May 2024 Rides

april Club Rides Ride With GPS june

Notice for Tuesday's night ride: This ride has an average speed of 20+ mph.
Day	Date	Time	Ride Name	Miles	Start	Directions	Host
		10:00am	Pastry-Bike-Pastry Gravel ride	25-100	North Aurora, IL	Click here for information and registration.
Wed	5-1	9:00am	No Drop Ride	30-40	Woodland Trails Driving Range	1-1/4 miles East of Route 83 on Euclid Avenue. Park at Driving Range.	Dennis Ellertson
Thu	5-2	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Fri	5-3	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Sat	5-4	8:00am	Honey Do / Extended Do	30-72	Huntington Plaza Shopping Center	North of Algonquin Road, just east of Huntington Boulevard.	No Host ! Click here for information
		9:00am	Twice Baked Bakery Ride	40-80	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Sun	5-5	9:00am	Lake Barrington	32	Archer Parking Lot, Long Grove	On Archer Road between Old McHenry Road and Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove. Park at South end of lot nearest the Fire Station.	No Host ! Click here for information
		8:00am	Gravel Ride Pastry-Bike-Pastry	25-100	North Aurora	This is an outside event in North Aurora. 8:00 is a starting time if you want to ride as a group.	Keith Carlson
Tue	5-7	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	Johannes Smits
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		5:29pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	25-40	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Don Sortor
		6:00pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	15-25	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Brian Hale
Wed	5-8	9:00am	No Drop Ride	30-40	Woodland Trails Driving Range	1-1/4 miles East of Route 83 on Euclid Avenue. Park at Driving Range.	Dennis Ellertson
Thu	5-9	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Fri	5-10	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Sat	5-11	8:00am	Honey Do / Extended Do	30-72	Huntington Plaza Shopping Center	North of Algonquin Road, just east of Huntington Boulevard.	No Host ! Click here for information
Sun	5-12	9:00am	Covered Bridges Mother's Day	36/44	Archer Parking Lot, Long Grove	On Archer Road between Old McHenry Road and Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove. Park at South end of lot nearest the Fire Station.	No Host ! Click here for information
Tue	5-14	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	Johannes Smits
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		5:29pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	25-40	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Don Sortor
		6:00pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	15-25	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Brian Hale
Wed	5-15	9:00am	No Drop Ride	30-40	Woodland Trails Driving Range	1-1/4 miles East of Route 83 on Euclid Avenue. Park at Driving Range.	Dennis Ellertson
Thu	5-16	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Fri	5-17	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		2:30pm	Mt Horeb	15/25	Little Village Motel	Contact Paul LeFevre for additional information	Paul LeFevre
Sat	5-18	8:00am	Honey Do / Extended Do	30-72	Huntington Plaza Shopping Center	North of Algonquin Road, just east of Huntington Boulevard.	No Host ! Click here for information
		8:00am	Mt Horeb	65/75	Little Village Motel	Contact Paul LeFevre for additional information	Paul LeFevre
Sun	5-19	9:00am	Ravinia	38/49	Archer Parking Lot, Long Grove	On Archer Road between Old McHenry Road and Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove. Park at South end of lot nearest the Fire Station.	No Host ! Click here for information
		8:00am	Mt Horeb	50	Little Village Motel	Contact Paul LeFevre for additional information	Paul LeFevre
Tue	5-21	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		5:29pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	25-40	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Don Sortor
		6:00pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	15-25	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Brian Hale
Wed	5-22	9:00am	No Drop Ride	30-40	Woodland Trails Driving Range	1-1/4 miles East of Route 83 on Euclid Avenue. Park at Driving Range.	Dennis Ellertson
Thu	5-23	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Fri	5-24	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Sat	5-25	8:00am	Twice Baked - Short	-45	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Sun	5-26	9:00am	Roads you should know	38/45	Archer Parking Lot, Long Grove	On Archer Road between Old McHenry Road and Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove. Park at South end of lot nearest the Fire Station.	No Host ! Click here for information
Mon	5-27	9:00am	Memorial Day	36/62	Paul Douglas Forest Preserve	On Central Road, 1.5 miles West of Roselle Road, just North of I-90.	No Host ! Click here for information
Tue	5-28	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	Johannes Smits
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		5:29pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	25-40	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Don Sortor
		6:00pm	Tuesday Night Recreation Park Ride	15-25	Recreation Park	Minor Street just East of Arlington Heights Road. Park on N. Douglas Street close to American Legion building.	Brian Hale
		6:00pm	Working Stiffs Night Ride	18-30	Archer Parking Lot, Long Grove	On Archer Road between Old McHenry Road and Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove. Park at South end of lot nearest the Fire Station.	No Host ! Click here for information
Wed	5-29	9:00am	No Drop Ride	30-40	Woodland Trails Driving Range	1-1/4 miles East of Route 83 on Euclid Avenue. Park at Driving Range.	Dennis Ellertson
Thu	5-30	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information
Fri	5-31	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Willow Stream Park	On Old Checker Road just West of Buffalo Grove Road, North of Lake-Cook.	No Host ! Click here for information

april Club Rides Ride With GPS june

Q:	Hey, what the heck is a Ride Host?
A:	Wow, being a Ride Host is FUN and EASY. First, you pick one of the rides on the ride schedule that doesn't have a host listed. Then contact one the board members. Before the ride, you need to find the cue sheet for the ride and the Sign-Up Sheet. All you have to do is make copies of the cue sheets, show up 1/2 hour before the ride, hand them out, get people to sign in, introduce any new riders, and go for a fun ride the way you normally would. Within a day or two following the ride, mail the Sign-Up Sheet to Emily Qualich (her address is on the Sign-Up Sheet), or email a copy of the Sign-Up Sheet to her. It is that simple.
Q:	Do I have to do my own cue sheets and maps?
A:	No, all of that is provided. However, if you want to be adventurous, the club is always looking for new rides. You can create your own. Just work with any of the board members on the particulars.
Q:	Can I generate my own cue sheets and maps?
A:	The Wheeling Wheelmen now uses Ride with Gps to keep a library of almost all of our routes. As a registered club member you have access to the route library, which can be accessed either directly from the Ride with Gps website or by clicking the in the clubs ride schedule. The link on the ride schedule will take you to the appropriate location in our own list of Ride with Gps routes. Click the for the route you are looking for, which will take you to the selected route in Ride with Gps. You should then be able to generate cue sheets and maps for the selected route - click here for instructions on how to generate cue sheets.
Q:	I'm nervous about doing it alone my first time. Can I "buddy up" with someone?
A:	Certainly. If you want to host a ride with a friend, partner, or even a board member, feel free. It's fun in pairs.
Q:	What do I get out of hosting a ride?
A:	First of all it is fun. Second, the club will only survive if the members volunteer. This is an easy way for you to keep the club going. At the annual banquiday, all ride hosts receive a small gift as a sign of appreciation.
Q:	I lost the Sign-Up Sheet for the ride I'm leading. Where can I get another one?
A:	You can get another Sign-Up Sheet in PDF format by clicking here.