Monthly Notes Highlights
- Pittsburgh Ride of Silence – May 15
- Ride Groups are riding:
- Team Decaf – Tuesday nights
- Cecil Township – Tuesday nights
- Sweetwater Bikes Shop Ride – Thursday nights
- Trek of Robinson invites all to ride on Sunday mornings (not a club ride)
- Pittsburgh Randonneurs
- Pittsburgh 100 km – May 4
- McConnell’s Mills 200K – May 11
- Minerva 300K – May 18
- Note that we don’t have anyone leading gravel rides in 2024 – yet
- Our ride calendar for 2024 is here: https://wpabikeclub.com/calendar-western-pa-bicycle-club/
Pittsburgh Ride of Silence – Wednesday May 15, 2024
In 2024 we ride in Memory of two local people:
- Dave Bialosky, our long time club member, was struck by a truck while riding Bon Ton Roulet in Penn Yan New York in July 2023. His obituary is here: https://obituaries.post-gazette.com/obituary/david-harris-bialosky-1088704352
- James Mills died at the intersection of Liberty and Stanwix Streets in Pittsburgh earlier this month. He is remembered by those who knew him in the Facebook post HERE.
2024 – Our 22nd Anniversary Year
Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max.12 mph/20kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
9 Miles
- Ride starts at Second Avenue Parking Plaza
- Free parking after 5:00 pm
- Sign waiver
- 6:45 announcements
- 7:00 ride begins – ends at approximately 8:15 pm
- Controlled pace of no more than 12 mph Protocol is keeping chatter to a minimum or not at all
- 2024 ROS route https://ridewithgps.com/trips/163052739
- Rain date is Saturday May 18th 10:00 am (same location)
Ride with Us!
Western Pennsylvania Bicycle Club (Wheelmen)
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See our ride calendar HERE
Contact the club HERE
Join the club HERE