Touring Test Ride

Remember, the venue has changed!

Same day and time, Sunday, 7 June, at 1:00 PM (sharp). But the Location changes.

We’re going to meet in Gay, GA, about 22 miles south of Peachtree City.
GPS cooridnates: N 33 05.558 W 84 34.429

To find the meeting location, travel south on GA-85 until you come to the traffic light in the heart of Gay. Continue through the light. There is a service station and store on the left, just at the intersection with Flat Shoals Rd. There’s room to park in the gravel at the apex of the station property. Let’s meet and depart from there.

WHY? We’re still going to do a 45 mile ride, but we want to make it a good sound test of our ability to handle climbing with a touring load. So we’ll head due south on GA-85 to Woodbury. At Woodbury we’ll shift to GA-85 Alt, and proceed to Warm Springs. Once we’re in Warm Springs, we’re going to climb the famous Pine Mountain “wall.” We’ll come back the same way we went out.

Conditions: The ride will go rain or shine. Sunscreen strongly recommended. Helmets required.

Pace is what you make of it, but I’d like it if we stayed together and rode in a relaxed fashion.

Stops will be where and when they are needed. There are plenty of facilities in Warm Springs. Do remember the store in Gay is pretty unreliable, especially on Sunday.

Cue Sheet: I’ll put a cue sheet up on this blog tomorrow.