Earlier in the week, Marty and I chatted with Kristi and Eric about doing the Beat the Train ride on Saturday morning. Last night while watching a movie at Mikes, we came to our senses. (I’ve never done the Beat the Train ride, but that’s mostly because it starts on Saturday mornings at 6AM from Fort Wayne. To really get down there and be ready to ride @ 6AM, we’d have to be out of the house @ 5AM, and I think that makes it quite clear while we’ve never done the ride yet.
So, we convinced Krist and Eric to come over to our neck of the woods at a much more reasonable hour of 10AM for a ride around the steets and paths by our house. Jon decided to join us too.
I obviously didn't realize Marty was going to take a picture.
We hit the road a little after 10AM, and headed out toward Dodge Park via the Metro Parkway path. Jon had recently met with someone regarding putting legit dirt trails into the park, so we explore the existing trails he had been scouting. We rode under Van Dyke, and headed over toward the underpass beneth Hall Rd in Utica. Kristi and Eric weren’t sure where we were leading them, so they were surprised we we came popped up heads up by Van Dyke.
Bridge over Clinton River by Hall Road in Utica.
We resisted the urge to get custard at Erma’s or grabe a burger and beer at the Shamrock, and headed back toward home. Not many stops on the way back, and got back around 1:30PM. Changed out clothes, and headed out for breakfast/lunch to fed the hungry bikers.
Great weather (started ~40, and was close to 60 when we ended) and had a great ride with friends. About 32 miles when we finished up. Perfect ride!
GPS tracks from my Garmin.
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I’m surprised no one’s posted a comment yet to ask WHERE’s YOUR HELMET NICK???
I rode half of the ride before I realized I forgot my helmet, so I rode back to get it..