Sometimes our rides involve a stop involving food or drink, because… why not?

NEXT RIDE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, MEET 5 p.m., at CAT office, 1935 W. Broad Street,  Bethlehem, PA.    This is CAT’s annual holiday bike ride.  We’ll tour some of the more outlandish light displays in and about Bethlehem.  Dress warmly, bring your lights and invite your friends!!

Hi everyone – It’s Autumn and we’ll continue with our weekly women’s bike ride as long as we can. We’ll be riding some TUESDAY evenings, with a usual meeting time of 6:00 p.m., with some weekend rides thrown in as the season progresses. Typically, we’ll begin and end our rides at Sand Island, in Bethlehem, in the parking lot immediately adjacent to the Charlie Brown Ice House.  If the weather is bad, we’ll do our best to keep THURSDAYs as our back-up rain date.  As our group of riders gets to know one another and gets more comfortable on the D&L Trail, we may branch out onto other trails or destinations.

For those of you new to the women’s ride, you can expect this ride to be low key and all about making you feel as comfortable as you can be on your bike.  The parameters of the ride are set by the group, with our pace and distance generally set by the slowest and least-in-shape among us. This ride is not about being the toughest or the fastest or the most kitted-out (though we do have other rides that fit that bill, if that’s what floats your boat…) but is more a social ride, with plenty of chance for chatting and getting to know other riders.  If the thought of riding with a group FREAKS YOU OUT, this is a great place to get over it.  All you need to do to join is: Show up with a rideable bike and a helmet.

Also, ride participants have been known to retire to some watering hole on Main Street Bethlehem for a post-ride beverage.

If you want more personalized up-to-date info (like weather-induced changes and such), give your email info to ride leader Anne F when you see me next, and I’ll add you to any group emails.  Otherwise, I’ll do my best to update here on what you might expect week to week.

This project is being completed in partnership with the Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape.  Funding is being provided in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, Environmental Stewardship Fund, administered by Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc.