Watch for a Sunday makeup ride
Sat. 01/11 No Rain Contingency
Dark Sky now shows a break from rain from about 6am until 2pm for Saturday. As a contingency roll at 9am from Mike’s Hole in the Wall for the Saturday rain ride. That way if mother nature wags her finger you have multiple ways to bail. 46 miles as drawn up. Park behind Mike’s in the lot at the corner of W. Bell and Chilhowie St. Whoever shows up first is the leader and can modify route as they see fit.
Sat. 12/28
Roll at 9am Saturday morning from Unum for a familiar Holiday Route with a wrinkle (no not the River Walk). When we get down to the Battlefield we keep heading south through Fly territory to Rock Springs and then west vial Glass Mill and Garretts Chapel to Marble Top where we’ll make our way back. Makes it a 50 mile ride. Check the map for the wrinkles.
Sat. 12/21 Merry Christmas
Lots of folks out of town or Christmas shopping Saturday so let’s just say anyone wanting to ride with a Bubba roll from Mike’s Hole in the Wall (Chilhowee Street lot) at 9:00. Folks can decide route in the parking lot which is always a bad idea but that way a route can be agreed upon based on the schedules of folks who show.
No official Poop Loop ride this Tuesday unless you’re just plain desperate….
Go ahead and mark the calendars for a 9:00 start New Year’s day from the General’s house – details coming soon but yes, the route will include the annual climb up The Beast.
Extra prayers for Romeo’s dad and Mike Wazowski’s hip
Bubba Thanksgiving
Lots of options for the next 4 days so let’s get to it.
- Thanksgiving Day –
- Option 1 – 9am roll out from the Pumpkin Patch on Signal Mtn for a 2 hour ride. Lee Davis leads
- Option 2 – 10am roll out from the John A Patten rec. center in Tiftonia (3202 Kellys Ferry Rd near the old Bi-Lo) for a 2 hour ride. Steve Strain leads
- Friday – Traditional Holiday Ride. Rolls from Unum at 9am. Steve Blankenship leads
- Saturday – BR71 (Big Ralph’s 71st bday ride). Yep 1 mile for every year. Rolls at 8:30 from Falling Water for the full ride. Swing by Soddy Ball Fields to pick up those that want a shorter option at approximately 9:15. See map for details
- Sunday – Pumpkin Patch ride on Signal Mtn. Rolls at 2pm.
Sat. 11/23 Rainout
No rides scheduled for tomorrow as it looks like rain until about 2pm so ride at your own risk. That said, no better reason not to come by the Suck Creek Gear Swap tomorrow from 9am – 2pm where we have the remainder of Grinder’s Gear on sale.
Keep you eyes peeled for a make ride post for Sunday afternoon
BubbaGrass Sat. 11/9
So the Elites will have 2 shorter options, but both starting at 9:30 with TB from Mountain Cove Farms.
Option 1 is 55 miles and stays with TB until roughly mile 41 (maybe more precisely stays on the same TB route) until mile 41 where we’ll take a right on Hwy 234 (Gilreath Mill Rd/Old Gilreath Mill Rd/Old Mill Rd) and then pick back up on their route at mile 44. – https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31424016
Option 2 is 48 miles and cuts short some of the valley portion of TB’s course (turn left at mile 8.6 on Andrews Lane). We’ll then dash back to the Cove up the mountain and do the whole course on top. – https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31424008
Regardless both routes have the special water/beer SAG built in at the top of the climb. For those that care, right now I’m leaning towards option 1 but things can change.
Fish
Freddy Lite Sat. 11/2 – Time Change #2
Want Fredonia but just not the whole thing? Roll from Powell’s Crossroads at 9:00 EDT where’ll we head through the valley and probably end up in front of TB. From there it’s the normal Fredonia route. 56 miles 3,800 ft. Watch website for roll out time change due to cold temps. Saturday. Lunch at Merv’s
Sat. 10/26
Looks like rain early morning so we’ll plan on rolling at 9:30am from Mike’s Hole in the Wall like last week’s ride (park in lot off of Chilhowie St.). We’ll do our rainy day route which will allow for many options depending on the weather and keeps us close to home. 45-50 miles
Grinder Memorial Ride – 10/19
Bubba will celebrate the life of our friend with a ride this Saturday. Roll from Mike’s Hole in the Wall off Cherokee @ 8:00. Parking available in the lot off Chilhowee Street for the Johnson Medical Building – Chilhowie runs by Mike’s and all this has been cleared with the owners so we’re good. We’ll climb Elder/Raccoon, do the loop up top, down Elder, out Cummings, back 299 with the nature center kicker. This is about remembering our friend so expect lots of regrouping – we’ve built in a few climbs (Raccoon, nature center, and yes, expect Bub to lead some up Lookout to Sanders) so strong men can scratch their itch. Lots of ways to short it – skip Raccoon and go straight out Cummings or skip the loop up top to shave 7 miles. Full route (without Sanders add-on) 56 miles, 4000 feet.
