The Highlands Pedalers Bicycling Club

www.highlandspedalers.com

Rides & Events from Sebring, Lake Placid, & Avon Park

• Be sure to wear a helmet and bring something to drink on the ride. Below are the typical ride start times & locations which occasionally change due to the weather.
  • Check out our website above for our “Cycling Guidelines”.
• Hammock Trail Ride: start at the YMCA back lot, 10:00 am on Tuesdays for a slow, short (ca. 6 mile) ride appropriate for beginners, those getting back into bicycling, and those just interested in a short, slow ride. Opportunities to extend the ride after our return will be discussed. Let us know if there is an interest in a 12 to 15 mile “no-drop” ride on Thursdays. Contact Carl at 817-308-2921 or Karen at 269-580-9284 or Rita at 382-7184
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• AVON PARK Road: at the Walker School, 8:00 am both Saturday (contact Randall Wilkins at 863-443-0501) and Sunday (contact Bey Gonzalez at 863-458-0157), typically 20 miles at 15 mph average pace.  Ride canceled if below 50 degrees F at 8:00 am.
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• AVON PARK BMX: www.highlandsbmx.com  Thursday practice 6-8:00 pm. Saturday practice 6-7:30 and race starts at 8:00 pm. –Contact Randall Wilkins @ 863-443-0501
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• SEBRING Road: Saturday and Sunday - Starts year round at 7:30 a.m. at “The Bike Shop” in Sebring on US 27. Several groups typically start together but ride at different “average paces”.
  • A Group (20+ mph)         - Kenny New @ 863-443-1577 or James Broen @ 314-0227   
  • B Group (17 to 19 mph) –Rick Johnson @ 655-2188 or Bob Bennett 382-7184  
  • C Group (14 to 16 mph) –Rita Bennett @ 382-7184 or Lenard Wright @ 835-0596   
    • Third Saturday of each month will be a no-drop ride with the C Group
  • D Group (< 14 mph)      – Kevin Shutt @ 214-8679 third Saturday only
    • This D ride will be a no-drop ride
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• SEBRING Road: Wednesday- Starts at 7:30 a.m. at “The Bike Shop” in Sebring.
  • A Group (20+ mph)     - Kenny New @ 863-443-1577
  • B Group (17 to 19 mph) –Rick Johnson @ 655-2188 or Bob Bennett 382-7184
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• SEBRING Road: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday – Starts at the YMCA on Hammock Rd and Lakewood Rd. Starts at 8:00 a.m. year round.
  • B Group (17 to 19 mph) – Mark Andrews @ 385-2486
  • C Group (14 to 16 mph) – Darrel Smith @ 835-2403 or Len Wright@ 835-0596    
  • D Group (< 14 mph)      - Contact - Let us know who is interested
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• SEBRING Mountain Bike: Each Mon, Wed, Fri, and Saturday at 4 to 6:00 pm at “The Preserve” in the back of Sun-N-Lake. - Contact Kenny New @ 863-443-1577.

·         SPECIAL BICYCLING EVENTS:  Examples include:

o         January 14, 2010 Election of Officers 7:00 PM at Kenilworth Lodge

o         February 13, 2010 “12/24 Hour Bike Sebring”

o         February 20^th & 21^st, 2010 “Tandem Rally”

o         March 27, 2010 Club Picnic at Hammock State Park

o         April 23-25 Everglades Club in Sebring *

o         Sept 5, 6, 7 “Tour of Sebring” Labor Day Weekend (Sat, Sun, and Monday) *

o         October xx & xx, 2010 “Family Trail Ride”

o         December xx – xx, 2010 – “Highlands Bike Fest” *

* Club members who assist with registration or road marking duties for one of these events will be registered free of the normal fee for these events. To volunteer contact Rick Johnson @ 655-2188. * Contact the Kenilworth under bicycling events at http://www.kenlodge.com/packages/?id=35 .

·         Additions or Corrections to the Rides & Events Schedule: Please contact Bob Bennett @ 382-7184 or 410-528-5929 or ritabob2@embarqmail.com .