Recap: 7 Caves Dirty Road Ride

Ohio
Written By Ray George

Quick stats

  • 16 cyclists

  • 43.5 miles / 3900 ft climbing

  • Small group of two rode longer route

  • Mostly pavement, 25-30% gravel roads, broken pavement

  • Broken chain

  • Temps in 30’s

  • Mostly cloudy, some sun

  • Found roses

  • Free kittens

  • Wrecked truck in ditch

16 cyclists total. 14 cyclists rode 43.5 mile route with 3900+ feet of climbing for four of the riders. Two cyclists rode the 64 mile route. Our slower group of five stayed together for most of the ride.

Temps stayed in the 30’s the entire day with overcast skies. Some headwind during the ride. There were lots of farm animals enjoying the day and we some dogs jump in the road. We saw a FREE KITTENS sign but passed on the offer even though we were tempted. Repaired one broken chain.

Ray George

Ray founded Ohio Gravel Grinders in 2012. Ray moved to Columbus in 2007 and jumped into bicycle event organization and advocacy by launching Bike the Cbus, Columbus’ only city-wide bicycle tour, currently organized by Yay Bikes! He developed Columbus Rides Bikes! blog and companion Facebook group with over 3000 members to support the Tuesday Nite Ride. Ray has been instrumental in organizing charity rides, including Ride the Elevator, Night of 1000/1001 Tacos, and Yelp on Two Wheels to support many organizations.

Ray enjoys long gravel bike rides in the woods and lunch with coffee outside. He has been featured on a number of podcasts. Check them out on the Featured On section. Honey Stinger Ambassador

http://www.ohiogravelgrinders.com
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