May 2024
Hello MountainAdoras!
Happy May! Here’s to hoping we finally get some more riding days and better weather, even with the impending May gray!
As per usual attached is this month’s calendar.
RIDES: BBB is still going strong on Monday nights for an all levels MTB ride at Elings. Saturday AM women-led road rides are back in action this month, leaving at 8:30 AM from Handlebar on de la Vina. Sof will be leading an all levels MTB Sunday 5/19 at 9AM.
Jerseys are in their final stages of approval (fingers crossed!). If you ordered a jersey you will be getting and update as soon as we know when to expect them!
The Senduro route this month will be a Sulpher Mountain loop – keep an eye out for specifics on our website once our Senduro queen gets back from a trip! There will be a group ride May 11th starting at 8:30 AM from the Sulpher Mountain Trailhead. As per usual, you can ride the route any time this month, just make sure that you’re a member of the MountainAdora’s Strava group to get included in our monthly prizes!
We’re hosting another demo day on May 16th at Ellwood– if you are interested please sign up via this survey. Due to the amount of interest we had at our last demo day we’re hoping to host 2 separate demo slots: 5-6PM and 6:15-7:15PM.
We’re also planning a beginner’s bikepacking trip to Refugio June 1-2, please sign-up HERE. Want more info:
The MountainAdoras will be hosting our first ever overnight bike packing trip (Saturday June 1 - Sunday June 2) to Refugio State Beach! This is an inclusive ride open to all folks (but please remember the SBMA goal is to promote feminine-identifying gender participation in all cycling disciplines and capacities). The ride is ~30 miles fully paved, riding on roads parallel to the 101 (~4 miles will be on the 101 shoulder - which is very wide/safe).
Plan would be to ride out of SB before noon and make it to Refugio with plenty of time to set up camp, eat, and get to know each other and then ride back together Sunday morning. A car will go ahead of us to reserve a camp and can also bring any gear/tents/belongings that we are unable to bring on our bikes. In true bikepacking spirit though, try to carry as much of your own gear as possible. The car will also act as a shuttle in case anything happens along the way. Water will be available at the campsite. Bring your own food! We can coordinate camping supplies to bring so we don't have duplicates of many things. Possible activities at Refugio include swimming, games, chatting and potentially a sunrise ride back to SB on Sunday morning.
Look out for an info session before the ride to go over gear/supplies or to come and meet us/ask questions!
Sof will also be hosting a social/happy hour at her house in SB 5/22 at 6PM, please e-mail or check discord for her address!
Finally – our next monthly meeting will be 5/20 (NOTE – THIS IS NOT THE LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH) in order to avoid conflict with Memorial Day. Hope to see you there!
As always, happy Shredding!
Rachel
