BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Western PA Bicycle Club - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wpabikeclub.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Western PA Bicycle Club REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250101T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250101T120000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20251209T124456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T194901Z UID:10001332-1735728300-1735732800@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:Icycle Bicycle 2026 DESCRIPTION:COLD WEATHER CONTINGENCY PLAN(S) – WEATHER FORECAST FOR 1/1 IS FOR A HIGH OF 22F AND WINDY \n\nWith such cold weather\, we encourage most sensible people to stay home.\nRather than riding the posted route\, assuming roads are ride-able\, we encourage a modest ride to the Point and return.\nIf there is a black ice hazard and/or roads are not clear\, we will encourage all to cancel.\n\n================= \n  \nThe Western PA Bicycle Club’s annual New Year’s Day ride. We start in Southside Works near REI. All are welcome.Meet at South Side Works near REI nominally at 10:45 AM\, with the ride leaving at 11 AM. Please arrive early.Exact route and distance depends on weather conditions. \nContinuing recent tradition\, we’ll collect a $5+ voluntary donation for the Community Human Services food pantry (www.chscorp.org/) \nA baseline route is here:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29092849 \nFrom South Side Works ride to the Western End Bridge\, then through the North Shore area to the 31th Street Bridge. Then along Penn to the end\, when we cross over to Boulevard of the Allies. Ride on roads relatively free of cars during the holiday. \nRoads will likely be safer than trails in icy conditions\, but we will play it by ear. Use common sense. \nHelmets required to ride and all riders please sign in for insurance purposes when you arrive. An event of the Western Pennsylvania Bicycle Club (WPW). All are welcome. Even you. Really. \nIcycle Bicycle is a WPW club tradition spanning decades.We usually grab a table or 2 after the ride at Hofbrauhaus after the ride \n  \n  \n  URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/icycle-bicycle-2026/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IcycleBicycle-2019-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250101T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250101T120000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20231210T161528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231210T161528Z UID:10001330-1735728300-1735732800@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:Icycle Bicycle 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Western PA Bicycle Club’s annual New Year’s Day ride. We start in Southside Works near REI. All are welcome.Meet at South Side Works near REI nominally at 10:45 AM\, with the ride leaving at 11 AM. Please arrive early.Exact route and distance depends on weather conditions. \nContinuing recent tradition\, we’ll collect a $5 voluntary donation for the Community Human Services food pantry (www.chscorp.org/) \nA baseline route is here:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29092849 \nFrom South Side Works ride to the Western End Bridge\, then through the North Shore area to the 31th Street Bridge. Then along Penn to the end\, when we cross over to Boulevard of the Allies. Ride on roads relatively free of cars during the holiday. \nRoads will likely be safer than trails in icy conditions\, but we will play it by ear. Use common sense. \nHelmets required to ride and all riders please sign in for insurance purposes when you arrive. An event of the Western Pennsylvania Bicycle Club (WPW). All are welcome. Even you. Really. \nIcycle Bicycle is a WPW club tradition spanning decades.We usually grab a table or 2 after the ride at Hofbrauhaus after the ride \n  \n  URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/icycle-bicycle-2024/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IcycleBicycle-2019-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T113000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230329T162303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T162303Z UID:10001266-1714901400-1714908600@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:Sunday Shop Ride - Trek of Robinson DESCRIPTION:Trek of Robinson is again offering their Sunday morning shop for 2023. This ride regroups several times. Typically 20-25 miles URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sunday-shop-ride-trek-of-robinson/2024-05-05/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Trek-Shop-Ride-PaulKopkoInFront-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001295-1697134500-1697142600@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-10-12/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001294-1696529700-1696537800@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-10-05/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001293-1695924900-1695933000@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-09-28/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001292-1695320100-1695328200@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-09-21/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001291-1694715300-1694723400@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-09-14/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230312T152310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T152310Z UID:10001250-1694250000-1694268000@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:Fall Membership Picnic DESCRIPTION:Our annual Fall Picnic in Cecil Township Park. Shelter 1.   This year we have invited Women@Work  Bicycling Club to have a joint membership picnic with us.  Also\, our ride this year is in memory or Dave Bialosky\, our long-time membership chair.  Dave’s obituary is here:  https://obituaries.post-gazette.com/obituary/david-harris-bialosky-1088704352 \nJim Logan will lead the 25 mile as a no-drop ride.  The 25 mile routes name is “As Easy as It Gets in Cecil”. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40653133 \nAlso\, the trail is adjacent to the Montour Trail if you want to ride on the trail. Robin  Woods will lead a ride on the Montour Trail. \nFor the 25 mile ride\, please check in between 8:30 AM and 9:20 AM.  We roll out at 9:30 AM \nYou want to be back for lunch at noon if you are riding on your own or on a different route. \nDo check-in before riding so we have lunch for you when you come back. \nFor both clubs\, this is a membership picnic. Ride and picnic is free to club members   If you are not a member of either club (or if you need to renew your membership)\, be sure to get there early to sign-up or renew.  Or you can join/renew on our website here: https://wpabikeclub.com/join-or-renew/ For the W PA Bicycle Club\, our annual membership is $20. \nMembership in Women@Work is $30 \nRide with us! URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/fall-picnic/ CATEGORIES:Club events,Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/202210919-WPW-PicnicAttendees-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001290-1694110500-1694118600@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-09-07/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001289-1693505700-1693513800@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-08-31/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001288-1692900900-1692909000@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-08-24/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231832 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001287-1692296100-1692304200@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-08-17/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230312T153327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T153327Z UID:10001251-1691908200-1691946000@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:Rough Diamond Century 2023 DESCRIPTION:HEADS UP: THIS ROUTE STARTS WITH 40 MILES OF ROAD RIDING\, WITH SIGNIFICANT CLIMBING BETWEEN MILES 11 AND 33. NEAR THE END OF THE DAY\, WE ARE ON SEVERAL ROADS WITH GNARLY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS FOR SHORT PERIODS. \nIf you want to ride with Rough Diamond Century founder Dave Lusher and President Jim\, they are leading a W PA Bike Club ride leaving from Millvale Riverfront Park at 6:30 AM on Sunday August 13 . You are welcome to pick your own starting point and start time as well. \nIf you ride some or all of the Rough Diamond\, please consider donating to Armstrong Trails: https://armstrongtrails.org/support-the-trail/#donations. They are making enormous progress towards extending the Armstrong Trail\, South to and eventually across the Kiskiminetas River\, to connect to Tredway Trail. Once they are successful\, the RD Century Ride can eliminate all of the nonsense riding on Rt 356 or up and down multiple hills to avoid Rt 356. Moreover\, the bridge and trail connection are critical to connecting Pittsburgh to Leechburg via the Rough Diamond Trail network and of course Pittsburgh to Erie. \nWe added a visit to the 3740 cafe at mile 25. The owner agrees to extend a 10% discount to anyone\, who mentions they are riding the Rough Diamond ride on 8/13. Cafe opens at 8 AM Sunday\, so even if riders start at 6:30\, the cafe should be open by the time they arrive. \nRoute notes for 2023: \n– Dave and Jim are starting from Millvale Riverfront Park at 6:30 AM and riding clockwise. Route is here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43795990– Due to two construction road closures\, both the New Kensington and Freeport bridges are unusable for routing this year. Thus we are using the Oakmont Bridge.– Using a GPS with a map display is highly recommended.– Route is 100.6 miles this year.– At mile 4.6 we cross the Highland Park Bridge on the left sidewalk.– At mile 78.1\, the left turn from 4-lane Broadway Blvd (Tri-Boro Expressway) to 4-lane Mosside Blvd. We recommend pulling into the Sheetz on the right (the entrance is well before the actual Sheetz). Leave the Sheetz from the same entrance/exit. Pick your moment to cross 2 lanes of traffic and take the lane in the left turning lane. After turning left onto Mosside Blvd\, take the right lane. It becomes the turning lane for the road we are heading for.– At mile 82.3 the turn into Keystone Commons industrial park is not a mapping glitch. It sets you up to get onto the Tri-Boro Expressway at a traffic light.– At mile 85.8 on the approach to Rankin Bridge\, President Jim likes to take the sidewalk as it climbs to the right to avoid being over-taken by high speed cars.– At mile 86.7\, after crossing the Rankin Bridge\, as you approach the entrance to the Waterfront\, you need to take the lane and tough it out in this high traffic area.– On the plus side\, we are riding the Roaring Run Trail\, the Westmoreland Heritage Trail\, the trail along Turtle Creek\, and finish riding into Pittsburgh on the GAP and out to Millvale on the riverfront trail. \nNote that as a trail project the Rough Diamond is ASPIRATIONAL. Meaning there are missing bits\, and at times you need to climb steep long hills and ride busy highways. If you read the news\, you know over the coming years the Rough Diamond will get better. Still\, for most of us\, this is the only time of the year that we ride along the Kiskiminetas River. \nA gravel bike is appropriate for this route\, but I’ve ridden it many times on my road bike with 28mm wide tires. Some of the trails along the Kiski are not rails-to-trails\, meaning they are not graded. Or rather\, there are a couple of gravelly pitches over 15%. On a road bike I usually walk them. On a gravel bike\, I sometimes walk them. \nPro tip – Be sure to follow the correct trail leaving Saltsburg! \nRoute is here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43795990. You need to have your own navigation for the route. \nThis is a self-supported ride. We indicate enough convenience stores on the Ride with GPS to give you some ideas for where to stop.  Several likely stops it you are riding with Dave or Jim: \n\nMile 25.1 – 3740 Café  (Dave likes coffee shops)\nMile 54.4 – BP convenience store in Saltsburg.  Also\, public bathroom nearby on trail.\nMile 76.5 – Parkside Creamery (Jim likes ice cream).\nMile 78.1 – Sheetz URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/rough-diamond-century/ CATEGORIES:Gravel riding,Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RoughDiamondStart-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230810T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230810T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001286-1691691300-1691699400@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-08-10/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001285-1691086500-1691094600@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-08-03/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001284-1690481700-1690489800@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-07-27/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001283-1689876900-1689885000@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-07-20/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001282-1689272100-1689280200@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-07-13/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230706T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001281-1688667300-1688675400@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-07-06/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001280-1688062500-1688070600@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-06-29/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001279-1687457700-1687465800@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-06-22/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001278-1686852900-1686861000@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-06-15/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230607T102234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T102234Z UID:10001328-1686384000-1686416400@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:Wedtopia on Saturday DESCRIPTION:A relaxed pace ride from Millvale to Bellevue and back\, passing through Rivervue park. No drop. This is a regular weekly ride I posted for a season on Wednesdays. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/wedtopia-on-saturday/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20210512_192841_resized-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001277-1686248100-1686256200@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-06-08/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001276-1685643300-1685651400@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-06-01/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230530T181600 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230530T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230329T155125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T155125Z UID:10001264-1685470560-1685478600@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:North Park Road Ride - Trek Bicycle Cranberry Twp DESCRIPTION:This is a third party ride offered by Trek of Cranberry Township. It is envisioned as an “inside of North Park” ride\, leveraging the trails and roads in the park. It is lead by Brian from Trek of Cranberry Twp. The ride meets in the Pearce Mill Rd parking lot of the North Park Ice Skating Rink. Be onsite t 6:15 PM\, and the ride rolls out at 6:30 PM. Trek of Cranberry Twp uses their own sign-in and waiver on Eventbrite – which perhaps you find from here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/trek-bicycle-cranberry-46109572343 URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/north-park-road-ride-trek-bicycle-cranberry-twp/2023-05-30/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Trek-CranberryTwp-Brian-20230328-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T235959 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230321T205328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T205328Z UID:10001253-1685232000-1685318399@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:Wheeling Heritage Bike Tour - 100 km\, 50 km\, 15 km DESCRIPTION:The Ohio Valley Trail Partners present the 16th tour of the Wheeling Heritage Trail on Sunday\, May 28th at Heritage Port in Wheeling—1201 Water Street. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. The tour will begin at 7:30am with the start of the 100km riders. Those riding 30 miles (50km) will begin at 8am. Road guards will be posted at critical intersections. The 10 mile (15km) ride begins at 9 am and heads South on the trail from Heritage Port. \nThe 100km (62 miles) ride will leave the trail for a hilly loop towards Bethany with a stop at Bethany College. It is a challenging ride with great SAG support. \nSnack/water stops will keep riders hydrated: 3 on the 100km ride and 2 on the 30-mile ride. Every participant is required to wear a helmet. Entrants under 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult. \nRegister on their website here: http://www.ohiovalleytrailpartners.com/tour/ URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/wheeling-heritage-bike-tour-100-km-50-km-15-km/ CATEGORIES:Club events,Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Wheeling-Heritage-Bike-Tour-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230331T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T195521Z UID:10001275-1685038500-1685046600@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:SweetWater Bikes Thursday Road Rides DESCRIPTION:We’re back for our weekly Thursday night road ride. We ride the beautiful backroads of Sewickley and Ambridge\, following creek beds and through forested land. We leave the shop at 6:15pm and ride into Sewickley and back until dark. Bring your road\, gravel\, e-bike or hybrid bike. Leave your MTB home for another day. Wear your helmet and bring bike lights. We are all bike and people friendly and these are fun fitness rides. Groups are based on whoever shows up. We generally get food at La Poblanita\, Altered Genius\, or Bridgetown Taphouse. Beers at the shop are FREE. GPS Routes are available in our club account Ride PA Gravel and will be shared prior to the ride. Actual rain or high winds cancel rides. Come join us! If you would like to lead a group\, please DM Laura McKee or call the shop 724-266-1111. URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/sweetwater-bikes-thursday-road-rides/2023-05-25/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Thurs-Road-Ride-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T181600 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T231833 CREATED:20230329T155125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T155125Z UID:10001263-1684865760-1684873800@wpabikeclub.com SUMMARY:North Park Road Ride - Trek Bicycle Cranberry Twp DESCRIPTION:This is a third party ride offered by Trek of Cranberry Township. It is envisioned as an “inside of North Park” ride\, leveraging the trails and roads in the park. It is lead by Brian from Trek of Cranberry Twp. The ride meets in the Pearce Mill Rd parking lot of the North Park Ice Skating Rink. Be onsite t 6:15 PM\, and the ride rolls out at 6:30 PM. Trek of Cranberry Twp uses their own sign-in and waiver on Eventbrite – which perhaps you find from here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/trek-bicycle-cranberry-46109572343 URL:https://wpabikeclub.com/event/north-park-road-ride-trek-bicycle-cranberry-twp/2023-05-23/ CATEGORIES:Road Riding ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wpabikeclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Trek-CranberryTwp-Brian-20230328-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR