Calendar for June 2002
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Saturday, June 1st

Langley Treats

Meet at 9:00 am to catch the 9:30 ferry. We'll ride to the bakery in Langley, have a treat and return to the ferry. Bring money for the ferry and bakery goodies.
Saturday, June 1st

Bothell to Snohomish

Lunch in Snohomish.
Sunday, June 2nd

Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph

Through Renton to the Cedar River Trail to our version of "THE Puyallup HILL" (196th). On to Black Diamond and an optional bakery stop before returning via Ravensdale, Hobart, May Valley, and Kennydale/Newcastle to Renton and Ft. Dent. Take Exit #1 from I-405. Meet by restrooms. Bring food. This is a long country ride.
Sunday, June 2nd

Cascade Training Series: 14-16mph

See Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph. This is the same route, just a faster pace. Bring food!
Sunday, June 2nd

Cascade Training Series: 16-18mph

See Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph. Same route, faster pace with an option for a few hundred more feet of vertical over Tiger Mountain on the return. Bring food. We will not stop at the bakery.
Sunday, June 2nd

Saints Giro di Beppo

Join Saints for our annual celebracione of the final day of the Giro d'Italia. We ride a high-moderate to low-brisk. No climbing the Dolomites, but we might climb Queen Anne. Banned substances not allowed. Dinner afterwards at Beppo's. If it's raining, meet for dinner at 4:45. Forza Cippo!
Sunday, June 2nd

Culinary Cravings

This will be a pleasant, scenic, and hilly ride with an interesting culinary feature at the end. Although the pace is social, there will be quite a bit of climbing. Hills develop appetite as well as character, so be sure to bring money for dinner.
Monday, June 3rd

MUMPS: Head Up North

A fun loop ride in south Snohomish County with a food stop enroute. Distance and pace may vary to suit weather conditions and group. Check with leaders if weather appears questionable. Park is located at 61st Ave NE and NE 175th St in Kenmore at the north end of Lk Washington.
Monday, June 3rd

Wake Up and Smell the Roads!

If you have to be at work in the morning but don't have the motivation to get up early enough to ride before work, then we can help you! The ride will start at the Mercer Island park and ride and travel around Mercer Island. It's an easy and quick ride. If you can shower at work feel free to hop on the bus right there. At the end of the ride we will stop for a quick coffee break. Group will vote on the coffee spot!
Bring lights if we awaken before the sun.
Tuesday, June 4th

TREATS: Smokey Point-Stanwood

A tour of areas around Smokey Pt, Lake Loma, and Stanwood with lunch stop. To reach the start, drive north on I-5 to Exit 206, turn west over the freeway and take first left onto frontage road to the Park.
Tuesday, June 4th

Cycle Tuesdays

Lights required October thru April! Year-round training rides for one-day STP riders. Rides stress safety, fitness, and group riding skills. Fast paceline with some sprints from Renton to surrounding areas. Large turnout splits into faster/slower groups.
Tuesday, June 4th

STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

Lights required! Northend-based training rides to prepare riders for STP and other rides. Large turnout splits into faster/slower groups. Usual post-ride meal/drinks at the Grillhouse.
Tuesday, June 4th

PDST Admiral Tuesday Night Ride

This ride will be held every Tuesday night during Daylight Savings Time. It will be moderately brisk in the spring, progressing to strenuously brisk in the summer. The routes will vary. Two common routes will be to and around Magnolia through Myrtle Edwards Park, and to and around Mercer Island through the I-90 bike tunnel. These are urban rides where commuting skills can be developed. The Park is on California Ave SW in the North Admiral District.
Tuesday, June 4th

STP/RSVP/Long Rides Prep

Rides designed to get you in shape for some of our longer tours. Rides begin with brief orientation on various aspects of training and preparation needed to get in shape for a successful STP, RSVP or other long ride. Riders are expected to be prepared to handle whatever Mother Nature or mechanical problems throw at them. Stanwood is approximately 1 hour north of Seattle on a good traffic day.
Tuesday, June 4th

Eastside Tours

Join us for an evening ride as we explore the Eastside. Route varies each week.
Wednesday, June 5th

Scenic Training Series

This is a fast, weekly mid-day training ride ideal for STP or RAMROD preparation. Routes cover lightly traveled, scenic roads in and around Monroe, Sultan, Lk Roesiger, Granite Falls, Snohomish. There will be some paceline riding, but emphasis is on finding scenic roads with little traffic. We'll try to be a stay-together group--a map may be provided for some rides. Lewis Street Park is on the east side of Hwy 203, just north of the Skykomish River Bridge. (Wet roads will also cancel.)
Wednesday, June 5th

Alki Wednesday Night Series

Ride leaves promptly at 7:05pm. This is a great mid-week training ride for STP. Route varies every week. HEADLIGHTS AND HELMETS ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED! Any riders showing up without lights will not be able to participate in our ride. Ride pace will be moderate to brisk. This is dependent upon riders following good rider etiquette. Dinner stop at Pegasus Pizza after the ride.
Thursday, June 6th

More "Cycle Tuesdays"

See ride info for Cycle Tuesdays, 6/4.
Thursday, June 6th

STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

See ride description 06/04.
Thursday, June 6th

STP/RSVP/Long Rides Prep

See description 6/4.
Thursday, June 6th

Gas Works Thursday Social

Explore Seattle's backstreets at a comfortable pace with a sociable crowd. Every Thursday a regular crowd of old friends and a curious crowd of new friends ride as far as evening light permits, venturing places seldom seen via routes seldom taken. We don't go looking for a challenge (we'll never ride the Counterbalance), but neither do we avoid one (we've topped a hill and waited for the sightseers among us). Bring money for dinner afterward. Heavy rain means we eat early.
Friday, June 7th

FRUMPS: Meander to Maltby

TREATS ride leaders Steve Daviess and Kathy Duden-Daviess led this ride in April 2001 (it rained). We led this ride in October 2001 and January 2002 (it rained both times). Let's try for a dry meander! We'll take Avondale and Paradise Lake Rds to the Maltby Café for lunch (bring or buy). Return to Redmond via downtown Woodinville and the Sammamish River Trail. Meet at the west entrance to Marymoor Park-- first parking lot on the left by the tennis courts.
Saturday, June 8th

Mercer Island Loop/South Lake Washington - Ride to Bicycle Alliance Demonstration

Joint ride with Seattle Bicycle Club Leaders. Jim (Seattle Bike Club) 206/217-7556. We'll ride around Mercer Island (10 miles) and then go to the Mt. Baker Tunnel (west end of I-90 Trail) to meet Bicycle Alliance for a demonstration. The I-90 Bridge bike path is being threatened by roadway expansion. The Bicycle Alliance is hosting a parade across the bridge to dramatize the cross-Lake route for bicycles and pedestrians. Come show your support and help send a messsage to the Sound Transit Board that the path is a critical transportation and recreation link. We estimate this will take an hour. Afterwards we may do an optional ride around the south end of Lake Washington. Lunch will be at the Roanoke Inn on Mercer Island.
Saturday, June 8th

Tom's & Sara's Century/Kent, Ravensdale, Buckley, Orting

Sometimes hilly, lots of rolling, with a flat 20 mile return. We'll stop for water and snacks every 20-30 miles. Pace is high-social to low-moderate, faster riders are welcome. From I-5 take Kent/Des Moines exit. Go east on 516 to Kent. Turn left on Meeker, left on Russell Rd. Park is on the right.
Saturday, June 8th

Cascade Foothills

Out and back ride to Barlow Pass. Elevation gain approx. 1500 feet. Scenic, rural ride with no food and no services. Bring rain gear--snow will cancel.
Saturday, June 8th

Bainbridge Ferry to Port Gamble

We'll ride north along the east side of Bainbridge Island, then across the Agate Pass Bridge to interior roads leading to Port Gamble Rd. Lunch stop at the Port Gamble store. Return on Hwy 3, Big Valley Rd, Lemolo Dr, Agate Pass Bridge, Manzanita Dr and back to the ferry terminal.
Saturday, June 8th

Another Leisurely Ride

Ride to the Interurban Trail to Lake Stevens for lunch and return.
Sunday, June 9th

Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph

After last week's hills, more of a "rolling" route through Bothell, Woodinville, Snohomish, and Monroe to Sultan. Return via High Bridge and Maltby to Woodinville. Bring food. The Club Office is located two blocks inside the main gate of the former Sand Point Naval Air Station on the left.
Sunday, June 9th

Cascade Training Series: 14-16mph

See Cascade Training Series 12-14mph. Same route, just a faster pace. Bring food.
Sunday, June 9th

Cascade Training Series: 16-18 mph

See Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph. Same route but a faster pace and fewer stops. Bring food.
Sunday, June 9th

Marymoor Cruise

Rural ride with a lunch stop.
Sunday, June 9th

A Taste of Hell Resurrected

We got rained (and blown) out on the official day, so we'll resurrect this ride as a Resurrection Sunday ride. This is our annual ride in conjunction with the famed Paris-Roubaix race over the cobblestones, nicknamed The Hell of the North. Tour some of Seattle's finest cobblestone streets and scenic out-of-the-way places. Bring stout wheels (or suspension), comfy saddle and a willingness to have fun. We'll stop for a bite and brew afterwards and toast the Lion of Flanders, this year's winner.
Monday, June 10th

MUMPS: Head Up North

See MUMPS: Head Up North, 6/03.
Tuesday, June 11th

TREATS: Gas Works to Edmonds

Tour to Edmonds with a lunch/snack stop.
Tuesday, June 11th

Cycle Tuesdays

See Cycle Tuesdays, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 11th

STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

See ride description 06/04.
Tuesday, June 11th

PDST Admiral Tuesday Night Ride

See PDST Admiral Tuesday Night Ride, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 11th

Eastside Tours

See Eastside Tours, 6/4.
Wednesday, June 12th

Sara's and Tom's Southend Saunter/Double Metric Century

This is a two-county double metric century. We'll follow the markings put down in May. A very strenuous, unsupported ride. We'll find food and water about every 25 miles at gas/grocery stores. A great one-day STP training ride. Carry extra water.
Wednesday, June 12th

Scenic Training Series

See Scenic Training Series, 6/5.
Wednesday, June 12th

Zip-Zip

A circuitous ride on the hilly streets of Seattle. We will stay together, regrouping after hills and stopping at scenic spots.
Wednesday, June 12th

Alki Wednesday Night Series

See Alki Wednesday Night Series, 6/5.
Thursday, June 13th

More "Cycle Tuesdays"

See ride info for Cycle Tuesdays, 6/4/02.
Thursday, June 13th

STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

See ride description for STP Training Series Rain or Shine, 6/4.
Thursday, June 13th

Gas Works Thursday Social

See Gas Works Thursday Social, 6/06.
Friday, June 14th

FRUMPS: Auburn/Enumclaw/Buckley (Woods #98)

One big hill at start of ride followed by mostly flat terrain. Lunch in Enumclaw or Buckley. Take SR-18 east, Auburn-Black Diamond exit, left at end of exit under SR-18, Park & Ride lot is on left. (No restrooms at start.)
Saturday, June 15th

Langley Treats

See ride description 6/1/02.
Saturday, June 15th

New to CBC? Let's Go Ride

This is a fun ride for new or not so new riders. All members and non-members are welcome to join. Pace is usually somewhere between leisurely and social. Route and distance depends on group. Lunch stop. Call leaders for information.
Saturday, June 15th

Bagbalm Not Included/A RAW training series: Exploring Snoqualmie Pass

Are you RAW material? You can be! Whether you plan on riding RAW or not, come join in as we continue this season's training. We'll lunch at the Pancake House at the Summit Inn before descending. Take I-90 eastbound to SR-18 at Echo Glen and exit. Turn left and go under I-90. Continue 3 miles to Railroad Ave in Snoqualmie and turn right. Drive 1/2 mile to the log pavilion next to the train station. Parking located north of the station.
Sunday, June 16th

Peninsula Metric Century

This is the same route as the Tacoma Wheelmen's ride on 6/2 without the option of Fox Island. Catch the 8:35 boat to Southworth. We'll ride along the water to Pt Orchard, then head south and inland for lunch at Gig Harbor. A NEW ferry schedule is in effect June 16. Please call ride leader or check new schedule to confirm departure time.
Sunday, June 16th

Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph

A scenic country loop out to Enumclaw and back. Bring food. From I-5 southbound, take the Kent/Des Moines exit. Go east on Hwy 516 to Kent, left onto Meeker Street, cross the river, and turn left on Russell Road to the Park.
Sunday, June 16th

Cascade Training Series: 14-16mph

See Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph. Same route, just a faster pace. Bring food.
Sunday, June 16th

Cascade Training Series: 16-18mph

See Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph. Same route, but a faster pace and fewer stops. Bring food.
Monday, June 17th

MUMPS: Head Up North

See MUMPS: Head Up North, 6/03.
Tuesday, June 18th

TREATS: Point No Point

We'll take the 10:10 boat to Kingston, then ride to Pt No Pt with lunch at the Nature Conservancy Beach. Bring food or buy in Kingston or Pt No Pt store. (Park on 3rd Ave, 4 blks south of Main St near Edmonds City Park. Bike to terminal, buy ticket, meet at bike holding area on dock.)
Tuesday, June 18th

Cycle Tuesdays

See Cycle Tuesdays, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 18th

PDST Admiral Tuesday Night Ride

See PDST Admiral Tuesday Night Ride, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 18th

STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

See STP Training Series Rain or Shine, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 18th

Eastside Tours

See Eastside Tours, 6/4.
Wednesday, June 19th

Scenic Training Series

See Scenic Training Series, 6/5.
Wednesday, June 19th

Zip-Zip

See Zip-Zip, 6/12.
Wednesday, June 19th

Alki Wednesday Night Series

See Alki Wednesday Night Series, 6/5.
Thursday, June 20th

More "Cycle Tuesdays"

See Cycle Tuesdays, 6/4.
Thursday, June 20th

STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

See STP Training Series Rain or Shine, 6/4.
Thursday, June 20th

Gas Works Thursday Social

See Gas Works Thursday Social, 6/06.
Friday, June 21st

FRUMPS: Snohomish to Granite Falls

We'll tour from Snohomish to Granite Falls, have lunch/snack, then return. Approaching Snohomish from the south on Airport Way, cross the Snohomish River Bridge. Turn right on First St. Klahaya is the small park on the right.
Saturday, June 22nd

Island Hopping - Lopez Island

Join us for all or part of this weekend of cycling, camping and canoeing. And did we mention sunshine, scenery and seagulls? You MUST contact ride leaders in advance for ACTUAL START TIME; summer ferry schedule was not available at press time. Camping and canoeing option is open to 8 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Saturday, June 22nd

Flying Wheels

A multi-loop tour through beautiful Snoqualmie Valley and Snohomish County. A true celebration of cycling plus a finish line complete with food, beverages, games, music, track racing and much more. Family ride on Sammamish River Trail followed by Kids' Fair!
Sunday, June 23rd

Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph

Flash! The 520 Bridge and the Montlake Bridge are scheduled to be closed today June 23. Flash! An easier ride for those recovering from Flying Wheels--also, an opportunity for STP, RSVP AND RAW riders to experience two successive days of riding. Bring food. The Club Office is located two blocks inside the main gate of the former Sand Point Naval Air Station on the left.
Sunday, June 23rd

Cascade Training Series: 14-16mph

Flash! The 520 Bridge and the Montlake Bridge are scheduled to be closed today June 23. Flash! See Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph. Same route, just a faster pace. Bring food.
Sunday, June 23rd

Cascade Training Series: 16-18mph

Flash! The 520 Bridge and the Montlake Bridge are scheduled to be closed today June 23. Flash! See Cascade Training Series: 12-14mph. Same route, just a faster pace and fewer stops. Bring food.
Sunday, June 23rd

Country Ride Series/Stanwood-March Point

Beautiful ride through the Skagit flats and out to March Pt with great views of the San Juans. Lunch stop in La Conner on the way back. Take Exit 212 off I-5 (SR532) toward Stanwood. In approx. 5 miles, turn left into large shopping center on the left just before entering Stanwood. Starbucks is in Haggens grocery store on 72nd Ave NW.
Sunday, June 23rd

Renton/Maple Valley

Rural ride with a lunch stop. Take Exit #4 from I-405, go south on SR169 three miles to 149th Ave SE. Turn left into Park.
Monday, June 24th

MUMPS: Head Up North

See MUMPS: Head Up North, 6/03.
Tuesday, June 25th

TREATS: Camano Island

We'll circle Camano Island and stop at Camano Park for a complimentary Bistro 187 lunch. Drive north on I-5, take Exit 212 west to Stanwood (Hwy 532), and onto the Island. At junction, go right to Terry's Corner and park at the Fire Station.
Tuesday, June 25th

PDST Admiral Tuesday Night Ride

See PDST Admiral Tuesday Night Ride, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 25th

STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

See STP Training Series Rain or Shine, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 25th

Cycle Tuesdays

See Cycle Tuedays, 6/4.
Tuesday, June 25th

STP/RSVP/Long Rides Prep

See description 6/4.
Tuesday, June 25th

Eastside Tours

See Eastside Tours, 6/4.
Wednesday, June 26th

Tom's & Sara's Southend Saunter/Longmire to Paradise and Packwood

A classic epic ride to Mt Rainier National Park. Expect 5,800 ft elevation gain. Bring food and water. Lunch is available at 55 miles in Packwood. Return is over scenic Skate Creek Rd. Any rain forecast will cancel. Call leader about a reschedule if ride doesn't go. A great RAMROD training ride. NOTE: Due to recent bridge closure, the route no longer includes a shortcut. Ride will arrive in Longmire at 9:00am from new start location. Questions? Please call ride leader for details!
Wednesday, June 26th

Scenic Training Series

See Scenic Training Series, 6/5.
Wednesday, June 26th

Zip-Zip

See Zip-Zip, 6/12.
Wednesday, June 26th

Alki Wednesday Night Series

See Alki Wednesday Night Series, 6/5.
Thursday, June 27th

More "Cycle Tuesdays"

See Cycle Tuesdays, 6/4.
Thursday, June 27th

More STP Training Series Rain or Shine Northend Edition

See More STP Training Series Rain or Shine, 6/4.
Thursday, June 27th

STP/RSVP/Long Rides Prep

See description 6/4.
Thursday, June 27th

Gas Works Thursday Social

See Gas Works Thursday Social, 6/06. No ride scheduled for July 4!
Friday, June 28th

FRUMPS: Do Mercer Island to Issaquah

A journey to Gilman Village for lunch. We'll go via the May Valley Rd and return to Mercer Island via Newport Hill. From I-90 eastbound, Exit 7A, turn left on 77th, right on Mercer Way, left on 26th St, left on 84th Ave to the Park. I-90 westbound, take Exit 7, right on 26th St, left on 84th Ave to the Park
Saturday, June 29th

West Seattle to Sumner

This will be a high-social to low-moderate hilly ride via Burien, Des Moines, Brown's Point to Sumner for lunch. Return will be flat via Interurban, Green River and Duwamish Trails. Take Harbor Ave exit from West Seattle Bridge. Turn right on Harbor Ave for 1 mile to entrance to Jack Block Park. Look for red (upside down boat) sculptural arch.
Saturday, June 29th

Kids' Ride to Logboom Park

Kids, bring your parents for a bike ride! We'll ride north on the Burke-Gilman Trail to Tracy Owen Station near Kenmore. We'll play there for about 15 minutes and return to Matthews Beach. Questions? Please call before 8:00am.
Saturday, June 29th

Blue Ridge and Back

Views/flowers from Ravenna to rhodies of Blue Ridge, Olympic Views, Golden Gardens, the Locks, on return with optional Magnolia loop. Hills great for triathlon training!
Sunday, June 30th