DBTC Winter/Spring Rides 2015

Winter is almost done. Our ride coordinators we are doing something very different for Kick-Off so it will be in April but the coordinators will be contacting you soon to get the April schedule together. If you’d like to include an activity in the newsletter, please email it to ridecoordinator@dbtc.org by March 20 for the April newsletter or contact Patty at 303-989-8268. Many of our members love winter sports and want to continue enjoying the outdoors with their DBTC friends. The DBTC Message Board will be our main means of communication through the winter months. If you’d like to post an event, simply go into the site. Remember not all members have email so if you have it in the newsletter all members are notified.

Rides are cancelled if the temperature is below 40 degrees at start time or it is raining or snowing. Be ready to start at the time listed –tires pumped up and bike ready. The ride leader is not a mechanic so if your bike needs repair, please take it to the shop.

Ride Locator: There is a guide to the most frequent start locations on our website – www.dbtc.org. It provides the information you need to use Map Quest or Google Maps to make a map to the starting location.

If you’d like to include an activity in the newsletter, please email it to ridecoordinator@dbtc.org by the10th for the following newsletter or contact Patty at 303-989-8268.

Departure Time

Arrive early enough to unload your bike and be ready to ride at the time shown.

Wednesday "Roses" Group

Due to last year’s "Wednesday jinx" weather-wise, we are doing something different. You will have to join the Yahoo group to find out where/when we will ride. I’ll try to pick a day with good weather, post a ride on the Yahoo group a couple of days ahead. We may also vary the ride location. Leaders: Please volunteer your choice of day/place, e-mail or phone me early in the week, and I will post it on the Yahoo group. For directions to sign up for the Yahoo Group, see the web page/newsletter.

www.dbtc.org Melba Bouquet melbabo9@q.com, or 720-493-0564.

Weekday Skiing with DBTC

Sue Frakes and Lin Hark are skiing weekdays at Loveland this season. Join us the second Thursday of each month for Ski Hooky Day. Other ski days will be posted to the Colorado Bicyclist Yahoo Group and MeetUp. To get notices send an email to coloradobicyclist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Spring Training Rides

www.meetup.com/Denver-Bicycle-Touring-Club/events/220238413/

These early-season rides are set up for Road Riders who wish to improve their overall cycling fitness for the upcoming season. Cancellation of the ride can occur if temperatures are below 30 F and/or roads are wet. Start times will be 11:00AM unless weather determines a different time. All rides will start at Davie’s Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26 Ave & Kipling, Wheat Ridge, CO. This location is just across Kipling St. from the Crown Hill Park. Please park your car on the northwest corner of the parking lot. Mileage is from 20 miles to 35 miles. The routes are not too hilly and have been used before. This time of the year, there is no reason to climb mountains. Spring training road rides pace will be 15-25 MPH on flat ground with regrouping. There will be two basic rides to that will alternate each week. The following are the links to the rides.

South ride - www.mapmyride.com/us/wheat-ridge-co/south-ride-red-rocks-route-27190350

North ride - www.mapmyride.com/us/wheat-ridge-co/north-ride-quaker-route-27191152

Please reply to me by email at roadrider80226@yahoo.com to learn more about the rides. Hope to see you there!!! 

Donald

WINTER / SPRING SHOW-N-GO RIDES

EARLIER START TIME – Daylight Savings Time starting March 8th

FUN/INT-2/3-20/30-NESW-10:00 AM Unless there is a leader named, WINTER rides will be Show-N-Go. The riders who show up on these days will decide among themselves the route, the mileage, the pace and the after-ride restaurant. The starting locations will be places where many rides have begun in the past and thus several riders will have an idea of possible routes to be taken. You can go to www.dbtc.org and hit the start locations button for more detailed directions to most of the starting points or possibly maps of rides from that location.

Winter Riding Guidelines

Weather: forecast temperature above freezing with dry conditions.

Clothing: wear layers, outer windbreaker, hat/ear covers, gloves, toe covers and riding/sports pants covering the knees

Other: bring water, repair items and a snack

Wed, March 4th C (Central) City of Cuernavaca Park

Sat, March 7th SE Corner of Orchard and Parker RD

Sun, March 8th NW Crown Hill Park, just east of 26th & Kipling

Wed, March 11th SE Meet at Village Greens parking lot by the Dam Road and E Union

Sat, March 14th SE South High School, E. Louisiana & S Franklin, near Wash Park

Sun, March 15th C City of Cuernavaca Park

Wed, March 18th SE Corner of Orchard and Parker RD

Sat, March 21st NW Crown Hill Park, just east of 26th & Kipling

Sun, March 22nd SE Goodson Recreation, near S University Blvd and Arapahoe RD

Wed, March 25th SW Behind the tennis bubble, Federal and Bowles.

Sat, March 28th SE Village Greens Park, just east of Union and Dayton

Sun, March 29th NW Olde Town Park-N-Ride, just north of W 55th Ave & Wadsworth on Vance

Ride Leaders:

Remember, if you have a guest/non-member on any of your rides, the Membership Committee

needs to know so we can invite them to join us on future rides as a NEW (or renewing) MEMBER!

Please photocopy your Sign-in Sheet and mail it to: DBTC Guest Relations (Attn. Lise Neer), 3044

Eudora St., Denver, CO 80207 OR email a scan of it to: guestrelations@dbtc.org.

Thanks for helping us grow our Club!