Thursday Night Bike Ride
When: May to October / 5:30 pm
Every other Thursday thru October 2009
It will be a 20+ mile ride8/6 Thursday Night Bike Ride
8/20 Thursday Night Bike Ride
9/3 Thursday Night Bike RideMeet at Honest Johns Bar and Grill
Selden street between Cass and 2nd Ave
488 Selden Street Detroit 48201No registration or fee required
email us if you plan to attendclick here for map
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Where: Centralized midtown meeting place, Honest Johns Bar and Grill 488 Selden Street. Detroit MI. 48201 (plenty of parking behind and kitty corner left across street, gated and secure).
What: Exploration bike rides in all directions from a centralized hub, liken to the original city master plan, spokes of the hub and all the spaces in-between.
Historic Pub or Restaurant as ½ way turn-around point, (Three and out rule, no tom-foolery please).With: Helmet, lights, reflective gear, water bottle is mandatory, inner tubes, tools and compressed air are recommended; please do not show up without these items, you do not want to get stuck.
- 12-14mph or faster as the group determines.
- No first time riders, get your practice, your tone locally in your own neighborhood before you venture on out with us.
- Rain or shine dress prepared.
How: Pedestrians always have the right of way, let’s show the cars what they seem to forget. We ride practicing ‘Group Participation’, a group ride is NOT a race. You are not to "attack" off the front or try to show everyone how strong you are. That's what races are for. Practicing group we become as one bubble flowing and feeling together sharing our combined good energy with the environment and the people around us.
- We ride on the right, side by side, two abreast only except in the case of passing.
- We obey all traffic signals and signs, leader makes call on pass thru at intersections as long as group remains one, if you are outside the bubble stop, look and listen before you pedal on thru….
- Our number one rule for safety on our rides is to communicate all the time. We call out all road hazards, we do use hand signals, and also supplement with plenty of verbal signals, pointing out glass, potholes, rail road tracks etc….
- One person will be leading the group and one designated person will follow making sure that we remain together and that all of us are a tight oval/bubble.
- You are responsible for the person behind you, if you do not see them stop, wait and then head back along the same route just traveled as the rest of us will be coming to.
- When in doubt stop, do not turn, do not go left or right and get lost, please just wait and someone will come back and get you.
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Liability/Disclaimers:
We do not believes in accidents, while you are on a ride with us, you are completely responsible for how you show up in the moment, and or whether or not you choose to whip out, break your color bone (Lance), meet a car, sidewalk, tree, broken pavement or a fellow rider, which may result in numerous forms of lacerations, broken bone or bruise.
- Helmets lights and reflective gear are mandatory.
- You agree not to file a law suit as you are self aware and realize that we are not the bad guy, the rich guy, hoarders of wealth or part of the Materialistic Paradigm
- We are neither your brother nor your keeper.
- You are reasonable for every moment that you experience while you are with us.
- Ride at your own risk, it is Detroit.
* Note: each following Thursday night beginning May 21st ride will depart from suburbs and head down along various routes and may be exploratory in nature, critical mass approach welcomed. This is an aggressive mountain bike/cross over training ride, 35+ miles, URBAN ASSAULT 17-24mph sustained, minimum of 5 push up stops along the way. Departure times 5:30 sharp. Click below to send an email to be questioned prior to being included on this ride. Mandatory group participation still applies.
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