MONDAY*
Easy Ride
(seasonal, usually begins in spring after time
change)
This ride leaves from Fresh located on
6991
Old Jacksonville Hwy, at 6 pm on
Mondays. It is a moderate paced ride of 30 miles. This
ride will continue until daylight savings time ends (November
6, 2011). After this date, and beginning on November 7,
the regular Wednesday evening ride from Faulkner Park will
switch to Monday nights. There will be an "A" and a "B"
group if numbers permit. The "A" group will be the
faster cyclists while the "B" group will be easier paced.
Click below for a map of the usual ride:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/169155931#
TUESDAY*
(Seasonal)
SIMPSON'S FITNESS AND ADVENTURE SPORTS
The
Tuesday training ride leaves from Simpson's Fitness and
Adventure Sports, Hwy 110 South, 903-561-4810 at 6pm. The ride
is a fast training ride. All welcome but be prepared to fix
your own flat, and find your own way home.
ELITE BICYCLES
This ride consists of two groups leaving at 6pm
from Elite Bicycles, 610 Shelley Drive, 903-534-9998. One
group is a fast training ride and the other consists of a
recovery to moderate pace no drop ride. This particular ride
is beginner friendly.
You may contact either shop for further
details.
WEDNESDAY*
This ride leaves Faulkner Park at 6pm and is
one of the most popular rides. Faulkner park is located on Hwy
69 South - take Cumberland Rd, west, and follow it on around
to the parking lot. Moderate pace ride from 25 - 40 miles.
Beginning on Monday, November 7 (after the time change when
daylight savings time ends) this ride will switch to Monday
evenings. There will be an "A" and a "B" group if
numbers permit. The "A" group will be the faster
cyclists while the "B" group will be easier paced.
THURSDAY*
The Thursday ride leaves Exum's, 3091 W
Grande Blvd, at 6pm. This ride is a slow to moderate pace ride
of 30-40 miles depending on daylight.
Below are links to a Google Earth Map (you must
have Google Earth installed for this to work), printable
maps--either pdf or Word file, and a link to "Dailymile's" GPX
file (you may have to join--it's free!):
Exum's
Short Ride Route (24.82 Miles)
Exum's
Long Ride Route (30.67 Miles)
Exum's
Original Ride Route (35.47 Miles)
Mountain Bike
There is a group that meets for a Thursday evening mountain
bike trail ride at Faulkner Park at 6:30 PM. This ride
will continue to meet year round.
SATURDAY*
This ride usually begins at 8:00 am, maybe at
9:00 am in the winter.
Check
the
TBC Forum
for current information. There may be two groups:
Group "A" will travel 17-20 MPH and Group "B" will travel
15-17 MPH.
The
Breakfast Ride---The
Breakfast ride
leaves from Fresh located on
6991
Old Jacksonville Hwy. This ride is about 18 miles to Flint for breakfast.
Ride starts out slowly for a warm-up and the faster riders
will pick up the pace along the route for harder miles to
Bullard where they meet up at the gas station on Fm 2493.
After the stops additional miles are organized of 30 to 70
miles, depending on the riders. You may watch the Club Forum
for any changes to the Saturday ride. Occasionally a ride to
Hawkins will replace this ride.
Below is a link to a Google Earth Map of this ride (you must
have Google Earth installed for this to work):
Saturday Morning Breakfast Ride with "Killer Hill"
(46.43 Miles)
Saturday Morning Breakfast Ride without
"Killer Hill" (36.11 Miles)
Here are some directions for Sat. morning ride
leaving from Faulkner.
From Faulkner take Rt. on 69; Rt on Loop 49;
Make U-Turn at exit CR 178; Rt on Saline Creek Rd; Lt. Old
Palestine Rd; Merges into FM 346; Lt Teaselville 4-way stop FM
344; go to Bullard 4way stop; We regroup at Bullard gas
station just to the right when get to 4way stop in Bullard;
There are lots of different routes from there; The shortest
route back to Faulkner is to continue on FM 344 to left on FM
756 which takes you back to Loop 49 ; Take exit to 69 then
left back to Faulkner
Hawkins
Route---This is becoming more popular due to the amount of
traffic on the Southern Route. Click here for a map:
Map
Tri
Tyler Half Ride
This
ride is usually announced in the TBC Forum and the East Texas
Triathletes Facebook groups. The route follows the route of
the October Tri Tyler Half (triathlon).
Below is a link to a Google Earth Map of this ride (you must
have Google Earth installed for this to work) and two
printable links, either pdf or Word file:
Tri Tyler Half Route
LAKE HAWKINS TOUR VIA HAWKINS*
"Pancake Capitol of Texas"
(and hometown of
Aunt Jemima!)
This is a wonderful ride to the hometown of
Aunt Jemima for pancakes then around scenic Lake Hawkins and
back to Tyler. It has no set time or date and occurs several
times a year. The time and date is usually discussed on the
TBC Forum.
The round trip is about 40 miles with a stop at
Jewell's Cafe in Hawkins, "The Pancake Capital of Texas," for
breakfast. Some usually ride around Lake Hawkins after
breakfast, which adds about 15 more miles. The route from
Tyler to Hawkins is scenic with some challenging hills, and
the traffic is usually light. It is not a fast ride, but the
pace is moderate. The more that go, the more variable the pace
can be.
The starting point is usually Super One on N.
Beckham and Gentry. The route to Hawkins is on HW 2015, then
on HW 14 to Jewell's Cafe. From there, you can take the back
way to Lake Hawkins on CR 3419. The distance around the lake
is about 10 miles. You can come back to Hawkins the same way
or cut out to HW 80 at Lake Hawkins Park. If you don't want to
ride your bike to Hawkins, just drive to Hawkins and meet the
group for a great breakfast, or take your bike and ride around
Lake Hawkins.
*Starting locations for several of the rides listed above may
be found by clicking the following link:
TBC Ride
Starting Locations
