Thursday, July 30, 2009

HillJillys Hill Climb: Saturday, August 1st, 9:30am

Apologies for the late post on this one: just couldn't decide on a route...

This one's gonna hurt, but here we go: Pine Flat. Girls, this is an 11-mile hill climb, if you do the whole thing (and that's once you get to Pine Flat), and not for the faint of heart. It's an out and back, so you only have to go as far as you want, but this is definitely an intermediate-advanced ride. Led by Kim Dow.

Meet at the Flying Goat in Healdsburg at 9:30am on Saturday, August 1st. If you've been meaning to challenge yourself, this is a great opportunity to do so. Note: we'll be on the Vineman course for a short spell, so we'll have some company out there.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Community Bikes: Women's Bike Mechanic Class

This news comes from Sherry Adams at Community Bikes:

BEGINNERS LEVEL BIKE MECHANIC CLASS FOR WOMEN
Sunday, July 26th, 6:00-7:30pm

This will be a women-only time at Community Bikes. Sherry will introduce the basic concepts of bike maintenance: checking to see if your tires have enough air, lubricating your chain, how to fix a flat tire, what you might want in your tool kit. You are welcome to bring your bike, but you do not have to. This is a hands-on class, please come prepared to get dirty. Sherry will begin by demonstrating and introducing the topics and then she will have some flat tires you can practice on.

Price: sliding scale $0-10. Sherry is volunteering to teach this class as a service to the community. If you are able, please consider making a contribution to Community Bikes.

If you are a woman who knows how to fix a flat and lube a chain and would like to help, please contact Sherry. She would love to have people who can help individual students during the hands-on portion of the class. If there is sufficient interest, she may teach more advanced women-only mechanic classes in the future.

To sign up for the class, please contact Sherry directly at Sherry_N_Adams (at) yahoo.com (preferred) or 707-294-7442.

Community Bikes is located at 4009 Sebastopol Rd in Santa Rosa, very close to the Joe Rodota bike path. It is a volunteer-run bike shop where people can learn how to fix bikes, donate unwanted bikes and bike parts, and purchase refurbished bikes. They are open on Sundays from 1-5 and Thursdays from 5-9. Phone: 707-579-5811.

HillJillys MTB Ride:
Saturday, July 25th, 9:30am

Busy summer days, but still getting out for a short mountain bike ride: meet on Channel Drive on 9:30am on Saturday, at the bottom of Cobblestone, for a bit of Annadel trail time. Led by Kim.

As always, beginner-friendly, everyone welcome, and no one left behind!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

HillJillys Mid-Week Road Ride:
Wednesday, July 22nd

The mid-week ride returns! Carmen is leading another after-work ride from Sebastopol, leaving Ragle Park at 6pm on Wednesday. It's a mostly flat 18 miles (check out the route here), but the evening timetable makes for an intermediate level pace.

Ride starts PROMPTLY at 6pm. Meet at the Ragle Park entrance. Parking on the street is free, inside the park is $5.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

HillJillys Road Ride:
Saturday, July 18th, 9:30am

The hot and tourist-filled days of summer are upon us... which means we'll avoid winery-laden routes and stay west this week...

We're going out for a short but sweet favorite out of Graton. It's not a long ride, but includes a steep climb up Harrison Grade, so be warned! Meet at the Willow Wood in Graton at 9:30am--which is quite near the West County bike path and a good opportunity for those who want to make it longer by riding to and from the start. Led by Kim.

As always, beginner-friendly, everyone welcome, and no one left behind!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

HillJillys Rides:
Road/Wed, July 8th & MTB/Sat, July 11th

Two opportunities to ride with the HillJillys this week!

Mid-Week Road Ride: Wednesday, July 8th, 6pm

The mid-week ride returns! Carmen is available to lead this ride again, leaving Ragle Park after work on Wednesday. Ride starts PROMPTLY at 6pm. This week: the Burnside Burn. (Yup, that means you'll climb.)

Meet at the Ragle Park entrance. Parking on the street is free, inside the park is $5.

MTB Ride: Saturday, July 11th, 9:30am

Woohoo! Kristy is chock-full of vim & vigor again, and is leading a HillJillys mountain bike ride in Annadel on Saturday.

Meet on Channel Drive on 9:30am, at the bottom of Cobblestone.

As always, beginner-friendly, everyone welcome, and no one left behind!