B.I.K.E.S.  Ride & Event Schedule

B.I.K.E.S.  Ride & Event Schedule                                BICYCLE HELMETS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL BIKE RIDES

Monthly Ride Calendar
Unable to find a ride that works for you?
Check out the Ride Changes Page on the website.
Still not finding one of Interest?  Enter one on the Ride Changes Page

Weekday Rides

Tuesday Evenings, SweetCakes Rides -  @Stanwood Velo Sports ..3 courses...the "original" 15 miles (Social/Moderate) and 2 longer ones 25 + - (Brisk) and 30 + - (Strenuous).  They will run until the end of September...start time is now 5:30...will change to 6:00 then 6:30 as the evenings stay light longer...for updated info call Stanwood Velo Sports @360-629-6415 or Rod McDonald at 425-359-6710.

Freewheeling Wednesdays - These are more relaxed rides with no one left behind and a lunch / snack stop along the way. The location and start time of the following week’s ride is decided at the current lunch stop. These are 25-45 mile rides. Contact Warren Bare (425)743-7593 warrenbare@verizon.net.

Weekend Rides

Saturday April 11 - Garfield Park / Snohomish. Start at Garfield park (2 blocks East of Walnut on 23rd St.) at 10:00am. We will ride about 20 miles, leisure social pace with a food stop in Snohomish. Rain, ice or snow may cancel. Leader Bill Weber 425-327-3516 president@bikesclub.org

Sunday April 12 - McCollum Park / Snohomish / Everett. Start at 10:00am at McCollum Park and Ride parking lot. Social moderate pace with regroups. 30-35 Miles. Heavy rain cancels. Leader Tim Wise (425-754-7916) tcjkwise@verizon.net.

Saturday April 18 - Mill Creek / Snohomish / Everett. Start at10:00am at the new Park and Ride on 112th and I-5  to Snohomish via the Interurban, Mill Creek, 132nd St and Springhetti Rd for a coffee.  Then return to Everett via River Road, the trail by the river, walk through the construction area to 41st Ave, stop for ice-cream on 41st Ave, and finally return via the Interurban trail.  Distance is approx. 25 miles, terrain is 50% A, 50% B, and the pace will be 10-12 MPH on the flats, no more then 8 going uphill.  If we cannot get through the construction area on 41st then we will return to Lowell and WALK up the hill to the Interurban. Ride leader Gery Osowiecki geryo@verizon.net 469-358-2887. Check Ride Changes page for day of ride updates and rain will cancel.

Saturday April 25th - Aurora Village / Seattle Loop. Meet at Echo Lake Park‎ 19901 Ashworth Avenue North at 9:30am. We will go to Lake Forest Park and take the Burke Gillman to the "U", then on the trail by the ecol. bldg, around Portage Bay, around Lake Union out and thru the locks, have a snack in Ballard and north returning to the Shoreline Trail. Social pace with regroups, A/B terrain and serious rain cancels. The gmap below is the general route. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=288812.  Rain may cancel. 
Contact Warren Bare warrenbare@verizon.net  (425)478-9594.

Newsletter CORRECTION-- This ride is on Sunday April 26  - Lynwood transit center to Greenlake.  Meet at 10:00am to take the Interurban trail to Green Lake for some food at one of the many places to eat over there.  Return the same way.  Distance is about 30 miles and the terrain is 70% A with some B here-and-there, pace will be 10-12 MPH.  This is what I call the "jinxed ride" - I have NEVER been able to ride all the way to Green Lake, whenever I tried, I run into some sort of a problem (I've gotten lost a few times, broke a wheel once, and got caught in a cold and nasty rain once - but I'm not giving up :-) Ride leader Gery Osowiecki geryo@verizon.net  469-358-2887 Check ride changes page for day of ride updates and rain will cancel.

Plan ahead for these rides;

May 16-17 Yakima Wine tasting ride.  More info soon!!

June 12, 13 and 14 Columbia Gorge Weekend – this is a joint tour with Cyclists of Greater Seattle (COGS – formerly Seattle Bicycle Club)  Come ride in the beautiful Columbia Gorge! On Friday, we will ride on the Washington side of the river.  On Saturday, we will cross over to the Oregon side and do The Gorge Ride, sponsored by the Friends of the Historic Columbia Gorge Highway.  Sunday’s route it yet to be determined.  Click here for more info.

Ride leaders can simply send their ride ideas to the “leadaride” address, then the email will be automatically forwarded to that month’s ride coordinator.

This month’s ride coordinator is Doug Andrews  leadaride@bikesclub.org

Do you have a favorite ride you would like to lead?  Post it on the website.  It’s easy.  Email me if you have any  questions. editor@bikesclub.org 

There are usually several ad hoc rides listed on the website under Ride Changes.  Be sure to look there for any last minute changes or additions.  http://www.bikesclub.org/html/ride_changes.htm 

BICYCLE HELMETS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL BIKE RIDES.