Get Out and Ride: August 29 – September 4

I’ve got a baby coming any day now, so other things are on my mind and I totally forgot to post this last night. So, here it is, GET OUT AND RIDE!

This Week’s Calendar:

Monday (August 29)

• Chit Chat Ride – Joyride Bicycles
  • Time: 6pm (meet at 5:45pm)
  • Start: Joyride Bicycles
  • Route: Varies (usually south)
• Friendly Road Ride – Bike Rack (Lincoln)
  • Time: 6pm
  • Start: Bike Rack (Lincoln)
  • Route: Varies (1.5-2 hour)

Tuesday (August 30)

• Dirt Church
  • Time: afternoon – sundown
  • Location: Branched Oak Lake – Area 7
  • Info: Informal MTB meet and ride out at Branched Oak Lake.
• Tuesday Night Nacho Ride
  • Time: 5pm – ??
  • Start: Trailhead at 84th and Mopac
  • Route: Eagle and back
• Taco Ride
  • Time: 5:45pm
  • Start: FOX Neighborhood Bar & Grill – 1245 Libra Drive
  • Route: To the Roca Tavern and back
• Hit the Trail – Joyride Bicycles
  • Time: 6pm
  • Start: Joyride Bicycles
  • Route: Varies

Wednesday (August 31)

• Wednesday Night Ride
  • Time: Meet at 5:30pm, Roll out by 5:35pm
  • Start: Varies
  • Route: Varies
• Midweek MTB – Joyride Bicycles
  • Time: Time varies, check Joyride FB Page or Angry Cow Adventures
  • Start: Varies
  • Route: Varies
• Family / New Rider Trail Ride – Bike Rack (Lincoln)
  • Time: 6pm
  • Start: Bike Rack (Lincoln)
  • Route: Varies (trails around town)
• Chit Chat Ride 2 – Joyride Bicycles
  • Time: 5:45pm (meet at 5:30pm)
  • Start: Joyride Bicycles
  • Route: Varies (usually south)
• Girls Ride Out – Joyride Bicycles
  • Time: 6pm
  • Start: Joyride Bicycles
  • Route: Varies
• CX School #2 – Star City CX
  • Time: 6pm
  • Location: Memorial Park (33rd & South)
  • Info: Come learn the ins & outs of racing cyclocross, or just come to learn how to better handle your bike. Very beginner friendly!
• Pub Pedalers – Local Bike Tour
  • Time: 6:30pm – ??
  • Start: FireWorks Restaurant
  • Route: 10-15mi, casual pace. Beers + Food.

Thursday (September 1)

• Food Truck Joy Ride – Joyride Bicycles (on hiatus until Jamaica North is repaired)
  • Time: 6pm – ??
  • Start: Joyride Bicycles
  • Route: Roca Tavern and back
• Thursday Night No Drop Road Ride (ThNNDRR) – Cycle Works
  • Time: 5:30pm – ??
  • Start: Cycle Works
  • Route: Varies
• Thursday Nite Gravel
  • Time: 6pm
  • Start: Jamaica North Trailhead at Park Blvd & Speedway Circle
  • Route: varies, 35-45 miles, 15mph average  (akin to 19-20 mph on pavement)

Friday (September 2)

• Nothing on the schedule, yet.

Saturday (September 3)

• Saturday Morning Gravel
  • Time:  7am
  • Start: Jamaica North Trailhead at Park Blvd & Speedway Circle
  • Route: varies, 35-45 miles, 15mph average  (akin to 19-20 mph on pavement)
• On the Road – Joyride Bicycles
  • Time: 8am
  • Start: Joyride Bicycles
  • Route: Varies
• Loma Tavern Ride – Monkey Wrench Cycles
  • Time: Get to Loma between 9am-11am, tavern open 9am-1pm
  • Location: Loma Tavern, Loma, NE
  • Info: Unorganized ride to Loma and back, multiple route options or make your own. More details on the MWC website.
• Saturday Morning No Drop Fat Bike Ride (SMNDFBR) – Cycle Works
  • Time: 9:30am
  • Start: Cycle Works
  • Route: Varies

Sunday (September 4)

• Old Cheney Road Farmers’ Market
  • Time: 10am – 2pm
  • Location: 5500 Old Cheney Rd
  • Info: Ride to the Farmers’ Market and show your BicycLincoln Helmet Sticker to get entered into the monthly drawing.
• Steamboat Trace > Indian Cave Overnighter – Ponderosa Cyclery + Tour
  • Time: Sunday 11am – Monday 6pm
  • Location: Peru, NE – Steamboat Trace Trailhead
  • Route: Peru -> Indian Cave (stay overnight) -> Peru. See link for more details.

Get Out and Ride (GOAR) is a Sunday night blog post that we’ll do our best to consolidate all the bicycling events, rides, and races coming up in the next week into one easy to digest list of details and links with a different featured event each week. The plan will be to update these posts with more events and details as the week goes on, and help get more people in the know about cycling related activities around Lincoln. Feel free to email us at [email protected] with events we may have missed, updates to events we have listed, or future events in the coming weeks.