7-Day Ride Schedule - Morris Area Freewheelers

Milestone Party on October 7th

Check back within 2 hrs of Start for changes/cancellations. The number of ride sign-ups may be limited at the ride leader’s discretion and if it is limited, you will see a number in parenthesis after the tour name which indicates the number of sign-ups remaining. Ride Leaders: Type Scheduled or Proposed in the search box to see only scheduled or only proposed rides. Start times and pace can be changed on Proposed rides.

Today 9/18 - Fri 9/19 - Sat 9/20 - Sun 9/21 - Mon 9/22 - Tue 9/23 - Wed 9/24

Start	Pace/Terrain/ Miles/Climb(ft)	Starting Point	Leader	Tour/Signup	Average Climb (ft/mile)	Leader Comments	Tour Description	Tour Notes	Attendees	Status
8:30am	C+/C/62/2432	Loantaka-South St., Morris Twp.	James Anderson	316 - Loantaka-Pottersville Excursion	39	Time for Metric. Weather should be nice so early 8:30 am start. Come with a smile or you’re off the ride. 🤪🤪🤪	Ride thru some of the best parts of Morris and Somerset Counties, including the Great Swamp and past Ravine Lake. Enough hills to make it challenging.	CAUTION:Gravel on Lord Stirling (mile 49.2) Food stops: Peapack (CocoLuxe Mile 36.5) Krauszer's in Liberty Corner (early - 15.3) Dunkin Donuts in Pluckemin (mile 21.6)	4: James Anderson, Tara Ding, Enkhchimeg LeDell, Jason Cope(C+)	scheduled
8:30am	C+/C+/35/1651	Denville Savage Rd	Vinny Catanzaro	1060 - Two Times Boulevard - Easier	47	Looks like a sunny Saturday day to ride in Denville, around Cedar Lakes to Fayson Lakes and back to SmartWorld Coffee. I will post this as a Cplus ride and B Riders are more than welcome. Pete will be posting a C Ride leaving 5 minutes after this Ride. The C pace will sweep.	This is tour #1048 without the Meadowbrook Rd. loop. and one little change in Cedar Lake. Tour by Ron Salny (2016).	Food stops: ~~Lakeside Bagels Deli (mile 17.4, closed Sundays).~~ Taste of Reality mile 19 no restrooms (seasonal restrooms in park at mile 15.3) Enjoy the morning Sun!! Park at Ballfields, please bring a Que.	2: Vinny Catanzaro(C), Ish Abreu	scheduled
8:35am	C/C+/35/1651	Denville Savage Rd	Pete Aldrich	1060 - Two Times Boulevard - Easier	47	Backup ride to Vinny's C+. Ride through and stop near end at Smartworld Coffee on Diamond Spring Road in Denville.	This is tour #1048 without the Meadowbrook Rd. loop. and one little change in Cedar Lake. Tour by Ron Salny (2016).	Food stops: ~~Lakeside Bagels Deli (mile 17.4, closed Sundays).~~ Taste of Reality mile 19 no restrooms (seasonal restrooms in park at mile 15.3) Enjoy the morning Sun!! Park at Ballfields, please bring a Que.	3: Pete Aldrich(C), Joe DeCagna(C), Kim Tulloch(C)	scheduled
9:30am	C+/B/42/2318	Pluckemin (Bedminster I)	Joseph Reo	509 - Pluckemin-Left in Mountainville	55	Join me for this awesome ride. We will have to climb a little, but the views and the downhills are fantastic.	Another ride to Oldwick and Mountainville with a twist; we turn left in Mountainville and go around Round Vally and to Stanton. Ride by Lorin Press.	CAUTION: Uncontrolled crossing of Rt 22 on School Rd in Whitehouse Station at mile 32.7. Choose tour 1011 to cross Rt 22 at light. Food stops: ~~Lebanon General Store (mile 19) CLOSED on Saturday and at 1 PM on Sundays~~ Stanton General Store (mile 26) Whitehouse (mile 33) make right onto route 28 to get to Whitehouse General Store then make a U-Turn	2: Joseph Reo(C+), Larry Grossman(C+)	scheduled
9:30am	C/B/44/2441	Chatham H.S.	Sal Rizzo	150 - Chatham-HS-Ravine Lake	55	Starting temps look to be in the lower 60's at this time. We'll stop at Coco-Lux at mile 23.3.	This ride starts out in the flat areas of the Great Swamp and travels along scenic Ravine Lake over the rolling hills in this area. Includes two long, but gradual, climbs.	CAUTION: Gravel on Lord Stirling (mile 8). Food stops:CocoLuxe in Peapack (mile 23) Many other options.	3: Sal Rizzo(C), Eli Goldstein(C), Paulo Piedade(C)	scheduled
10:00am	D+/C+/35/1500	Pluckemin (Bedminster I)	Mariann Mann	1510 - Flying to Oldwick and Back via Burnt Mills and Meadow roads. CANCELED	43	due to chip and seal on roads	This ride is a modification of MAFW 1121. This route avoids a long ride on Rattlesnake Road. The route returns via Burnt Mill Road to Meadow and then on to Bed 1. The Rest Stop is at the Whitehouse General Store at Mile 23.5 (closed on Sundays) Ride Distance: 35 miles		0:	canceled
10:00am	D+/C/36/1274	Pluckemin (Bedminster I)	Mariann Mann	874 - Station to Station then Home to Bed	35		Ride through beautiful rural countryside in the Neshanic Station and Whitehouse Station areas, on familiar roads named Woodfern, Barley Sheaf, and Lazy Brook.	CAUTION: Uncontrolled crossing of Route 202 on River Road to North Branch River Road (mile 7.8) CAUTION: Uncontrolled crossing of high-speed, 4 lane Rt 22 at mile 28.4. Choose tour 1012 to cross Rt 22 at light. Food stops: Wawa on Rt 202 (mile 20)	5: Mariann Mann, Mary Conrad(D+), Marty Siegel(D+), Anne(D+), Manuel Coelho	scheduled

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DAYTIME PACES (Updated: April 2015)
Pace	Minimum Average Speed	Description
A	18+ mph	Hard fast riding, few stops, slower riders will be dropped, frequent pace lines.
B+	17 mph	For very fit cyclists, slower riders will be dropped, leader rides at listed pace, occasional pace lines.
B	16 mph	For fit cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops. Leader sweeps no slower than 16 mph. BUT if there is a concurrent identical (same tour #, same start time) C+ ride, or the ride leader has posted “no sweep” in the ride comments, the leader rides a B pace and does not sweep.
C+	14.5 mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 14.5 mph. If there is a concurrent identical (same tour #, same start time) C ride, the Ride Leader may choose not to sweep and depend on the C ride to look after slower C+ riders.
C	13 mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, up to 30 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 13 mph.
D+	11 mph	For experienced cyclists who want an easier pace, up to 20 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 11 mph.
D	9 mph	Relaxed riding for experienced cyclists, easier terrain, up to 15 miles between rest stops, leader sweeps no slower than 9 mph (typically no longer than 35 miles and on terrain not more difficult than C+).
CA(Casual)	Casual	Relaxed riding, no steep hills, frequent stops, group stays together.
S (Special)	varies	Special ride. Click on ‘More’ (after login) to read special comments.

EVENING TRAINING RIDE PACES Paces for evening rides have a T prefix to indicate that they are “training” rides. Training means that the rides are typically shorter, do not have rest stops and riders generally ride at a faster average compared to day rides.
Pace	Average Speed	Description
TA	18+ mph	Hard fast riding, few stops, slower riders will be dropped, frequent pace lines.
TB	16.5+ mph	For very fit cyclists, slower riders will be dropped, leader rides at listed pace, occasional pace lines
TC	15+ mph	For accomplished cyclists, terrain varies, leader sweeps no slower than 15 mph.
TD	13+ mph	For experienced cyclists, leader sweeps no slower than 13 mph
TE	11+ mph	For any cyclists who can average 11 mph and ride the posted distance without a rest stop, leader sweeps no slower than 11 mph