Cycling

The 4th annual Ride for Hope & housing put on by the Davidson Housing Coalition will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2008. Enjoy a fantastic ride through the beautiful back roads of Mecklenburg, Iredell, Rowan, and Cabarrus counties. All routes will be fully supported with rest stops and SAG vehicles. The ride will begin and end at Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 South Main Street in Davidson, NC.

Thursday September 11, 2008, I arrive at a milestone. Hopefully I will be alive for half a century. In honor of that milestone I would like to invite anyone willing to join me on a fifty plus mile journey through rural Union County. I do not celebrate birthdays so this is not a birthday ride, that is why I am calling it a “Milestone Ride.” Here is the proposed route, starting at Colonel Francis Beatty Park, in front of Lake Pointe Hall:

Ok, so I have taken many rides now on my single speed/fixed gear and I just don’t get it. All fixed gear riders eventually hear how riding fixed transcends any other bike experience they may have ever had. This is usually accompanied by the remark that goes: “It’s a Zen thing, dude… you’re at one with the bike and the road and traffic…”

There are few things worse that going on a ride on some rougher patch of road, having to stop and turn around because your water bottle fell out. You reach down and have to tug real hard to pull the bottle out, or struggle to put the bottle back in because the cage is too tight! There are a few cages that really work well, but many of them are really pigs when it comes to weight.

Make plans to ride with us on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008.

100K-62 Miles
The 100K ride is a relentless hill climbing experience with over 4,400 feet of climbing on this loop. The ride quickly leaves the town of Rutherfordton and puts the rider on some of the most beautiful and lightly traveled country roads around. Prior training for this ride is a must as this is not an easy ride, but for those looking for a challenge it is the ride for you. The ride has two rest stops at approximately 24.7 miles and 42 miles. Both stops have a restroom or Port-a-John. A map of the course is provided below.

For up to the minute details please go to Weekly Rides - Morrow Mountain Massacre, as circumstances planning an event such as this are subject to change.

125 Miles & 7500 ft. of Climb

What happens when you allow a few pedal heads to compare routes and drink beer at the same time?  Morrow Mountain Massacre is what happens…