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Carolina Cyclers bicycle rides are open to everyone! We welcome non-members. Do come prepared with the appropriate fitness, water bottles, clothing, and extra tube, and an inflation devise (pump or CO 2).
If you are a member of Carolina Cyclers you may add a ride now. Contact Dorothy Disterheft (803-783-5109), Ride Coordinator, or Paul Palmer, (803-782-5656) webmaster, for user name and password or for any assistance you need adding or editing a ride. Just please be reminded that ride leaders are expected to have all riders who participate in the ride to sign a Release and Waiver of Liability Agreement. Just click the link and print a few copies.
If you are a local ride leader from a local bike shop or other local organization, we will be delighted to add your ride to the calendar. Contact Paul Palmer, (803-782-5656) webmaster to have your ride listed, provided you give complete information about the ride as follows: Date, time, place duration, pace, and organization.
(If the calendar does not appear below reload this page by clicking the refresh button on your browser or press your F5 key. The imbedded calendar is at http://plus.calendars.net/ptpalmer .)
See Message Board for last minute updates and information about bike rides in the Columbia area and Post a message Here.
Here are some weekly evening rides (to resume with daylight savings time in April):
Here are some Carolina Cyclers that are always ready to ride with you - give 'em a call:
Ride Photos
2010 New Years Day Ride slide show here.
2009 Phil's London - Edinburgh - London Ride here.
See 2008 Assault Slide Show here.
Here are Phil's 2008 Hell week photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357281@N00/sets/72157604341751148/show/
Check out the 2007 Assault on Little Mountain Slide Show/Photo Gallery.
Check out the 2006 Assault on Little Mountain Slide Show. (It is a very large file; be patient with broadband. It will take all night for dial-up.)
Check out Bob's 2005 Rose Hill ride from Newberry.
Check out the 2005 Assault on Little Mountain Slide Show. (This file will take a few minutes to download.)
Check out the 2005 Carolina Cyclers Slide Show.
Check out the 2004 Carolina Cyclers Album.
Send your photographs to the webmaster for posting.
We have some cycling photos of some of our members and guests, all shown in a nifty full-screen slide-show format. You will, however, need a 4.0 (or better) version of Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or AOL's browser. Check out photos from the 2001 Irmo Okra Strut Century Ride, and photos of an impromptu ride from Fort Jackson taken on a sunny Saturday in March 2001. In each show there are several photographs so please be patient unless you have a high-speed internet connection.
Ride Library - Cue Sheets
Please send your que sheets (WordPerfect, MSWord, Excel,
PDF, txt) or your Garmin Route to
Carolina Cyclers Webmaster
Assault on Little Mountain - 2009 Cure Sheet here. Garmin Route here.
Assault on Little Mountain - 2008 Cue Sheet here.
Assault on Little Mountain - 2008 Garmin Route here (requires Garmin MapSource software).
Blythwood Community Center, Blythwood Rd., Blythewood, SC 40 miles (Paul Palmer) Blythewood Community Center
Caughman Road Park, Trotter Rd., Hopkins, SC - 50 flat miles (Phil Creel) Caughman Park Tennis Courts
Caughman Road Park, Trotter Rd., Hopkins, SC - 50 hilly miles (Phil Creel) Caughman Park Tennis Courts
Caughman Road Park, Trotter Rd., Hopkins, SC - 61 flat miles (Gordon Langston)
Caughman Park Tennis CourtsCongaree National Park 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 54 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 50 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 49 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC - 45 flat miles (Dorothy Disterheft)
Congaree National Park Visitors CenterCongaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 39 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC - 38.5 miles, 1/3 Hilly, 2/3 flat (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC - 38.3 miles, flat (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Ft. Mott - US 601 - SC 267 - This Garmin Mapsource file has 10 routes in this area with distances of 15 to 40 miles (Paul Palmer). There is a route to get there from Caughman Rd. Park. There is also a route to the famous Lone Star Restaurant near Santee, State Park. There is also a route to get there from the intersection I-26 and SC 22, exit #139.
Spartanburg Auditorium, 221 Church St., Spartanburg, SC.- Mt. Mitchell, The Assault, 2005 Route 115 miles, exceptionally hilly (Freewheelers of Spartanburg)
2005 ASSAULT ON MT MitchellSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France AUDAX CLUB PARISIEN, Cyclotouring Association founded in 1904, Paris-Brest-Paris 2007 Route 1200K (Paul Palmer).
Trenholm Park - Trenholm Park is located near Trenholm Road, but it is not on Trenholm Road. It's at the intersection of Covenant Road and Bethel Church Road in Forest Acres.
Trenholm Park, 101 miles - hilly - Jenkinsville, Winnsboro, Blythewood, Elgin hilly - Garmin MapSource Route (Paul Palmer).
Trenholm Park, 75 miles - hilly - Cedar Creek, Blythewood, Elgin - Garmin MapSource Route (Paul Palmer)
SCIway Bike Routes - Here is a central location for various short rides all over South Carolina.
Special Cycling Events in the region through the year... 2010 dates will soon be are posted as available
March 6, 27 (Marquis de Sade), April 17, May 1, 2010
Spartanburg Freewheelers Official Training Rides, Various distances 62 to 80 miles of hilly rides for all for training, some just for fun, some for local fund raising, all to get ready for the Assault on Mt. Mitchell
March 20, 2010
Double Dip
- ice cream, coffee, and beer bicycle ride
March 20
Sewee Outpost Start at 8:30
5, 15, 30, 60 mile routes with rest stops and support
Benefit
www.Louieskids.org
March 20, 2010
Southern Pride Ag Ride - Scriven, GA Features routes of 23, 48, 62 or 106 miles. Family ride of 9 miles available by request only. Register online at Active.com. Routes feature agricultural areas of Wayne and Appling Counties in South Georgia. Mostly flat roads; some rolling hills. $35 registration thru March 15; $40 after. Pre-ride breakfast, post-ride spaghetti meal included in registration. Century riders receive complimentary gift.Free camping at Grace Community Center - limited facilities. Email City Hall for camping instructions - screven@coastalbb.com. Warm-up ride Friday begins at Wayne County Tourism Office in the red caboose located at 101 E. Cherry St. in Jesup.
March 28
, 2010After the Bridge Run, Charleston, SC, 100 and 73 mile rides -
April 4, 2009
Jubilee Joy Ride in Pendleton SC 28 and 62 miles- benefits Seniors Unlimited
April 10, 2010
Assault on the Carolinas, 40k, 60k, or 100k, Brevard, SC
3-D Family ride (Ducks, Damns, and Dikes)
Hell Hole Outdoor Center, St Stephen, Fat Tire family ride with meal
a "must do" for outdoor happy hearted folks. Benifits
www.PalmettoConservation.org
April 25, 2010
Aiken to Ride Century. The ride will consist of 100, 62, and 25 miles loops covering some of our club's favored quiet roads in Aiken County. This ride will benefit the PCC.
May 1, 2010
Spartanburg 200K Brevet sponsored by Freewheelers for Spartanburg and sanctioned by Randonneurs United States ( RUSA ). A hilly, timed event with RUSA rules.
May 1, 2010
TRY Charleston - half ironman and sprint distances triathlon, KOA campground Mt Pleasant 7:00 AM, Swim, Bike, Run (teams welcome), Benefits www.Help3C.org
May 1, 2010
3 State, 3 Mountain Challenge, Chattanooga, TN (Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee).
Sunday, May 3, 2009
14th Annual Cheaha Challenge Century-
Many use this ride as a trainer for the Assault on Mt. Mitchell Piedmont, AL (1.5 hours NW of Atlanta).
May 24, 2010
The Assaults on Mt.Mitchell and Marion, Come test your climbing legs on this wonderful annual event from Spartanburg, SC.
June 7, 2009 (2010 ??)
Fletcher Flyer, NC Blue Ridge Bicycler Club. There are three routes: century, metric century, and half century.
June 13-18, 2010
Cycle South Carolina - The tour will begin and end in Charleston, SC. Cyclists will ride appoxomatley 70-75 miles per day. This year
s tour is in memory of John Bryan, CSC's original organizer.
June 27, 2009 (2010?)
The Greenwood County Bee Buzzin’™ Bicycle Tour, 62 & 25 miles.
June 26, 2010
Blood, Sweat, and Gears is a full English century - 100 mile loop ride starting and ending at the Valle Crucis Elementary School, approximately 5 miles south of Boone, North Carolina. The cumulative climbing elevation is 13,000+ feet, with the climb up to the gap at Snake Mountain, milepoint 63, reaching an 18-20% grade near the top. Riders reaching the Cove Creek aid station (milepoint 82) after 2:30pm will be directed to the finish at Valle Crucis, resulting in a total distance ride of 87 miles. The Half Century ride, approximately 47 miles, will start and finish at the Valle Crucis Elementary School. The course follows a mostly separate route and is fully supported with 2 aide stations. The uphills are not too bad, and there are 2 really great downhills.
.August
09, 2008Hunt for the Hills, Florence Pedal Pack benefit for the PCC and other organizations. 30, 62, and 100 mile options.
August 23, 2008
Flight of the Dove Metric Century and 30 mile ride - these rides support hospice of Laurens County.
September 19, 2010
September 18, 2010
Carolina Cyclers
Assault on Little Mountain
September 28, 2009
November 07, 2009
October 17
, 2009 (2010?)Tour de Camden 30 mile, 50 mile and metric century. The ride starts at 9 AM and leaves from Historic Camden, 222 Broad Street, Camden, SC. This ride benefits the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
December 2-5, 2010,
FestiVELO de Charleston
There will be
four days of rides from the rural areas of Berkley County.
Check out the
ride calendar
on sccycling.com
web site for info on more rides in the Columbia area. We encourage you add your
fast Carolina Cyclers ride on their bulletin board after you have scheduled your
ride.
For info on various rides and tours around the country, you may also want to check out the
National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. The NBTDA is a group of bicycle ride coordinators and directors of tours that are three days or more, dedicated to promoting safe and effective cycling.
Please contact the
webmaster to have your ride added to this list.
Fort Jackson Notes
See the
memorandum for bicycle safety rules at Ft. Jackson
Colonel Levi R. Martin, Chief of Staff. The entrance procedure for gate security
includes letting riders in without having to sign provided they show a picture
ID and a current copy of the rules.
HELMETS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL CLUB RIDES!
Paces listed with the rides are only guestimates unless otherwise stated. If more information is needed, please contact the ride leader.
Ride leaders will usually stay with the largest group of riders, but may stay with a slower or new rider if needed. This is a courtesy left up to the discretion of the ride leader.
Show-n-Go ride distance and pace are determined by the group present at the start of the ride.
Send e-mail to the
Note that ABRAHAM J. TURNER, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Commanding Officer,
directed on 08/25/2004 that cyclists ride single file on all four lane roads at
the Fort! He also stated that he is concerned that cyclists are going to loose
their riding privileges.Caveat
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