Hello.  Tomorrow, we are going to do a new route – in honor of election day.  We will be doing a route that takes us through all 9 City Council districts (District 4 is the one that made this a hilly endeavor).

This election cycle, it is the odd-number districts that are up for election (1, 3, 5, 7, 9).

Standard Route:

Here is the standard route (21.3 miles, 1563 ft elevation gain):

               Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/3089654708987056666

               Ride with GPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42899393

Shorter Route:

Note:  Riders who wish to skip the hills Districts 2 and 4 can go back via the Jail Trail from downtown using this route (14.4 miles, 499 ft elevation gain):

Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/3093209844344995840

Ride with GPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42899394

Fun issues (for the full route.  The shorter route does not do either of these):

·        We will be taking the sidewalk to cross the Liberty Bridge and to climb McCardle.

·        Between Bausman and Parklow is an unmarked trail.  Keep your eyes peeled.  We will be walking our bikes here (sorry, but this was the shortest way that I could include District 4).

Districts in order of occurrence:

            District 7 – Deb Gross (up for election vs Jordan Botta) – (we start here):

            District 9 – Ricky Burgess (up for election, not running.  Candidates are Khari Mosley and Khadijah Harris)- (when we cross Stanton on Highland)

            District 8 – Erika Strassburger – (when we cross Center on Highland)

            District 6 – R. Daniel Lavelle – (when we cross Center on Melwood)

            District 1 – Bobby Wilson (up for election vs Steven Oberst) – (when we cross Liberty at the bottom on Polish Hill)

            District 3 – Bruce Kraus (up for election, not running. Only candidate is Bob Charland) – (when we cross the Liberty Bridge)

            District 2 – Theresa Kail-Smith – (when we get to McCardle after crossing the Liberty Bridge)

            District 4 – Anthony Coghill – (when we start to walk up the trail from Bausman to Parklow)

            District 5 – Barb Warwick (up for election vs Laura Brillman) – (when we turn onto Second Ave after the Jail Trail)

Front and rear lights are recommended.

Sunset will be 8:30PM. Jason leads.

Legalities and Logistics:

Please be sure to sign in at https://forms.gle/TVfJUMVoaXLNswHGA at any time up to the start of the ride. Try to sign up as soon as you know you will be attending to avoid delays at the start. NOTE: YOU MUST SIGN IN FOR EACH WEEK’S RIDE.

HERE ARE THE RIDE DETAILS:

Team Decaf rides every Tuesday from April until the first Tuesday in October. The ride starts and finishes at Tazza D’oro Cafe, 1125 N. Highland, Highland Park, 15206. We leave at 6:15pm sharp. Plan to arrive around 6:00pm for sign-in and pre-ride details.

Ride speed is medium-to-fast paced. We usually break in to several groups, based on riders’ skill/speed levels. Ride distance is typically 15 to 30 miles based on the amount of available daylight. Less experienced and slower riders are encouraged to join the group and will be accommodated. Ride leaders for the faster group and new routes are always welcome. 

If it’s wet or raining, the ride is cancelled. There is no formal notification for cancellation. Free to all.

HELMETS AND WAIVER SIGN-IN REQUIRED. 

COMPLETE THE ON-LINE SIGN-IN AND WAIVER HERE: https://forms.gle/TVfJUMVoaXLNswHGA

Open to riders 18 years and older. Front and rear lights recommended.

The Team Decaf ride is an activity of the Western Pennsylvania Bicycle Club (http://wpwbikeclub.org/). Follow Team Decaf at https://www.tumblr.com/blog/teamdecaf and  https://bikepgh.org/events/events-calendar/.

Contact Bill ([email protected]) or Paul ([email protected]) or Jason ([email protected]) with questions or to join our Google Group to receive weekly ride details.