SIRS DECEMBER 27TH BICYCLE ACTIVITY

(The ride will be on the 4th Friday of the month)

Time:    The ride will start at 10:00AM and end about 12:30 PM.

It will take 1 hr to reach the location by car.

Where:   The ride will start at the Mendoza Ranch Entrance parking lot in San Martin off of Roop Rd. before the  Coyote Lake entrance. Take Highway101 south to Leavesley Rd East,  turn left on New Rd, turn right on Loop Rd, turn left at the Mendoza Park Entrance and meet in the parking lot at 10:00AM to start the ride.

RENDEZVOUS:   Meet at my house at 8:45AM and leave at 9:00AM   We can commute from my house off of Chynoweth Ave in South San Jose. It is close to Highway 101. I can carry 5 bikes and 5 passengers

My address is in the membership roster. Call for more information.

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Bikes:    Electric bikes are preferred. There will be some gradual elevation gains through the park and it can be bumpy at times.

Description:   We will start the ride on the Coyote Ridge Trail passing through cattle gaits into pastures with cattle, dear and turkeys for about 6 miles. We will ride on the Harvey Bear Trail for about a mile and ride to the Coyote Dam. We will ride for about 6 miles on the paved Coyote Reservoir Rd. with very sparse traffic following Coyote Lake. We will ride through many day picnic sites off the road along the lake. We will ride through mostly vacant tent camp sites and full hookup RV sites before riding back to the Coyote ridge Trail. We will pass a pond that supports cattle and wild life before riding back to the Mendoza Ranch parking lot. The ride will mostly be on double track gravel and dirt trails with some single track dirt trails   

Distance:   The ride will be about 15 miles round trip.

Bring:  A helmet, sunscreen, back pack, water and snacks, tools and a patch kit. Do a weather check and dress accordingly. A first aid kit will be provided.

Rules to ride by:   Let people know you are approaching them. They will appreciate it. Go slow when passing. Go slow on gravel and dirt trails. Don’t brake and turn quickly on the gravel. Don’t follow to close and don’t stop quickly. No man left behind.

Lunch:  To be determined.

Please RSVP:    To Fred Jones. cell 408-609-1926  E-mail Freddyelect@sbcglobal.net

RSVP so I will know how many are going and who will be commuting in my truck.

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