Location: Ride Studio Cafe in Lexington, MA
Ride Type: Road Rides with some dirt roads
Date & Time: December 24 through December 31 (schedule below)
Distance: Over 500km across 5 different rides
Price: Free
It’s time to get Festive and ride on roads together during time many people have off. We’re offering rides to help you meet the Festive 500 goal of riding at least 500km at the end of the year!
If you are looking to end the year with great rides and good company, join us out on the road during the week of December 24 through the end of the year. We are riding some of our favorite routes with great food stops along the way. We are even bringing back the traditional Snowflake Century – a one hundred-mile ride in the shape of a snowflake!
If you complete the whole series you will be rewarded with a grand total of well over 500km in an eight day span – an awesome way to finish your season. All rides will start and end at the Ride Studio Cafe in Lexington, MA. See below for mileage and GPS routes. These will be posted by the end of the day, December 22.
The average pace of each ride is 16-17mph. We will break up into more pace groups with larger participation. This is the time of year to log base miles and ride long miles.
Henry vdb riding on the road during a day of festive riding!
Tuesday, 12/24 at 9:00am Rollout: 44 Miles to Stow - Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17551275
Monday 12/25: Christmas Day. No official ride.
Thursday, 12/26 at 10:00am: 62 Miles to Lost Lake - Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31631663
Friday, 12/27 at 10:00am: 64 Miles to Blue Moon Bagels in Medfield - Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31631676
Saturday, 12/28: Snowflake Century! Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31651747 See notes below about this special ride and route to understand how it’s working.
Sunday, 12/29 at 9:00am: 52 Miles to Harvard - Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31631681
Monday, 12/30: No official ride, RSC is closed.
Tuesday, 12/31 at 10:00am: 77 Miles to Upton - Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13556402
Snowflake Century Details - December 28, 2019
This ride is in the shape of a snowflake. This allows you to ride as long or short as you wish, in approximately 20-mile increments as the center of the snowflake is Ride Studio Cafe.
The official “led” version of this ride leaves at 8:15am. You may show up later and jump in or go with friends for the portion you want to ride.
The route is all paved, but not a typical Ride Studio road ride. It has to do what it does in order to come back to Ride Studio frequently and make a good snowflake on your GPS computer. Be prepared for many turns and an interesting, festive ride!
A few things to remember:
If you haven’t filled out our Ride Waiver, you must do it online here prior to attending the first ride.
Please carefully read and be ready to ride by our Riding Rules.
The Cafe will be open for food and drinks at the start of the rides. However, our bike shop employees will not necessarily be available. If you need something before the ride, please email us a day in advance.
These are drop rides. The average pace of the rides is 16-17mph. If you cannot maintain the pace of the group you will need to find your way home. It is fine if you would like to see if you can hang with the group, just communicate with your ride leader if you need to drop off of the ride at any point.
Please consider the weather when choosing your tires. We recommend fenders for wet conditions.
All the rides’ routes and distances are subject to change depending on weather and road conditions. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates.
Make sure you are well-equipped for the cold and wintry conditions. At Ride Studio we have a great selection of new winter apparel from our friends at Rapha and 45NRTH, that is sure to keep you warm and comfortable out on the road. We have great options for studded tires, a must-have for riding on icy roads.
We look forward to finishing 2019 with you in style! Have fun and ride safe.
Happy Holidays from all of us at Ride Studio Cafe!