Wednesday Night Gravel Adventure Series
EVERY OTHERISH WEDNESDAY FROM MAY THRU SEPT
BEGINNER (12ISH MILES), INTERMEDIATE (25ISH MILES) AND DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER (40ISH MILES) ROUTES.
Gravel riding is really growing and their is plenty of it around us to ride. Spin City is going to host a 10 week series of rides from some surrounding towns so we can hit some of the best spots. These routes will not be marked, but we will have a link to the route that you can put in your GPS or phone to navigate. Here is the tentative plan on what town we are riding from. Maps and more details will be added soon.
WEEK 10 - SEPTEMBER 11TH
Uncle Monkey's in Illiopolis, West of Decatur. It's a cool little bar with really good food for after too.
Days are getting really short, so bring lights, this will run a little into the dark.
37 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31032107
29 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31032342
17 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31032368
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/613344126071088/
WEEK 9 - AUGUST 28TH
Crawford's Pizza, Pub and Pins in Moweaqua, south of Decatur. Park to the side, they have a full restaurant, bar and bowling!
37 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30218311
27 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30218341
13 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30217919
WEEK 8 - AUGUST 14TH.
Cerro Gordo at Casey's General Store Well, kinda. We will park across the street at the High School.
38 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30113184
25 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30113200
14 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30113336
WEEK 7 - JULY 31ST
Maroa at Crawfords's Pizza & Pub Maroa. Plenty of parking in their lot and around back, try to not park right in front to leave room for their regular customers.
36 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919712
25 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919738
13 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919804
Facebook Event (mark that you are going so we can plan)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2430285663921974/
WEEK 6 - JULY 10TH
Warrensburg at Da Burg Bar & Grill. Plenty of parking along the road, try to not park right in front to leave room for their regular customers.
39 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29818172
25 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29818187
13 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29877616
Facebook Event (mark that you are going so we can plan)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1086640744856203/
WEEK 4 - JULY 3RD
Supposed to be 4... But on July 3rd
Crawford's Pizza, Pub and Pins in Moweaqua, south of Decatur. Park to the side, they have a full restaurant, bar and bowling!
41 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30218311
27 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30218341
13 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30217919
Facebook Event (mark that you are going so we can plan):
https://www.facebook.com/events/506087566871811/
WEEK 5 - JUNE 26TH
Niantic market in Niantic, West of Decatur. Plenty of street parking. They let us order pizza's and split 6 packs on the 'patio' after.
Days are longer, so this one is a little longer to hit some cool roads on the 44 route. Might want to bring lights just in case. The shortest we could make a cool route was a little over 18 miles, There is really only about 6-7 miles of gravel on it though.
44 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919548
24 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919558
18 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30334658
Facebook Event (mark that you are going so we can plan):
https://www.facebook.com/events/408044079796756/
WEEK 3 - MAY 29TH
Cerro Gordo at Casey's General Store Well, kinda. We will park across the street at the High School.
37 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30113184
25 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30113200
14 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30113336
Facebook Event (mark that you are going so we can plan)
https://www.facebook.com/events/374977590029736/
WEEK 2 - MAY 15TH.
Maroa at Crawfords's Pizza & Pub Maroa. Plenty of parking in their lot and around back, try to not park right in front to leave room for their regular customers.
36 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919712
25 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919738
13 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29919804
Facebook Event (mark that you are going so we can plan)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1921723011266498/
WEEK 1 - MAY 8TH.
Warrensburg at Da Burg Bar & Grill. Plenty of parking along the road, try to not park right in front to leave room for their regular customers.
39 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29818172
25 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29818187
13 Mile: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29877616
Facebook Event (mark that you are going so we can plan)
https://www.facebook.com/events/352907302242150/
We will meet a local food spot or convenience store for some post ride drinks and food. This is open for all abilities and while some may be going fast, it's more about the adventure of riding different roads on some challenging terrain.
Some of the 'roads' will be pretty rough and you need a bigger tire than a typical road bike has. A gravel bike from Spin City Cycles, or Bloomington Cycle & Fitness (Whichever store is closer to you) is recommended, but anything with something larger than a 28mm tire will probably work.
We will update this with more details soon.
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