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October 5th & 6th Bike Rides

ShavedLegsFor those that were not scared away from the weather man we had some great riding weather both Saturday and Sunday!

Saturday we had about 12 riders and we headed out to Cozy Cove.  It was a challenging ride and the group really broke into two main groups.  It was fun, cool and challenging.

Sunday we had about 6 riders show up and we headed out to Ski Shore.  Again it was nice and cool and we had a good time.

Jester King Brewery II Club Ride is on again.  Mark your calendar for November 16th.  See details on our website at https://steinerranchcycling.com/jester-king-brewery-ride-ii/

STRAVA HIGHLIGHTS

If you have not already noticed our website has a Strava highlights plug in and you can see all the miles our club riders have logged plus a bunch of other stats.  If you have not already join our Steiner Ranch Cycling Strava Club then please do so by going to our website and click on the Strava link and click join club.  The club rode 1,600 miles and our top riders for the week by category are as follows:

Distance                    Thomas Lea              153.4 Miles
Elevation                   Thomas Lea              12,401 Feet
Average Speed        Eric Watson             19.5 Mph over 92 Total Miles

NEXT WEEKENDS RIDES

I’ll be out of town Saturday & Sunday and Thomas Lea generously agreed to lead the groups out.

AVERY RANCH ROUTE – Saturday October 5th at 7:30am at Cups & Cones

On Saturday the Steiner Ranch Cycling Group will be heading out for an approximately 55+ mile bike ride that will roll out from Cups & Cones at 7:30 am morning and we will head out to AVERY RANCH and head back via Crystal Falls.

The ride is going to be fairly flat and fast.  While we do our best to keep the group together you will need to have a certain level of riding experience and conditioning to stay with the main group or else you may get left behind.  There is no designated sweeper for our Saturday ride.

There will be a Group A travelling at speeds of 18-20 mph over the course of the route and we will also have Group B travelling about 16-17mph.  Again there is no designated sweeper.

ROUTE:

http://goo.gl/maps/4BjVd

Ski Shore – Sunday October 6th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones

We are changing the start time for our Sunday ride to 8:30am.  Again Saturday’s ride is still at 7:30am.  We will still leave from Cups & Cones and we will ride out to Ski Shores.  The ride is about 25 miles and about 2,000 feet of climbing.

This is a NO DROP ride and is fun but you should be able to average 14 – 15 mph.   There are always a couple road demons if you want to go a little faster.

ROUTE:

http://goo.gl/maps/6tqey

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

City of Austin Bike Registration  Not sure if anyone has used this before, but a two minute registry can at least help you get your bike back if the police recover your stolen bicycle.  Thank Dustin Orrick for sharing.

http://www.austintexas.gov/page/bike-registration

Charity Navigator  Since we are involved in a number of charity rides please take a moment to learn more about the charities we are riding in and any others that you may be involved with.  www.charitynavigator.org  is an independent watchdog for charities.

If you want to ask questions about our club feel free to contact Dante Fichera at dantefichera@gmail.com

September 28th & 29th Rides

Bike PartsWhat great riding weather we had this past weekend.  The cooler weather made for more comfortable riding.

The Saturday ride was light on attendance because of weather but it ended up be really nice and cool.  We started with 12 riders and we headed down to Mellow Johnny’s and then back via Shoal Creek.  The group for the most part held together for most of the ride.

The Sunday ride was the Steakhouse and Jack & Adams ride.  Again, perfect weather and we all had a great ride.  SRCC was well represented but overall the attendance for the ride was lower than normal and I think it was because they normally do the ride on the final Sunday of the month and they changed it up this month.

Jester King Brewery II Club Ride is on again.  Mark your calendar for November 16th.  See details down below.  This will be FREE ride and pizza will be provided to our first 60 riders.  Pizza sponsored by www.CyclistLaw.com

Website Update  Check out the awesome Strava functionality on the side bar of our website.  Thanks Dustin Orrick for adding that.  Anyone can join our club on Strava too.

NEXT WEEKENDS RIDES

COZY COVE – Saturday September 28th at 7:30am at Cups & Cones

This ride will leave from Cups & Cones at 7:30 am and heads out towards Lakeway over the dam on 620 and then we make a right on Lakeway Blvd  and then left on Highland then right on Bee Creek Rd. all the way out to Pedernales and back.   It is about 45 miles round trip and over 3,000 feet of climbing.

As always we will do our best to keep the group together but there is no designated sweeper for this ride.  I typically bring up the rear but that pace is still about 15mph + average and the faster riders will be averaging 20mph.

Below is a link to the map of our ride.

http://goo.gl/maps/sQKrr

Ski Shore – Sunday September 29th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones

We are changing the start time for our Sunday ride to 8:30am.  Again Saturday’s ride is still at 7:30am.  We will still leave from Cups & Cones and we will ride out to Ski Shores.  The ride is about 25 miles and about 2,000 feet of climbing.

This is a NO DROP ride and is fun but you should be able to average 14 – 15 mph.   There are always a couple road demons if you want to go a little faster.

ROUTE:

http://goo.gl/maps/6tqey

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Steiner Ranch Running Group  I was asked by Sonya Manson who rides with our Sunday group has started a running group in Steiner Ranch.  You can learn more at www.gilbertsgazelles.com or contact Sonya directly at sonyalynnmanson@gmail.com  I think they are doing runs for beginner and intermediate runners.

City of Austin Bike Registration  Not sure if anyone has used this before, but a two minute registry can at least help you get your bike back if the police recover your stolen bicycle.  Thank Dustin Orrick for sharing.

http://www.austintexas.gov/page/bike-registration