October 2023 Rides

september Club Rides Ride With GPS november

Day	Date	Time	Ride Name	Miles	Start	Directions	Host
Sun	10-1	9:00am	Broken Oar	36/45	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.	Joe Beemster
Tue	10-3	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Johannes Smits
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Wed	10-4	9:00am	Wednesday Morning 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	10-5	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Fri	10-6	9:00am	Des Plaines River Trail	33	Half Day Forest Preserve	On Milwaukee Avenue, just North of route 45. First parking lot on the right.	Emily Qualich or Frank Bing
Sat	10-7	9:00am	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	10-8	9:00am	Inverness	36/42	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.	Joe Beemster
Tue	10-10	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Johannes Smits
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Wed	10-11	9:00am	Wednesday Morning 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	10-12	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Fri	10-13	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Emily Qualich or Frank Bing
Sat	10-14	9:00am	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	10-15	9:00am	Nippersink	30/39	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.	Joe Beemster
Tue	10-17	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Johannes Smits
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Wed	10-18	9:00am	Wednesday Morning 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	10-19	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Fri	10-20	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Emily Qualich or Frank Bing
Sat	10-21	9:00am	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	10-22	10:00am	2023 Chili Ride	23/27	The Wilson's House	Everyone is asked to bring something to eat or drink to share.	Deb and Tom Wilson
Tue	10-24	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Johannes Smits
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Wed	10-25	9:00am	Wednesday Morning 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	10-26	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	No Host ! Click here for information
		10:00am	Half Baked Ride	20-25	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Joe Beemster
Fri	10-27	9:00am	Friday's Social Ride	30	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	No Host ! Click here for information
		9:00am	Des Plaines River Trail	33	Half Day Forest Preserve	On Milwaukee Avenue, just North of route 45. First parking lot on the right.	Emily Qualich or Frank Bing
Sat	10-28	9:00am	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	10-19	9:00am	Ride to Lake Bluff	36/43	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.	Joe Beemster
Tue	10-31	9:00am	Bakery Ride	25-40	Buffalo Creek Forest preserve	On Checker Road just West of Arlington Heights Road.	Johannes Smits

Official End of 2023 Biking Season

september Club Rides Ride With GPS november

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 the club ride chairman Open Position at . Before the ride, Open Position will mail or email you a copy of 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 at e.qualich@comcast.net. 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 Open Position 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.