lake Sammamish Trail Parking
17600 NE 70th ST
Redmond, WA 98052
Directions
Ride Leader(s)
Mahesh Gopalan
Paul Fernando King-Sanchez

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Steady: [12-14mph]

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