Monday Evening Women’s Rides
Women’s Rides start on May 2024
The location of the ride may move around, so watch the WMBC - Women’s Group Facebook page
We break off into smaller groups dividing by the type of ride & skill level.
Keeping in mind that we will need to be honest with ourselves and cognizant of our own skill levels.
Skills group - lower trails, slow pace, back to basics
“Stop to smell the roses” - sessioning features and technical sections on the mid- upper trails, pace slow-medium
“Fun and flowy” - minimal stops, medium pace all trails
“Thrill seekers” - riding the more technical/ pro line sections, sessioning and spotting each other, pace medium - fast with stops at technical features
“Hard and fast” - race pace
When:
Every Monday at 6:30pm (6:00pm after Sep 10)- Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to get ride groups organized
Where: Check the WMBC-Women’s Group for the ride location
Who: WMBC members 18+
WMBC membership is required to participate. if you do not have a membership, please to sign up online.
What you need to bring:
As with every ride, *bring Helmet*, your water, a spare tube and tools, sunglasses, bug spray, sunscreen, mask, hand sanitizer
Questions?
Reach out on the WMBC- Women's Group on Facebook
Tuesday Evening Group Ride - Summer
Summer Group Rides start May 2024
Here are the details:
Who:
WMBC club members aged 10 to 110 regardless of ability. If you do not have a membership, please visit our membership page and sign up online.
We will break up into skill level-based groups if necessary
When:
Every Tuesdays, 6:30 pm . On Sep 14, they start at 6:00 pm. After Oct 15, they start at 6:30pm, but bring your riding lights.
Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to get ride groups organized
Dates there is no Group Ride at Walden
May 16 - Social Ride a South-End
Jun 6 - Bush Pig Open Race at Walden
Jun 20 - Social Ride at Kivi
Aug 15 - Social Ride at Laurentian
Sep 12 - Bush Pig Open Race at Walden
Sep 19 - Social Ride at Nickeldale
What to bring:
You need to bring a mountain bike and helmet to participate
As with every ride, *Bring Helmet*, your water, a spare tube and tools, sunglasses, bug spray, sunscreen, mask, hand sanitizer
Starting in October, bring your riding lights.
Where:
Walden Trails – Meet at the Walden Trails parking lot
Additional Items:
WMBC membership is required to participate. If you do not have a membership, please visit our membership page and sign up online.
Youth under 16 need to be accompanied by a parent
Fat Tuesday Group Rides - Winter
The Fat Tuesday rides have re-started for 2024.
We don’t stop riding just because there is snow on the ground. Get a fat bike, a headlamp and join us for a ride.
We post the ride location on the Fatbike Sudbury Facebook group. The default location is Walden.
We will cancel the ride if the riding conditions are poor. Check the Fatbike Sudbury Facebook group to confirm the ride is on.
Are you new to riding a Fat Bike? Head to our Fat Bike FAQ Page.
Here are the details:
Who:
Riders aged 10 to 110 regardless of ability.
Youth under 16 need to be accompanied by a parent
We will break up into skill level-based groups if necessary
You need to be a member or pass holder if we are riding at Walden or Kivi
When:
Every Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to get ride groups organized
What to bring:
You need a fat bike to participate. Minimum recommend tire width is 4”, but you will enjoy the ride more on 4.5” or greater.
These rides are at night, in the dark, so you need one or more lights. The minimum recommended intensity is 600 lumens. The lights are mounted on your helmet or handle bars.
As with every ride, *Bring Helmet*, your water, a spare tube and tools, mask, hand sanitizer
Dress for the weather
Where:
Walden Trails – Meet at the Walden Trails parking lot
Kivi Park - Meet at the Main Kivi parking Lot
Family Group Rides - Wednesday Evenings
When: We don’t have a leader to host these rides in 2024
Where: Walden Trails (for now)
We are looking for someone to organize rides for this group. Send an email if you can help.
The Family members you bring out all need to be Club Members
Each Family needs at least one parent. You can’t drop your kids off.
Your kids need to be able to pedal a 2-wheel bike comfortably.
Groups will be formed based on ages, abilities and families that come out.
Find other families to ride with on your own schedule
We also need some adults/parents to help lead the groups
Group Ride Leader Tips
Get to know each other, introduce yourselves
Ride leader to identify a sweep (The sweep’s job is to make sure absolutely NO RIDER gets behind)
Discuss Route, and approximate length of the ride
The leader should always make stops at regular intervals to allow for regrouping.
Don’t loose the rider behind you
Adjust pace based on slowest rider, if you are constantly waiting for everyone to catch up at intersections the leader needs to SLOW DOWN
Share cell phone numbers (Ride leader and Sweep)
If you get lost wait at the last intersection, the ride leader or sweep will backtrack to find you. (two moving objects can never find each other)
If a rider or two really want to bail, tell them to let the leader or sweep know, and make sure that they understand how to get back to the trailhead.
Keep it FUN!!