Mountain - Plains - Denver Group Rides??

yeah yeah yeah, you just don't want to drive anywhere! ;)


We can meet at the Paradise Hills Park-n-Ride (Address: 22222 US Hwy 40, Golden Location: I-70 @ exit 256) , head north to Lookout, up Lookout, down Hwy 40 (Mt Vernon Canyon Rd, alongside I70), then head south towards Red Rocks and come back north via the C470 trail. It'd be a great figure 8 with some significant climbing....

what do you kids think?

Sounds good to me. Although I think I'll have to break out the triple this time. Starting between 11am-Noon will give us the best chance at decent temps, but just about any start time on Sundays is OK with me.

Is everyone cool with starting at noon then??

I get ants in my pants and just want to go, go, go. :)

BM, if you stop by Westside you should tell Kyle to join us. I can also give him a call too??

I can swing by there tomorrow, he's off today. (I already tried to call there! :p )

Sounds good. :)

ack. Sorry kids, I can't make this weekend after all. Will plan on next week though!

You suck!!! :)

We'll miss ya!! :) Have fun doing whatever your doing. Hope its not going up to the hills cause isn't this President's Weekend??:eek:

going skiing Friday with work folks, but I got too much other shizzy to do the rest of the weekend :(

So... Superdex is out, want me to prepare a route? I can even print up some route slips. :) I've got a couple route maps, just have to customize them for our start/end. Is that Park 'n Ride good for everyone?

I know the area like the back of my hand. Only lived in Colorado hmmmm like 32 years. :)

I'm cool if you want to make a route though. Include Lookout mountain. The boyfriend is going to ride up Lookout with us on his singlespeed mtb.:D

I'm also cool with the park and ride if it works for everyone else. :)

I know the area like the back of my hand. Only lived in Colorado hmmmm like 32 years. :)

I'm cool if you want to make a route though. Include Lookout mountain. The boyfriend is going to ride up Lookout with us on his singlespeed mtb.:D

I'm also cool with the park and ride if it works for everyone else. :)

Yes, but maybe everyone else doesn't. Especially when we get broken up into two groups. I was towards the front and knew where we were going for the most part, but a route slip would have been nice. Add the fact that we didn't actually follow the route as it was drawn, and it added a little more confusion. :)

Also, regroup points? Some set points to regroup would probably be good. I figure at a minimum the base of Lookout Mountain, The top (Buffalo Bill Museum or whatever it is?) and Red Rocks Park.

Lemme know what you want, and I'll have a route set up, maps, route slips, whatever. It's easy, and like I told Kyle the other night, if I'm not on my bike I'm at the computer. :p

That all sound great. I agree I like the route slips and the meeting points. I think I'll be pulling the caboose up lookout anyhoo. :)

I'm going to be leaving work in like 10 minutes and headed to the dreadful gym. I'll get on later tonight.

BM, do your magic and anyone else feel free to chime in :)

Snowy

Wait, so is this going on this Sunday or Sunday the 25th? Cause I asked for the 25th off and got it.

This one is this Sunday. I'm up for scheduling another one for the 25th (Weather Permitting). I'm ALWAYS up for a ride on the weekends! :)

Ahhh CRAP *in best Homer voice*

okay who is in for this Sunday the 18th??

We can also do the 25th if that is better for folks.

I'm also up to ride anything too. :)

I'll just take the 18th off as well :D That how I roll baybee!

Count me in for the 25th. That would give me enough time to find a sitter.
This weekend is a no go due to on call work. Need cash for a new bike. :p

okay who is in for this Sunday the 18th??

We can also do the 25th if that is better for folks.

I'm also up to ride anything too. :)

I should be good for either, but may have to bow out of any hard climbing sections --- I've got a bundle of nerves in my lower back that feel like they're going to explode when I'm out of the saddle.

Anyone wanna help me tune up my bike? I'm still not very good at it?

<----NooB

I should be good for either, but may have to bow out of any hard climbing sections --- I've got a bundle of nerves in my lower back that feel like they're going to explode when I'm out of the saddle.

You can ride your granny gears :) Thats what I do. :)

Ok, check it out: http://www.routeslip.com/routes/21834 (Ok, it's not loading for me, either at the moment, but hopefully they'll get things fixed soon.)

31.6 miles, 3,963 ft of climbing (I know, it seems like a lot, but that's the route that was suggested...)

Comments? Lemme know... This is for the ride on Feb. 18th!

going skiing Friday with work folks, but I got too much other shizzy to do the rest of the weekend :(
Hey Dex, you working on bringing us Covered Bridge riders out there this season. Don't know if I'd actually be able to make it, but I do have a Niece living in Golden, so accomodations wouldn't be difficult. :D
Might be doing some skiing this weekend. We're finally getting some serious snowfall here in S.W. PA. Not the 4 - 5 feet variety you get, more like 8 - 10 inches, but still fun to go play around in.

Denny

I should be good for either, but may have to bow out of any hard climbing sections --- I've got a bundle of nerves in my lower back that feel like they're going to explode when I'm out of the saddle.

Yeah, what Snowy said. Spin it out in your granny gear, you'll last longer that way! We're not racing (Despite what Kyle says!)

Yeah, what Snowy said. Spin it out in your granny gear, you'll last longer that way! We're not racing (Despite what Kyle says!)

OK, if you & Snowy say so :) .

Thanks for planning that route. Is it for the 18th or 25th? It looks like the big climb (~mile 4-8.5) is about 4.5 miles and 1550' of gain --- that's a semi-formidable avg. grade of 6.5%. I'll be spinning.

Oh yeah --- you're going to be a rocket ship when you get on bike that's around 20 lbs!

This is for the 18th. We'll look at something else for the 25th! :)

okay boys I can't get this routeslip to work?? What am I doing wrong?

okay boys I can't get this routeslip to work?? What am I doing wrong?

Click on the link and walk away. I've got a good connection at work, but it still took exactly a minute to load (which seems like 15 mins when you're staring at the screen the whole time).

okay boys I can't get this routeslip to work?? What am I doing wrong?

It's a little picky and slow. Try it again later? It worked for me.

Yeah, they're having the same kind of growing pains as BikeForums. :p

Thanks guys. I'll try it early in the morning once I get to work. :)

OK, if someone would please post the ride info. All this talk has made it a little confusing.

Ride info:
Date: Feb. 18th, 2007
Time: 12:00 PM
Start: Paradise Hills Park 'n Ride

*deleted, see post 244 (http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=3869355&postcount=244)*

Talked to Kyle at Westside Cycle and he's in for Sunday. (Wimped out on riding tonight, though... :p Funny how a little snow does that to people)

Bah. I messed up the route... Paradise Hills Park 'n Ride is at Exit 256... that's where we're starting/ending. I'll re-do the route and post it.

Sounds great BM. See you all on Sunday.

Everyone eat well before ride and bring snacks :)

BM thanks for putting the route together.

Hrmm... I don't like that the route goes over the same stretch of highway 3 times between the park 'n ride and 26...

Anybody ever ride Grapevine through Genessee to Bear Creek? We could drop down on that and into Red Rocks...

Or, rather than make a figure-8 we could go through Redrocks first then Lookout Mtn ( Like this (http://www.teamevergreen.org/road_ridesfilesandsubpages/ROAD_RIDE_PDFS/MorLOMRedRocksLoop.pdf) ), but people would probably be more tired. Bah... I've decided I hate planning routes. :p

And I've come to the decision that both RouteSlip.com AND bikely.com suck. :(

I cannot get routeslip to work at all. Doesn't matter what computer I am on. It is a blank window (no map, I see everything else). I even created a log in thinking that might be the problem. What program runs it, Java?

Okay now I'm confused.

Whats going on??

Hrmm... I don't like that the route goes over the same stretch of highway 3 times between the park 'n ride and 26...

Anybody ever ride Grapevine through Genessee to Bear Creek? We could drop down on that and into Red Rocks...

Or, rather than make a figure-8 we could go through Redrocks first then Lookout Mtn ( Like this (http://www.teamevergreen.org/road_ridesfilesandsubpages/ROAD_RIDE_PDFS/MorLOMRedRocksLoop.pdf) ), but people would probably be more tired. Bah... I've decided I hate planning routes. :p

And I've come to the decision that both RouteSlip.com AND bikely.com suck. :(

I'm basically up for whatever route is planned, as long as it's not full of stoplights. But yeah, planning routes can be a pain as all the route planning sites suck in way way or another -- but at least they're free.

Have you ever used http://www.toporoute.com/routePlanner.html ? It doesn't give step by step directions when you're done, but it's fairly simple to use. When you're done mapping the route, click the "Link to Route" button and it creates a url for your route.

Okay now I'm confused.

Whats going on??

what? now I'm confused too.

Ok, for Snowy and Pwnt:

Be at Paradise Hills Park 'n Ride(Location: I-70 @ exit 256) at Noon on the 18th. Follow the other bikes.

*ducks and runs*

Sorry, not trying to confuse people. We'll stick to the figure-8 that Superdex suggested, ok? I'll post up the route map and route slip at lunchtime.

Okay see you there. Also, don't worry about routes this is my backyard and I know the area very well. We can ride tons without ANY stoplights. :)

See ya all on Sunday

I routed this ride today from a book ("Road Biking Colorado, a great book) and hope to scout it out in the next week or so.

http://www.toporoute.com/cgi-bin/getSavedRoute.cgi?routeKey=SWHJKFFXQKFQEHI

I'm thinking I'll be ready to try this one in mid/ late March. Do I hear group ride?

Sunday is looking to be the best day yet!!! 57 degrees!! :) WHOOHOOO ^^^ Yep group ride for sure!

Sun, Feb. 18th, 2007
Lookout Mtn. Loop
Start location: Paradise Hills Park 'n Ride, located off Exit 256 from I-70.
Time: 12:00 Noon

Lookout Mountain Loop, regroup at the Park 'n Ride, and see what everyone is up to for Red Rocks and/or Morrison.

Distance: 19.22 Miles
Climbing: 2735.3

Looks to average 4.5% grade on the way up?

Routeslip: http://www.routeslip.com/routes/21999

And since I know some of you are having problems with the routeslip site:


Routeslip: Genesee - Lookout Mtn Loop

Turn Street Dist.
Start at Paradise Hills Park 'n Ride 0.00 mi.
Right on W. Colfax Ave 0.01 mi.
Left on W. Colfax Ave 2.73 mi.
Left on Hwy 93 3.94 mi.
Cross W. 6th Ave 4.88 mi.
Left on Illinois St. 5.00 mi.
Left on 19th St 6.47 mi.
Cross W. 6th Ave 6.76 mi.
Left on Lookout Mtn Rd 7.09 mi.
Bear left on Lookout Mtn Rd 7.51 mi.
Right on Into Buffalo Bill Museum 11.79 mi.
Rest stop Buffalo Museum Parking Lot 11.90 mi.
Right on Lookout Mtn Rd 12.03 mi.
Left on Genesee Mountain Rd 15.95 mi.
Left on Genesee Trail Rd 16.08 mi.
Left on High Meadow Dr 17.53 mi.
Left on Genesee Ridge Rd 18.13 mi.
Left on S. Grapevine Dr 19.07 mi.
Right on W. Colfax Ave 19.18 mi.
Right on Into Park 'n Ride 19.21 mi.
Comment See what we wanna do. 19.22 mi.

Printed: Thu. Feb. 15, 2007 7:39 pm

(This is the route that Superdex originally proposed, corrected for start location)
PS: Sorry about the multiple posts that are essentially the same thing... I'm anal about my Routes being right. :p

B you rock; I didn't think I had the start location right (there is a park-n-ride there, but it's not Paradise Hills). I'm still out (mostly, small outside chance), so have fun!

There are two locations that LOOK like Park 'n Rides on satellite views, but they're not claimed as such on RTD's site... I didn't want to take a chance with parking in what might be a private lot (Or rather, chance that one of YOU would park in a private lot :p ) and get ticketed and/or towed. :(

Hrmm... I don't like that the route goes over the same stretch of highway 3 times between the park 'n ride and 26...

Anybody ever ride Grapevine through Genessee to Bear Creek? We could drop down on that and into Red Rocks...

Or, rather than make a figure-8 we could go through Redrocks first then Lookout Mtn ( Like this (http://www.teamevergreen.org/road_ridesfilesandsubpages/ROAD_RIDE_PDFS/MorLOMRedRocksLoop.pdf) ), but people would probably be more tired. Bah... I've decided I hate planning routes. :p

And I've come to the decision that both RouteSlip.com AND bikely.com suck. :(

Last time I was over Grapevine (2004 or so), it was dirt from I70 to Bear Creek. Probably not very good riding for skinnys. And it tends to be shaded so it's gonna be messy...muddy, icy, etc.

We need more hills Mang!

We need more hills Mang!

If we do the Red Rocks / Morrison Loop afterwards, it'll total about 4,000 ft of climbing. Is that enough for you?

Or, hell... do the reverse Lookout Mountain loop ... The climb is supposed to be steeper than Lookout Mtn itself... Lookout Mtn Rd was built to MINIMIZE the grade.

<-----down for whatever. Whip me, beat me, call me Edna! errr what??? I mean....... <blush>