SHE BIKES- Seattle Cycle Sirens; Session #2 - Group Riding 101 Clinic with a Redmond Education Hill Loop. (Moderate)

Answer the call to ride and join the Seattle Cycle Sirens for our FREE Clinic-and-a-ride event! This is part of the SCS's effort to host women-friendly training rides this summer to help riders prepare for group ride events like Cycle the WAVE (Women Against Violence Everywhere), Bike-n-Brews El Norte, Kitsap Color Classic and more.

The clinic/talk will start at 9:00 a.m. at the parking lot of PostDoc Brewing Company, located just outside of Marymoor Park East Entrance. The proprieters of PostDoc Brewing Company have kindly agreed to let us use their parking lot for this event. We will spend about 45 minutes covering topics like pre-ride bike checks, road riding basics and group riding etiquette. After that, we will go for a ride! This is the Redmond/Education Hill Loop and this week's ride will take us up one incline further than our previous ride on July 5th. This route will be 16.8 miles at a STEADY pace on mostly flat terrain (with a gentle incline later on to develop our skills and confidence). We'll be using the trail and roads for this ride.

The Ride Leader for this route will be leading a Moderate paced ride (14-16 mph on the flats with no headwinds or tailwinds). Those who wish to ride at a faster pace are welcome to do so, but it will then become a self-paced ride for them. Slower riders are also welcome to take the route at their own pace as this is a NO-DROP ride and we will regroup as needed along the way.

The clinic/talk will begin at 9 a.m. and the ride will begin at 9:45 a.m., so please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early to ready your bike, sign the waiver and participate in the SMART safety briefing. Feel free to join us for a refreshing drink back at PostDoc after the ride to talk about our day's accomplishments and future cycling goals!

Riders are expected to have the following with them: a properly fitted helmet, water, a spare tube, a pump and other tools to change a flat tire. 

Print a cue sheet if one is desired. Draft Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/9394935

Join the Seattle Cycle Sirens Facebook Group to get up-to-date info on rides and other events! https://www.facebook.com/groups/109517869150115/