where/when are some good group rides? preferably close to raleigh/ncsu so i can actually bike to the ride and bike home

thanks

7/4/2006 9:58:52 PM

Spin Cycle and Cycling Spoken Here both have scheduled group rides throughout the week. I would imagine that Flythe probably does as well. Check their websites.

7/4/2006 10:59:24 PM

Stay the fuck off of lake wheeler road.

7/4/2006 11:32:09 PM

^fuck yourself

7/5/2006 12:08:39 AM

Hey I work at Flythe _ We dont have a ride at the moment but are in the process of putting one together. What days are you all looking to ride and what speed or pace are you looking to do.
Thanks

7/5/2006 1:35:18 PM

I'm interested too. I ride ~18-20mph...depending on hills, lol.

7/5/2006 1:39:43 PM

Is that your solo speed or group speed?

7/5/2006 1:43:30 PM

Bicyclists have NO buisiness riding on Lake Wheeler, 10-10 or Holly Springs road. It's just asking for someone to get killed. And guess who loses when it's bicycle versus car?

7/5/2006 1:44:28 PM

lets not get into this shit again

7/5/2006 1:49:09 PM

Group.

I rode a 100k ride yesterday and rode about 30 miles with a team doing 1 mile pulls at 20-21 mph. I had no problem keeping up with them.

[Edited on July 5, 2006 at 1:56 PM. Reason : ^^maybe drivers should pay better attention to their driving.]

7/5/2006 1:55:31 PM

^yea, I think my dad did that one

7/5/2006 1:57:55 PM

Who has a fixie they want to ride with me?

7/5/2006 3:53:16 PM

BRAG, but that's not the Carolinas.

7/6/2006 4:28:49 AM

bttt...lets get some rides together!

7/6/2006 2:51:59 PM

i'll ride next week sometime.....lets go fast and pass cars and piss people off in cary

7/6/2006 9:14:15 PM

Quote :

"Stay the fuck off of lake wheeler road."

Quote :

"Bicyclists have NO buisiness riding on Lake Wheeler, 10-10 or Holly Springs road. It's just asking for someone to get killed. And guess who loses when it's bicycle versus car?"

Every time I've been threatened by a macho-acting motorist while I'm riding, they've always been to scared to say something to my face. Many times after someone yelled, reved their engine at me, flipped me off, etc, etc, I chased them down at a stop light or stop sign and they were too scared to even look me in the eye. Its always the same scenario. I ask them what their problem is and they either ignore me or apologize. If they're a little more ballsy, they might keep talking trash, but always back down when I stand my ground and tell them to bring it on. So keep on running your mouths, we all know you're just a bunch of pansies who are too scared to get involved in a face to face confrontation. I'll keep biking ON THE ROAD, obeying all traffic laws. If you've got a problem with that, I dare you to get out of your car and say something to my face.

edit: For the record I ride Lake Wheeler rode often this time of year, but only on the weekends so as not to interfere with people's legitimate daily errands. But honestly, if you get pissed off at me because you're delayed 20 seconds on a scenic drive through farmland on a Saturday, you are an idiot. Honestly folks, I'm so sorry I made you a drive half the speed limit for half a minute while you were en route to your weekend yard sales.

[Edited on July 7, 2006 at 1:26 PM. Reason : .]

7/7/2006 1:20:16 PM

^ I can't say that I've had anyone say anything to me on Lake Wheeler and only one car beep the horn. The motorists have generally been accomodating to me. Like you, I generally only ride Lake Wheeler in the early morning hours of the weekend so as to lessen the chances of being an inconvenience to motorists.

I have noticed on most of Lake Wheeler, Ten-Ten, Penny and Holly Springs roads that there is generally enough shoulder in most places to ride to the right of the white line which is what I do when it is available. I do agree with you 100% though on the need for following all traffic rules as I have seen far too many cyclists NOT following them when I'm driving. If they otherwise become pissed... oh well, their problem. I'm sure I'll be out there tomorrow morning.

7/7/2006 2:11:24 PM

i enjoy cruising by on my motocicle and slappin biker ass as i pass on by. what now

7/7/2006 4:41:44 PM

^winner

Just don't get too turned on by my spandex.

7/7/2006 4:56:06 PM

so anyone want to ride tuesday?

7/8/2006 8:35:39 AM

What time, where, how far and how fast?

7/8/2006 9:56:45 PM

whenever, earlier is better...i dont care where, i dont care how fast, you decide, ive not ridden much in raleigh

7/9/2006 9:52:18 AM

I'd be down for a ride on tuesday...I cant ride until after 12pm though...

7/10/2006 11:47:56 AM

once my friend and i were cruisin in the car and i said wow nice ass. he agreed. then we found out it was a guy.

gayest moment by far.

[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 9:56 AM. Reason : dude ona bike, did look girly though lewlz]

7/11/2006 9:56:36 AM

http://ncbikeclub.org/

7/12/2006 2:33:14 PM

anyone doing the Bikefest, August 12th, in Hillsborough?
http://www.tarwheels.org/bikefest/
just signed up today, can register till aug 4th


Back to the original topic, I've pretty much have found some good group rides through Spin Cycle and Cycling Spoken Here, but definitely would be interested in any good 50+ mile routes you know that can start near Kent, Avent Ferry, Kaplan, etc.
Thanks

[Edited on July 30, 2006 at 8:48 PM. Reason : .]

7/30/2006 8:42:44 PM

HEY LETS RAISE AWARENESS FOR BIKING BY RIDING IN HUGE FUCKING CLUMPS AND HOLDING UP TRAFFIC

ALSO, FOR BONUS POINTS, LETS DO IT IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND THE DOWNTOWN RALEIGH AREA

7/30/2006 9:04:46 PM

Quote :

"Kent, Avent Ferry, Kaplan"

Please stay the fuck off these roads too. Use the sidewalks.

7/30/2006 9:12:48 PM

Actually I wouldn't mind bikers if they obeyed the rules of the road... LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO

And I have gotten out of my car before when I blocked someone from passing me on the right and he smacked my car, he cowered away like a pussy.

7/30/2006 9:23:38 PM

Let me state my position in a more clear and level-headed way, so you don't just pigeonhole me as a rage-filled lunatic.

The majority of bike riders do so for purely recreation exercise. It's a pasttime, much like swimming or softball. However, unlike these activities, bicycles create an enormously dangerous situation for both the riders and other traffic. Even the most careful of drivers risks a head-on collision every time they pass bikers. Sure, some portion of vehicular traffic may be recreational as well, but it's presence on the highway has a relatively insignificant impact on everyone's safety.

Our current traffic laws were written to accomodate all methods of travel, from the richest to the very poor. I go out of my way to ensure the safety of real bikers.(You know, the guys riding with groceries that aren't wearing $100 spandex on a $1000 aluminum bike.) Lord knows I've seen the time when a bike was the only way I had to get around, and it's a shitty way to be.

The bottom line is this. I don't take my weight bench out into the middle of busy commuter roads to exercise because that would endanger myself and others. To expect the same courtesy from bikers is not unreasonable, I think. To hide behind laws that weren't written for recreational bikers and retreat to an "us vs. them" mentality only ignores the dangers and promotes wider irresponsibility among the biking community.

7/30/2006 9:46:00 PM

To be fair though, passing a biker in a no passing zone is just as illegal as a biker passing you in the right part of the lane and running stop signs.

7/30/2006 10:00:20 PM

Quote :

"Let me state my position in a more clear and level-headed way, so you don't just pigeonhole me as a rage-filled lunatic."

too late for that... your addition only helps to confirm

Quote :

"Please stay the fuck off these roads too. Use the sidewalks."

well since you rule the road than I apparently can't even leave my house to go biking, have you ever actually been on a sidewalk in Raleigh with a road bike? obviously not or you wouldn't have made that statement, walk down the sidewalk on Kent road and then tell me if you still think that's feasible.

I'm not making any more responses in this thread to trolls, if you have something related to the topic and constructive by all means please post. smcrawff and Pyro, if you want to continue arguing irrelevant and off topic points make a new thread and get out of this one.

[Edited on July 30, 2006 at 10:17 PM. Reason : .]

7/30/2006 10:09:41 PM

"then"

I do ride on sidewalks all the time.

Seems relevant to me. You want to do group rides. I'm telling you why that's a bad idea.

7/30/2006 11:11:27 PM

Do you honestly think bikers like having cars zoom by them 10 over the speed limit passing in a no pass zone on roads that are not wide enough and breathing in exhaust?!? Of course not, group rides and most of the time individual riders try to take less traveled roads but to access these roads we have to take the more traveled main roads, especially when we live in a city. Bikers honestly dislike city roads, but guess what we live in Raleigh so have to make do with what we have. Also, the suggestion of biking on the side walk on a road bike is ridiculous! The fact that you're even suggesting shows that you don't know what you're talking about, I commute to work and school on a mtn. bike and take advantage of the sidewalks when available, however this is not an option on a road bike. Also it's more dangerous on the sidewalks because drivers aren't looking on the sidewalk when they are about to turn on or off a road. Better to be on the road where the drivers are already looking.

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7/31/2006 12:35:26 AM

^I totally agree with you. There's no way in hell i'm riding my ROADbike on the sidewalks around here.

7/31/2006 11:25:52 AM

I ride and wholeheartedly agree that getting into a massive group and blocking traffic is not the proper way to raise awareness. This is just my opinion. But as just stated by some others, the big big majority of the group rides in the area (western and southwester Wake) during the week start out from Cary/Apex and head out to N. Apex into Chatham county and back. Even during the week, once we get out 'there', these roads are lightly traveled (it surprises me actually) and some roads down around the nuke plant and old us 1 are even more scarce.

Bigger (in the 100s) group rides take place on weekends and start early in the morning and also try to stay out of your way.

We don't like riding near you even more than you don't like us riding near you, because you win in collisions and you're also a lot less observant than we are when it comes to people on the roads.

7/31/2006 11:33:26 AM

Isn't riding a bike on the sidewalk breaking the law?

7/31/2006 11:44:52 AM

^That's what RPD told me. But I haven't really checked it out. Riding on the sidewalk sucks enough to make me avoid it.

7/31/2006 12:37:42 PM

riding on a bumpyass sidewalk isnt fun with skinny ass tires at 100psi and no suspension.

7/31/2006 12:39:27 PM

Especially not going 20+ mph

7/31/2006 12:41:28 PM

someone tell Pyro to get a life and QUIT TROLLING in all the bike threads

7/31/2006 4:56:25 PM

Aw, but it's so much fun. You guys are so used to having to defend your sport that you'll go ballistic at the drop of a hat.

It's not my fault that your bike is not built well enough to handle 1/4" cracks. Mine came from Wal-mart and handles urban terrain beautifully. It was actually on sale, if I remember correctly. I can give you directions the nearest store, if you'd like. Just PM me.

7/31/2006 7:41:34 PM

Sidewalks are more beat up than you just tried to make them out to be, but thanks for playing. Go blow yourself up on a firework fag.

7/31/2006 8:54:31 PM

Paging Ihatespida

7/31/2006 8:59:38 PM

Quote :

"It's not my fault that your bike is not built well enough to handle 1/4" cracks. Mine came from Wal-mart and handles urban terrain beautifully."

you are a dumbass

there are a few differences between your walmart shit can and some of our bikes

you clearly dont recognize the difference between well built bikes and the crap that walmart sells...those are not well built bikes

just because they hold up on shitty sidewalks does not mean a damn thing....they also weight twice as much as a real "road bike", dont have near the level of quality components (or any for that matter) and probably have a warranty shorter than the time it takes for you to beat off to internet midget porn

7/31/2006 10:47:11 PM

Very little sense of humor among these bikers.

8/1/2006 4:27:48 PM

Raleigh used to be a really great place to ride.

That disappeared when the Arrivee/Kerr Drugs Tues/Thurs ride ended around 2000. A lot rides leave from Cary, but even they're up against the limits of sprawl.

I would suggest moving away.

8/1/2006 4:33:22 PM

http://cyclingspokenhere.com/page.cfm?PageID=327

http://www.thespincycle.com/events.asp?level1=weekly_store_rides

http://www.insideoutsports.com/athletes_corner/newsitem.aspx?id=118

http://www.insideoutsports.com/athletes_corner/newsitem.aspx?id=119

http://allstarbikeshop.com/page.cfm?PageID=30



I'd say there is a healthy selection of group rides available in the area.

8/1/2006 4:39:32 PM

I'd say there is a healthy selection of group rides available in the area Cary.

8/1/2006 4:41:52 PM

Yea, what I intended to say was it's really easy to get out of cary into the backroads north of apex, south of Durham and east of Jordan. Most rides go out into there, takes 10 minutes to get there (you gotta warm up right?) and then you can hammer all you want.

8/2/2006 12:22:27 PM