In response to rising demand, we are planning a long (approximately 60 mile) version of the Saturday ride. The goal will be to maintain the inclusive atmosphere of a normal Saturday ride while adding some additional miles to help folks get experience with longer ride and exposure to some new territory.
We are open to suggestions for routes, starting location and timing, so please use the comment option below to chime in and provide your 2 cents.
As a starting point for discussion, here are three potential route options:
Raymond Loop (from Cumberland Center)
Brunswick Loop
Saco/OOB Coastal Route
Feel free to provide your thoughts on these routes or to submit a route of your own. If you suggest a route, please map the ride using MapMyRide and provide a link so that we can check out the details.
Finally, we need to pick a date. Potential options are Saturday July 11 or 18, Sunday July 12 or 19, or possibly Friday July 3.
Please provide comments, questions and/or thoughts by using the comments link below or emailing Sean.
5 comments:
I vote for the Saco/OOB route on any day without rain.
My vote is for the Raymond loop with an earlier start. The trip up Mountain Road was the perfect intro to some more hills!
I think all three loops look good. The Raymond Hill loop is sort of a rite-of-passage type of ride for the area. Any reason not to do all three rides on various weekends?
As for dates, I'd vote for the 12th of July for the first one. If we were to do them on Sundays it would still allow for a more "traditional" Saturday ride on that weekend.
Another thought is that it might make sense to offer the Saco/OOB loop first for riders who haven't done a longer ride, just to get them some experience with sitting in the saddle for that many miles. It's a pretty flat loop. Then move up to Raymond which is both long AND hilly.
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