Ed's NW06 Sat Ride (C+/2/34) Steampump CSP Del Webb Moore Loop

ROUTE Link (34 miles, 1,160 feet ascent, 14-16 MPH average).

Weather Forecast (as of Friday):
10am: Sunny, 44F winds 6mph ENE
1pm: Sunny, 53F winds 7mph NNW

Arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and get ready.
Start/End Location: Parking Lot behind Baggins, 11015 N Oracle Rd, Oro Valley AZ

Route: Approximately one third of the route is on the CDO multi-use path. The remaining two thirds of the route are on roads with good sized bicycle lanes, with the exception of Catalina State Park which has low traffic.

Water/Bathrooms
0.0 miles - Quiktrip Bathrooms
3 miles: Catalina State Park Trail Head (short stop)
16 miles: Hohokam Park (long stop)

After the ride, feel free to join us at the Farmer's Market in Steam Pump Ranch for food.

If you sign up for the ride and are running a couple of minutes late call 915.238.3188 (Ed's cell) and we will wait up to five minutes before leaving.

Load the route into your bicycle computer, your smart phone or print a copy of the cue sheet.

If you haven't ridden with me before, send your name, phone number, emergency contact, emergency contact phone number (NOT 911) to me at erschultz@gmail.com. The ride waiver will be filled out prior to the ride, you will just need to verify the information and sign it.

Health/Safety Tidbit: When you finish a long ride, do you sometimes feel light headed or dizzy? A drop in blood pressure after a long ride is a phenomenon called post-exercise hypotension. The American Journal of Hypertension, 2004, for healthy adults, shows aerobic exercise can lower systolic blood pressure by 5–15 mmHg and diastolic by 4–8 mmHg in the hours following activity. This is common, especially after prolonged aerobic exercise like our two to three hour bike rides. There are several contributors to lower blood pressure. During exercise, your muscles need more oxygen, so blood vessels dilate to increase blood flow. After exercise, these vessels can remain dilated for a while, reducing vascular resistance and lowering blood pressure. After intense or prolonged exercise, your heart rate and stroke volume (the amount of blood pumped per beat) may decrease as your body shifts to recovery mode, leading to lower blood pressure. Exercise activates the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight), raising blood pressure during activity. Post-exercise, the parasympathetic system (rest-and-digest) takes over, slowing heart rate and relaxing blood vessels, which lowers blood pressure. Sweating during a long bike ride will reduce blood volume, contributing to lower pressure, especially if you didn’t fully rehydrate along the way and afterward. Post-exercise hypotension typically lasts a few hours but can persist up to 12–24 hours, depending on exercise intensity, duration, and individual factors like fitness level or hydration status. What can you do to minimize this? Don't overexert yourself, monitor your vitals during the ride, cool down slowly, and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

If you are not a member of our cycling club, please join: Sign Up Link

What to Bring:

• Food & fluids for 3 hours - 2 24oz Bottles or Hydration Pack.
• Bring a tube/patch kit and a way to inflate your tires.
• Be sure your bike is in good mechanical condition.
• CPSC approved helmets must always be worn while riding.
• No ear buds! This is a safety requirement, not a request. Exception is one earbud in to receive navigation cues. Make sure you can hear traffic and other riders around you.

If you are riding, I ask that you agree that:
• You will obey traffic laws. Drive your bike as you would your car.
• You are a representative of the greater cycling community and will therefore conduct yourself appropriately.
• You will represent GABA well.
• This is not a "training" or "intensive" ride - this is a social, no drop, base building ride.
• If any of these standards are unclear, you will ask for clarification.
• Route subject to change based upon, weather, road conditions, group requests, and or the ride leader getting lost.