Throwing this up in a bit of a different format this week in order to get as many events out there and in your face! So, check out these quick hits about some of this week’s upcoming rides, along with our regular schedule of events and GET OUT AND RIDE!
Quick Hit: Full Moon Ride with GPBC
Look’s like a full moon tomorrow night (Monday, June 20) and what better way to celebrate than getting out on your bike and riding. Luckily, the Great Plains Bicycle Club is hosting a night ride allowing you to let out your inner werewolf while pedaling along on your bike. The ride starts at 8:30pm at the Jane Snyder Trail Center, and will be at a pace that accommodates all riders. Note: helmets and lights are required!
Quick Hit: Odin’s Revenge
Odin’s Revenge is a ride in west-central Nebraska that takes you through some of the greatest gravel and double-track Nebraska has to offer. This ride is fully self-supported so be sure to pack plenty of water and nutrition to get you through either of the route options, a short 60ish mile option or the full 180ish mile grind-fest. Odin’s is this Saturday (June 25) and starts at 6am (yes, 6am does exist). Contact Odin’s Revenge on Facebook for any questions and/or late registration options.
Quick Hit: Trail Trek 2016
Trail Trek is an annual family-friendly tour of Lincoln’s trail system and it’s happening this Sunday, June 26. Volunteer guides will lead you on a tour of some of Lincoln’s best trails and bike routes, helping you become familiar with the various bike-friendly routes around town. With 6, 16, 28, and 50 mile options available for riding, there really is something for everyone. Late registrations are still being accepted on the Journal Star’s website, and registrations do come with lunch and some cool swag (although, t-shirts are no longer guaranteed with late registration).
This Week’s Calendar:
Monday (June 20)
- 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)
- Full Moon Ride with Great Plains Bicycling Club
- Time: 8:30 PM
- Start: Jayne Snyder Trail Center
- Route: City trails, requires lights and helmets, pace to accommodate all riders
Tuesday (June 21)
- Tuesday Night Nacho Ride
- Time: 5pm – ??
- Start: Trailhead at 84th and Mopac
- Route: Eagle and back
- Hit the Trail – Joyride Bicycles
- Time: 6pm
- Start: Joyride Bicycles
- Route: Varies
Wednesday (June 22)
- 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
Thursday (June 23)
- Food Truck Joy Ride – Joyride Bicycles
- 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 (June 24)
- Commuter Club with BicycLincoln
- Time: 5:00 – 6:30
- Location: Ploughshare Brewing Co.
- Ride your own route, but make your destination Ploughshare Brewing Co. on 17th & P Streets. Riding the National Bike Challenge, but not commuting by bike? No worries! Join us to celebrate your miles!
Saturday (June 25)
- Odin’s Revenge – Gothenburg, NE
- Time: 6am
- Start: Gothenburg, NE
- Route: Gravel race starting and ending in Gothenburg, NE. Short (~60 miles) & long (~180 mi) course options on beautiful gravel and double track in western NE.
- 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 (June 26)
- Trail Trek 2016
- Time: 9am-1pm
- Locatoin: Haymarket Park
- Route: Family Friendly tour of Lincoln’s trails. 6mi, 16mi, 28mi and 50mi route options. Still taking registrations ($30 for adult, $14 for children, free for 5 and under).
- Old Cheney Road Farmers’ Market
- Time: 10am-2pm
- Location: 5500 Old Cheney Rd
- About: 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.