About us
The Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club is a non-profit (501c) organization welcoming all cyclists who enjoy riding with great folks who share the same passion. Our goals are to offer weekly organized bike rides for all levels of riders, to promote safe cycling, to provide bi-monthly club meetings with topics relevant to cycling, and to host one of the best organized rides in the area, our annual BikeFest event in Hillsborough.
Money raised by the Tarwheels is donated to other non-profit organizations that support cycling including organizations that donate bikes to children, promote safety, and promote cycling.
Our members also serve on various cycling advocacy committees in our community as a voice for cyclists and to integrate our sport safely with pedestrians and motorists.
We welcome new members and encourage individuals to join our organization, enjoy our rides and social activities while promoting our sport and supporting our community.
To find out more, please visit our Web site, Facebook page and outline of member benefits.
Upcoming events
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B19a - WP58.1 Mebane Lou's *8:05 AM* **Ride is on**
C Herman Wilson Park, Williams Street, Carrboro, NC, US***Little/no rain in Chapel Hill at 7.00am - I'm proceeding with the ride***
Goal is a brisk group ride, maintaining an organized pace line, going easy on the climbs and speeding up on the descents and communicating potential hazards to the group.
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49156178
Coffee at Lou's in Mebane, Mile 31
Predicted temps mid-60s to mid-70s, light S/SE winds, all-day light rainYour responsibility as part of the group is to RSVP and supply your own cue sheet or download the GPS file. RSVP is required. If you plan to join the ride in progress, leave a comment below on where we can expect to meet you.
NOTE!
This is NOT a no-drop ride. All riders are expected to be skilled and experienced in SAFE pace line riding and capable of maintaining an average pace of ~19 mph. The ride is limited to 12 riders. If this ride is full, please sign up for the B19b ride.It is Tarwheels policy for all riders to sign the ride waiver before coming out to the ride.
*** WAIVER *** http://tarwheels.net/ewaiver
MEMBERS need only do this ONCE a YEAR. NON-MEMBERS are required to do this before EACH RIDE, please consider becoming a member.
Please consult the Tarwheels website for Ride policies (http://tarwheels.net/wp/policies/) and the BikeWalkNC website for guidance on riding in pacelines. Group Bicycling Best Practices: Skills and Techniques (http://www.bikewalknc.org/group-bicycling-best-practices-skills-and-techniques/).https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49156178
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B19b - WP58.1 Mebane Lou's *8:10 AM* **Consolidating this ride with B19a**
C Herman Wilson Park, Williams Street, Carrboro, NC, US***B19a ride is on - cancelling this B19b***
Goal is a brisk group ride, maintaining an organized pace line, going easy on the climbs and speeding up on the descents and communicating potential hazards to the group.
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49156178
Coffee at Lou's in Mebane, Mile 31
Predicted temps mid-60s to mid-70s, light S/SE winds, all-day light rainYour responsibility as part of the group is to RSVP and supply your own cue sheet or download the GPS file. RSVP is required. If you plan to join the ride in progress, leave a comment below on where we can expect to meet you.
NOTE!
This is NOT a no-drop ride. All riders are expected to be skilled and experienced in SAFE pace line riding and capable of maintaining an average pace of ~19 mph. The ride is limited to 12 riders. If this ride is full, please sign up for the B19a ride.It is Tarwheels policy for all riders to sign the ride waiver before coming out to the ride.
*** WAIVER *** http://tarwheels.net/ewaiver
MEMBERS need only do this ONCE a YEAR. NON-MEMBERS are required to do this before EACH RIDE, please consider becoming a member.
Please consult the Tarwheels website for Ride policies (http://tarwheels.net/wp/policies/) and the BikeWalkNC website for guidance on riding in pacelines. Group Bicycling Best Practices: Skills and Techniques (http://www.bikewalknc.org/group-bicycling-best-practices-skills-and-techniques/).https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49156178
A21 Ride, 71 @ ~21 mph
Wilson Park, 1000 Greensboro Street, Carrboro, NC, USAlmost to Hurdle Mills, 71 miles @ ~21mph
- Quick water stop, mile 37
- Competitive section on Union Grove finaleOur goal is to be safe, smooth, and fast with a mixture of double paceline and rotation.
This is NOT a no-drop ride although we will look after each other, particularly with regard to mechanicals. Please feel free to sit in--just don't compete if you haven't been working.
If you are not a Tarwheels member, please sign this waiver before the ride.
1 attendee
9:30 15mph Mebane
Wilson Park, 101 Wiliams St, Carrboro, NC, USUPDATE, ACCUWEATHER PREDICTING LIGHT RAIN. I'LL CANCEL IF RAIN STARTS BEFORE 9:30, OR SHOW UP AND DECIDE AT START IF IT DOESN'T
if it doesn't rain, check in am (accuweather says thunderstorms at 9 and 1 but too soon to tell.) Route has several loop back options if rain starts. Meant to be a relaxed, not a brisk pace, a no sweat easy up hill, pedal down, rotate to left social ride.
Route is WP45.4 Mebane TA, to Traveling Addiction, a coffee shop a few blocks east of downtown Mebane.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55166745
https://tarwheels.net/routes/55166745.pdf
http://tarwheels.net/routes/55166745.csvSign the required waiver on http://tarwheels.net/ewaiver
Guests do one for each ride.
Members sign once per year (info and Join link on Carolina Tarwheels Cycling Club | Meetup )
And please check Tarwheel Policies at http://tarwheels.net/wp/policies/4 attendees
Past events
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