Thursday Night Group Rides at Bent Creek

July 17, 2007 on 1:44 am | In Mountain |

BioWheels has several group rides that gather on a weekly basis, but by far my favorite is the Thursday night ride at Bent Creek. Bent Creek is an experimental forest that contains many miles of trails aimed mostly at the beginner and intermediate level rider, but expert riders in the area still seem to ride here on a weekly basis. Being only 15 minutes from downtown Asheville makes it the premier spot for after work rides.

The BioWheels Thurs ride meets in the Rice Pinacle parking lot at 6 and we really like to be rolling by 6:15. It’s always a relaxed group and we regroup at most major intersections and summits. Technically it’s a ride for the women’s race team, but the mix is usually 50/50.

Bent Creek is also a ideal testing ground for new bikes and demos. Most of us have ridden the trails so much that they become a great controlled environment for testing. Once you know a trail really well you can focus on testing a bike and not so much on riding the trail.