Sunday Ride 26-08-16 - Airport NRC (redux)
Registration for this event is closed.
About the event
Note the change of location.
Aug 2/3 rides rescheduled:
These are the rides washed out two weeks ago.
REMINDERS FOR RIDERS:
Group ride participants must have previously attended an OBC Group Riding Clinic (GRC).
Send a message to the education director (also VP) to express your interest in having a GRC scheduled.
LOOKING AHEAD (with sadness, but we're not done with happiness, just yet!)
The Sunday ride program generally runs to the end of October, weather and interest permitting.
Ride attendance generally falls off in September, which is too bad, because, in my view, the Fall typically provides the best cycling conditions of the year.
September: rarely too hot and generally sunny, though mornings become increasingly cool; fewer Sunday drivers; and, of course, beautiful foliage!
October: getting cooler (see fashion tips below) but generally still sunny and did I mention the foliage? Rides might become a little shorter and more leisurely.
You really don't want to miss out on the next two+ months of riding. Now's the time to prepare yourself (for late September/October) with just a very few bits of additional kit that don't need to be expensive. If you're new to cooler weather riding, ask your riding mates what they wear. The OBC Shop has, from the list below, at least: #5 and some upscale wind jackets/ vests.
For my part -- recognizing that 1) each of our personal, built-in furnaces is different; and 2) you won't find me on the cover of Fashionable Men's Weekly -- I have:
1. a Buff (or generic long, stretchy cloth neck/ear/head warmer). They are multipurpose and great as soon as the temperature falls below, maybe 10-12 degrees.
2. A snug-fitting windbreaker jacket (no necessarily insulated) to keep the wind from sapping your warmth.
3. A longsleeve, warm underlayer to go under your jersey. I have a light, long sleeve, merino wool top. For chillier days, a fleece vest.
4. Long, snug, stretchy pants with warm, fuzzy interior. I wear then over my cycling shorts. Good down to the low single digits.
5. Long-fingered gloves. A must for cool days (< ~12C). I'll carry my short-finger gloves in my jersey to wear once/if the day warms up.
6. In October, woolly socks and, if you're flush, some windproof toe caps or overboots. Don't forget that you need to keep your toes warm.
The Fall often has days that start quite cool and get very warm. Most of the above I can stuff into my jersey pockets as the day warms.
I definitely encourage you to consider September as the best riding month of the season. (Late) October, by contrast, can be mostly for those of us who are in denial and just don't want to let go!
Will you join us?!
RIDE LEADER COURSE:,
Let me know, by clocking the "Contact the Organizer" link below, if you would like to attend a session.
Sunday Ride
Please note that you must be a current OBC member to participate in any events.
Description : Road Ride
Start Location : Airport, NRC
WARNING: A NEW SPEED BUMP HAS BEEN INSTALLED, I AM TOLD, ON LEVY PRIVATE, JUST WEST OF THE MEETING SITE, WHICH CAUSED TWO CYCLISTS TO CRASH WHEN THEY WERE CAUGHT UNAWARES.
Start Time : 8:00 AM Departure - gather 7:30 -- 7:45
You're heading south and southeast, today. The only construction I'm aware of is on the bridge into Casselman (alternating traffic light) and the effects of construction for the B's coming into Russell (routing onto the paved rail trail rather than St Pierre Rd which is now a very busy, construction detour route).
Bonne route!
*Group composition will depend on having a Ride Leader, and interest for specific Distance/Speed combinations, as determined by who shows up at the start point.
Available rides
A (139 km, 527 m elevation gain)
Actually 144km now. Heading straight over to Casselman then down to the St Albert Cheese factory. Return is a zig-zag all the way to Greely. The return can be easily altered to go through Embrun, Russell and/or Metcalfe.
Registration details are no longer available for this event.
B (99 km, 390 m elevation gain)
An established loop to Russell and Embrun with a few small changes due to construction and just mixing it up a little. Making sure you don't get in a rut. You're welcome.
The first change is when you arrive at Mitch Owens by Farmers Way. You're turning left, this time, followed by a right on York's Corners Rd. Watch for busy traffic for a km or two on Boundary Rd northbound. The route to Embrun is via the paved rail trail that leads you first through Russell, where there's Kawartha Dairy ice cream at the Pronto Mart, just 100m off the route. Just sayin'. The rail trail -- paved; shady; relaxing; well-used by walkers, including families with small children, and other cyclists -- is a construction detour to avoid a very busy St Pierre Rd farther east, while providing easy access to food and drink in Russell or Embrun.
There's a turn off the rail trail in Embrun to a plethora of fast food. Or take [whatever] to go and maybe find a table along the rail trail, which you return to after visiting the food court. Then you loop south and west to get to Metcalfe (chic portapotty) then Greely and the other change to keep you out of your rut: turn right off of Parkway onto Stagecoach Rd followed by another LEFT turn onto Mitch Owens followed by a right turn onto Bowesville... who ever heard of such a thing?! From there, it's autopilot back to the barn.
Registration details are no longer available for this event.
C (79 km, 421 m elevation gain)
A loop to Metcalfe and Osgoode. Your choice where you stop for a break. You can get a coffee/iced tea at The Stable, leaving Metcalfe or something from the convenience store, in Metcalfe. The portapotty is at the back of the park at Victoria St/8th Line intersection in Metcalfe. If you don't wish to stop in Osgoode at the Foodland or Red Dot Cafe or the ice cream purveyors, you can sail past the turn off of Cabin Rd and continue on your way.
Registration details are no longer available for this event.
D (55 km, 258 m elevation gain)
The Dauntless D's get a new ride this week.
A loop to Greely with minor variations on the theme. You get some brand new pavement on Rideau Road. If you want even more of that, you can find your way further west, at about km 38.7, over to River Road and turn right, then, eventually, right again onto Rideau. That'll add about 5km to the ride.
Rest stop in Greely; good likelihood of it being the A&W. But, there are other options in the same place.
Registration details are no longer available for this event.