The team meets during the week and on weekends for training rides. We usually meet between 9 and 10am (see mailing list for specific times) and will range in length. During the fall months, rides tend to start out shorter, building up to the longer "epic" rides during winter quarter.

All are welcome, but please make sure that you are prepared:

• Clothing: If it is below 50F, make sure that you have heavy gloves, tights, polypro, booties, AND raingear - rather be too warm!

• Food: Please bring plenty of food and water! Keeping warm burns calories in addition to the exercise! A few dollars emergency cash is also not a bad idea.

• Equipment:
o NO HELMET – NO RIDE!
o NO PUMP, NO SPARE – NO RIDE!
o Full wrap around fenders w/buddy flap are highly recommended!! Without fenders, you will be expected to stay at the back of the line.

Weekday rides: Rides are posted by individuals on the club's email list - pick those that suit your schedule. Most of these rides meet at Zoka’s, or on campus at the north end of the HUB.
Weekend Rides: On Saturday and Sunday we meet at the North end of the HUB for a 9:30 roll out.

Short Rides
• Burke Gilman Trail:
Distance: +- 40 miles
Directions: The Burke Gilman trail is reserved for non-motorized vehicles and peds and skirts the perimeter of UW. Join the trail and follow it north, around the top of Lake Washington and all the way to Marymoor Park in Redmond. It follows a contour line and so is basically dead flat. Some terminology: the first restrooms that you encounter along the trail (in Kenmore) are commonly referred to as the "Logboom" and people sometimes arrange to meet there.

• Seward Park:
Distance: +- 20 miles
Directions: Cross the Montlake drawbridge traveling south of the U. Turn left onto Lake Washington Blvd. At the first T-junction turn right and continue through the Arboretum. Stay on this road all the way down to and along the lakefront till the road ends at the Seward Park roundabout. Note: proceed with caution through the Arboretum which is busy and narrow. There is an alternate route through the backstreets but involves too many turns to describe. Come on a club ride to learn the way!

• Mercer Island:
Distance: +- 30 miles
Directions: Follow the Seward Park directions above to get onto Lake Washington Blvd. Once down along the lakefront and in the Leschi neighborhood you'll see a small shopping/restaurant complex on the water. Here Lake Washington Blvd splits - take the right hand fork which goes steeply up the hill. Continue up until you are above the I-90 freeway. Here you'll see a bike path leading down to and across the bridge. Continue across the bridge and turn right onto the first road you encounter. Remain on this road which circles the island. On the far side of the island you will encounter a traffic light. Continue straight across the intersection, over the I-90 and turn left onto the bike path. Follow the path all the way back to - and over - the I-90 Bridge.

Long Rides
There are many good, longer rides. Here is a list of a few of them, however, the directions are too complicated to list here. If any of these look interesting to you, come along on the team rides to learn the route.

• North End (35 miles/55km loop around north end of Lake Washington – 1 moderate climb)
• Hollywood Hill / Norway Hill / Juanita loop (45 miles / 70km, a few steep hills)
• Snohomish (60 miles / 100km, rolling hills)
• Monroe (85 miles / 135km to Monroe via Snohomish, rolling hills)
• Snoqualmie Falls (100 miles / 160km, strenuous, plenty of climbing)
• Beacon Hill (25 miles / 40km, several short hills depending on route)
• South End (35 miles / 55km, loop around south end of lake Washington, flat)
• May Valley (55 miles / 90km, a few climbs – one major climb if you include Cougar Mt.)
• Lake Washington (60 miles /100km, south end + north end)