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Louisville Bicycle Club
December 2014 Rides & Events
Ride difficulty ratings are approximate:
#1: Family/Beginner Ride
#2: Mostly flat to rolling, up to 1/3 hills
#3: Rolling, up to 1/2 hills
#4: Rolling, mostly hills, some long, steep grades and/or long mileage
#5: Mostly long, steep hills and/or extremely long mileage

CPSC- or Snell-approved helmets are required.

All rides will begin 15 minutes after the scheduled ride time.  All riders are welcome to join us!

All phone numbers are 502 area code except where noted.
For Ride Updates and Cancellations 

For Basic Rider Responsibility See:  RiderResponsibilities2011.pdf 

If you are a parent or guardian of a minor child that plans on riding a club ride, please complete the Minor Release Form and bring it to the ride and give it to the Ride Captain.  This will save time at the ride sign in.  Please also understand that the Parent or Guardian must ride with the minor.  Minor Release Form.

For information on road construction and event street closures in Louisville see: http://twitter.com/#!/metroloustreets

NOTICE: LBC Club Rides are not RACES!  Racing on Club Rides will not be condoned. 

When parking in private parking lots, please be mindful and respectful of the business's and owner's needs with regard to their parking facilities and park in the outer boundaries of their lots.  Since parking is a limited commodity within the city, commuting to popular rides originating within the city is also encouraged.  


Monday December 1, 2014

9:45 AM 40mi #3 Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center 2305 Douglass
    Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center Try to park together.
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Tuesday December 2, 2014

9:30 AM 60mi #3 Simpsonville Rural Fire Station 2
    Bethlehem KY Post Office. Simpsonville Rural Fire Protection District - Station 2 3140 Anderson LN Simpsonville, KY 4006
    RC: David Jackson 209-534-1747

3:45 PM 30mi #2 Yellow Lot Waterfront Park, Louisville KY
    Yellow lot to Utica IN - Lights are recommended
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Wednesday December 3, 2014

9:30 AM 40mi #3 Long Run Park
    Long Run Park To Shelbyville
    RC: David Jackson 209-534-1747

11:00 AM 15/30mi #3 Tom Sawyer State Park
    Lee's Fun for Fixies: Back road tour out to the Parklands
    RC: Barbara Martin bjmartinz@yahoo.com

6:30 PM 26mi #2 Willow Park
    Wheeling in the night, lights required reflective gear suggested
    RC: Perry Finley pwfinl01 at gmail dot com

Thursday December 4, 2014

9:30 AM 58mi #3 Long Run Park
    Long Run Park To Eminence
    RC: David Jackson 209-534-1747

10:00 AM 50mi #2 Louisville Loop 50
    The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop.
    RC: Andy Murphy 5025261040

Friday December 5, 2014

11:00 AM 15mi #2 Sawyer-Hayes parking lot (2201 Lakeland Rd)
    Sawyer-Hayes/Ride out to Pee Wee Valley and return
    RC: Scott Seligman scottowen1951@gmail.com/502-523-7782

5:15 PM 15mi #3 Willow Park
    TGIF
    RC: Perry Finley pwfinl01 at gmail dot com

Saturday December 6, 2014

9:30 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Bsptist Church
    Early Bird Extra - Bike to downtown start of Iroquois 35 or Sliw & Easy 21
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

10:00 AM 21/35mi #1 1825 Melwood Ave
    Iroquois Special (Difficulty #2) & 21 mi. SLOW & EASY (Difficulty #1)
    RC: Craig Fairfield Craig398 at hotmail.com

10:00 AM 15mi #1 Wayside Park Clean-up
    Join us to help the Olmsted Parks Conservancy folks winterize Wayside Park--pull some weeds, spread a little mulch, nothing too demanding. Afterwards, we'll ride somewhere for breakfast/lunch. Wayside is at 3190 So. 3rd St. at the corner of Southern Parkway, 3rd Street and Oakdale Ave. This is the location of Ruff's Memorial Wheelmen's Bench.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

1:00 PM 30mi #3 Tom Sawyer
    Fun for fixies
    RC: Lee Staudter 502-645-0467

3:45 PM 2mi #1 Kmart parking lot located at 4025 Poplar Level Road
    Holiday Ride through the Mega Cavern Lights Under Louisville A tradition in the making with a new twist this yearJ With over 2 million points of light and 850 Christmas light displays. The terrain is mostly packed dirt so a mountain bike or wider tire type bike is advisable. To better be able to see the roadway a front headlight is a very good idea. The cavern remains at about 62-65 degrees. This year they have offered to take us on a tour of what is going to be the “world’s largest” indoor mountain bike trails before we view the Christmas lights. This should be extremely fun!! These trails are not going to be open to the public until sometime in January 2015. There is no additional cost for this treat! So pump up the tires on your mountain bike or close the deal on the one you are wanting to buy and join us! We’ll meet at the Kmart parking lot located at 4025 Poplar Level Road and ride to Taylor Avenue which is just off the Kmart parking lot. We will have a sign in sheet and the cost is $6.00 per person, EXACT change would be very helpful. This is great fun! We are allowed to ride through before they are open to the general public..so no cars..only bikes..how cool is that! Christmas cookies and hot chocolate after the ride…hope you can join us. The rain date will be the following Saturday, December 13, 2014..same time…same everything.
    RC: Kelly McGill 502-641-7718 or kelly.mcgill@twc.com

Sunday December 7, 2014

8:00 AM 100mi #3 Finley Firehouse, Scottsburg, IN
    Xmas Century. Route to be determined. Start at Finley Firehouse. Take I-65 North to exit 29. Go west (left) off the exit on State Road 56. Firehouse is approximately 3 miles on the right. Go right on Finley Firehouse Road to park behind the firehouse. Do not block the doors. Please call my cell only the morning of the ride. I do not keep it on.
    RC: Melissa "Puddle" Hall lissah45@yahoo.com (Home 812-752-3973) (Cell: 812-820-3726)

9:00 AM 25mi #3 921 Baxter Ave
    Sunday morning ride out of Vic's Classic Bikes
    RC: Perry Finley - Victor Miller 552.5669

10:00 AM 40mi #4 Medora High School 82 S George St, Medora, IN 47260
    Medora Gravel Adventure Ride. Get ready for an adventure! This ride will be ridden on a variety of road surfaces, so expect to bring a cross, mtb or other bike that can handle larger treaded tires. Part of the adventure is that the roads will be mostly unknown, as even the ride captain will likely not have seen them before, so expect to be rerouted if roads are closed or impassible, ideally we will stay together as a group so nobody gets lost (or at least nobody is lost alone). Things to expect: pavement, gravel, dirt, mud, water crossings, trees down across roads, stores that aren't actually open. Roads without signs, roads that disappear into nothingness and require bushwacking through the woods to reach where the road reappears on the other side. Be prepared: bring enough food and water to handle the expected mileage and then some. Tools and such to fix any problems that you may have. Be prepared to push your bike up some impossibly steep, boulder strewn roads. Most of all be prepared to have fun!
    RC: Timothy Stephen barturtle@gmail.com

10:00 AM 17/32mi #1 Farnsley Moremen Parking Lot
    Farnsley Moremen Landing,Ohio River Levee Trail
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

2:00 PM 15/25mi #2 Heine Brothers' Coffee, 119 Chenoweth Lane
    RC: Glen and Lisa Todd (502) 272-1752

Monday December 8, 2014

9:45 AM 40mi #3 Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center 2305 Douglass
    Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center Try to park together.
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Tuesday December 9, 2014

9:30 AM 55mi #3 Vettiner Park
    Vettiner Park To Highgrove
    RC: David Jackson 209-534-1747

3:45 PM 30mi #2 Yellow Lot Waterfront Park, Louisville KY
    Yellow lot to Utica IN - Lights are recommended
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Wednesday December 10, 2014

9:30 AM 52/41mi #3 Long Run Park
    Long Run Park To Fisherville
    RC: David Jackson 209-534-1747

6:30 PM 26mi #2 Willow Park
    Wheeling in the night, lights required reflective gear suggested
    RC: Perry Finley pwfinl01 at gmail dot com

Thursday December 11, 2014

9:30 AM 55mi #4 United Methodist Church Bedford, KY
    Bedford United Methodist Church 10 Fairview Cir, Bedford, KY 40006 Scenic with Steep Climbs
    RC: David Jackson 209-534-1747

10:00 AM 50mi #2 Louisville Loop 50
    The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop.
    RC: Andy Murphy 5025261040

Friday December 12, 2014

11:00 AM 15mi #2 Sawyer-Hayes parking lot (2201 Lakeland Rd)
    Sawyer-Hayes/Ride out to Pee Wee Valley and return
    RC: Scott Seligman scottowen1951@gmail.com/502-523-7782

5:15 PM 15mi #3 Willow Park
    TGIF
    RC: Perry Finley pwfinl01 at gmail dot com

Saturday December 13, 2014

8:00 AM 100mi #3 Clark Forestry, Henryville, IN
    Bethlehem Century, a tradition. While the post office in Bethlehem itself is closed, a nearby post office still stamps Xmas cards with the traditional postmark. (or did last year). Please use my cell phone only the morning of the ride. I keep it off the rest of the time. Take 65 South to exit 19, Henryville. Go right (east) off the exit. At the four way stop, go left (North) on 31. The forestry will be on your left.
    RC: Melissa "Puddle" Hall lissah45@yahoo.com (Home 812-752-3973) (Cell: 812-820-3726)

9:30 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Early Bird Extra - Bike to start of Iroquois 35 or Slow & Easy 21
    RC: Joan Wood 387-9610

10:00 AM 21/35mi #1 1825 Melwood Ave
    Iroquois Special (Difficulty #2) & 21 mi. SLOW & EASY (Difficulty #1)
    RC: Laura Trachtenberg 905-1365

2:00 PM 30mi #3 Tom Sawyer
    Fun for Fixies
    RC: Lee Staudter 502-645-0467

3:45 PM 2mi #1 Kmart parking lot located at 4025 Poplar Level Road
    Holiday Ride through the Mega Cavern Lights Under Louisville Make-Up... RAIN DATE! This ride ONLY happens if the December 6th ride was cancelled.
    RC: Kelly McGill 502-641-7718 or kelly.mcgill@twc.com

Sunday December 14, 2014

9:00 AM 25mi #3 921 Baxter Ave
    Sunday morning ride out of Vic's Classic Bikes
    RC: Perry Finley - Victor Miller 552.5669

10:00 AM 35mi #4 Commiskey, IN Post Office 1780 W County Road 850 S Commiskey, IN 47227
    Commiskey Gravel Adventure Ride. Get ready for an adventure! This ride will be ridden on a variety of road surfaces, so expect to bring a cross, mtb or other bike that can handle larger treaded tires. Part of the adventure is that the roads will be mostly unknown, as even the ride captain will likely not have seen them before, so expect to be rerouted if roads are closed or impassible, ideally we will stay together as a group so nobody gets lost (or at least nobody is lost alone). Things to expect: pavement, gravel, dirt, mud, water crossings, trees down across roads, stores that aren't actually open. Roads without signs, roads that disappear into nothingness and require bushwacking through the woods to reach where the road reappears on the other side. Be prepared: bring enough food and water to handle the expected mileage and then some. Tools and such to fix any problems that you may have. Be prepared to push your bike up some impossibly steep, boulder strewn roads. Most of all be prepared to have fun!
    RC: Timothy Stephen barturtle@gmail.com

10:00 AM 17/32mi #1 Farnsley Moremen Parking Lot
    Farnsley Moremen Landing,Ohio River Levee Trail
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and Ron Heuglin 741-6991

2:00 PM 15/25mi #2 Heine Brothers' Coffee, 119 Chenoweth Lane
    RC: Eric Sellers (502) 216-8248

Monday December 15, 2014

9:45 AM 40mi #3 Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center 2305 Douglass
    Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center Try to park together.
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Tuesday December 16, 2014

9:30 AM 47mi #3 Long Run Park
    RC: Mark Rougeux 502-494-9056

3:45 PM 30mi #2 Yellow Lot Waterfront Park, Louisville KY
    Yellow lot to Utica IN - Lights are recommended
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Wednesday December 17, 2014

6:30 PM 26mi #2 Willow Park
    Wheeling in the night lights required reflective gear suggested
    RC: Perry Finley pwfinl01 at gmail dot com

Thursday December 18, 2014

10:00 AM 50mi #2 Louisville Loop 50
    The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

Friday December 19, 2014

11:00 AM 15mi #2 Sawyer-Hayes parking lot (2201 Lakeland Rd)
    Sawyer-Hayes/Ride out to Pee Wee Valley and return
    RC: Scott Seligman scottowen1951@gmail.com/502-523-7782

5:15 PM 15mi #3 Willow Park
    TGIF
    RC: Perry Finley pwfinl01 at gmail dot com

Saturday December 20, 2014

8:00 AM 100mi #3 Floyd's Fork Park
    Some version of the Frankfort Century
    RC: Mark Rougeux 502-494-9056

9:30 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Early Bird Extra - Bike to downtown start of Iroquois 35 or Slow & Easy 21
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

10:00 AM 21/35mi #1 1825 Melwood Ave
    Iroquois Special (Difficulty #2) & 21 mi. SLOW & EASY (Difficulty #1)
    RC: Steve Highbaugh 445-1290

12:00 PM 10mi #1 The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park
    CANDY RIDE!!! The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Muth's Candies on Market Street then across the Big Four Bridge to Schimpff's Confectionary in Jeffersonville. RC:Alison Torpey: 502.386.2746
    RC: Alison Torpey gogreenlouisville@yahoo.com

1:00 PM 42mi #4 Iroquois Amphitheater
    Jefferson Memorial Forest
    RC: Thomas Nance 502-592-4203

Sunday December 21, 2014

7:00 AM 100mi #4 Shelbyville McDonald's
    Willisburg the Hard Way
    RC: Steve Rice sriceky@gmail.com

9:00 AM 25mi #3 921 Baxter Ave
    Sunday morning ride out of Vic's Classic Bikes
    RC: Perry Finley - Victor Miller 552.5669

10:00 AM 17/32mi #1 Farnsley Moremen Parking Lot
    Farnsley Moremen Landing,Ohio River Levee Trail
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

2:00 PM 15/25mi #2 Baptist East/Milestone
    RC: Steve Sarson (502) 499-7089

Monday December 22, 2014

9:45 AM 40mi #3 Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center 2305 Douglass
    Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center Try to park together.
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Tuesday December 23, 2014

11:00 AM 25mi #2 Kroger-Central Station - 3165 S. 2nd Street
    Holiday Houndog
    RC: Joan Wood 502-387-9610

3:45 PM 30mi #2 Yellow Lot Waterfront Park, Louisville KY
    Yellow lot to Utica IN - Lights are recommended
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Wednesday December 24, 2014

10:00 AM 55mi #3 Yellow Lot - Waterfront
    Big 4 Bridge to Lanesville, IN
    RC: Thomas Nance 502-592-4203

Thursday December 25, 2014

11:00 AM 50mi #2 Yellow Lot
    Louisville Loop 50 - Yellow Lot @ Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moreman Landing & back via the Loop.
    RC: Joan Wood 387-9610

Friday December 26, 2014

11:00 AM 15mi #2 Sawyer-Hayes parking lot (2201 Lakeland Rd)
    Sawyer-Hayes/Ride out to Pee Wee Valley and return
    RC: Scott Seligman scottowen1951@gmail.com/502-523-7782

5:15 PM 15mi #3 Willow Park
    TGIF
    RC: Perry Finley pwfinl01 at gmail dot com

Saturday December 27, 2014

9:30 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Early Bird Extra - Bike to start of Iroquois 35 or Slow & Easy 21
    RC: Joan Wood 387-9610

10:00 AM 21/35mi #1 1825 Melwood Ave
    Iroquois Special (Difficulty #2) & 21 mi. SLOW & EASY (Difficulty #1)
    RC: George Cooper 499-1652

1:00 PM 42mi #4 Iroquois Amphitheater
    Jefferson Memorial Forest
    RC: Thomas Nance 502-592-4203

Sunday December 28, 2014

9:00 AM 25mi #3 921 Baxter Ave
    Sunday morning ride out of Vic's Classic Bikes
    RC: Perry Finley - Victor Miller 552.5669

10:00 AM 36mi #4 Patoka Elementary School 5600 W Patoka School Rd, Eckerty, IN 47116
    Patoka Gravel Adventure Ride. Get ready for an adventure! This ride will be ridden on a variety of road surfaces, so expect to bring a cross, mtb or other bike that can handle larger treaded tires. Part of the adventure is that the roads will be mostly unknown, as even the ride captain will likely not have seen them before, so expect to be rerouted if roads are closed or impassible, ideally we will stay together as a group so nobody gets lost (or at least nobody is lost alone). Things to expect: pavement, gravel, dirt, mud, water crossings, trees down across roads, stores that aren't actually open. Roads without signs, roads that disappear into nothingness and require bushwacking through the woods to reach where the road reappears on the other side. Be prepared: bring enough food and water to handle the expected mileage and then some. Tools and such to fix any problems that you may have. Be prepared to push your bike up some impossibly steep, boulder strewn roads. Most of all be prepared to have fun!
    RC: Timothy Stephen barturtle@gmail.com

10:00 AM 17/32mi #1 Farnsley Moremen Parking Lot
    Farnsley Moremen Landing,Ohio River Levee Trail
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and Ron Heuglin 741-6991

2:00 PM 15/25mi #2 Heine Brothers' Coffee, 119 Chenoweth Lane
    RC: Stewart Prather (502) 609-6339

Monday December 29, 2014

9:45 AM 40mi #3 Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center 2305 Douglass
    Fat Forty. Douglass Community Center Try to park together.
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Tuesday December 30, 2014

11:00 AM 25mi #2 Kroger - Central Station - 3165 S. 2nd Street
    Holiday Houndog
    RC: Joan Wood 387-9610

3:45 PM 30mi #2 Yellow Lot Waterfront Park, Louisville KY
    Yellow lot to Utica IN - Lights are recommended
    RC: Percy Black 419-7773 and George Cooper 338-5947

Wednesday December 31, 2014

10:00 AM 55mi #3 Yellow Lot - Waterfront
    Big 4 to Lanesville, IN
    RC: Thomas Nance 502-592-4203

Thursday January 1, 2015

10:45 AM 10mi #1 Yew Dell Gardens - 6220 Old Lagrange Rd., Crestwood, 40014
    Polar Bear Ride, Swap Meet, Chili Cookoff and General Membership Meeting. The Chili Cook-Off and SWAP MEET will be held rain or shine. Ride distance will be determined by the weather, but it’ll probably be about 10 miles. As always, 2 divisions, Vegetarian and Traditional will be judged in the Cook-Off, with the winner in each division getting a $100 Gift certificate to a local bike shop! If you’d like to enter your chili in the “Cook-Off”, please contact the Chair of the Party Planning Committee, Bobbie Leslie at 502.548.4167 or email at bandbl@twc.com A General Membership Meeting will be held after the Polar Bear Ride and Chili Cook-Off.
    RC: Steve Rice sriceky@gmail.com


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