The Western PA Wheelmen'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. Continuing recent tradition, we'll collect a $5…
To stay within our bylaws we will have a short Annual Membership Meeting to elect our officers and board for the coming year. Read about this meeting here and get the Zoom link from this post: https://wpabikeclub.com/2023/02/annual-meeting-election-of-2023-officers-and-board/. Please join in for this annual ritual. Immediately following will be the Q1 Board meeting - You are…
Western PA Bicycle Club Q1 Board Meeting Agenda 1. Let’s convene a membership meeting for 5 minutes at the start to elect 2023 officers and board. (I’ll send this out separately) 2. President’s Report a. Lehigh Wheelmen Association (LWA) asked for our advice/experience changing our name in an email and phone call this month. President…
This is a Populaire sanctioned by RUSA. As such (a) You must join RUSA to ride it, and (b) it is not a Western PA Bicycle Club ride per se. Please register for this ride on the Pittsburgh Randonneurs website https://pittsburghrandonneurs.com/event/2023-100k-acp-populaire-03-11/ President Jim recently scouted the route, since he originally designed the route. He says:…
This is a Populaire sanctioned by RUSA. As such (a) You must join RUSA to ride it, and (b) it is not a Western PA Bicycle Club ride per se. You sign up for it on the Pittsburgh Randonneurs website here: https://pittsburghrandonneurs.com/event/2023-100k-acp-populaire-03-18/ This route is an old favorite, riding mostly state roads from Monaca to…
President Jim is visiting this ride on Tuesday March 28. Anyone else interested? Hosted by Trek Bicycle Cranberry. See Facebook posting here: https://www.facebook.com/events/154819640801108/154819724134433 Meet us at Ice Skating rink at 6:15 pm ,ride starts at 6:30pm. We will ride around the lake at a easy to moderate pace ,no drop ( no one left behind).…
President Jim is visiting this ride on Tuesday March 28. Anyone else interested? Hosted by Trek Bicycle Cranberry. See Facebook posting here: https://www.facebook.com/events/154819640801108/154819724134433 Meet us at Ice Skating rink at 6:15 pm ,ride starts at 6:30pm. We will ride around the lake at a easy to moderate pace ,no drop ( no one left behind).…
Trek of Robinson is again offering their Sunday morning shop for 2023. This ride regroups several times. Typically 20-25 miles
Hello Riders..and welcome to Team Decaf's 2023 biking season. Our GRAND DEPART will be tomorrow, Tuesday, April 4. For Tuesday's ride, let's go with a route that typically starts the season, Go Directly to Jail - 16.7 miles - 552 feet. See below for more details. For those of you who use RidewithGPS, you…
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…
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…
Meet the Freeport end of the trail (parking lot off of Old Mill Rd). Start at a social pace for all for about a mile. People adjust to speeds as needed that are comfortable to them. President Jim will likely ride between 12-15 mph depending who else shows up. Others can ride their own pace.…