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Anyone know of any moderately paced rides on Saturday around the Houston area? Me and a buddy are looking to join a group who ride about 40 miles around a 16-18 mph pace.

Thanks!

68venable

Theres tons of them. You can go to www.bikebarn.com and go to the "rides" page. They have the rides with the paces listed by location. You can also try www.meetup.com and search cycling for the same. The 'come ride with us' group is very nice to ride with. Theres also www.thetexasoutdoors.com we have rides occasionally. Try riding "Terry Hershey Park" at the beltway to the end of "George Bush Park" at S. Fry rd and back. Its a solid 34ish miles and really enjoyable. Theres enough people out there. Actually, look up "Bicycle World and Fitness" bike shop. They ride thru that park on saturday at that pace if you are interested. I hope you found some of this helpful.

airwulf

Other sources for ride info are www.planetarycycles.com. and www.danielboonecycles.com.

Have fun and be safe.

68venable

Do we ever have any local bf.net meetups around Houston?

clarkgriswold

https://www.northwestcyclingclub.com/

Groups of pretty much every speed range head out from Zube park Northwest of houston on some nice routes that have little traffic and lots of cyclists.

It's a large club - and they head out in clusters based on speed.
There are routes of 25,30,35,40,50, and 65 miles plus some longer ones too.

I rode in a paceline for awhile with the "Come Ride With Us" folks during Katy Flatland - they seemed really nice too.

68venable

Im really going to have to work hard to find time to ride this weekend sister is in town and cant pass up seeing her. military controls where she goes and when so its her weekend now

SpiderMike

There has been a few. Sadly each time it ends up scheduled on a day I have someting else already on the calendar.

68venable

maybe we can all meetup for a shop ride somewhere sometime or something. Sounds like a good idea to me.

gtragitt

I am out of town and I will return Saturday evening. I am wanting to ride 70 mi on Sunday. I would have liked to have been able to ride with you on Saturday.

paste_me

I would be down, sometime next week?

Rex G

It would be cool to see the Saturday morning rides, that left from the footbridge by the JCC, start up again.

aggarcia

Rex, that group last summer was my introduction to cycling. I miss those rides. The only people I still see or contact is Kwrides ( not on this board any more ) and Yeamac ( we ran into each other last Friday on the bayou trails ). Yeamac was talking about a ride to the state park again, interested in going?

AG

yeamac 

How about next Saturday, Aug. 31 for a ride to Brazos Bend State Park? About 80 miles round trip from the McDonalds at Hillcroft and Braeswood. That is just west from the JCC. Would start out south down Hillcroft. 6:30am start time would work well to beat the heat (somewhat) yet it is still light enough to not need lights at that time. Post to this thread if you are in.

Dolamite02

I've been riding with Come Ride With Us since late last year, and it's been a fantastic group to ride with. We ride Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday with varied routes and paces. It's a no drop group so if you're having troubles keeping the pace, or have mechanical issues, you know you'll have folks backing you up. Our page on meetup is here. I rarely miss an outing with them, and the other riders have come to be some of my best friends.

aggarcia

Yeamac did you mean July 31?

Let me check with my wife. What pace will be ride?

gtragitt

I am in on July 31. Can you provide a route map? I may not start out so fast because my longest ride of the season has only been 61 mi. I suspect I will fall behind early.

yeamac 

Ha-ha, oops. Meant JULY 31. Pace could be decided by whoever shows up. Maybe start at 19mph and come down if needed.

gtragitt, here is a route map going down to Freeport which starts the same way (first 27 miles). Then at Rosharon take FM1462 west to Brazos Bend State Park. There are a few options. For instance, outbound I now prefer at Mile 6 to stay on Fuqua around to Chimney Rock, and then either take Chimney Rock to McHard or cut through on Court Road to McHard. Also, at Mile 25 you will see Sandy Point Road, which cuts off maybe half a mile or so on back roads going to the State Park. We took that the one time and it was a nice deserted road.

The nice thing about that route is that it is pretty straightforward and if you stick to the major roads, you would have to try real hard to get lost.

As for distance, in the past 4 months my longest ride has been 25 miles, so I imagine I'll be slowing down some by the second half of the ride. aggarcia hasn't gotten a lot of distance rides in either, so we are probably all in the same sort of shape. Except for my friend Steve, who is also coming. He just rode to Michigan doing 120+ mile days. Also, one other thing to point out is being an out-n-back, one can always turn around early and head home. Turning around at Rosharon gives a nice 54 mile ride.

One last thing -- drink plenty of fluids before we leave and bring at least 2 water bottles since it will be hot. Would also suggest to bring snacks. There are a few places to stop along the way, but once we pass highway 6 (usually 1 hour into the ride) the next stop isn't until Rosharon. And if we take the Sandy Point Road cut-off, there will not be any services until around mile 39 just outside of Brazos Bend State park, probably 2 hours 20 minutes into the ride. So if everyone is up to it, it would be nice to try to ride the 39 miles outbound without a stop. But again, it's no race and we certainly can stop anytime we need to. Will certainly all stop if someone gets a flat. On the return trip we could split up into a faster and slower group if there are huge speed differences. Don't forget we should have a tailwind on the way home. Weather is looking fantastic, hot and sunny -- don't forget the sunscreen!

Rex G

I bumped the big SW Houston thread to the top, for those who want to see posts and pics.

gtragitt

I hope you are joing us.

I used the options from yeamac to update the route:

https://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...28016882229368

Rex G

Perhaps, for the first part of it. Last time I went on the ride to the state park, I turned back later than I should have.

aggarcia

I will be there will my friend Kerry who lives a block away. It will be hot, so be prepared.

Jamesw2

If anyone is interested there is an unofficial Time Trial event this Saturday through the Sam Houston National Forest near New Waverly. The entrance fee is $5 for those brave enough (or foolhardy enough) to suffer the heat and humidity for 54 miles..!!



https://ridewithgps.com/routes/130997

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...oLSWh88kfNh0oA

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...AH2IYTciPF7eJQ

gtragitt

I assume there will be no problem parking at McDonald's. Is there a better place to park? I will be there a little before 6:30 AM.

kh6idf

Good luck tomorrow, if I didn't have other plans for that morning I would consider riding out from Friendswood and meet up with you in Rosharon or farther along 1462. I've never ridden that far in such hot weather before though.

Rex G

Hmm, I am not so sure parking at McDonald's will be OK. Better check with a manager ahead of time. Generally, it is best not to park at a business and then leave the premises, in this town. I am reasonably sure there will be street parking available nearby. I am still tentative, but if I show, I will ride from my house several miles away.

Regardless, I reckon I am only going to be good for 20-something miles, at best.