In an effort to modernize the Ride Calendar, the board has voted to allow rides to be eligible for mileage credit 2 weeks after submission (pending approval). This will make it so ride leaders don't have to commit up to 6 weeks (10 in the winter months) ahead of time before submitting rides. This is sort of an experiment and if it works out we'd like to see the lead time reduced to something like 1 week. Rides will be submitted in the normal manner, but should show on the calendar as approved within a few days.

We've already identified some problems with this format, but feel it will be a good thing after some initial growing pains. For a ride to appear on the list printed in the newsletter it will still need to be submitted before the 15th of the previous month. Please check the calendar before submitting a ride so as not to conflict with other rides. If you do a weekly ride, please continue to submit several weeks worth of rides to lock in those dates. The major rides such as Super Series, Mini-Me, etc., have set dates and will take priority. Out of state rides will not be eligible for 2 week submission because of their special rules.

With 85 rides on the calendar for July we can't squeeze many more in. Just because you can submit rides easier now, doesn't necessarily mean you should. Think about why you joined a bike club. Don't throw a ride on the calendar just because the ones already there don't fit your schedule or mileage needs perfectly. Inconvenience yourself a little to ride with friends. If you wanted to ride the exact distance at the exact time you wanted to, you could ride alone.

We're doing this experiment to streamline and modernize the process and to make it so folks don't have to stay up until midnight on the 15th cramming rides they're not sure they can commit to leading that far out on the calendar. If it doesn't work out we can go back to the old way, but let's give it a try.