11/18/2005 08:13:00 AM|||John Calnan|||

There are a few free outdoor rides this weekend (offered by the Cascade Bike Club) I'd like to tip folks off to... It appears that the weather is going to cooperate (at least in terms of being dry, not in terms of being warm!). Cascade asks that you show up 15 mins. early to sign a waiver and listen to the safety-banter, and that you wear a helmet. You do NOT have to be a member of the Cascade Bicycle Club to participate:

Slower Pace:
If you haven't gone on a group ride because you feel that the pace would be too fast, there's a ride at 9:30 AM on Sunday called the "Green River Ramble". This ride starts at the Tukwila Community Center, and loops south to Auburn for lunch, then back. The pace of the ride is "Steady" (meaning 12 to 14 mph on "the flats"), it's almost all flat terrain, and the distance will be about 40 miles. Terri and I will be riding this one, and I will be assisting the ride leader.

Starting Point Directions:
Heading North on I-5, Take Exit 156 to Interurban Ave
Left on Interurban Ave. 0.3 miles
right on 42nd Ave (light) and cross bridge over Green River
Right into Community Center

Ride details are here:
http://cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=5114

Faster Pace:
For you faster riders, there's a familiar route being offered with "Southern Comfort, Green River Gorge", 10AM Sunday. 40-45 miles from Auburn out through Green Valley, Green River Gorge, and Black Diamond. There are hills on this one, including an 11% job out of Green Valley that we all know and love! Pace is Moderate, meaning 14-16 mph.

Starting point for this one is the parking lot on the Interurban Trail @ Main Street in Auburn, about 1/3 mile north of the Supermall Theater on the trail.

Ride details are here:
http://cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=5251

For the truly masochistic:
There is one ride leaving Coulon Park in Renton @ 10 AM Sunday, "Coulon/Maple Valley/Issaquah Loop". This is a loop out to Tiger Mountain and Issaquah. Pace Moderate, 44 miles.

http://cascade.org/EandR/Activities_Calendar_RDetail.cfm?eventID=5264

Enjoy the sunshine this weekend, and get your pie-justification ride in before Thanksgiving!

|||113233050348946512|||Get on your bikes and ride!