Fw: Bike Ride August 2

Hello Summit Bikers,

Good news some people actually read my emails and they reported back that the one on next weeks ride had an incorrect date in the body of the message.  The ride is August 2, next Monday.  Weather is still iffy.

Ride Safe,

John Bowyer

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: John Bowyer <bikebreck@yahoo.com>

To: Summit Biking Group <summitbiking@googlegroups.com>

Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 09:21:15 AM MDT

Subject: Bike Ride August 2

Hello Summit Bikers,

We are into the more difficult part of our schedule.

Next Monday, August 2 we will once again venture outside Summit County to East Vail.  The ride will be from Big Horn Park, starting at 10 am.  For those who would like to car pool meet at the west end of Frisco at the parking lot at 9 am.  Carpools are recommended as parking is tight.  Multiple rides are available from Big Horn, including West Vail Pass and the Gore Trail trough Vail and onto Minturn or Edwards.  If the chance of rain is high (currently it is high for Monday) I will put out an email Sunday evening.  Big Horn Park is a nice setting for a sandwich and to socialize so feel free to bring something and stay.

Directions to Big Horn Park: Go West to exit 180 in East Vail. Get off on the right and turn left going under I-70 on Bighorn Road. Go right on Streamside Circle. Stay on Streamside Circle and turn right on Meadow Drive. Bighorn Park is on the left ahead.

Remember the tourist are in town (West Vail also gets many downhill riders), slow down and do not cut corners.  Use hand signals and let others verbally know where you are.

Ride safe and have fun!

John Bowyer

Bike Ride August 2

Hello Summit Bikers,

We are into the more difficult part of our schedule.

Next Monday, August 10 we will once again venture outside Summit County to East Vail.  The ride will be from Big Horn Park, starting at 10 am.  For those who would like to car pool meet at the west end of Frisco at the parking lot at 9 am.  Carpools are recommended as parking is tight.  Multiple rides are available from Big Horn, including West Vail Pass and the Gore Trail trough Vail and onto Minturn or Edwards.  If the chance of rain is high (currently it is high for Monday) I will put out an email Sunday evening.  Big Horn Park is a nice setting for a sandwich and to socialize so feel free to bring something and stay.

Directions to Big Horn Park: Go West to exit 180 in East Vail. Get off on the right and turn left going under I-70 on Bighorn Road. Go right on Streamside Circle. Stay on Streamside Circle and turn right on Meadow Drive. Bighorn Park is on the left ahead.

Remember the tourist are in town (West Vail also gets many downhill riders), slow down and do not cut corners.  Use hand signals and let others verbally know where you are.

Ride safe and have fun!

John Bowyer

July 26 Bike Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

 

The ride July 26 is to Ute Pass.  This is a change from the web site.  There will be two starting points; North Pond in Silverthorne starting at 8:45 am (A group riders -- faster group perhaps with pace line) or from the bottom of Ute Pass road at 9:30 am (where Ute Pass intersects Route 9).  

 

The reward for the trip will be a picnic hosted by Bob and Jay Gilson in Hamilton Creek, Silverthorne. They will have a propane grill available for those who want to cook.  Bring something to eat and something to share with your friends as well as your drink.  As a special treat, Bob intends to make some ice cream which will go as far as it goes, since he never knows how many people will be there.  For some reason this tends to draw the biggest crowd of the season.

Below are the details from Bob:

I plan to make some ice cream for the Ute Pass post-ride picnic at our house next Monday, 7/26. I expect to have plenty, but you just never know who the professional ice cream eaters are out there. The picnic will be on our deck and in the house, so please leave your bike shoes off at the porch, since we don't really have a lawn, and the view is prettier from the deck anyway. We have about 6-8 deck chairs and about the same inside. The deck rail is 2x8 flat, so it makes a good rest for a glass or dish.

 

From the Silverthorne Elementary School, which is on Hamilton Creek Road, drive/ride 1.3 miles up Hamilton Creek Road, then turn right onto Crescent Moon Trail. We're the 4th house on the left and the address is: 0137 Crescent Moon Trail. For those of you who know Roger and Sue Paluska, they live in the first house on the left of the same road.

We give extra points for those who ride up to the house, but if you're driving, we have room for some 8-10 cars to park just beyond our driveway in a cul-de-sac; plus you can park along one side of the road to allow others from the few houses beyond us to get past. About 6 can park in our driveway, but you'll have to back down to get out. If you're concerned, just carpool up from the elementary school. Or... this is where the extra points for riding up the hill come into play.

Bob's home phone is: 262-6123 if any questions or problems. His cell phone is: (405) 210-6222 if you're calling while we are on the ride.  

 

Ride safe

 

John Bowyer

July 19 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

Our July 19 ride takes place from the South end of Breckenridge Recreational Center.  Note there are some changes from last years ride.  This ride offers us a chance to see the work on restoring the Swan River and the Highlands area of Breckenridge.  Please print the directions below and bring them.  Be ready to ride by 9:30 am.  Feel free to bring a sandwich and drink to enjoy in a socializing after the ride.  Be careful as this route involves crossing Route 9 four times, all at stop lights.

Park at far end (South) of Breckenridge Rec Center

Start on Bike Path go left

At Swan Road Turn Right

Ride to top of Swan Mtn and Return To Recpath

Turn Left at light at Tiger Road 

Turn Right on Gold Run Road

Turn Right on Glenn Eagle Loop

Turn Left on Fairways Drive

Turn Left on Highlands Drive

Continue on Highlands Drive to Rt 9

Cross Route 9 Turn Right on Rec Path

Return to Start

Ride safe!

John Bowyer

July 12 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

Next week's ride, July 12, takes us out of the county to Turquoise Lake near Leadville.  This is a beautiful ride with great views of the lake and surrounding mountains.  We will meet at the Maid of Erin parking area.  Please plan to be ready to ride.  To get there take route 91 at the Copper exit toward Leadville.  As you enter Leadville there will be a Safeway on your right.  Take a right just past Safeway (Mountain View Drive) and follow the signs toward the golf course.  As you near the golf course there are signs for Turquoise Lake.  Follow these until you reach road 9C, take a right here and the Maid of Erin Parking area is on the left.  (If you reach the dam you have driven past the turn.)  There is a small fee, reduced for those with Access Cards.  Fee envelopes are available as you enter the parking area.  Please bring a pen to complete the envelope and some dollars to pay.  If this area is full there is free parking near the dam (which is a short bike ride or walk back to the picnic area).  To reach the dam go out of the Maid of Erin parking area and take the first right, go past the road you drove in on and park on the left just before the dam.  To walk back to the picnic area after the ride follow the path along the lake, it takes about 5 minutes.  We will not be having a pot luck lunch, but bring a sandwich and socialize with your friends after the ride.  Some may prefer one of the downtown restaurants.  Bug spray may be needed as mosquitoes are sometimes around. 

I normally ride counter clockwise, control my speed and look ahead for potential problems.  Since this is a circle those that want a shorter ride should plan to turn around.  Remember this is on a road so stay to the right and watch out for pot holes.  The road often has a spot or two that could use some work so do pay attention.

Since we have so many new people this year I thought I should give everyone some of the basic info.  If it is raining when the ride is to start there will be no ride.  I do look at several forecasts and will send out an email the night before, especially if we are going out of the county.  Rides out of the county start at 10 am and in Summit County are at 9:30.  All riders are required to use helmets (although this is not a state law it is a rule of the club).  Ear phones are not allowed due to safety concerns.

Most of all ride safe and have fun!

John Bowyer