**CANCELLED** Eastside Tours Holiday Lights Ride #2 (Moderate)

Let's meet at Crossroads park in the parking lot accessed from 164th Ave. Please be ready to ride at 6:20 PM. We will start with a required safety briefing, and roll out when that's done.  All riders must attend the safety briefing to participate. 

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Every year Eastside Tours hosts a holiday lights ride where we tour some of the best holiday lights in Eastern Bellevue. We will enjoy the lights as we ride past houses and stop for a few minutes at selected houses to observe and take pictures or video. You need front and rear lights to participate; decorative holiday bike and/or rider lights are encouraged as long as they are safe.

This ride is moderate rather than our normal pace. Dress a bit warmer than usual to account for the stops. 

All 4 holiday light rides are identical - the weather in early December is fickle and it's usual to have to cancel at least one ride. 

If you can't make the ride, I've included the route so you can ride it solo. 

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34829913

More about our normal Eastside Tours rides below...

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Welcome to the 25th year of Eastside Tours. 

My goal is for everybody who rides with us to have a safe and enjoyable ride. Eastside Tours is a bit different than many other daily rides.

Every ride is artisanally crafted from the best roads and hills the Eastside has to offer. Every night is different. We range from Bothell in the north to North Renton in the South, from Medina out to Ames Lake and the Sammamish Plateau. Winter rides tend to be more on the west side, summer rides more on the east side. The only one who knows the route is the ride leader, and he isn't telling.
 
We are mellow on the flats; I do my best to keep us in the posted speed range, and we stay together as a group. We'll also limit our speed on any multi-use paths to the legal maximum (usually 15 MPH).
 
We like hills. Expect 1500' or so on an average ride. All hills are ride at your own pace, regroup at the top. A hill like Sahalee or Louis Thompson are typical of the hills we ride. 
If you are wondering if this ride is for you, look at the sample rides on the website, or contact the ride leader.

If the weather is marginal, the ride leader will make a go/no-go weather decision at or before 4:20 PM. If I cancel the ride, I will send all registered riders a notification email. If the ride is cancelled at least two hours before the start, I will not be at the start location. Please check before leaving for the ride.