The Whine and Dine Ride Blog

Whine and Dine Extended Season Ride

ssloansjca — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:20:44 +0000

Barrels Team at Waves to Wine 2011 Ride

Time and Location

Ride is Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Summit Bicycles 111 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA (408) 399-9142 [Click for map]

Be Green; Please Print a Route Sheet!

To save paper a very limited number of route sheets are printed before the rides. Where possible, to be sure you get a route sheet please print your own by clicking on the links below.

Only One Ride

Kennedy/Shannon with half or whole Hicks, Reynolds, Loma Almaden options: Cafeteria Style Ride; This mellow bike ride is cafeteria style. It has four options, ranges from Super Mellow to OMG. This ain’t no pansy ride! Mix-em, match-em or ride-em all if you dare.

Meal Directions

To be determined at ride.

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Please note: Any eating of burritos and/or possible consumption of alcohol will only occur after these Whine and Dine rides. Consumption of alcoholic beverages, including possible brewskies, will not be occurring on the ride, only after! Please drink responsibly.

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders, download sign up sheet here]

Whine and Dine Ride: September 13, 2011

ssloansjca — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:18:20 +0000

The Bullwinkle Ride!

Note: Whine and Dine rides involve climbing and descending hills and/or riding bicycles in traffic. They are not intended for inexperienced cyclists.

Time and Location

Ride is Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Summit Bicycles 111 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA (408) 399-9142 [Click for map]

Be Green; Please Print a Route Sheet!

To save paper a very limited number of route sheets are printed before the rides. Where possible, to be sure you get a route sheet please print your own by clicking on the links below.

Mellow Ride

The Bullwinkle Ride: The traditional first and last ride of the Whine and Dine season. This is also a short ride and is good for times when weather is an issue.

Quick Spinners Ride

To be determined

Mountain Bike Ride

Typically run each week by Tyler.

Meal Directions

You do NOT have to ride to come to the party!

MAP to Una Mas

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders, download sign up sheet here]

Whine and Dine Ride: September 6, 2011

ssloansjca — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:24:29 +0000

Note: Whine and Dine rides involve climbing and descending hills and/or riding bicycles in traffic. They are not intended for inexperienced cyclists.

Time and Location

Ride is Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Summit Bicycles 111 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA (408) 399-9142 [Click for map]

Be Green; Please Print a Route Sheet!

To save paper a very limited number of route sheets are printed before the rides. Where possible, to be sure you get a route sheet please print your own by clicking on the links below.

Mellow Ride

Kennedy/Shannon with half or whole Hicks, Reynolds, Loma Almaden options: Cafeteria Style Ride; This mellow bike ride is cafeteria style. It has four options, ranges from Super Mellow to OMG. This ain’t no pansy ride! Mix-em, match-em or ride-em all if you dare.

Quick Spinners Ride

To be determined

Mountain Bike Ride

Typically run each week by Tyler.

Meal Directions

You do NOT have to ride to come to the party!

MAP to Una Mas

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders, download sign up sheet here]

Saturday Ride: September 3, 2011

ssloansjca — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:26:48 +0000

Another Saturday Ride!

Coleman and Winfield Park and Ride. Note, there was a recent car break-in in this lot. Parking options include parking elsewhere and meeting in the lot, riding your bike from home, meeting at the bathrooms of Almaden Lake Park or parking at my house and leaving at 9:10. Leaving from my house extends the ride to about 50 miles.

ACTC Members DO get credit for this ride! Ride Starts at 9:30 a.m.

Willow Springs/Llagas Rd. (About 42 miles) <<<— Route sheet here in PDF format!: Forty-Two-ish miles. Do not expect good food or water stops before that. This ride features lunch at a great end of ride location, Tacos Al Pastor; my new favorite burrito and beer place. Bring adequate water and food to sustain you for about nine tenths of the ride. You will have an appetite by the lunch that comes near the end of the ride. Please see Expectations for Special and Longer Rides (below).

s_sloan@mac.com

PACE: Average speeds, assuming the ride is all on flat ground with no wind. LM/M Easy Moderate 13 to 15 mph. If the ride is going faster than that and it is too fast for you, please ask the ride leader to slow it down!

408-359-STEV (7838)

Three Expectations for Special and Longer Rides

Please do not come on the ride expecting to be accommodated if you cannot keep the pace. These are social rides but they are listed at a certain pace with the expectation that the riders on the ride will be able to maintain the pace through the entirety of the ride. If you cannot keep the pace you may be dropped. That said, you have the right to complain and expect that the ride will not get out of control. If it seems the pace is being pushed please ask the ride leader(s) to bring the ride back to the rated pace.
Please do not come on the ride expecting to be accommodated if you have plans to be back at a certain time later in the day. Most of these rides are planned as social day-long events. Unanticipated flats and head winds can happen and cause the ride to go longer than expected. We do plan to be back in a reasonable time and commit to being back by dark. We plan on multiple breaks and regroups. There is no commitment to a certain time to be back. If you need to be back early, please make your own plans to do so.
Please look at the route sheet and decide before the ride if that is a route you want to follow. The route is the route and if you want to follow another route please make your own plans to do so.

Whine and Dine Ride: Aug. 30, 2011

ssloansjca — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:12:40 +0000

Time and Location

Ride is Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Summit Bicycles 111 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA (408) 399-9142 [Click for map]

Be Green; Please Print a Route Sheet!

To save paper a very limited number of route sheets are printed before the rides. Where possible, to be sure you get a route sheet please print your own by clicking on the links below.

Mellow Ride

Cactus Garden Ride: This is a fun ride to a really interesting place. Pam found this really cool cactus garden at an estate located in Saratoga.

Quick Spinners Ride

To be determined

Mountain Bike Ride

Typically run each week by Tyler.

Meal Directions

You do NOT have to ride to come to the party!

MAP to Una Mas

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders, download sign up sheet here]

Saturday Ride: August 27, 2011

ssloansjca — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:02:06 +0000

Another Saturday Ride!

Coleman and Winfield Park and Ride

Starts at 9:30 a.m.

Croy and Back!

Coleman to Croy and Back (Shorter Option): About 40 miles, 4 LM-M, a good ride. This ride features lunch at a great end of ride location, Tacos Al Pastor; my new favorite burrito and beer place. But, do not expect good food or water stops before that. Bring adequate water and food to sustain you for about nine tenths of the ride. You will have an appetite by the lunch that comes near the end of the ride. Please see Expectations for Special and Longer Rides (below).

You are all invited. Start is at the Coleman and Winfield Park and Ride [MAP].
s_sloan@mac.com

408-359-STEV (7838)

Three Expectations for Special and Longer Rides

Please do not come on the ride expecting to be accommodated if you cannot keep the pace. These are social rides but they are listed at a certain pace with the expectation that the riders on the ride will be able to maintain the pace through the entirety of the ride. If you cannot keep the pace you may be dropped. That said, you have the right to complain and expect that the ride will not get out of control. If it seems the pace is being pushed please ask the ride leader(s) to bring the ride back to the rated pace.
Please do not come on the ride expecting to be accommodated if you have plans to be back at a certain time later in the day. Most of these rides are planned as social day-long events. Unanticipated flats and head winds can happen and cause the ride to go longer than expected. We do plan to be back in a reasonable time and commit to being back by dark. We plan on multiple breaks and regroups. There is no commitment to a certain time to be back. If you need to be back early, please make your own plans to do so.
Please look at the route sheet and decide before the ride if that is a route you want to follow. The route is the route and if you want to follow another route please make your own plans to do so.

Whine and Dine; Aug. 23, 2011

ssloansjca — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:05:41 +0000

Time and Location

Ride is Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Summit Bicycles 111 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA (408) 399-9142 [Click for map]

Be Green; Please Print a Route Sheet!

To save paper a very limited number of route sheets are printed before the rides. Where possible, to be sure you get a route sheet please print your own by clicking on the links below.

Mellow Ride

Villa Montalvo Ojai Short Option: This route can be bit confusing for the directionally challenged (like me.) It takes cyclists up Villa Montalvo, Peach Hill and Ojai.

Quick Spinners Ride

To be determined

Mountain Bike Ride

Typically run each week by Tyler.

Meal Directions

You do NOT have to ride to come to the party!

MAP to Una Mas

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders, download sign up sheet here]

Saturday Ride: August 20, 2011

ssloansjca — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:16:27 +0000

Another Saturday Ride!

: Coleman and Winfield Park and Ride

Starts at 9:30 a.m.

Morgan Hill and Back!

Llagas Willow Springs via Morgan Hill.: Llagas Willow Springs via Morgan Hill. Almost 50 miles. It’s a good ride with a lunch about two thirds of the way into it in Morgan Hill.

You are all invited. Start is at the Coleman and Winfield Park and Ride [MAP].
s_sloan@mac.com

408-359-STEV (7838)

Three Expectations for Special and Longer Rides

Please do not come on the ride expecting to be accommodated if you cannot keep the pace. These are social rides but they are listed at a certain pace with the expectation that the riders on the ride will be able to maintain the pace through the entirety of the ride. If you cannot keep the pace you may be dropped. That said, you have the right to complain and expect that the ride will not get out of control. If it seems the pace is being pushed please ask the ride leader(s) to bring the ride back to the rated pace.
Please do not come on the ride expecting to be accommodated if you have plans to be back at a certain time later in the day. Most of these rides are planned as social day-long events. Unanticipated flats and head winds can happen and cause the ride to go longer than expected. We do plan to be back in a reasonable time and commit to being back by dark. We plan on multiple breaks and regroups. There is no commitment to a certain time to be back. If you need to be back early, please make your own plans to do so.
Please look at the route sheet and decide before the ride if that is a route you want to follow. The route is the route and if you want to follow another route please make your own plans to do so.

Whine and Dine; Aug. 16, 2011

ssloansjca — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:27:25 +0000

Time and Location

Ride is Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Summit Bicycles 111 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA (408) 399-9142 [Click for map]

Be Green; Please Print a Route Sheet!

To save paper a very limited number of route sheets are printed before the rides. Where possible, to be sure you get a route sheet please print your own by clicking on the links below.

Mellow Ride

Overlook Short Option 4 LM/M: This is added to the mellow ride for 2011. The short option of this is at most 12 miles. It takes you up Overlook then twists around a few nice roads. But, it crosses three busy streets at unprotected crossings. So, be careful crossing!

Quick Spinners Ride

To be determined

Mountain Bike Ride

Typically run each week by Tyler.

Meal Directions

You do NOT have to ride to come to the party!

MAP to Una Mas

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders, download sign up sheet here]

Whine and Dine Ride: Aug. 9, 2011

ssloansjca — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:11:37 +0000

Darryl and Kathy after a ride.

Time and Location

Ride is Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Summit Bicycles 111 East Main Street, Los Gatos, CA (408) 399-9142 [Click for map]

Be Green; Please Print a Route Sheet!

To save paper a very limited number of route sheets are printed before the rides. Where possible, to be sure you get a route sheet please print your own by clicking on the links below.

Mellow Ride

Kennedy/Shannon with half or whole Hicks, Reynolds, Loma Almaden options: Cafeteria Style Ride; This mellow bike ride is cafeteria style. It has four options, ranges from Super Mellow to OMG. This ain’t no pansy ride! Mix-em, match-em or ride-em all if you dare.

Quick Spinners Ride

To be determined

Mountain Bike Ride

Typically run each week by Tyler.

Meal Directions

You do NOT have to ride to come to the party!

MAP to Una Mas

Alcohol and Los Gatos Whine and Dine Rides

Other things whine and dine

Want to be able to subscribe to the latest Whine and Dine news? You can even get it delivered to your phone! Check out the Whine and Dine Ride Twitter Feed:

http://twitter.com/whinedine

I have created a calendar of planned Whine and Dine Rides and events.

You can view the calendar at:
http://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender

You can subscribe to the calendar at:
webcal://ical.me.com/s_sloan/WnD%20Calender.ics

Also, there is a whine and dine ride group on Facebook.

ACTC Ride Sign Up Sheet

[Ride leaders, download sign up sheet here]