Ride Pleasant Streets - 3rd Saturday Long Edition

The time is always right to bring more love and community support into the world—now more than ever. Our beautiful friends in Northside have created two special events to lift up our neighbors and care for our planet. Gather up your items and your good spirits this Saturday, Nov. 16 at 2:00 as we pedal from PR to Northside to expand the love connection. First up is the Winter Coat Drive at SPUN Bicycles. Round up those gently used jackets, warm hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, socks, and cozy base layers. Most of us have at least one or two of these items lingering in closets and drawers—instead of on bodies where they belong. We can fix this! Second up is MoBo's Bike Tire & Tube Recycling collection! By partnering with the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub, MoBo is helping us make sure these long-lived materials are properly recycled into useful products. This is a very special opportunity to recycle these items for free! Let's give our Mother Earth the love she deserves. Bring your items to our start point at Community Happens Here. Carry what you can! Fraser and I will pack up our panniers and bike trailer with all the rest. Let's add some light and love to this world together. 🚲💕 To help us with planning and quick check-ins, please PRE-REGISTER HERE 🙌 You can also register on-site if preferred. The ride is FREE! At Queen City Bike, creating a caring community is a core value. Your registration enables us to reach you and your important people if needed, and also provide you with $10K of supplemental medical insurance. We've got you covered so you can focus on the bike joy! ———— Route preview: RPS_072 - Sat Long - Northside Love Connection As an added bonus of Queen City Bike’s sponsorship of this event, you can navigate this route for free on the Ride with GPS app at any time—both during the event and after! ———— Departure Time: 2:00pm - Please plan to arrive early so we can all leave in a punctual fashion - We will meet in front of Community Happens Here - Ride leaders will be there by 1:45pm to answer any questions Distance: 22 miles Difficulty: - Advanced Beginner and above - All riders should be comfortable with basic bike-handling and traffic skills - We will regroup as needed throughout the ride Terrain: - Predominantly rolling with a couple moderate climbs and a fun, twisty descent. Climbs (steeper than +4% grade): - Middleton Ave (~0.5 mi; max 5% grade) - Montgomery Road as we head back to Pleasant Ridge (~0.6 mi; max ~4.5-5% grade). Descents (steeper than neg 4% grade): - Lester Road (~1.2 mi; max neg 4-5% grade) - Lafayette Ave (~0.5 mi; max neg 8% grade) Traffic stress: - ~80% of this ride will be on low-traffic streets and multi-use paths Higher-stress areas: - The busiest area will be riding through the center of Pleasant Ridge (on Montgomery). The multiple traffic lights, the lower traffic volume on weekends, and our presence as a group will all help to reduce the stress in this section. - Other busy areas will be near the UC campus; rolling down Ludlow; and one block of Winton Road. Post-ride: - Let’s gather at Nine Giant after the ride! - We should be done with the ride by about 5:00pm. ———— Safety Notes: - Helmets required - Bike must be in good working condition. Please contact me if you have any questions! Weather Notes: - In the event of adverse weather, I will post an update on the day of the ride—at or before 1pm - Updates will be shared on the Facebook event page, and also via the Ride Pleasant Streets Google Group - No message means the ride is still on! Parking: - Community Happens Here asks that if at all possible, we do NOT use their parking lot during our events. - Abundant FREE parking is located at the Pleasant Ridge Community Parking Lot, behind the Walgreens at 6204 Montgomery Road. This is ONE block from Community Happens Here. ———— Queen City Bike is grateful to Pleasant Streets and Community Happens Here for helping to make this bike event possible.