Latest eNews is Out and a quick update

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The HQ van hosted a welcoming party to Dan Schmitt as he rode into town after completing a cross-country bikepacking trip on his Seven Evergreen. The van loves popping up ice cream parties!

It’s been quite a year! We’re celebrating the big, red van’s first anniversary today. We have enjoyed the ability to meet riders all over New England and spec out amazing new bikes with you in an even more dedicated, thoughtful way. The new bikes that have resulted have been so great, and have been treating riders to fun, local rides, and big rides all over the world.

We saw an uptick in S&S coupled bikes that are easy to travel with this year. Getting back to normal has involved making up for lost travel time with the bike during the pandemic.

Bike components are all coming back into stock now, we’re not seeing nearly as many stockouts or lengthy leadtimes on the components you want for your new bike. Seven Cycles continues to crank out frames for our excited riders.

While we work with quite a few people on performance road bikes, it’s very common for these bikes to have more generous tire clearances and handling qualities so the bike can easily double as a gravel bike.

As we transition into autumn and shorter, chillier days, we recommend thinking about your winter cycling.

It may not be the thing you want to think about now, but imagine being excited to ride in the snow, imagine having a chance to connect with your cycling friends in the dead of January. We host absolutely awesomely fun rides on the “worst” days of the year. Seven Cycles’ Treeline bikes are performance mountain bikes, bikepacking bikes, and lightweight, nimble fat bikes as well. Ask for a demo to see just how much riding a Treeline can make available to you, all year.

Ask us about building a Seven Cycles bike for four seasons of riding, perfect for safe, fun winter riding then extending into the best summer riding on all kinds of dirt trails and roads.

Wednesday Bike Ride with the Wednesday Wheelers

Yesterday, our curator, Patria, took the lead for a CRW Wednesday Wheeler mid-day ride. This is a ride group that pedals together every Wednesday at 10am all year long.

We were pleased to be able to host the ride yesterday and meet the friendly, enthusiastic riders who showed up for the ride.

The weather forecast showed rain into the morning, so the group met at 11am for pizza - acquired by the pizza shop next door - then had a 12:30pm rollout for 37 gorgeous, fall-foliage-rich road miles.

Here are some photos from the ride, below! Thanks to all who came out, we hope to see you again soon.

Note: we are looking forward to hosting a Winter Riding Clinic in conjunction with CRW - it’s free and open to ALL - Wednesday evening November 13. Be certain to RSVP now so you get follow-up information about the clinic.

We ride all winter and we hope you’ll join us!

Pre-ride obligatory group shot. More joined in after we took this!

Rest stop to take a breath of fresh air on a quiet back road.

Fall foliage and a great group to make it even more colorful on the roads!

Post ride, those with a bit of extra time ate pizza, drank tasty George Howell french press coffee, and took full advantage of the couch!

Mixed Terrain at its best with Honey 100 and the Honey Moon 100

The Honey 100 ride and Honey Moon 100 rides were more than an incredibly fun day (or night) on a bike! Riders discovered trails and back roads they’ve never seen before, saw what it is to ride in mixed terrain in this area (very different from the dirt roads of western Massachusetts and Vermont), ate very well, and shared a lot of memorable experiences.

We’d like to thank Honey Bikes for sponsoring this event, give huge and heart-felt appreciation to our fabulous ride leaders who showed groups of riders the way, acknowledge the very hard-working staff who cooked, worked the food stops, managed the myriad riders; we had 120 registered riders who came out! And we’d be remiss to not mention how much work the route designer did to develop and scout the very special, inspired routes.

Check out some great photos of the Honey 100!

Riders preparing for rollout.

Iced mochas fresh from Ride Studio Cafe were available at Ride Headquarters and at every stop on each route.

The route meeting - talking about the flow of the day and getting ready for the good times!

The end of the “funnest” fun ride yielded one group of smiling people!

Regrouping on a scenic knoll.

Loving the beautiful trails.

The mid-ride food stop saw all of the riders during the day and night rides, and it was exceptionally well stocked with all kinds of food.

Food Stop. Look at that spread! The cookies in the foreground were very special and particularly big hits. The pie and ice cream hit the spot, too, as well as the savory sandwiches and chips.

Celebrating the vista at the top of this hill few people see!

Enjoying more great trails. The best pictures couldn’t be taken since it takes two hands to be on the bike through the coolest sections!

After the ride, no one was in a big hurry to leave, it is a day of riding and enjoying the company of old friends and new!

Team Dirty Vertigo challenged all of the other teams to a photo contest.

Team Rippers may or may not have known about the contest, but they were certainly vying for the “most fun” team prize.

Team Hustle Hive took Dirty Vertigo to task on the photo contest. Not only do they color coordinate together, but they match the pavement, too!

The Honey Moon riders weren’t a team, but they certainly rode as if they were! They had a ridiculously good time out there, lighting up the night - and keeping the good people who were supporting the ride on their toes until 10pm. One couple who came out for this ride had an anniversary to celebrate; the Honey Moon ride couldn’t have been more appropriate for them!

Honey Bikes - Inspiration for the Honey 100

This bike is one of the Honey Allroads titanium bikes, a bike that was seen under many riders for the Honey 100 since it’s most perfectly suited to gravel and mixed terrain riding.

Honey Bikes, builder of titanium road bikes, both rim and disc, gravel bikes, fat bikes, mountain bikes and more, created the Honey 100 years ago to show riders the joy of mixed terrain riding in our area. This ride lives on to inspire riders to get off of the main roads, experience trails, see what it’s like to ride in new places, and get to know others who are into adventure riding and experiential riding, as well.

Honey Allroads gravel bikes have been really well received by everyone wanting a super fun gravel/mixed terrain bike, those wanting a bike that does it all throughout the year, and, with a tire swap, they are also being very happily ridden as disc-brake road bikes.

Honey Allroads Titanium Bikes are the ideal gravel bike because they are:

• Lightweight: It is as light or lighter than any bike in its price range.

• Fast: Honey's chainstays are stiff, translating pedaling power directly to the rear wheel.

• Responsive: The bike is designed to do exactly what its rider asks without rider fatigue.

• Sure-footed: Keeping the tires on the ground is the best way to stay upright on loose surfaces. This bike maintains contact with the ground, rider confidence is the result.

• Made in the USA: Honey Bikes are designed and hand-built in Massachusetts.

• Price: is competitive with any other bike built with this same parts kit.

• Titanium: This is the best material for a gravel bike frame. Titanium won't rust or corrode under any conditions. It's super durable for rough terrain and treatment.

• Durable: Gravel bikes experience more stress and frame-testing situations such as rocks being flung up onto the frame and hitting potholes at speed than road bikes.The parts kit is curated for light-weight durability.

• It fits and feels great: A Professional Bike fitting is included in the price of the bike.

• Backed by us and our Professional Mechanics: 1 year of labor is included with your bike purchase.

Feedback from Honey Allroads titanium riders has been overwhelmingly positive, with people finding they are doing so much more on their bikes than they ever thought possible, relishing the ride qualities of the well-designed and hand-built titanium frames, and realizing just how nice it is to be able to ride hard and not worry about the bike.

News as of January 4 - Ride Updates and Winter Riding Clinic this Weekend

Topics Included in this Edition:

• Brutiful Roads Triple - Adventure road ride series that begins in remote locations no more than a 1 hr drive from either here or Ride Studio in Lexington - it will NOT be running tomorrow, January 5, due to rain. This means next Saturday it is likely to be running. Be sure to RSVP so you get the latest news from us as to when it will be running and other very important details!

• Winter Riding 101 Clinic: Learn how to Enjoy Staying Outside on your Bike. We’re hosting, CRW is bringing snacks and drinks! Be sure to RSVP! Only a couple of spots are left! It’s this Sunday, January 6 3-5pm

• Nailing Your Nutrition, Riding to Lose Weight Seminar is happening Tuesday, January 15 at 7:00 pm, be sure to RSVP to attend. CCNS is presenting valuable insight.

• Lactate Threshold Testing - CCNS is offering LT testing on January 15 during the day, be sure to reserve your test slot!

• Weekly Group Rides for this weekend:

  • SELF-LED THIS SATURDAY: Sunshine Express Road Ride - Saturday Mornings 11:00am Rollout - This ride is self-led if you want to ride, it’s going to be raining, so come with the route.
    

  • Beowulf Terrain Ride - Gravel bikes, cross bikes, mountain bikes - Saturday Mornings 11:10am Rollout - Canceled for this Saturday due to WET trails. We run this ride when the trails are DRY and/or FROZEN!
    

  • BiFrost Offroad Ride - Mountain bikes, fat bikes, any bike with studded tires - Sunday Mornings 9:00am Rollout Sponsored by Honey Bikes! - This ride is LIKELY GOING TO BE A ROAD RIDE this Sunday due to wet and soft trails. However, watch our Instagram/Twitter Saturday evening for an update as to what this ride will be for this Sunday morning!

• Gravel and Winter Bike Feature - Honey Allroads - perfect for winter and gravel riding!

Honey Allroads is the best value gravel bike on the market. Get one to be ready for upcoming spring events!

Winter News - Start 2019 With Rides and Clinics!

Our latest newsletter just went out. If you’re not yet registered to receive it, be sure to Subscribe Now! We email no more than twice a month. It’s a good way to be sure you’re up on our special rides, weekly rides, and very useful clinics! Check it out!

Topics Included in this Edition:

• Brutiful Roads Triple - Adventure road ride series that begins in remote locations no more than a 1 hr drive from either here or Ride Studio in Lexington

• Resolution Ride - Ride on Tuesday, January 1 at 11am, RSVP’s important since we won’t know the best route or bike type until just before this ride due to weather

• Winter Riding 101 Clinic: Learn how to Enjoy Staying Outside on your Bike. We’re hosting, CRW is bringing snacks and drinks! Be sure to RSVP! January 6 3-5pm

• Nailing Your Nutrition, Riding to Lose Weight Seminar is happening Tuesday, January 15 at 7:00 pm, be sure to RSVP to attend. CCNS is presenting valuable insight.

• Lactate Threshold Testing - CCNS is offering LT testing on January 15 during the day, be sure to reserve your test

• Weekly Group Rides for this weekend:

  • Sunshine Express Road Ride - Saturday Mornings 11:00am Rollout - This ride is on, it's ideal road riding weather this weekend. Two speeds: 17-18mph average and 15-16mph average.
    

  • Beowulf Terrain Ride - Gravel bikes, cross bikes, mountain bikes - Saturday Mornings 11:10am Rollout - Canceled for this Saturday due to WET trails. We run this ride when the trails are DRY and/or FROZEN!
    

  • BiFrost Offroad Ride - Mountain bikes, fat bikes, any bike with studded tires - Sunday Mornings 9:00am Rollout Sponsored by Honey Bikes! - This ride is ON for this Sunday since the trails will be frozen. Studded tires are REQUIRED to participate this Saturday for the safety of all.

• Gravel Bike Feature - Honey Allroads

Honey Allroads is the best value gravel bike on the market. Get one to be ready for upcoming spring events!

Spring Classics Wrap-Up Party - Happening Here Friday, April 28 - 7pm

Please RSVP Now!

The Ride Headquarters Spring Classics Series has come to a close! It has been an awesome six weeks of epic rides and great camaraderie.  Our participants braved harsh elements, rough roads and fierce competition. Everyone is to be commended for great riding all around.

We'd like to commemorate the end of the series with a party this coming Friday, April 28th at 7pm. We'll be awarding prizes and recapping some of the highlights from each stage.

Everyone is welcome, even if you did not participate in the ride series.  Bring your friends and family. We'll have refreshments and hors d'oevures for all.  Please RSVP here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Competition Final Results

Men's Stage Points Competition

Place	Handle	Stage 6 Points	Stage 5 Points	Stage 4 Points	Stage 3 Points	Stage 2 Points	Stage 1 Points	Total
1.)	Tucker W.	64	90	100	100	90	39	483
2.)	jmangieri	100	80	70	60	42	100	452
3.)	Chris D.	44	95	80	70	80	81	450
4.)	Phillip Stern	100	100	46	48	46	72	412
5.)	Robbie	3	19	90	80	100	49	341
6.)	Andrew U	52	60	44	38	32	74	300
7.)	Martin H	21	55	42	42	36	43	239
8.)	Darren Garnier	40	47	20	20	10	70	207
9.)	TimM	49	53	20	20	10	51	203
10.)	kklasman	63	32	20	20	16	45	196
11.)	LeonPalandjian	35	24	50	40	38	1	188
12.)	WesTate	3	5	48	46	44	38	184
13.)	Cal	19	50	20	44	28	20	181
14.)	JayS.	54	38	20	20	10	36	178
15.)	jaytheskier	19	5	20	20	48	48	160
16.)	Walter T	22	21	20	34	40	21	158
17.)	Andrew L	3	5	20	50	50	27	155
18.)	Janders	6	5	60	32	34	17	154
19.)	Joe Marinelli	3	5	20	20	60	38	146
20.)	Dustin Weigl	3	5	20	90	10	1	129
21.)	pincince	11	25	40	28	20	1	125
22.)	gregonabike	3	5	20	30	24	39	121
23.)	Seth Porter	3	5	20	20	70	1	119
24.)	stnphoto	11	17	20	20	18	29	115
25.)	M_A_T	3	5	20	36	26	24	114
26.)	Chauncy	40	13	20	20	10	1	104
27.)	myth_jimmy	3	5	20	20	22	32	102
28.)	Jon Doyle	3	5	20	20	10	43	101
29.)	Lentamentalisk	11	15	20	20	10	22	98
30.)	BradDutton	21	26	20	20	10	1	98
31.)	Roger	3	13	20	20	10	28	94
32.)	Mark	3	35	20	20	10	1	89
33.)	JohnLees	14	22	20	20	10	1	87
34.)	Nick_NE	3	5	20	24	10	17	79
35.)	Pete Yoest	3	5	20	20	30	1	79
36.)	jkerbs	12	14	20	20	10	1	77
37.)	JJ Cobb	3	20	20	20	10	1	74
38.)	James Smith	3	5	20	26	14	1	69
39.)	Mike Dietrich	3	5	20	22	10	1	61
40.)	Doug Cornelius	3	5	20	20	12	1	61
41.)	Bob W.	3	6	20	20	10	1	60

Women's Stage Points Competition

Place	Handle	Stage 6	Stage 5	Stage 4	Stage 3 Points	Stage 2 Points	Stage 1 Points	Total
1.)	ChristinaCarvey	100	97	90	100	80	44	511
2.)	IMK	86	54	80	90	90	100	500
3.)	LaneMarder	76	100	100	50	100	63	489
4.)	Jenny	42	88	70	60	70	31	361
5.)	AprilRicciardone	42	7	60	80	60	6	255
6.)	CapeCat	9	13	50	70	50	30	222

Men's Spirit Competition

Place	Name	Spirit Stage 1	Spirt Stage 2	Spirit Stage 3	Spirit Stage 4	Spirit Stage 5	Stage 6	Referall Bonus	Total
1.)	TuckerWetmore	66	58	53	66	66	66	200	575
2.)	Andrewu	39	43	44	46	42	55	150	419
3.)	PhillipStern	36	42	46	47	58	64		293
4.)	MartinH	47	50	46	44	45	49		281
5.)	jmangieri	37	42	43	43	46	33		244
6.)	LeonPalandjian	0	40	40	38	61	63		242
7.)	Janders	37	53	50	43	14	33		230
8.)	MangoNut	33	33	33	33	33	33		198
9.)	Robbie	33	33	45	33	44	0		188
10.)	AndrewL	53	66	66	0	0	0		185
11.)	WalterT	33	52	33	0	33	33		184
12.)	Wes Tate	33	33	46	33	0	33		178
13.)	kklasman	50	52	0	0	33	33		168
14.)	Cal	33	33	33	0	33	33		165
15.)	pincince	0	33	33	33	33	33		165
16.)	jaytheskier	33	63	0	0	33	33		162
17.)	DarrenGarnier	33	39	0	0	41	39		152
18.)	Lentamentalisk	60	0	0	0	33	33		126
19.)	gregonabike	41	33	47	0	0	0		121
20.)	JamesSmith	39	41	33	0	0	0		113
21.)	stnphoto	38	40	0	0	0	33		111
22.)	M_A_T	33	39	33	0	0	0		105
23.)	JoeMarinelli	51	52	0	0	0	0		103
24.)	TimM	33	0	0	0	33	33		99
25.)	JayS.	33	0	0	0	33	33		99
25.)	Roger	33	0	0	0	33	33		99
25.)	Chauncy	33	0	0	0	33	33		99
22.)	myth_jimmy	56	42	0	0	0	0		98
25.)	Nick_NE	33	0	33	0	0	0		66
25.)	Mike Dietrich	0	0	33	0	33	0		66
31.)	BradDutton	0	0	0	0	33	33		66
31.)	jkerbs	0	0	0	0	33	33		66
31.)	JohnLees	0	0	0	0	33	33		66
31.)	SethPorter	0	33	0	0	0	0		33
31.)	PeteYoest	0	33	0	0	0	0		33
31.)	DougCornelius	0	33	0	0	0	0		33
31.)	JonDoyle	33	0	0	0	0	0		33
31.)	Mark	0	0	0	0	33	0		33
31.)	JJ Cobb	0	0	0	0	33	0		33
31.)	Bob W.	0	0	0	0	33	0		33

Women's Spirit Competition

Place	Handle	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Referal Bonus	Total
1.)	Jenny	39	64	53	63	66	66	200	551
2.)	LaneMarder	33	66	33	66	60	56	150	464
3.)	ChristinaCarvey	33	48	41	53	45	55	100	375
4.)	IMK	33	33	33	56	33	56		244
5.)	AprilRicciardone	33	33	33	33	33	33		198
6.)	CapeCat	33	0	40	0	33	33		139

Men's General Classification

Place	Handle	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Referal Bonus	Total
1.)	Tucker W.	105	148	153	166	156	130	200	1058
2.)	Phillip Stern	108	88	124	93	158	164		735
3.)	Andrewu	113	75	82	90	102	107	150	719
4.)	jmangieri	137	84	103	113	126	133		696
5.)	Chris D	114	113	103	113	128	77		648
6.)	Robbie	82	133	125	123	63	3		529
7.)	MartinH	90	86	88	86	100	70		520
8.)	LeonPalandjian	1	78	80	88	85	98		430
9.)	Janders	54	87	67	103	19	39		369
10.)	kklasman	95	68	20	20	65	96		364
11.)	DarrenGarnier	103	49	20	20	88	79		359
12.)	Cal	53	61	77	20	83	52		346
13.)	WalterT	54	92	69	20	54	55		344
14.)	AndrewL	80	116	116	20	5	3		340
15.)	Organs	71	77	79	81	5	3		316
16.)	pincince	1	53	77	73	58	44		306
17.)	TimM	84	10	20	20	86	82		302
18.)	jaytheskier	81	111	20	20	5	52		289
19.)	JayS.	69	10	20	20	71	87		277
20.)	stnphoto	67	58	20	20	50	44		259
21.)	Chauncy	82	10	20	20	46	73		251
22.)	JoeMarinelli	89	112	20	20	5	3		249
23.)	gregonabike	80	57	82	20	5	3		247
24.)	Lentamentalisk	82	10	20	20	48	44		224
25.)	M_A_T	57	65	69	20	5	3		219
26.)	myth_jimmy	88	64	20	20	5	3		200
27.)	Roger	61	10	20	20	46	36		193
28.)	JamesSmith	40	55	61	20	5	3		184
29.)	BradDutton	1	10	20	20	59	54		164
30.)	Dustin Weigl	1	10	123	20	5	3		162
31.)	JohnLees	1	10	20	20	55	47		153
32.)	SethPorter	1	103	20	20	5	3		152
33.)	Nick_NE	50	10	59	20	5	3		147
34.)	jkerbs	1	10	20	20	47	45		143
35.)	JonDoyle	76	10	20	20	5	3		134
36.)	Mark	1	10	20	20	68	3		122
37.)	PeteYoest	1	63	20	20	5	3		112
38.)	JJ Cobb	1	10	20	20	53	3		107
39.)	DougCornelius	1	45	20	20	5	3		94
40.)	Mike Dietrich	1	10	55	20	5	3		94
41.)	Bob W.	1	10	20	20	39	3		93

Women's General Classification

Place	Handle	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Referral Bonus	Total
1.)	LaneMarder	96	166	83	166	160	132	150	953
3.)	Jenny	70	134	113	133	154	108	200	912
2.)	ChristinaCarvey	77	128	141	143	142	155	100	886
4.)	IMK	133	123	123	136	87	142	0	744
5.)	AprilRicciardone	39	93	110	93	40	75	0	450
6.)	CapeCat	63	50	120	50	46	42	0	371