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Team BCBS/Perez Peddlers ride most Tuesday’s and Thursday’s.
Leave from Brennan Elementary promptly at 6 p.m.
Pace is fast – 21+ mph.Ride is out and back to
Ft.Jackson thru Gate 1 on
Ft. Jackson Blvd. Must have ID and helmet to enter
Ft.Jackson.
The
TuesdayEveningTriangleCity Ride
Start: 6:30 pm from the parking lot behind the
SewingCenter – which is near the intersection of
12th St. & C Avenue in
TriangleCity
Pace:3 groups – easy, intermediate and difficult – rides vary in speed and distance
Leaves from Summit Cycles located at 10171 Two Notch at 6:30 pm.
Join one of 3 groups depending on your riding capability
Distance & Pace:Range from 15-30 miles and 12-25 mph
THURSDAY’S
The Breakaway Betty’s Thursday Evening Ride – www.breakawaybettys.com
Starts at Outspokin’ Bikes at
3223 Devine St. at 6:15 pm.
They offer easy, intermediate and difficult ride options.
FRIDAY’S
CYCLECENTER FRIDAY NIGHT RIDE - 256-0557 or info@cyclecenter.com
Leaves each week from
CycleCenter in Five Points on
Harden St. at 6:30 pm. Ride is out and back to
Ft.Jackson. Road Bikes ONLY – Moderately Hilly Pace 16 mph – no drop.AGAIN, Must have ID and helmet for admission on Post.
LAKECAROLINA FRIDAY NIGHT RIDE –
Summit Cycles – 462-0380
“The Big Easy” Ride
TownCenter at
LakeCarolina at 6:30 p.m.
Pace:14 to 15 mph pace and no one is left behind.
Beef ‘O Brady’s after the ride to eat and socialize.
Please wear helmets and bring tubes, etc, for repairing a flat tire. Riders of all levels participate on this ride and offer assistance to others with mechanical problems, etc.
Friday Evening Lake Murray Ride out by Dreher Island State Park
Start Time: Every Friday at 6:30 p.m. (April through October)
Location: County Line Restaurant at Stevens Creek Marina
Address:
1701 Dreher Island Rd,
Chapin,
SC29036, (803) 345-1425
Parking: Park at the marina.
Pace: Pace is comfortable, moderate or fast. Whatever is fun.
Route: 22 miles around
Holland's
Landing,
Macedonia Church and
BillyDreherIslandState Park.
Shortcut at step 7.5 that knocks off about 3 miles and a big hill.
Cycling Fellowship: Meet afterwards at the Steven Creek Marina's
CountyLine restaurant and sit out back on the lake side patio for eats, drinks and laughs.
They normally have free live entertainment.
Directions from
Columbia:
Along the way, there are a number of brown "
BillyDreherIslandState Park" signs as guides. The
Marina is on the left before the bridge before State Park road that goes left to
BillyDreherIsland.
1. I-126 to Greenville/Spartanburg (
SeeState Park Sign)
2. Take exit 91 and go left over the overpass to Chapin (
Columbia Ave) 2.1 mi
3. Turn left at
Amicks Ferry Rd at the dead end 207 ft
4. Turn right at traffic light at Chapin Rd/US-76 0.3 mi (See State Park Sign)
5. Turn left at St Peters Church Rd 3.6 mi (Turn left after Hardies) (See State Park Sign)
6. Turn left at Dreher Island Rd 2.2 mi (See State Park Sign)
7. The County Line Restaurant at Stevens Creek Marina is on the left before the bridge.
Out and
Back Ride Route to
DreherIsland. About 22 miles.
1. Left onto
Dreher Island Rd from
Marina.
2. Right at
Macedonia Church Rd.
3. Left at
Holland's
Landing Rd.
4. Right at
Marina Way. Go all the way down around the marina and circle back.
5. Left at
Holland's
Landing Rd.
6. Right at Granny Hill.
7. Right at
MacedoniaChurch. Go to the tip and circle back.
8. Right at
DreherIsland.
9. Right at State Park. Go to the tip and circle back.
10. Right at
DreherIsland.
11. Right onto County Line Restaurant at
StevensCreekMarina.
7.5 Short cut to make it about 18 miles. Right at Doc Fulmer when on
MacedoniaChurch road after circling back. Right at State Park. Go to the tip and circle back. Right at
DreherIsland.
Routes are flexible and new ones welcome.
SATURDAY’S
The “Saturday Ride” from
DUTCHFORKMIDDLE SCHOOL
EVERY Saturday Cyclist Riding for a Cause or Team CRC & others -- start from
DutchForkMiddle School @ 0700 and 0800. These are friendly folks going a variety of speeds and distances.
Starts at 8:00 am at the Publix @ Hardscrabble and Lee
Pace – 16 mph
SUNDAY’S
CycleCenter’s Sunday Ride
Starts at 11:30 am – 1300 from Cycle Center in Five Points on
Harden St. Ride is out and back to
Ft.Jackson.Road Bikes – Moderately Hilly Pace 16 mph – no drop.Must have ID and helmet for admission on Post.
Below are 5 Commute Routes for surrounding suburban neighborhoods to Downtown
Below: Photos from Bike-to-Work Day (5-15-09) at Watson Tate Savory, 1316 Washington St., Columbia, SC. Left Photo with Michael Watson (in white shirt) on right. Right Photo with Tom Savory on Left (in gray shirt) and Gene Bell - middle.
Below: Photos from Ride of Silence, 5-20-09, Columbia, SC
Outspokin's Tour de Cure Training Ride - Hopkins Park
0830 Registration with prompt 0900 Start Time for 53 mile Long Loop. Short Loop of approximately 25 miles to start shortly after Long Loop Start. Food and Drink Sponsor: Earthfare, Devine St., Columbia, SC. Other Sponsors, BikeColumbia Task Force, Carolina Cyclers and, of course, the American Diabetes Association.
Long Loop http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/sc/-columbia/250124364994912203
