RIDE COORDINATOR UPDATE - Morris Area Freewheelers

SPECIAL EVENTS-In addition to our normal schedule we have special events listed on our ride schedule. These include Maine Lighthouse Ride, Seagull Century, JFCS 3rd Annual Wheels for Meals, and the BCP Fall Foliage Ride. If you are attending any of these special events, please sign up on the ride schedule so that the ride leader knows who is attending but you will need to register directly with the event. In addition, check out our schedule for additional rides by other organizations.

MILESTONE PARTY-The 15th Milestone Party will be held Wed Oct 4. There is a link on the MAFW website for more info and to sign up. Proposed rides for the Milestone Party have been posted. If you want to lead one of those rides or you want to propose an alternative ride, please contact me.

CANCELLING FROM A RIDE-If you decide to cancel within 2 hours of a ride, please remove yourself from that ride and also contact the ride leader. The ride leader may have already printed out the signup sheet and probably has already left for the ride.

RIDE LEADER-If you want to give back to MAFW by being a ride leader please contact me. If interested, I recommend shadowing a ride leader for several rides.

SAFETY-Strongly recommend all riders have a bell and front and back lights. In addition to the lights you should also be wearing bright clothes to increase your visibility.

Thanks, Manny

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

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