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Bike Routes At TrekStop
Courtesy Mark Shelley: Link to Routes. The roads on these routes are often used by Thursday and Sunday shop rides. This link will take you off of the Trek
Stop website.
Local Ride Events
Shop Ride Events
NOTE: The restroom at Silvertone Cafe is for their customers only. Shop riders, please
DO NOT use their bathroom.
Sunday 8:00 am (March through September). Shop led "smell the roses" ride. Pace is slower with
attention given to developing good group riding skills. Duration is usually 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours. Hybrid or road bikes reccommended.
Larger groups will be split into two different groups. Led by Gerry. Depends on weather, call Saturday to verify.
NOTE: At some point toward the end of the season, the 8:00 am ride moves to 9:00 am as long
as there is interest. Call on Saturday to confirm the ride once we start to see frost.
Sunday 9:00 am during eastern standard time. (10:00 am late fall through spring, during
daylight savings time). This is a faster paced recreational road ride with NO riders left behind. Distance of 35 miles in
the early spring and increasing to 50+ during the summer with an occasional 70+ ride in the late summer. In May, the members
of this group who want to ride a century sign up for TFCE in September.
Call the shop at 508-839-9199 to leave contact information for the ride leader.
Tuesday 6:00 pm, (Done for 2008, look for this ride to start back up in the spring) Trek Stop Off-Road
Ride - Meets at Buck Bros. parking lot off of Rivelin St. in Millbury at 5:45pm. Ride lasts from 1-2 hr. depending on weather,
group speed, and pain threshold. This is an intermediate ride designed to be a hard workout for most. Led by Vinnie. Call
Vinnie for directions. (774) 276-1513.
Wednesday 5:15pm, (Done for 2008, look for it to start back up in Spring 2009) Kenny's
weekly road training ride. Details to be determined. This ride rolls out of the lot at 5:30 pm sharp after a few minutes of
instruction.
Thursday 9:00 am, (Weather Permitting, call ahead of time) Dave's informal rotating
ride. It is usually 2+ hours of riding and a stop for food somewhere in the middle. You're usually back to the shop by 1pm. Call Dave Baumgartner here at the shop (508) 839-9199 for details.
Where to Ride Off-Road
Trek Stop believes in treading lightly. Please ride responsibly. The following links show some of the many
local areas where off road cycling is encouraged and permitted.
What Roads To Ride
Most roads in central MA provide great road rides. At Trek Stop we carry the full line of Rubel Bike Maps
specifically designed for the bicycle tourist. If you don't want to plan your own routes, we have the Short Bike Rides books
written and autographed by our own Howard Stone. They feature spectacular road rides around Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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