Sounds bad, but the rides are fun. A clean group of well-attired men (who self-describe as “elderly and harmless”). Women have been known to participate and are not discouraged. You’ll have to attend a SCUM ride to find out where the name “SCUM” comes from. Spoiler: It’s not as scary as it sounds.
- Who: All are welcome. (Especially if they bring zucchini bread!) Fairbanks Cycle Club membership required.
- What: Road rides. Usually last between 1.5 and 2 hours. Pace is 15-18mph.
- When: Sundays (10am start) and Wednesdays (5pm start)
- Where: Meet at the Patty Center parking lot on the University of Alaska campus, unless otherwise noted. (Look for the bikes.) Ride schedule below (though the ride route may change, depending upon who shows up).
- Contact: Greg Kahoe: gkahoe14@gmail.com; (907) 371-9028 text or call is ok.
- End of season note: There will certainly be riders who push the boundaries of sanity and comfort to keep riding road bikes as long as possible. Meeting times may revert to a later start (ie 11a), and Wed rides may be canceled as summer draws to a close. Contact Greg for ride updates.
| Date and time | Route description | Distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|
| Sun: 5/1/22 10:00a | Clockwise around Sheep Creek-Fox-Old Steese-Farmers Loop | 30 |
| Wed: 5/4/22 5:00p | Counter-clockwise - up Goldhill-Parks-Cripple Creek-Rosie Creek-Chena Pump | 23 |
| Sun: 5/8/22 10:00a | Clockwise - up Goldhill-Parks monument-Old Nenana-Goldhill | 30 |
| Wed: 5/11/22 5:00p | Counter-clockwise up Goldhill-Parks-Cripple Creek-Rosie Creek-Chena Pump | 23 |
| Sun: 5/15/22 10:00a | Sheep Creek-Murphy Dome to end of pavement and back | 30 |
| Wed: 5/18/22 5:00p | Counter-clockwise - up Goldhill-Parks-Cripple Creek-Rosie Creek-Chena Pump | 23 |
| Sun: 5/22/22 10:00a | Clockwise around Sheep Creek-Fox-Old Steese-Farmers Loop | 30 |
| Wed: 5/25/22 5:00p | Sheep Creek-Murphy Dome-Spinach Creek and back | 25 |
| Sun: 5/29/22 10:00a | Gold Hill-Old Nenana and back | 30 |
| Wed: 6/1/22 5:00p | Bike paths to Black Spruce Brewery-Van Horn-Airport-clockwise around Chena Pump Chena ridge | 20 |
| Sun: 6/5/22 10:00a | Farmers Loop-McGrath-Steele Creek-CHSR-Farmers Loop | 33 |
| Wed: 6/8/22 5:00p | Sheep Creek-Murphy Dome-Spinach creek and back | 25 |
| Sun: 6/12/22 10:00a | Sheep Creek-Murphy Dome to end of pavement and back | 30 |
| Wed: 6/15/22 5:00p | Bike paths to Black Spruce Brewery-Van Horn-Airport-Gold Hill-Henderson-St.Patrick-Black Spruce | 20 |
| Sun: 6/19/22 10:00a | Clockwise around Sheep Creek-Fox-Old Steese-Farmers Loop (30mi) | 30 |
| Wed: 6/22/22 5:00p | Counter-clockwise - up Goldhill-Parks-Cripple Creek-Rosie Creek-Chena Pump | 23 |
| Sun: 6/26/22 10:00a | Gold Hill-Old Nenana and back | 30 |
| Wed: 6/29/22 5:00p | Bike paths to Black Spruce Brewery-Van Horn-Airport-clockwise around Chena Pump Chena ridge | 20 |
| Sun: 7/3/22 10:00a | Counter-clockwise - up Goldhill-Parks-Cripple Creek-Rosie Creek-Chena Pump | 23 |
| Wed: 7/6/22 5:00p | Sheep Creek-Murphy Dome-Spinach creek and back | 25 |
| Wed: 7/6/22 5:00p | CW Parks Hwy to Goldhill, Lt on Henderson-St. Patricks-Sheep creek | 20? |
| Sun: 7/10/22 10:00a | The Pie Run: Ballaine, rt on Goldstream to Fox. Lt on Old Steese, lt on Elliot to Hilltop Truck Stop | 38 |
| Wed: 7/13/22 5:00p | CCW up Goldhill-Parks-Cripple Creek-Rosie Creek-Chena Pump (The Wednesday Ride) | 23 |
| Sun: 7/17/22 TBA | The Broda’s Steese Ride (come out to MP 55 and ride with some folks you’ve only heard about). | ?? |
| Wed: 7/20/22 5:00p | Black Spruce Beer: Bike paths to Black Spruce Brewery-Van Horn-Airport-CW Chena Pump Chena ridge | 20 |
| Sun: 7/24/22 10:00a | Ballaine, rt on Goldstream, Gold Mine trail to Steele Creek, back on Old Steese and Farmers Loop | 30 |
| Wed: 7/27/22 5:00p | The Wednesday Ride | 23 |
| Sun: 7/31/22 10:00a | The Pedro Dome Climb: Ballaine, Goldstream, Steese to the top of Pedro Dome and back | 40 |
| Wed: 8/3/22 5:00p | Sheep Creek-Murphy Dome-Spinach creek and back | 25 |
| Sun: 8/7/22 10:00a | CW around Sheep Creek-Fox-Old Steese-Farmers Loop | 30 |
| Wed: 8/10/22 5:00p | Black Spruce Beer: Bike paths to Black Spruce Brewery-Van Horn-Airport-CW Chena Pump Chena ridge | 20 |
| Sun: 8/14/22 10:00a | CW up Goldhill-Parks monument-Old Nenana-Goldhill | 30 |
| Wed: 8/17/22 5:00p | The Wednesday Ride | 23 |
| Sun: 8/21/22 10:00a | Sheep Creek-Murphy Dome to end of pavement and back | 30 |
| Wed: 8/24/22 5:00p | The Wednesday Ride | 23 |
| Sat: 8/27/22 | Start at Black Spruce Brewery: The Nenana-rama: http://tinyurl.com/4bdnjtu6 | 50 or 100 |