NWCC Saturday Coffee Ride

The Coffee Ride is…

Paced Socially – we typically roll at 12-13mph but will accommodate you at your level of fitness; we’re here to have fun, not to train fitness and we are absolutely NO DROP.

Diverse – We frequently have riders spanning four decades of age differences and half of our participants are female; we have racers, mountain bikers, and new riders on any given week; this ride doesn’t have a typical type of rider and we’re happy to have you at any skill level or level of fitness/experience

Approachable – You don’t need to have a super expensive bike, stylish Lycra, and amazing fitness to do this ride, although we have people who have all that, too. We ride 11 miles before we break at the shop and we never get more than about 2.5 miles from the start, so you can join us no matter how fit you think you are–it’s easy to cut it short if needed and we promise that’s acceptable and you won’t feel embarrassed to do it. We WANT you to come join us, even if you’ve never done 11 miles in your life. After the break at the shop we ride another ~8 miles, again all in close proximity to the start. We have someone at the front and back of the ride at all times making sure everyone is doing well throughout the ride.

Caffeine-Optional – Don’t like coffee? No problem! Just Love (the shop where we stop) has all sorts of food and non-coffee beverages. Some of us love coffee, some of us just love hanging out. You don’t have to miss this just because you’re not a coffee lover.

A Learning Opportunity – Never done a group ride? No worries! We can teach you, in a super safe and friendly environment, the skills and communication you’ll need to progress to some of our club’s (or any other group’s) faster or training-oriented group rides. This is a great opportunity every week to come and meet people in the club. We’d love to have you.

There are no restrooms open at Wildwood Elementary where we’ll begin, but the coffee shop where we’ll eventually take a mid-ride break is only a few hundred meters north of the school and is open before we roll out.

Helmets are required.  You don’t need to be on a specific type of bike, so long as you can ride safely and keep with the group.  New riders in the club, even those new to group riding, are welcome.

You can see an example of the approximate route on this Strava activity from when we were piloting the ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/5102341162