Warehouse Bicycling Group: July 2016

Sunday, July 31, 2016

WBG Java Jive Crow Express - July 30, 2016

A beautiful Minnesota summer day! Temperature average of only 23C and wind from the SE at 8 KPH. Humidity dropped from 85% to 52% with dew point at 14C.

We had five riders on the WBG Java Jive and ten riders on the WBG Java Crow Express. Tim R, Rob. David, Richard, and I did the Java Jive and the five of us were joined by Dennis, Marc, Matt, Tim B, and guest Pat from Chicago.

Marc and I did Cruisin' The Crow. Marc rode the short route and I rode with Dave, Karin, and Marcell and did the longer route down to Mayer for a stop at Ruby's Roost.

Seated from left to right are Tim R., Tim B., David, Edward, Richard, Marc, Dennis, Rob, Pat, and Matt.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

WBG Java Jive Soaked Crow Express - July 23, 2016

Temp only averaged 25C because of the cloud cover and then went down to 22C when we were riding back into Minneapolis and got caught in a downpour. We thought we could beat it back but no such luck! Wind was from the SE at 16 KPH and humidity was 70% with a dew point of 20C.

For the WBG Java Jive we had six riders and twelve riders for the WBG Java Crow Express.

Seated left to right are Edward, Tim, Karin, Matt, Chris, Marc, Tracy, Jerry, Bryan, Richard, and Dave. Not pictured are Tim and Jim.

The day started out for me at 06:00 for a pre-ride up on the North Side of Minneapolis along the Mississippi River. I discovered a water falls that was build by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in 1980 on Shingle Creek that I am quite sure is for water control. Picture here and video at this link https://youtu.be/aRkUDEoBZEI on my YouTube Channel.

Sunday, July 17, 2016

WBG Java Jive and Java Crow Express - July 16, 2016

A beautiful day with the temperature averaging 24C. Wind at the start of the ride from the SW at 10 KPH and at the end from the SSW at 16 KPH. Humidity started at 87% but was down to 47% by the end of the ride.

We had four riders in the WBG Java Jive and ten riders in the WBG Java Crow Express. Karin, Jerry, Tim, and I also did the TCBC Cruisin' The Crow. Congrats to Kirin for getting in her longest ride at 127K.

Pictured from left to right are Edward, Karin, Rob, Dave, Matt, Tim, Marc, Jerry, Richard, and Tim.

History

The Warehouse Bicycling Group (WBG) was founded in 2012 by Edward Eroe and Tim Rand after attending the Twin Cities Bicycle Club Ride (TCBC) Leader Training. Rob Mosimann joined us in 2013 after he finished his training. In 2017 both Richard Franco and Marc Hirschmann joined the team as ride leaders.

In 2012 we started the WBG Java Crow Express 51K as a ride to and from the TCBC Cruisin' The Crow ride in Wayzatta, MN. In 2015 we added the WBG Warehouse Java Jive 24K ride since the CTC delayed their start until 10:00am.

Also in 2015 we added the WBG Java Enchilada Express 22K to and from the TCBC Whole Enchilada ride in Rosedale, MN. In 2017 we have not been operating this particular ride due to the various start places for the Whole Enchilada.

WBG Java Jive

Join the Warehouse Bicycling Group (WBG) on Saturday mornings at the new North Loop Dunn Brothers right above the Cedar Lake Trail in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis! The address is 337 N. Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55401 and the GPS Coordinates are 44.985161, -93.273659

The WBG Java Jive ride is a Pre-Ride to the WBG Java Crow! This is a fast-paced ride out on the Dinkytown Greenway to the University of Minnesota Connector to the Minnesota State Fair Grounds and then back to Dunn Brothers. Note: During the Minnesota State Fair we take alternative routes, but distance and time will be about the same.

The Ride Leaves Promptly at the start time!

A map and cue sheet are provided at our website (see below) and at each ride. Please note that leader asks that riders stay together so that we are back in time for the WBG Java Crow Express to Wayzata which leaves after this ride.

Car parking is very challenging at the ride start, especially during Target Field events as the meters are active. Be sure to check the Twins schedule or just ride over to the start via the Cedar Lake Trail. Exit the trail at the new Dock Street Flats Building near Target Field and come up the driveway to the Dunn Brothers. There is free parking on West River Parkway on the Mississippi River and not too far away from the start. Just come up the Cedar Lake Trail and exit as noted above. A map of where the lot is located is at this link: https://goo.gl/maps/GxUbbm7Vkfk

Map and Cue sheet of the ride is available at this link.

WBG Java Crow Express

Join the Warehouse Bicycling Group (WBG) on Saturday mornings at the North Loop Dunn Brothers right above the Cedar Lake Trail in the Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis! The address is 337 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401 and the GPS Coordinates are: 44.985161, -93.273659

Enjoy a great spin on the WBG Java Crow Express 54K (34 Miles) or 51K (31 Miles) to Wayzata where the popular Twin Cities Bicycle Club (TCBC) Cruisin’ the Crow (CTC) ride is an additional option. Combining the club rides allowing riders to complete a metric or statute century and more! Depending on the riders, on any given day, some may come back to the start right after the rest stop in Wayzata or re-group after the CTC ride later in the day. On days where there is not a CTC ride we will optionally have routes that go up to 100 miles using some of the CTC routes. This will be at the Ride Leaders discretion to offer this extended mileage. Note: On the 54K route there is a bit of crushed limestone and dirt on some cut through paths.

The rest stop between rides is at the Caribou Coffee on Lake Street overlooking Lake Minnetonka in Wayzata. The return trip features Hopkins, the Greenway, and Kenilworth Trails.

The Ride Leaves Promptly at 1.5 hours before the CTC start!

A map and cue sheet are provided at our website (see below) and at each ride.

Please note that leader support may be limited beyond Wayzata as the leader(s) may or may not be continuing on the CTC.

Car parking is very challenging at the ride start, especially during Target Field events as the meters are active. Be sure to check the Twins schedule or just ride over to the start via the Cedar Lake Trail. Exit the trail at the new Dock Street Flats Building near Target Field and come up the drive-way to the Dunn Brothers. There is free parking on West River Parkway on the Mississippi River and not too far away from the start. Just come up the Cedar Lake Trail and exit as noted above. A map of where the lot is located is at this link: https://goo.gl/maps/GxUbbm7Vkfk

Map and Cue sheet of the ride is available at this link for the 54K and this link for the 51K.