Upcoming ACA Rides
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Next 5 Classic Rides
Lone Granger
Sat, 05/25/2013 - 8:00am
Rides of 16, 24, 46, and 65 miles begin in San Gabriel Park in Georgetown and go as far east as Granger. From I-35 take exit 261A (Williams St./RR 2338) and drive east (right) to Austin Ave., turn left and then right onto Stadium Dr. Park just east of the stop sign at Morrow St. (near the restrooms). For ride start location see http://tinyurl.com/3jhesxw
Contact: Keith Benton, 512-342-0608, kxbenton@earthlink.net
Cedar Park Fever
Sun, 05/26/2013 - 8:00am
Meet at CC Mason Elementary on the NORTH side of the school in Cedar Park. From Hwy 183 north, turn left on FM 1431. Take FM 1431 to the third light (Lakeline Blvd) and turn right. The school is 0.5 a mile north of the FM 1431/Lakeline intersection, on the left. These are easy to intermediate rides of 13, 28, 48 and 63 miles in the Hill Country. There are some moderate hills on the longer routes. For ride start location see: http://tinyurl.com/3b48y6g
Contact: David Mack Endres, 512-293-3648, dmendres@acm.org
Aca Volunteer Picnic And Bike Ride (velo Vista)
Sun, 06/02/2013 - 8:00am
The ride is open to all. The picnic is for ACA volunteers from the past year. Please send an RSVP to dillo
austincycling [dot] org with how many people will be coming and if you prefer vegetarian.The picnic will be from 11am - 2pm. Meet at Brushy Creek Lake Park in Cedar Park for the ride start and picnic. The park is located off of Brushy Creek Road just east of Parmer Lane. Please park at the back of the parking lot near the restrooms and water feature. We will be doing the Velo Vista ride with a modified start and finish at Brushy Creek Lake Park instead of the High School. The ride will go through Cedar Park, Leander, and Liberty Hill. The long route goes all the way to Bertram. For ride start location, see: http://g.co/maps/fw83k
austincycling [dot] org with how many people will be coming and if you prefer vegetarian.The picnic will be from 11am - 2pm. Meet at Brushy Creek Lake Park in Cedar Park for the ride start and picnic. The park is located off of Brushy Creek Road just east of Parmer Lane. Please park at the back of the parking lot near the restrooms and water feature. We will be doing the Velo Vista ride with a modified start and finish at Brushy Creek Lake Park instead of the High School. The ride will go through Cedar Park, Leander, and Liberty Hill. The long route goes all the way to Bertram. For ride start location, see: http://g.co/maps/fw83k
Contact: Patti Summerall, 512-799-4833, p_summerall@yahoo.com
Next 5 Hosted Rides
If You're So Inclined....
It's never too early to start training for next year's Hugel.
Here's a sampler of various ascents around Austin that will run about 35-40 miles total distance with a total ascent of 3000-4000 feet. There are some challenging hills here; put on your climbing gears.
This month's route will follow the finale of the calssic Hugel, starting with West Courtyard and finishing up with Jester.
We'll roll from the strip center parking lot at the southwest corner of 360 and Westlake Dr. Ride starts at 8:00 sharp. Be sure to check this post on ride day to confirm status.
Contact: Harry Thompson, 512-423-5217, bogusboy@austin.rr.com
Taking Buda To The Mountain
This route is the standard South Austin Out-and-Back with a few stop lights and mostly flat. We will go to Buda and then just keep going to Mountain City. The ride is no drop and the pace will average on the high side 14-16mph so be sure you can maintain that ride pace. Regular bikes welcome, recumbents worshipped :). The usual post ride fare and smack talk at Maria's Taco Xpress.
Contact: Louis Mestier, 512-507-8028, mistertax@hotmail.com
Ride Map
Mozart's To Creedmoor
40 mile in-town ride that gets a bit into the country. A few hills and rollers. C pace with an OPTIONAL fast 4-mile run-in and sprint to the Creedmoor town limit sign, and another few fast miles on the return on Old Lockhart Road. Regroup after all fast bits, and refuel at the Creedmoor store. C pace home again. Coffee and conversation afterwards at Mozart's. START LOCATION: meet (and park) at the back of the "uphill" parking lot across the street from the coffee shop.
Contact: Stanton Truxillo, 512-450-8118
Peddler Hub: Out To Elgin And Back
This ride is a mostly flat, mostly out and back to Elgin by way of Manor. The average speed over the whole route will be about 15 mph, with possibly some intervals of sustained 17+ mph. Ride Leader: Anita Frijhoff; e-mail: anitafrijhoff at gmail dot com; phone: 512-323-5171
Contact: Peddler Hub, peddlerridehub@austincycling.org
If You're So Inclined....(rescheduled)
It's never too early to start training for next year's Hugel.
Here's a sampler of various ascents around Austin that will run about 35-40 miles total distance with a total ascent of 3000-4000 feet. There are some challenging hills here; put on your climbing gears.
This month's route will follow the finale of the calssic Hugel, starting with West Courtyard and finishing up with Jester.
We'll roll from the strip center parking lot at the southwest corner of 360 and Westlake Dr. Ride starts at 8:00 sharp. Be sure to check this post on ride day to confirm status.
Contact: Harry Thompson, 512-423-5217, bogusboy@austin.rr.com