| Date/Time |
Ride/Event |
For
Additional Information |
Wednesday
Nights
All Summer |
Wednesday
Night Show 'N Go Road Rides
Relaxed pace, 15 to 20-mile road rides leaving from Four Georgians
Elementary School at 7p.m.. Refreshments and support will be
available at the halfway point during each ride. Beginning
bicyclists are more then welcomed as well as seasoned cyclists.
May 2 through August 8... leave at 7p.m.
August 15, 22 and 29... leave at 6 p.m.
No scheduled ride on July 4. |
Susan
Brown 406-442-2782 |
Monday
Nights
All Summer |
Monday
Night Mountain Bike Rides
Relaxed pace, two-hour mountain bike rides on local mountain bike
trails around Helena. Rides leave from the patio of the Lewis &
Clark Library at 6:30 p.m. Great rides to help improve your mountain
biking skills.
May 14 through July 30... leave at 6:30 p.m.
August 6 through 27... leave at 6 p.m. |
June leader:
David Fulkerson 406-442-7852
July leader:
David Thompson 406-443-3166
|
| June
9, Saturday |
 Progressive
Dinner Ride
MEMBERS
ONLY RIDE...
A night
of riding, dining, riding, dining, riding, dining, and socializing.
Always a club favorite!
Meet at Four Georgians Elementary School on Custer Ave. at 3 p.m.
Everyone is asked to bring a dish for one of the courses. There will
be a vehicle at the school to transport your dish to the appropriate
location. |
Russ
and Christine Sampley 406-449-8433 |
| June
16, Saturday |
Scratch
Gravels Mountain Bike Ride
Join club president, Mark Reinsel, as he leads us along his favorite
trails in the Scratch Gravels. Meet at the Reinsel residence, 1030
Vallejo, at 9 a.m. for this 13-mile ride. Mark describes the
ride as fun with a 1,000-foot elevation gain and a few technical areas. |
Mark
Reinsel 406-458-8901 |
| June
23, Saturday |
Priest
Pass Mountain Bike Ride
Mountain bike from the backside of Great Divide Ski area over Priest
Pass. Approximately 30 miles. Meet at Fireside Coffee, 1446 Euclid, at 9 a.m. to
carpool to trailhead. |
Susan
Brown 406-442-2782 |
| June
26, Tuesday |
Club
Meeting and Potluck
We're having a potluck dinner with guest speakers - Capt. Lew, Capt. Bill,
and Tod Rodger. The speakers will be discussing their bicycle
touring adventures along the Lewis & Clark Trail. Those wanting
to bicycle to Grizzly Garden are meeting at the library at 6:30 p.m.
A vehicle will be available to transport your potluck dish.
The potluck will start at 7 p.m. at Grizzly Garden, 2000 Grizzly Gulch
(3.5 miles from library). |
Karen
Thompson 406-443-3166 |
| July 7,
Saturday |
Hiawatha
Route - The Tunnels Ride
MEMBERS
ONLY RIDE... This
is a ride for the whole family! Bicycle through nine tunnels and
over seven former railroad trestles on this scenic Rails-to-Trails ride on
the Montana-Idaho border. |
Susan
Brown 406-442-2782 |
| July
7-8, Saturday-Sunday |
Seattle
to Portland Bicycle Classic (STP)
Cycle 200 miles in one or two days. |
www.seattletoportland.com |
| July
14, Saturday |
Over
to Boulder on the Shoulder
This 60-mile road ride features one strenuous climb both coming and
going. Meet at the Kmart parking lot at 8 a.m. |
Russ
Sampley 406-449-8433 |
| July
21, Saturday |
One
Helena Hundred
Bike either 100 miles or 100 kilometers during this Helena Bicycle Club
annual event. |
Mark
Reinsel 406-458-8901 |
| July
28, Saturday |
Historical
Helena Ride
Visit some of Helena's historical landmarks on this guided bicycle tour
with frequent stops and lunch. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Lewis &
Clark Library patio. |
Karen
Thompson 406-443-3166 |
| August
4, Saturday |
Willard
Creek Mountain Bike Ride
12-mile loop. Rolling terrain with combination of Forest Service
roads and singletrack. Meet at Hugo's Pizza in Montana City at 8
a.m. |
Bill
Ramsay 406-227-6036 |
| August
10-11, Saturday-Sunday |
Ride
Seattle to Vancouver & Party (RSVP)
Bike 183 miles (105 miles on day 1; 78 miles on day 2). |
www.cascade.org/rsvp/ |
| August
11, Saturday |
Minnehaha
Loop Mountain Bike Ride
This 16-mile loop is the mountain biker's mini double divide ride. A
combination of Forest Service roads, doubletrack and singletrack.
Meet at Moose Creek Campground (about 4 miles down road to Rimini) at 8
a.m.
Bring your
camping gear and stay the night... many other mountain biking trails leave
from the same campground.
|
Doug
Brown 406-442-2782
Anne
Wolfinger 406-449-6488
|
| August
18, Saturday |
Avon
Pie Ride
60-mile roundtrip ride from Helena to Avon over MacDonald for a slice of
pie. Meet at Kmart parking lot at 8 a.m. |
Bill
Ramsay 406-227-6036 |
| August
25-26, Saturday-Sunday |
Double
Divide Ride
Enjoy two days of cycling 139 miles through rolling hills, tranquil
valleys and challenging mountain passes. |
Jerry
and Linda Grimes 406-443-9216 |
| Sept
1-3, Saturday-Monday |
Kings
Hill Cycling Weekend
MEMBERS
ONLY RIDE... Bring
the whole family, both cyclists and non-cyclists, to Kings Hill Scenic
Byway for a weekend of biking, hiking, camping, and socializing. |
David
and Karen Thompson 406-443-3166 |
| September
8, Saturday |
Blackfoot
Meadows
The perfect mountain bike ride for a fall day... approximately 12 miles in
length. Meeting time and location yet to be determined. |
Russ
Cater 40-443-5197 |
