Sat. 7/22

Roll at 8:30 EDT from little white church in Sequatchie Valley for a 50 miler up to Pikeville and back. See map for start point and route.

Of course option 2 always exists. Chase TB on their ride.

Option 3 – Roll from Battlefield at 9am for 3+/- hours. Rain cancels. Park int he lot on the NE corner of the traffic light diagonally across from the visitor’s center.

Sat. 7/15

King will lead a ride departing from St. Elmo Food City at 8 am that we call the Food City Hog Jowl Loop. 53 miles. See map for details.

Sat. 7/8

Option 1 – King says let’s chase, but only up to a point. Roll with TB from Falling Water at 8:30 and chase TB up to Sale Creek where we’ll take a left and come back via Back Valley. Kind of what we did last week but in reverse order. 40 miles.

Option 2 – stay tuned

Sat. 7/1 & 7/4

Option 1 – Roll from Falling Water at 9am for a ride similar to TB but with no climb. North to Bakewell and return via McCallie Ferry, Lee, Armstrong, etc. 41 miles.

Option 2 – see TB post for 2 ride options.

Option 3 – join Larry English at the Battlefield at 9am for series 7 of the Roads Less Traveled. 3 hour ride. Excessive Canadian smoke cancels

Fourth of July – Holiday ride. Roll at 9:00 from the BeezleBub Ranch – 1546 Burnt Mill Rd. Flintstone GA 30725 and do the loop below (note it shows starting at St. Elmo Food City). Post ride includes Bacon dogs, brats, fixins, and perhaps some Sweetie cobbler!   BeezleBub and Sweetie can’t claim us as dependents just yet so make sure you hit the tip jar. BYOBeer. Cement pond will probably be open so bring your trunks. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36208471

Sat. 6/24

Elites will roll with Bub  from St Elmo Food City at 8am.  Down to the Cove and back via Hog Jowl. up Daugherty Gap and back via top of Lookout descending Ochs Hwy. 65 miles and less climbing.

Sat. 6/10

Option 1 – Gravel Saturday. Roll from St. Elmo Food City at 9 for a ride that includes Guild, Upper and Lower Truck trails. 30 miles.

Option 2 – Good day to chase TB since they will be “tapering” (wink, wink) for the Maine trip.

Option 3 – Englishman’s will roll at 9am from the Battlefield for a +/- 3 hour ride

Sat. 6/4

Option 1 – Roll with TB at 8:30 from Falling Water and climb Mountain Rd. but then descend Hotwater. Head north out Back Valley to Sale Creek and return via Stormer, Old Dayton Pike, etc. 40 miles (see map)

Option 2 – The Englishman will try the Road Less Traveled series 6 again this weekend. Roll from Battlefield at 9:00  https://www.strava.com/routes/3088923152484274176

 

Sat. 5/27 Mon. 5/29

Option 1 – Roll at 8:30 from St. Elmo Food City, but after the toe will split from TB and head out Creek Rd. to Morganville Ridge, Murphy Hollow, and back via the Stair Steps. Map below

Option 2 – Chase TB

Option 3 – #6 in the Roads less traveled series. Meet the Englishman at the Battlefield for a 9am roll outhttps://www.strava.com/routes/3088923152484274176

Memorial Day is Holiday route that rolls at 9 from St Elmo Food Cityhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/36208471

Sat. 5/20

I’m not very optimistic about the weather so for that reason, Elite’s will mirror TB ride. Roll from Mike’s Hole in the Wall at 8am. See map for route. Easy to short by picking a spot on the map and waiting for TB to zoom by.

Sat. 5/13

Option 1 – Mullins Cove out and back. Roll from Suck Creek Baptist Church at 9am. Bike of your choice but I’m taking the gravel bike. Road might still be a little damp. 45 miles.

Option 2 – Chase TB rolling at 8:30 from Falling Water.

Option 3 – Roll at 9am from St Elmo Food City for a ride to Mountain Cove and back led by Barry Allen and Steve Strain.