Kick off the winter training with a pair of sick rides in the cuts!!!

Saturday, December 1^st, 2007 9:30 AM One Mile Recreation Area: CHICO-OREGON GULCH (gravel)-PARADISE-CHICO ~ 75 miles

This is a fun ride going over Table Mountain, then looping back on a mean dirt climb before the final climb into Paradise. From Chico we roll past Butte College and hit the foothills up to Cherokee Rd. We climb and descend Cherokee all the way across Table Mountain before backtracking a mile or so to the start of the dirt on Oregon Gulch Rd.

Sunday, December 2^nd 2007 9:00 AM One Mile Recreation Area:  CHICO-BUTTE CITY-CHICO ~ 75 miles

Spin the legs out with a beautiful winter ride through the rice fields of Butte County. Quiet backroads and abundant wildlife are sure to accompany the winds that will help make this an epic ride. Several options for longer/shorter routes and depending on the weather we can even throw in a climb! Prizes for whoever takes the most pulls!! Could be a good fixed gear ride too!

Notes: These rides are organized for fun(?) and are open to all who are willing to try. Both rides utilize out and back portions and regrouping is encouraged! Road bikes with sturdy tires will be fine for both rides. We will try to have a support vehicle(s) but please come prepared, ride with a partner and have a plan to get home. Please dress WARM and bring plenty of food, water and supplies and take responsibility for yourselves. We will have ride cards with the route, but there will be minimal course markings, no road closures, aid stations or coffee stops, just dogs, squirrels, pickup trucks, and a bunch of bikers on a sweet ride in the cuts! For more info (and hints to Friday’s invite only flume ride!) contact Aren at arentimmel@... or (530) 892-9868.