Club Rides

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Current Road and MTB Rides:

The Monday Road Ride (6pm) - Every monday, until we run out of daylight! (Daylight Saving Time ends in October) - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. The ride leaves at 6pm.We'll all ride together. This doubles as a recovery ride. Helmets required.

"Easy, easy, easy...you can [sometimes] even survive without a road bike."

Mileage: 15-20 miles
Duration: 1.5-2 hours
Pace: Chill/Recovery Ride

Ride contact: Jean Mohammadi-Aragh
   
Evening LBS Road Rides (6pm) - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. The ride leaves at 6pm. Do not be late! There are now 2 rides: the "insane folks" who are moderate-fast to fast to harsh; AND the "no hammer" ride, which is almost a "no drop" ride.

We recommend you come to the Monday Road Ride and see how you fair before coming to these rides. Helmets required.

"Longer and harder, but since some of us are not in shape, not as fast or long as it will be later."

Mileage: 20-30 miles
Duration: 1.5-2 hours
Pace 1: Moderate-Fast to Fast to "Where'd Robert go???"
Pace 2: Moderate-Fast

Ride contact: Mike Murphey, The Bicycle Shop, 323-2555
   
Saturday Morning LBS Road Ride (8am) - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. The ride leaves at 8am. These rides typically are moderately paced (faster than monday, but slow enough so we don't wear ourselves out for Sunday). We recommend you come to the Monday Road Ride and see how you fair before coming to this ride. Helmets required.

Mileage: 20-25 miles
Duration: about 2 hours
Pace: Moderate

Ride contact: Mike Murphey, The Bicycle Shop, 323-2555
   
Sunday Morning LBS Road Ride (***) - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. These rides typically are moderately to fast paced and LONG. We recommend you come to the Saturday Road Ride and see how you fair before coming to this ride. Helmets required.

*** Start time is decided upon on Saturday. Ride on Saturday or call The Shop.

Mileage: long
Duration: long
Pace: Moderate to Fast

Ride contact: Mike Murphey, The Bicycle Shop, 323-2555
   


Monthly Social Ride:

 

 

Past Rides:

The "We're on a road to nowhere" Ride - (Winter 2004) - Meet at the Sanderson Center's front entrance. We'll all enter together at 6pm. Do not be late (you may not be able to get in). We'll be on the second floor next to the climbing wall. After setting up our trainers, we'll all ride together - no one will be left behind! :) Ride time will be approximately an hour. Trainers required; helmets optional! :) Make sure your bike is CLEAN. We may not be able to keep doing this if we track in too much dirt and mud.
   
The "Riding in circles" Ride - (Winter 2004) - Meet in the ERC Parking lot (Map). Ride the research park loop until you get tired. Helmet, headlight and taillight REQUIRED! In the event of rain, we'll meet in Sanderson and do a trainer ride (like Monday).
The Saturday Road Ride (10am) - (Spring 2005) - Meet in the Sanderson Center's parking lot. The ride leaves at 10am. Do not be late! We'll all ride together. Ride will have increasing mileage as spring approaches. Helmets required.

Mileage: 25-45 miles
Duration: 2-3 hours
Pace: Moderate

Ride contact: Jean Mohammadi-Aragh
The Friday MTB Ride (5pm) - (Spring 2005) - Meet in the ERC's parking lot at the ERC trailhead (Map). This ride will include several short trips .5mi to 1mi over various terains. All riders regardless of experience are invited to join. Please bring a water bottle. You can fill up in the ERC if necessary.

Mileage: 10-15 miles
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours

Ride contact: Justin Rucker
The Monday Road Ride (6pm) - (April - September) Every monday, until we run out of daylight! (Daylight Saving Time ends in October) - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. The ride leaves at 6pm. Do not be late! We'll all ride together. This doubles as a recovery ride. Helmets required.

Mileage: 15-20 miles
Duration: 1.5-2 hours
Pace: Chill/Recovery Ride

Ride contact: Jean Mohammadi-Aragh
  Weekly LBS Road Rides (6pm) - (April - September) Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. The ride leaves at 6pm. Do not be late! These rides typically are moderate-fast to fast. We recommend you come to the Monday Road Ride and see how you fair before coming to these rides.Helmets required.

Mileage: 20-25 miles
Duration: 1.5-2 hours
Pace: Moderate-Fast to Fast to "Where'd Robert go???"

Ride contact: Robert McMillen
  Monday Road Ride - (Fall 2005) - Meet in the Sanderson Center's parking lot at 3:30pm. We'll all ride together. This doubles as a recovery ride. Helmets required.

Mileage: 12-17 miles
Duration: 1 - 1.5 hours
Pace: Chill/Recovery Ride


Ride contact: Jean Mohammadi-Aragh
  Wednesday MTB Ride - (Fall 2005) - Meet in the ERC's parking lot at the ERC trailhead (Map) at 3:30pm. This ride will include several short trips .5mi to 1mi over various terrains. All riders regardless of experience are invited to join. Please bring a water bottle. You can fill up in the ERC if necessary.

Mileage: 10-15 miles
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours


Ride contact: Justin Rucker
  Weekend MTB Rides - (Fall 2005) - We usually ride the Noxubee Crest MTB Trails in Ackerman on Saturday mornings and the ERC Trails Sunday afternoon. Due to Football Games, the times for these two rides are subject to change, and are announced weekly on our mailing list. For more information, email the ride contact.

All riders regardless of experience are invited to join. Please bring water. Helmets required.

Mileage: 10-15 miles
Duration: 1.5 - 3 hours

Rain cancels since we don't want to ruin the trails.

Ride contact: Jean Mohammadi-Aragh
  Saturday LBS Road Ride (8am) - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. The ride leaves at 8am. (Stop complaining - it's 7am in the summer!) Do not be late! These rides typically are moderately paced (faster than monday, but slow enough so we don't wear ourselves out for Sunday). We recommend you come to the Monday Road Ride and see how you fair before coming to this ride. Helmets required.

Mileage: 20-25 miles
Duration: about 2 hours
Pace: Moderate

Ride contact: The Bicycle Shop (323-2555)
  Sunday LBS Road Ride (8am) - Meet in The Bicycle Shop's parking lot. The ride leaves at 8am. These rides typically are moderately to fast paced. We recommend you come to the Saturday Road Ride and see how you fair before coming to this ride. Helmets required.

Mileage: 40-80 miles
Duration: about 4 hours
Pace: Moderate to Fast

Ride contact: The Bicycle Shop (323-2555)
  "Last Friday" Ride - Last Friday of the Month, only when MSU is in session - Meet in front of the "art" by the Union at 5PM. We ride out very shortly thereafter. All kinds of bikes and bikers are welcome as we are not riding very far or very fast. Bring your social skills and something to talk about. The goal of this ride is to celebrate the start of the weekend, the joy of cycling, and to get to know each other. As with all BCC related rides, HELMETS ARE REQUIRED. Rear and front lights are required in October, January, and February due to lack of daylight.

The months for 2005-2006 are September, October, January, February, March, and April. The November and December rides are during MSU holidays and won't be held.

Mileage: varies
Duration: approximately an hour
Pace: Social/Chill

Ride leader: JW Bruce