Please
join us Wednesday nights for a group ride!
We ride weekly during daylight savings time. There
are always plenty of riders to meet, and you might
even learn some new riding routes!
We
will meet at 6:00 p.m. behind Jay’s Cycle
Center (on the Elmer Street side), and try to get
on the road no later than 6:15. Please come prepared.
If your bike needs service, plan for it in advance
with our repair staff, as we will not be able to
do much service work at that time. Water, Powerbars
and Powergels are available at the store if you
need any. We will have route maps available if you
would like one. Feel free to park in our lot if
you drive to Westfield. There is also metered parking
available behind the store, although please play
it safe and pay the meter through 8:00 pm.
As
always, we will try to ride as far as we can before
dusk, so it is likely that we will be finishing
in fading light. Please bring a flashing taillight
if you have one. If not, we have them for sale at
the shop. LED headlights are also a good idea.
The
ride will start with a flat warmup through side
streets of Westfield, Garwood, and Cranford. Then
we will venture up into Watchung Reservation, where
we will rendezvous after our first climb. We will
divide the ride into 2 or more groups at that point:
the "A" group will continue with a target
pace of 17-20 mph, and the "B" group will
be 14-17 mph. Both rides will follow the same course,
so if you start with the "A" group and
get dropped, you can wait a minute or two for the
"B" group to catch you. After joining
us for a few rides, you will easily be able to pick
up on the various routes that we venture on. Also,
be sure to contact us and ask to join our group
ride mailing list for up to date e-mails about upcoming
Jays Cycle Center rides and events. You’ll
receive information about our annual “Ride
to LBI”, and other group events that you can
join in on.
So
come on out and join us! For safety reasons, rain
cancels the ride. But cold weather or warm, if the
roads are dry we’re riding! Hope to see you
there! |
