Quick recap: 8 cyclists. 38 miles. 4000 feet of climbing.
Parking is available at the Union Furnace Elementary School. We adjusted the route to remove the spur into the campground, so our ride is shorter than published route. Temps were in the 30’s to upper 40’s. Had a few runners and yippers but nothing unfriendly. We stopped to eat snacks on Long Ridge near the group campground access, Gravel was sticky with a few sloppy sections. We had to plug one puncture.
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
