The Joy Ride 8/8/26 Our monthly joy ride Returns with a trip to Sawyer Camp trail
This ride sponsored by Bicycle Law. Thank You Miles.
The Joy Ride is a no-drop ride with a slower pace than the C Ride. It’s more in line with the old Peet’s ride tempo, but faster than the LHR ride.
Pace: Ideal for someone who can climb OLH in 30-35 minutes, easily maintain 15 mph on flat sections and skilled at ridding in a peloton, for a B or C rider looking for a recovery ride or a launching pad to get one’s fitness to the C level. The ride leader will be emphasizing riding skills, bike safety and courtesy.
Go to The Alto Velo web sight for more Joy Ride details…
Time: Saturday, gather at 9:00 am, rolling by 9:20am
Start: Summit Bicycles
Road Route: AV-Joy Ride, Bicycle Law/Sawyer Camp trail Loop https://www.strava.com/routes/3518782250672840192
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Manzanita - slow role
Canada & Romero - Quick regroup @ the driveway just passed Roberts.
Canada & 92 - regroup at the traffic light.
SIDE NOTE: watch for cars when crossing over Skyline to the short section of Sawyer Camp trail!
Christal Springs Rd & Sawyer camp trail head - regroup & bathrooms
Ralston bike train & Canada Rd. - quick regroupe
Water Pulgas Temple - regroup, bathrooms & water
Portola Rd. & Alpine - Quick regroup.
Finnish @ Manresa Bread, Town & Country center, El Camino & Embarcadero Palo Alto
NEW riders are welcome and please introduce yourself.
Skill - We will ride in a group 2 × 2 both directions on Canada Rd. working on maintaining a nice tight groupeto.
This will give you a sense what it’s like to be “pulled along” in a peloton. Quite exhilarating!!! If you want to be on the front, feel free join me & do some pulling.
Safety - Be mindful of your surroundings, cars, pedestrians and other ridders .
Courtesy - Please pull off the road & out of the bike lane when stopped for regroups.
The Joy Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules and all participants must sign an annual waiver.
If you’re a new rider or haven’t done a group ride before, there are many critical things that one needs to know about biking in general & about group biking in particular, some of them not so obvious. It's a good idea to learn these not-the-hard-way 😉.
Check out this blog post “How to avoid being that rider”: https://trainright.com/14-group-ride-etiquette-tips-avoid-guy-girl/
To improve your group riding skills, consider joining a skills clinic. Lorri Lown's road biking clinics have worked for many: https://savvybike.com/clinics-and-camps-new/
A simple bike fit might also make a huge difference to your comfort & safety on the bike. For instance, many riders don't feel comfortable riding “in the drops” of the handlebars. However, riding in the drops offers, by far, the most overall control & braking ease. Alto Velo sponsor Agile Physical Therapy offers bike fit assessments.
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The AV C Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!).
Non - Members:
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club.