Get Out and Ride: September 6 – September 11

Still waiting on baby, so needless to say I’ve been a bit preoccupied and slacking on getting this up this week. My apologies to anyone that missed any of the great rides that happened yesterday, hopefully that baby comes this week and I can get on with any adjustments to my schedule. Regardless, check out the rest of this week’s schedule and GET OUT AND RIDE!

This Week’s Calendar:

Tuesday (September 6)

• 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 (September 7)

• Wednesday Night Ride
  • Time: Meet at 5:30pm, Roll out by 5:35pm
  • Start: Varies
  • Route: Varies
• Roca Roundup
  • Time: 5:30pm
  • Start: Homestead Trail Trailhead at Saltillo Rd.
  • Route: Ride to Roca Tavern for drinks and camaraderie and then back.
• 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 #3 – Star City CX
  • Time: 6pm
  • Location: Piedmont Park (51st & Valley Rd)
  • 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: Las Margaritas
  • Route: 10-15mi, casual pace. Beers + Food.

Thursday (September 8)

• 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)
• Group Ride Appreciation BBQ – Cycle Works
  • Time: 6pm – 9pm
  • Location: Cycle Works
  • Info: Appreciation BBQ for all that attended any Cycle Works hosted group rides in 2016! See link for more details.

Friday (September 9)

• Nothing on the schedule, yet.

Saturday (September 10)

• 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 11)

• 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.

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.