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The start time of the group ride is in the past.Ride On After Dark (ROAD): Steady to Vigorous
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.
Join us for Ride On After Dark (ROAD) starting at Element Cycles in Redmond every Wednesday at 6pm through the end of March. There will be four different pace groups each week:
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Steady (12-14 mph on the flats)
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Moderate (14-16 mph)
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Brisk (16-18 mph)
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Vigorous (18-20 mph)
Riders should be able to sustain the appropriate pace for their selected group; know how to read a cue sheet or make it home should they become separated from the group; know how to change a flat (and have the requisite equipment; groups will not stop for mechanical issues); and have a positive attitude! Because this is a series with multiple paces, we will regroup at the tops of hills, but ask that riders who are unable to keep up drop back a pace.
Routes: The routes will be posted in the comments below once finalized, typically on the day before the ride. The route for the Steady and Moderate groups will typically be around 20 miles with up to 1,200 feet of elevation gain. The Brisk and Vigorous groups will use the same base route with the addition of one or more bonus hills.
Lights: This is an after dark ride; you must come equipped with a headlight (bright enough to light up the road in front of you) and a taillight. Remember to charge your lights before the ride!
Fenders: If the roads are wet, please come equipped with fenders long enough to keep the person riding behind you dry.
Ride start: Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the ride to sign the liability waiver and hear the safety briefing. Water and restrooms are available inside of Element. For people driving to the start, there is plenty of parking in the lot to the west of Element. For people biking to the start, the parking lot is only a block away from the Sammamish River Trail.
Registration: To save time at the ride start, you are encouraged to sign the online waiver by clicking the red “Register Now” button above.
Weather cancellation: Steady rain cancels. Cancellation will be announced in the comments below at least two hours before the ride start.
Interested in becoming a ride leader? Contact the series director at mwboyer@gmail.com for information about mentoring opportunities.
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Comments
This week's ROAD routes
Steady/Moderate: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28689210
Brisk/Vigorous: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28689208
May not make due to scheduling
Hi Michael,
I have wanted to join your rides but scheduling makes it a challenge....that being said please don’t wait even a minute for me but I am pre-registering should my schedule allow me to join in.
Willis
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