June 15 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

 

As work continues in Dillon near the amphitheater we will once again venture outside Summit County to East Vail.  The ride will be from Big horn Park, starting at 10 am.  There will be a grill available so plan to bring something to cook, a drink and a dish to share with your friends. 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.  Multiple rides are available from Big Horn, including West Vail Pass and the Gore Trail trough Vail and onto Minturn or Edwards.  The picnic will start around noon.

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.

For those that asked Brad has moved from Team Managers, which is closed, to a new location in Frisco.  He is located in the alley not far from the Cum and Go at 211 Main Street unit 5A.  Phone number is 303 588-3338.

Ride safe and have fun!

John Bowyer

June 8 Ride (First Picnic of the Year)

Hello Summit Bikers,

 

Next weeks ride will be the Green Mountain Reservoir. The start of the ride is at the intersection of Route 9 and Heeney Road, approximately 20 miles north of Silverthorne. Plan to be ready to ride at 9:30 am. Most of the parking is on route 9 at the intersection with Heeney Road. Be careful crossing route 9 as it is a busy road. Heeney Road is not very busy but it is a road with some traffic and people are encouraged to ride single file near the shoulder. This is the only Summit County ride with rolling hills as you ride on the west side of the reservoir.  Afterwords, we will have a picnic at North Pond in Silverthorne. North Pond is across from the elementary school at the corner of Hamilton Creek Road and Route 9. Please bring something to share with your friends, whatever you want to drink and something to grill as we will have a grill. 

 

This is a fun ride to bring a guest along since it is an out and back and difficult to get lost on.

Ride safe and have fun!

John Bowyer

US Pro Challenge Community Ride

Save the Date!

The US Pro Challenge is hosting a Community Ride in Breckenridge Sunday morning June 21st (Father's Day). The ride starter and leader will be Timmy Duggan, retired pro cyclist. Olympian and 2012 US National Road Racing Champion. Timmy spent his professional career racing for TIAA-CREF, Liquigas-Cannondale and Saxo-Tinkoff. 

The US Pro Challenge will spend two days in Breckenridge this year. Stage 4 from Aspen will finish in Breckenridge on Thursday, August 20 and the Individual Time Trial will be held in Breckenridge the following day. The US Pro Challenge will have two VIP passes for the Breckenridge stages to give away before the Community Ride start.

Two routes will be offered for the ride, with additional options for each; including a route up the now infamous Moonstone Rd climb that has featured prominently in the Breckenridge stage finishes the last two years and will be featured again this year in both the Stage 4 finish and the Stage 5 Individual time trial.

The ride will start at 9am from the Breck Bike Guides shop at 411 S Main St #12 in Breckenridge. 

More information is available at http://www.bikenridge.com/roadies/breckenridge-community-ride/

Come early to meet Timmy and others, and to register for the VIP Pass drawing.

June 1 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

Monday was a great day to start the season on, with no rain for a change.  Next week we are going to try a new route for us, starting at Minturn.  After this we will be back on the schedule posted at www.Summitbiking.org. To get to the start got west to exit 171.  Take the exit off to the right, turning right onto route 24 towards Minturn.   Turn right into National Forest Center and park on the left close to route 24. Figure 45 minutes drive from Frisco.  Plan to be ready to ride by 10 am.

There will be two routes, either turning right on route 24 and riding through Minturn and up Black Mountain or turning left and going under Interstate 70 and towards Edwards.  The route up Black Mountain has a lot of uphill, riding on the shoulder.  The route towards Edwards is a combination bike path and shoulder.

I am not sure about picnic facilities so it is best for those wanting to socialize afterwards to bring their own lunch and lawn chairs.  Plan to be back at the start around 12:30.

Stay to the right and use hand signals to communicate.

Ride Safe,

John Bowyer

May 25 Ride Change

Hello Summit Bikers,

After hearing from several of you concerning the flooding at Bear Creek Park, I contacted the park and found out the water is still rising.  In the park many areas are closed and the bike path has several inches of water on the south side and totally impassable on the north side.  Based on this I have decided to rethink our initial ride and change it to Idaho Springs riding to Georgetown.  Plan to meet at the parking lot behind the Buffalo Restaurant & Bar at 10 am ready to go.  We plan to have lunch at the Buffalo Restaurant following the ride for those that would like to join us.  (estimated around 12:30 pm).

To get to the start point head East on Route 70 and get off on exit 239.  Turn left and continue on Colorado Boulevard to 16th Ave and turn right.  Two blocks down are some large parking lot (close to I70).  Turn into the lot on the left.

Hopefully, the rain will hold off for us and things will get better for biking.

John Bowyer

 

May 25 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

I realize that looking out the window it is hard to believe but bike season is here.  It is time to take the bikes out, oil things make sure all is working as well as find those bike clothes.  This season`s first ride will be held Monday May 25 starting west of the 470 loop near Bear Creek Lake Park at the Morrison exit. There will be no picnic this week. Those wanting to stay for lunch can join me at the Blue Cow in Morrison. They are located at 316 Bear Creek Avenue and according to their web site has plenty of parking.

 

Directions to Ride

 

To get to the start of the ride go east on 70 toward Denver and get off on 470 south. Take 470 to the Morrison exit and turn right. The parking lot is on the right at the corner of S. Rooney Road and Morrison Road. If you are late, the bike path is across Morrison Road from the parking area, then ride east under 470. The drive from exit 205 (Silverthorne) to the start is approximately 1 hour. Plan to be ready to ride by 10 am. If it appears likely that it will rain during the ride I will send an email out the afternoon before canceling.

There will be two routes to choose from; a loop up route 74 to Evergreen (see below for specific directions) or ride Bear Creek Trail to the Platte River. Both of these are about 2 hours.

Route 74 Ride Directions

The route goes through Morrison and up to Evergreen Lake.  Stay on route 74 until Evergreen Parkway.  Ride on shoulder of Parkway until Kerr Gulch.  Turn Right on Kerr Gulch.  Stay on Kerr Gulch until it meets Route 74.  Turn left on Route 74 and return to Morrison.

 

Lunch at Blue Cow Restaurant (around 12:30 or so)

 

They are located at 316 Bear Creek Avenue and according to their web site has plenty of parking.

 

This season`s rides are on the website SummitBiking.org.  There is a lot of other useful information on the site such as safety tips and where Summit Bikers can get discounts at local bike shops.  Members without a life time membership should use the website and join for the 2014 bike season. This is also a great time to tell others about our rides, since most Summit Country people are very active.

 

 

John Bowyer

Monday afternoon ride starting from the dam

The weather is going to be perfect up here in the county Monday afternoon.  If you are interested in a road bike ride, met me at the East end of the dam at 12:30 and we’ll put in some miles.

 

Stephan.Horlak@USA.Net

(614) 264-5407 Mobile

Road Ride Around The Lake Today

Is anybody interested in riding around the lake this afternoon.  If so meet me at the East end of the dam at 12:30.  This is the Dillon end where the path comes up from Silverthorne.  We may go around the lake or divert up to Keystone, Montezuma or extend over to Breckenridge.  In any case it will be sunny, cool and downhill both ways.

 

Stephan Horlak

(614) 264-5407 Mobile

2015 US Pro Challenge to Showcase Summit County

Summit County has hit a home run with the US Pro Challenge in 2015! 

Four of the seven stages will start, finish or spend the day in the County as follows:

Tuesday - Stage 2 Finish at Arapahoe Basin coming from Steamboat Springs

Wednesday - Stage 3 Start at Copper Mountain going to Aspen

Thursday - Stage 4 Finish in Breckenridge coming from Aspen

Friday - Stage 5 Individual Time Trial in Breckenridge

This will be a fantastic opportunity to promote biking and other summer activities in Summit County. Details of the specific routes will be released in January.

You can read the full announcement on the Pro Challenge website at http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/news/host-cities-announced-2015-usa-pro-challenge

September 22nd ride

Hi All,

The last scheduled Monday ride for this season is on September 22rd. Let' meet at the Dillon Amphitheater lot at 9:30. We can make a group decision as to where we would like to ride. As of this moment the temperature ought to be 54F at ride time with a 22% chance of precipitation. The likelihood of rain increases later in the morning. How about we break with tradition and gather for lunch at the Jersey Boys Restaurant in Dillon after the ride. If there are too many of us we can chose some other place that can accommodate a larger group. 

See you all on Monday.

Norm Stoller