The Bee-17s will ride from Tower Rd
Publix, Saturday, November 26th
through Raleigh for a trip
of 50 miles.
The Full Route:
Will
start from the Tower Square Publix going northeast on
SR 24 (Archer Rd), turn southeast onto Fred
Bear
Dr, then go southwest on SR121 (Williston rd) to CR335 (NE 75th
St) where we will turn west to Raleigh and continue west until we
reach NE
106 Terrace where we will go southwest to SR 27 and turn northwest and
follow it
to the rest stop in Bronson. We will resume going northeast on
SR 24
to Archer then turn south on 27/41 until we reach CR 346 where we will turn
east
and go to CR 19C (SW 143rd St) where we turn north, until we reach CR 8
(SW121st
Ave) where we turn east until it reaches SW 122nd Street and take that
north
back to Archer Rd, which we will take northeast back to Tower Square,
The Time: Meet
at 8:15AM, ride
at 8:30AM, Saturday, November 26th. Expect a full
ride
time of ~3:30 hours including the rest
stops.
The Ride: This is
a relatively easy ride of
~50 miles, of
mostly
flat roads with a few moderate
hills and short chip-seal sections. Expect ride speeds of
15-19 mph with a target pedaling speed of 17 mph
and
an average speed of 16-17 mph. This is a
no-drop friendly ride for riders in reasonable physical condition; we
will
soft pedal as necessary to keep the core of the group together because
riders on this ride are expected to be able to ride at the stated
group
speed; nevertheless we will wait for everyone to regroup at
each major turn and after fun sprints, if necessary to
prevent
drops. Helmets are required, suntan lotion
is recommended.
The Rest Stop:
Will
be in Bronson at
approximately 30 miles at a convenience store/gas station with
restrooms.
The Start Point:
The Tower Square Publix is located on the west side of town at
the
intersection of SW 75th (Tower Road) and Archer
Road; Archer road has bike lanes from I-75 westward and RTS
bus
service on route 75 which stops at Tower Square. If you drive,
please
park on the south most (Archer Rd) side of the parking lot well away
from
the Publix store entrance.
The Ride Aids:
Route
maps will be available at the start of the ride; if you want a preview
map of
the ride or a Garmin .tcx file,
email
Ed at the address below. A copy of the General Plan for the
Bee-17s
has been posted on the GCC mail list
and is also available from me upon request.
Weather: In the
event
of questionable weather as we near ride time, a GO or cancellation
notice
will be posted on the list server approximately 1 hour or sooner before
posted
ride meeting time; if you don't see anything by then, the ride is most
likely a
GO; if you still have concerns or useful specific information
about bad weather along the ride route, please give me a
call.