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The Meanderer's will roll this Saturday, July 6th from Whitehouse at 8a. Meet up across the street from Cycle Werks so that we can adventure out for a 32-mile tour out to Liberty Center and back. Bring hydration and a snack for our rest stop break at Grandma's. Meanderer's meander so you can expect rolling speeds of up to 15-17mph and an average that will fall somewhere between 13-15mph for this NO DROP ride. Pace is set by the abilities of the group that gathers!

We hope you'll come out and ride bikes with us!!

No Windsday ride on 7/3. The Star Spangled Celebration fireworks are that night. Traffic is crazy. See you next week!

Speedtrap Ride Tuesday July 2^nd

          The next chapter of the Speedtrap Ride will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, July 2^nd, at 6:30 pm from Spoke Life Cycles in Elmore, Ohio.

          The weather forecast appears to be favorable for riding: a temperature in the low 80s with low humidity, a SSE wind of !0 mph, and no chance of rain.

          Scott Lang will lead the Ghost Pepper Riders, a group which usually averages 23+ mph. Are you up for the challenge!!!

          John Del Toro will take out his Cayenne Pepper Riders, and will likely average 21 to 22 mph.

          Ken South will lead the Habanero Riders, averaging roughly 20 mph.

          Ken Shaw and his Jalapeno Riders will average anywhere from 16 to 19 mph.

          I plan to ride out with the Sweet Pepper Riders, those who would like to ride a more casual pace.

         The Speedtrap Ride traverses a 25-mile course on country roads with little vehicular traffic. When the wind is from the south or southwest, most of the return-to-Elmore portion of the ride experiences a tailwind, making for an enjoyable ride.

Elmore is no farther away than Whitehouse from many parts of the Toledo metro area, so why not give it a try! You’ll ride with some great people, too! Sign-in begins at 6:00 in front of the bike shop. I hope to see you then!

          Pictured are regular Speedtrap Riders Ben Durant and Claude Watkins, as they appeared July 5, 2022

Chuck Nicewonder

Freedom 100 TAB 4th of July Ride

The Freedom 100, TAB's 4th of July Ride, will take place this coming Thursday, Riders will leave the Mallard Lake area of Oak Openings Preserve Metropark at 8:00 am and ride to Morenci, Michigan and back. Monica Bernhoffer will sing the Star Spangled Banner before riders leave the park.

Eric Wharton will lead the faster group. Anyone who rides faster than his group will not be part of the ride. At this time there will be no slower group. No one has come forward to lead the group.

The route has been slightly revised because of construction in and around Swanton. Please download this latest version. I will be providing SAG service. John Galdeen may help.

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Lunch will be provided at the Mallard Lake picnic pavilion upon return to the park.

As announced earlier, TAB will be supporting the Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Center. Our own Doug Kilpatrick has benefitted highly in his recovery and he highly recommends we support the organization. Please bring your donation.

I look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

Chuck

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Freedom 100 July 2024

MEANDERING RIDE CANCELED, BUT BREAKFAST IS STILL ON!

Hope to see you at The Buzz at 8a!!

Speedtrap Ride Tuesday June 25^th recap

          It was a record crowd on Tuesday evening at the Speedtrap Ride. Forty-seven riders came to Elmore to enjoy one of America’s great Tuesday night rides.

          Scott Lang led the Ghost Pepper Riders and reported a riding average of 23.3 mph.

          John Del Toro took out his Cayenne Pepper Riders. His group had to deal with two flat tires! Bob Kayden from that group reported an average of 20.6 mph

          Ken South and his Habanero Riders returned with an 18.6 mph average.

          David Barret, substituting for Ken Shaw who was stuck in jury duty, led a large group of Jalapeno Riders and reported a 17.6 mph average.

          The were no Sweet Pepper Riders. However, Dave Stover was nice enough to ride with me to US 23 and back. Thank you, Dave!

After the ride, several gathered inside and outside the bike shop for cake, drink, and good conversation to celebrate Doug Metzger’s birthday. Happy Birthday Doug!

 New to the Speedtrap Ride this week are Grant Beachy and Becky Bolander(both pictured). On September 1^st Becky will begin a 3500-mile bike ride across the U.S. to raise money for Habitat for Humanity in Ottawa County! Also new this week is Javier Vallejo(not pictured – I’ll get him next week!). Unfortunately, Javier had to cut his ride short b cause he also suffered a flat tire.

Although there was a strong southwest wind making for a challenging start to the ride, there were no complaints.

The long-range forecast for next Tuesday, July 2^nd, calls for a high of 83 degrees and less than a 10% chance of precipitation. I hope to see you then!

Chuck Nicewonder

Mighty Cyclists,

It’s another great day to ride a bike!!!  The heat has left the area.  Ride time weather is predicted to be 75 with a NNE wind at 8 mph gusting to 12 mph.  Most importantly, we should stay dry the entire ride with a 0% chance of rain predicted. 

We start at 630 pm.  Please be ready and congregated by 625 pm for announcements and ride leader introductions.  We meet at the Silver Lake parking lot at Side Cut park.

Announcements:

·       There will not be a 5’fer on Thursday, July 4!  If you want to get your ride in, be at the Mallard Lake area in the morning to ride with the annual July 4^th Freedom Ride. 

·       Our next organized ride will be our annual July 4^th Freedom ride.  Chuck Nicewonder is again the organizer, and we will be departing from the Mallard Lake area at Oak Openings.  This is another great ride and Chuck will need help to pull this off.  Specifically, ride leaders are needed.  Please consider stepping up and helping out.

·       MARR is also fast approaching and will be held on August 10, 2024.  You can find all the details at https://www.toledoareabicyclists.org/MARR  It’s not too early to think about signing up to ride.  More importantly, we need an army of volunteers to make this ride happen and be successful. Co-chairs Dave Barret and Kenneth Shaw will be reaching out and asking for volunteer help. Spread the word and make some time to help out the cause. 

 

Tonight’s rides and ride leaders:

Group 1 (Hot1) - Avg: 23+ mph, 26 mi:    Eric Wharton

·       Expect rolling averages to be 28 mph or more.

Group 2 (Hot2) - Avg: 21-23 mph 26 mi:   Tim Eckel

·       Expect rolling averages of 25 mph or more.

Group 3 (Hot 3) - Avg: 20-22 mph, 26 mi:  Kris Jensen

·       Expect rolling averages of 24 mph or more.

Group 4 (Xtra Spicy) - Avg: 19-21 mph, 26 mi:  Keven Sommerville and Joe Peltier to co-lead

·       Expect rolling averages of 23 mph or more.

o   No Drop

Group 5 (Spicy +) - Avg: 18-20 mph, 26 mi:  Keith Meredith

·       Expect Rolling averages of 22 mph or more.

o   No Drop

Group 6 (Spicy) – Avg: 16-18 mph, 26 mi: David Barret and Mark Maxwell

·       Expect Rolling averages of 19 mph or more.

o   No Drop

Group 7 (GLR) - Avg: 14-16 mph, 20 mi:  John Galdeen

·       Expect rolling averages of 17 mph or more.

o   No Drop

Be safe, have fun.

Joe and Vince

MEANDERING RIDE CANCELED, BUT BREAKFAST IS STILL ON! Hope to see you at The Buzz!!

There's some rain in the forecast but hopefully the Meanderer's will roll this Saturday, June 29th from Whitehouse at 8a. Meet up across the street from Cycle Werks so that we can adventure out for a 32-mile tour out to Liberty Center and back. Bring hydration and a snack for our rest stop break at Grandma's. Meanderer's meander so you can expect rolling speeds of up to 15-17mph and an average that will fall somewhere between 13-15mph for this NO DROP ride. Pace is set by the abilities of the group that gathers!

It's month end, so that means we head over to one of the local eateries for a post ride bite. Since there is rain in the forecast for Saturday morning, in the case we do cancel lets plan on meeting up for breakfast (rain or shine) at The Buzz. Hope you'll try to come out and join us!!

Speedtrap Ride Tuesday June 25^th

          The Speedtrap Ride, one of America’s great Tuesday night rides, will roll out again from Spoke Life Cycles in Elmore, Ohio, tomorrow, Tuesday, June 25^th, at 6:30 pm.

          The weather forecast appears to be better than last week. At ride time the prediction is 86 degrees with a 20% chance of precipitation. However, there will be a WSW wind of 16 mph.

          Scott Lang will lead the Ghost Pepper Riders. His group will likely average 23+ mph. Are you ready!

          John Del Toro has been recovering from an illness. Hopefully he’ll be back to lead the Cayenne Pepper Riders at a slightly slower pace, 21+ mph.

          Ken South, leader of the Habanero Riders, will take out his group and expects to average around 20 mph.

          Ken Shaw will lead his Jalapeno Riders and will likely average 16 to 19 mph.

          I plan to ride out with the Sweet Pepper Riders, those who would like to ride at a more casual pace.

          After the ride, we will be celebrating, complete with cake, the birthday of veteran Flatlander and perennial Speedtrap Rider Doug Metzger. He is pictured here with Kathy at last year’s celebration. Happy Birthday, Doug!

          The Speedtrap Ride is both a TAB ride AND a Flatlanders Ride. It’s a great opportunity to ride with people you might not ordinarily ride with, and on quiet country roads, too! Why not give it a try!

          Sign-in will begin at 6:00 in front of the bike shop. I hope to see you then!

Chuck Nicewonder

         

We’re sending you up the river this week. Starting at Keener Park we'll ride down to beautiful downtown Waterville. A right turn, and we'll go SW up the river to CR 3, with a rest stop in Providence Park. From there, we'll head N and E looking for shade on our way back to Keener. Temps should range from 75 at the start to 85 ish by 10:30 with the high humidity slowly dropping. Be sure bring plenty of water/hydration mix.

We leave from Keener Park, 4630 Keener Rd, Monclova, OH 43542 at 8:00. As usual, it's an 18-20 rolling speed, but we will adjust for the group. This is a no drop ride.

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