Reminder about ride, swim and lunch on Saturday

The Gliders, HighBees, TwenBees and LoBees are all invited to join us at The Lodge at Dylan’s Grove for a ride, based on one of three ride paces and two different ride lengths. Right now there are riders attending from all groups, so there will be a ride for everyone. Please let me know if you plan to attend and whether you are just riding or staying for lunch following the ride. The original post is below:

Day: Saturday, May 21st

Time: 7:45 am meeting, 8:00 departure (Note: Slightly earlier start time…beat the heat and have time for swim and lunch!)

Meeting Place: The Lodge at Dylan’s Grove, 18909 SW 21st Place, Newberry, Florida 32669. Directions: West on Newberry Rd to SW 170th St, south to SW 15th Ave, right to SW 188 St. Enter through gate and drive to the rear of the community (1/2 mile) and turn right on SW 21st Place to driveway that goes to parking area for The Lodge. There are bathroom facilities at The Lodge for changing into swim suits or dry clothes following the ride.

Access: Dylan’s Grove is a gated community, so if you would please reply to this e-mail with “Ride” or “Ride and Lunch” and I’ll send you a temporary gate code by e-mail. Also, we’ll know that way about how many are attending and how to plan for the drinks and desert.

Route and Mileage: There are two different ride routes planned; a 47 mile route for the Glider pace ride and the HighBee pace ride and a 30 mile route for the TweenBee and LoBee pace ride.  We welcome any GCC and TVM members to join in on the ride as long as you are comfortable with participating in a ride for one of the above mentioned groups. While these rides will go at these paces, this is not an official Glider ride unless Roger Pierce chooses to post it as such or an official LoBee ride unless Bob Newman chooses to post it as such; however any riders who typically do those rides are welcome to join us. I’ll provide a ride map to someone from each of the ride paces going out. All rides will be a no drop ride with soft pedaling as needed to re-group and re-grouping at turns when needed.

The longer route is: East on SW 15th Ave to SW 170th St, south to Archer, through downtown to CR 346 and go east to SR 121, then south to NE 75th St, north of Williston to US 27/41, then north to Archer, then up US 27/41 to SW 46th Ave, then east to SW 170th St, north to SW 15th Ave, and west to Dylan’s Grove. Reconvene at The Lodge for those staying for the after ride activities.

The shorter route is: East on SW 15th Ave to SW 170th St, south to Archer, turning north on US 27/41 to SW 46th Ave, then west to CR 337 and north to SR 26 and go east to Newberry, continuing east to SW 170th St, then south to SW 15th Ave, and west to Dylan’s Grove. Reconvene at The Lodge for those staying for the after ride activities.

Pace: Normal Glider pace of 19-21 MPH, HighBee pace of 17-18 MPH and LoBee pace of 14-16 MPH will be in utilized on this ride.  

Lunch: For those who wish to stay for lunch following the ride, please bring a sandwich of something else for lunch and we’ll be providing drinks and desert.

Membership Requirements: Please note that HighBee rides are open to all GCC members who wish to participate. Those that are non-members may ride with the group as a guest of a sponsoring member once without being required to be a member. Team VetMed members are welcome.