let's ride the jewel....and westside, too!

all are invited...fat bikes, too!

Let's try some hills. We'll do a moderate pace. We'll stop in Stony Brook Village for a break. No one will be dropped. Cell Phone: (631) 879-5365.

This ride will consist of 2 loops, although riders are welcome to leave after loop one. The first loop will be to the Westhampton bakery for bathrooms and snacks. The bakery is about halfway on the 22 mile loop 1. At the end of the first loop we are back at the KK Manorville lot. At this point riders who chose to do one loop are done. The KK lot has a McDonalds and Bagel Palace if anyone needs a bathroom or more fuel for riding. After a break we will head out to loop 2, an 18 mile loop with the Bean and Bagel as our rest stop midway on this loop. Cell is 6313563036. If this ride format works out, I will eventually over the next few weeks increase total mileage to fifty. Average pace will be about 12.5 to 13, and will be adjusted to accommodate the riders. For information/questions call Bill Gravitz, 6313563036

Pace line out to Manorville McDonald's

**Have to cancel ride. Bike is in the shop**

We are upping the speed, doing B- on the flats and whatever we can on the hills. Expect to come in at 13-14 mph average.
Welcome to Hills 101. Wait-ups as necessary for all riders.
If you've always wanted to work on your hills skills, this is for you.
This ride has no bathroom stop but we do take a snack break at the Old Field lighthouse. Weather cancellation will be posted by 9AM.
My cell -- day of event only -- is 631-835-1454

This is a hilly and structured ride through Stony Brook, Old Field, Setauket and Poquott. This week's ride will be adding Crane's Neck to the route.

With sunset at 8:00pm bright colored clothing and bicycle lighting, front and back, are highly recommended.

Narrow roads require single file riding along most of the route. The ride allows a few locations to break-away from the group, as instructed by the ride leader, otherwise the group will stay together.

I'm filling in for Tom. Big shoes to fill. Avg. 11-12 mph. Heckscher 2 loops, golf course, E. Islip Marina. Cell 631.357.2338

Ride through East Islip, Islip and Bay Shore as far west as Brentwood Road. If time permits we may stop for a short break at Islip Beach on the way back. Cancellation for any reason will be posted no later than 3:30PM. If cancelled, the ride may be rescheduled for later in the week.

This will be my second night ride at Glacier this year ... IF YOU THINK YOU'LL RIDE ... Please let me know ... 631-988-6557 or
nsamuels"at" optonline.net. I did last month's ride alone ... if I don't hear from anyone this time, I may cancel/delete the ride at any time.

Depending on the group that shows the list of expected BDs may be modified. I plan an easy night ride. NO ONE GETS DROPPED in the woods at night. Wait-ups at each diamond.I figure to do CR83 (N &S), Sidewinder, The Ridges, Hunter's Trail, and White Ghost ... maybe we'll get lucky again and see the eight glowing green eyes at the entrance to White Ghost trail . We'll be starting just about sunset, so lights are a necessity ... if you have a bar light AND a helmet light you will have no problems. The long range forecast is not totally promising so think good weather and CHECK BACK here a day or two in advance and ON THE DAY OF THE RIDE to verify there are no changes. Dependent on the weather I may even shift the day/time of the ride to the following evening. Here's a link to CLIMB's map:
http://www.climbonline.org/pdf/glacier_ridge_west-east_8x11_05-01-08.pdf ... Make a copy and be prepared!