Something interesting happened this winter. The landscape of this summer’s Wednesday Night Rides has turned into something where we went from having a couple of options to having a really good plan. Trying to find a ride for your experience and pacing used to be nearly impossible, and yet now we find ourselves with a great set of options.

This summer we find ourselves with a true beginners ride option, a true C group, no drop option, a good B group no drop option, and an A group who can hang with those guys option. All of them within a mile of each other, and Gasp the organizers are speaking to each other about them. No seriously, this is just awesome.

Beginners Ride

Organized by Alpha Bikes, this is truly a beginners ride. Meeting at Alpha Bikes at 5:45PM, and rolling out no later than 6:15PM this is a route that is truly designed fro beginner riders and should not see a pace that exceeds 12-15 mph.

Harry’s Not In A Hurry – C Group

This is a long standing ride in the Alpharetta area that ran for years out of the old Harry’sIn a Hurry parking lot. For the 2015 season, it has a new route and a new start location. Starting from Endurance House (on April 1st), the new group and route meets at Endurance House Alpharetta at 6:00PM and is wheels down at 6:15 PM for a 21 mile loop. This ride is organied and managed by the Bike Alpharetta organization. Generally the pacing will be around 15 mph.

Endurance House – B & A Group

Starting last year, Endurnace starting group that is a an A & B group ride. the B group is a no drop group, while the the A group is a drop ride. There are a couple of routes, and they vary as time allows, but these are faster pace rides, with the B ride pace around 17-18 mph while the A group can push over 20 mph as the season progresses.