Man in Black will be leading this Saturday. Roll from the St. Elmo Food City at 8:30. Head south down past Trenton on one of Fly’s favorite routes. Past the Southeast Lineman Training Center to Byrd’s Chapel. Back via Back Valley, up the short Sand climb, along the brow and down Hales Gap Rd. See map for details. 54 miles 3,600 ft. Can climb Lookout at the end if feeling frisky.
Sept 7
Roll from Falling Water @ 8:00. Short warmup then climb Mtn Road. Down Hotwater, Hixson Pike to Armstrong, then Lee Pike. (Yes we know what is gonna happen when we see the yard with the big fence.). Left at the end and then we wind around to the bottom of Leggett and make our way back. Let’s call it 58 miles and 3800 feet. Strong men add a climb up Hotwater at the end to get to a metric and 4500.
Labor Day Weekend
We’ll be one big happy family over Labor Day. Elites will ride with TB Saturday and Monday (and if anyone wants to come up to the Pumpkin Patch on Signal Mountain Sunday too). Watch for Boss’s posts coming soon.
Labor Day Weekend
TB AND ELITES roll for a joint ride Saturday (8/31) @ 8:00 from Unum. Old Three State Three Mountain metric course. Regroup after Suck, at the bait shop (only store stop), and at the end of 299. Those wanting more can follow BeelzeBub up Lookout to Sanders (yes, we know he’s goin’). Post ride refueling again at the UJ where I understand a sign is now posted reading “No fluorescent compression socks.” (003, really?) A metric and 3700 feet. Back before 12. Map link below.
TB AND ELITES roll for the holiday ride Monday @ 8:30 from Unum. Typical route up Missionary with a twist after Missionary to get to the battlefield since there’s some kind of parade. (We know from Jacket’s altercation with the Shriner’s mini-cars during the Signal parade a few years ago, and the time the people threw things at us during the Soddy parade, that Bubba doesn’t do well in parades.) Let’s call it 45 miles and 2500 feet.
Sat. 8/24
Roll from Heaven & Ale at 8:30 and head over the toe, out Creek Rd. to Morganville Ridge, Murphy Hollow and back via the Stair Steps. 52 miles and 3,000 feet. See map for details.
Sat. 8/17
Snap’s got a friend in town so it’s his choice. Elite’s will roll from Unum at 8:30, down Main St. through Crack’ems neighborhood and then up Missionary Ridge. We’ll then head down to the Battlefield and tour it, back via Chickamauga, Marble Top, Flintstone, etc. If you really care look at the map. 50 miles and under 3,000 ft. (still recovering from last week Kamp.)
Kamp Kookamonga 2019 – Sat. 8/10
Get your swimming trunks and fill up your cooler for the 2019 edition of Kamp Kookamonga which for the Elites will roll from Bub One’s plantation at 8:30. (see map for starting location). We’ll head south into N. Georgia for a “Flyish” type route. Expect a metric with about 3,300 feet of climbing. We’ll probably find a store stop in Lafayette. Food, Crafts, Swimming, and nap time after the ride back at Kamp Kookamonga.
Sat. 8/3
Elites will roll from Falling Water at 8:30 for the up Retro Hughes down Leggett Loop. Option when we get back to the Soddy Ball Fields to do the Hotwater climb or not. 60 miles with the extra climb 58 without it. Come prepared not sure if the store on top of Retro is open or not.
Next week Kamp Kookamonga
Sat. 7/27
Probably last of the “cooler” weather for a while so we’ll ramp it up just a little. Roll from the Signal Mtn Aldi (the old K-Mart for us old timers) at 8:30. Easy spin up Signal, regroup (aka wait for me) in front of Pruett’s, down the back where we’ll head over and climb Henson Gap. Down Montlake and back. 57 miles and 4,400 ft. Store stop on top of Montlake at mile 39.
Sat. 7/20 UPDATE
Due to Hwy 41 (Stair Steps) still being under construction changing the route. We’ll do the whole length of Creek Rd. Climb part of Sand Mtn, turn left on Murphy Hollow and back 299. 51 miles. See updated map
In celebration of the Moon landing 50 years ago, Elites will roll from Unum at 8:00am for a 50 miler. Over the toe out Creek Rd. Up and over Morganville Ridge to Murphy Hollow and back via the Stair Steps.