Category: Bubba Elite

Ride at your own risk. Tired of trying to be a meteorologist. Right now the weather for tomorrow is not looking good. At best there might be a window to ride maybe between 10am and 2pm, but I’m not overly optimistic based on this forecast.

SATURDAY. Rain likely in the morning. Some light rain or drizzle into the afternoon. Little rise in temperature only to near 50. Windy from North 15-25 mph.

Elites will roll from Unum at 9am with TB but in the opposite direction. We’ll do a modified 3S3M route but clockwise leaving out the Shellmound section. Regroup on 299 at the State Line you know the place near the train tracks where Dur likes to pee. About 7 miles shorter than TB route. Lunch at UJ for those that can stick around.

Weather looks good. Let’s go for it.

Here we go again. Another potential rainy Saturday. This is the optimistic Elite ride. Roll from the old K-Mart at 9am for a variation on the traditional Suck/back of Signal Loop. This edition is a 60 miler that has a left turn at Powell’s Crossroads instead of a right. Check the map. Options include a right at Powell’s Crossroads for the standard route at 45 miles or turn around at the top of Suck and head back to K-Mart. Keep an eye on the website for weather updates.

Same plan as last week. Elites roll at 5:30 and No Stop Ride at 5:45

1. We’ll bypass Green Pond and the Foot Washing church for a few weeks until the days get long enough to include. Instead we’ll take Miller Rd,  Card Rd to Day Pike, cross over and Loop Rd to get to the bottom of Hotwater. (see map)
2. It’s been reported that there is some road work on the 2nd turn on Levi Rd with some nasty gravel. No warning sign so be careful.
3. As always Elites will regroup at end of Selcer Rd before left on Dayton Pike, end of Frontage, and at the Bank at the bottom of climb. Play nice I’m sure there will be some new folks joining.

Finally “No Stop Ride” aka NSR will roll at 5:45 and follow the same course. To roll with the Elites you’ll have to present your authorized Elite membership card…

Delaying rollout until 10:30

Watching the rain forecast again for Saturday. Will delay the rollout time to 9:30 from the old Falling Water Elementary parking lot for a classic Bubba route. Head north towards Soddy and continue on Back Valley to climb Leggett. We’ll return via Hendon, Lewis Chapel, and Poe Rds. 55 miles and 3,500 ft of climbing. Come prepared as there’s not any good store stops along the route.

Watch this site Saturday morning for rain updates.

Day Light Savings Time is here so moving back to Red Bank. Need to communicate a few changes given current construction work.

1. Taking a left at the end of Frontage due to RR crossing work. Right at Dayton Pike and then a right on Igou Ferry which puts us back on course.
2. We’ll bypass Green Pond and the Foot Washing church for a few weeks until the days get long enough to include. Instead we’ll take Miller Rd,  Card Rd to Day Pike, cross over and Loop Rd to get to the bottom of Hotwater. (see map)
3. It’s been reported that there is some road work on the 2nd turn on Levi Rd with some nasty gravel. No warning sign so be careful.
4. As always Elites will regroup at end of Selcer Rd before left on Dayton Pike, end of Frontage, and at the Bank at the bottom of climb. Play nice I’m sure there will be some new folks joining.

Finally “No Stop Ride” aka NSR will roll at 5:45 and follow the same course. To roll with the Elites you’ll have to present your authorized Elite membership card…

Watching the rain forecast again for Saturday. Will delay the rollout time to 9:30 from the old Falling Water Elementary parking lot for a classic Bubba route. Head north towards Soddy and continue on Back Valley to climb Leggett. We’ll return via Hendon, Lewis Chapel, and Poe Rds. 55 miles and 3,500 ft of climbing. Come prepared as there’s not any good store stops along the route.

Watch this site Saturday morning for rain updates.

Fish and King are up for the Elites celebrating the Monster sighting but with a shorter option. We’ll ride together until we get to Jasper and then Elites will return via the Stair Steps instead of up the back of Suck. Full route just a little shorter at 65 miles, but if folks want to start in Tiftonia they can do that route and it’s 55 miles. Here’s the map for that option.