HAPPY MONDAY!!!

 Hi everyone!  Hope you all had an ultra-fantastic weekend.  Just so you all know, we are definitely riding tonight!

The sun is battling against us as the sunset is set for 7:10PM tonight.  I don't think we are going to be doing much more riding after the next couple of weeks.  So, let's say this... we'll ride tonight and again next week.  But, next week will be the last Monday ride of the season for us.

As for the routes, we're going to have to wing it a bit.  We're not going to have the time to do the current routes, so we'll look to do some abridged routes.  I'll keep you all posted if I put them on Map my Ride.

Either way, we're excited to see you all tonight.  And we'll roll at 5:30PM SHARP!!!!

-  Scott & the CEC crew!

CYCLOCROSS TRAINING RIDE!

Hey everyone!  It's that time of year where the leaves start falling and we all dust off our cross bikes for an epic race season.  With the first weekend of races coming up this weekend, we wanted to get into the woods and test our rusty cross skills.  

We are planning on meeting at the church on High St. in Agawam at 5PM tomorrow night and roll into Robinson State park at 5:30.  This is a cross specific ride, so please make sure that you have the right gear and you are ready to rip.  Hope to see you all out there.

SEPTEMBER ROUTES ARE LIVE!!!

Hi everyone!  We're into our last set of routes for the 2013 season.  For this set of rides, we are heading out through Hampden and Wilbraham and into Monson.  Check out the routes and we'll see you all tomorrow.

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SEPTEMBER  -  Prepare for steep hills & fast flats!

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A Group:

•  race pace; 20-23mph average

•  THIS IS A DROP RIDE

•  routes not marked on road.  please know route prior to the ride.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/270232997

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B Group:

•  fast pace; 18-20mph average

•  fast pace no-drop ride.  groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.  

•  routes not marked on road.  please know route prior to the ride.
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/270251723

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 C Group:

•  recreational pace; 16-17mph average

•  NO drop ride, groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.

•  routes not marked on road.  please know route prior to the ride.
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/270259375

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The woods are calling!!!

Hey everyone!  So, for tomorrow night's mountain bike ride, we are heading back to Robinson State Park.  The trails are in primo condition right now and if we get a little rain tonight it's going to make it even better!

Unfortunately, myself and Dan will not be there to lead the ride.  That means that you're on your own, my friends.  The trails couldn't be any easier to navigate, so you should be fine.  And as long as someone like Tri for John show up, you'll be in good hands.

Meet at the usual spot at 5:15 and try to roll into the woods by 5:30ish.  Get out there, get a little lost, and have an absolute blast!!!

-  Scott & the CEC Crew!

ROBINSON TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

Hey everyone!  We've had a couple AWESOME rides in Earl's the last couple weeks, but this week we're going to head back to Robinson.  We'll plan on meeting at the same spot as usual (the church on High St.) and rolling into the woods at 5:30.  Hope to see you all tomorrow!

-  Scott & the CEC Crew

Over the river and through the woods!

Hi everyone!!!  Here's the brand new routes for the month of August!  Check 'em out.  Download them to your bike computers.  Write down the cue notes for your top tube.  Whatever, you need to do to remember the routes.  We will NOT be marking them, so we're asking that everyone get to know the routes as best as possible prior to heading out.

Get psyched!  See you all on Monday!

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AUGUST  -  Over the river and through the woods!

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MONDAY:

A Group:

•  race pace; 20-23mph average

•  THIS IS A DROP RIDE

•  routes not yet marked on road

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/254747807

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B Group:

•  fast pace; 18-20mph average

•  fast pace no-drop ride, groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.  

•  routes not yet marked on road

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/254727805

 

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 C Group:

•  recreational pace; 15-16mph average

•  NO drop ride, groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.

•  routes not yet marked on road

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/254736839

 

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Earl's trails again!!!

Hey everyone! It's time for our Thursday night ride again.  We had so much fun at Earls last week that we thought we would head in again this week.  We'll be meeting at 5:30 at the tennis club on Bay Rd. 

We will roll into the woods no later than 6PM. Get psyched! Hope to see you all there.

THE HEAT IS GONE SUCKAS!!!!

Hey everyone!  Happy Monday!  We're happy to say that the overbearing heat has finally passed.  This week will be our last week on the current routes.  Next week we'll be changing it up a bit and rockin' some new routes.

I've got some routes already planned, but I going to throw it out to all of you to see what you want to do.  Let me know as soon as possible and we'll see what we come up with.

Thanks a ton & hope to see you all tonight!

- Scott & the CEC crew

EARL'S TONIGHT!!!

Hey everyone! Sorry for the last minute notice, but it looks like tonight's ride is at Earl's! Sean Rudzinsky from NESS is going to be leading out the ride. We should be meeting at 5:30 at the tennis club on Bay Rd. 

We will roll into the woods no later than 6PM. Get psyched! Hope to see you all there.

Tonight's ride CANCELLED

Hi everyone.  Sorry to say it, but the rain has gotten us again.  We're going to cancel tonight's ride.

Please be safe if you decide to brave the rain.  Hope to see you all next week!

-  Scott & the CEC Crew!

Our thoughts are with John Allen

Hey Guys/Gals, great showing the other day at the Grafton Pond Race.  Racers were faced with a technical course and oppressive heat conditions to endure.  The pond was a welcome sight at the end of the race.  Congrats to Brett for his first win of the season.   Also one of our team mates, John Allen, was involved in a serious crash which resulted in John being taken to the hospital.  John has multiple fractures in his hand and wrist.  He will require surgery, please keep John in your thoughts as we wish him a speedy recovery.

Get well soon, John!

-  Paul & the CEC crew

THURSDAY IN SHENIPSIT!!

Hi everyone!

For this Thursday's mountain bike ride, we are going to be heading into Shenipsit for a bit of a change of pace.

Royce is going to be leading the ride.  Thanks, Royce!

We will plan on meeting at 5:15ish and rolling into the woods at 5:30.  We'll gather at the Gulf Rd. parking lot and ride from there.  Which is on the bottom of the Soap Stone access road.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=369-371+Gulf+Rd,+Somers,+CT+06071&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e6f209f8d8b677:0x3c70b9e4fda483fa,371+Gulf+Rd,+Somers,+CT+06071&gl=us&ei=naDJUfj7Oc7_4AOl54HgDA&ved=0CC8Q8gEwAA

Hope to see you all there!!

ROBINSON TONIGHT!

better late than never...here's the deal for the ride tonight!

ROBINSON STATE PARK
Church parking lot on High St.
Meet at 5ish and roll in at 5:30 sharp.
I can't guarantee that I'll be there to lead, but hopefully you will all make it out alive! 

HAVE FUN!!!

NO MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE TONIGHT!

Hi everyone!  It looks like the rain is going to continue today.  Although we aren't afraid to ride the woods in the rain, we are going to take tonight off and not ride.  We need to make sure that we are helping to preserve and maintain the trail systems and taking a group through rain soaked trails will only beat up the trails too much.  Take the night off and we'll see you all soon.

- Scott & the CEC Crew

TONIGHT'S RIDES CANCELLED!

I hate to say it, but the weather is looking too crummy for the group rides.  Rest up and we'll see you all next week!

Stay dry!

-  Scott & the CEC Crew!

JUNE ROUTES POSTED!!

Hey everyone!  Hope you all had a great weekend.  Without further ado, here are the routes for June!  With June comes extra daylight and with extra daylight comes more time on the bike and more time on the bike means only one thing...  HILLS!!!  Put your climbing shoes on, because all three groups are going UP!

We didn't have a chance to mark the route on the roads, so it is VERY important that everyone get to know these routes prior to tomorrow.  We will mark them as soon as we can, but for now everyone should work together to stay on the route.

See below for the routes and we're looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!


A Group:

•  race pace; 20-23mph average

•  THIS IS A DROP RIDE

•  routes not yet marked on road
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/223803157

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B Group:

•  fast pace; 18-20mph average

•  fast pace no-drop ride, groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.  

•  routes not yet marked on road
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/223807397

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C Group:

•  recreational pace; 15-16mph average

•  NO drop ride, groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.

•  routes not yet marked on road
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/223811497

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Superman X CEC!?!?

what's this?!?  I spy a couple of the CEC racers in this Superman film from LEGO!

CRAZY!!!

Tomorrow's Ladies Ride!

better late than never!  Here's the route for tomorrow's ladies ride!

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Thursday night mountain bike ride! - ROBINSON STATE PARK

Hey y'all!  It looks like we're in store for an awesome week of weather!  Let's plan on heading back to Robinson State Park again this Thursday.  We'll plan on meeting at the same spot (church parking lot on High St.) and heading into the woods at 5:30.  We should have plenty of light, so we will be able to get out for a nice long ride.

Hope to see you all there!

Memorial Day Group Rides!

Hope you are all having a great Memorial Day weekend.  We could have had better weather, but tomorrow is looking GREAT!  And that means the we ride!

We'll be keeping with the regular routes and rolling out a the regular time.  Hope to see you all tomorrow night.  We roll at 5:30!

Monday's Rides and SHIMANO wheel demo!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Here's the quick plan for tomorrow (Monday).  We will be riding the same routes as the last couple of weeks.  Don't worry, we will be looking to change things up soon.  Lots of hills and looking to maximize our mileage.  Stay tuned for the next set of routes.

In addition to our weekly rides, New England Specialty Sports, our local SHIMANO reps will be offering demos of their brand new SHIMANO wheel sets.  These will be on a first come-first serve basis as wheel sets are limited.  If you would like to demo a set of these amazing wheels, be sure to be at the shop between 4:30PM and 5PM so that you can get set up prior to leaving for the rides.

Thanks to SHIMANO and the whole NESS crew for this opportunity to demo some phenomenal wheels!

See you all tomorrow night!

-  Scott & the CEC Crew!

CEC MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Robinson State Park

Hey everyone!  Just wanted to let you all know that we will be riding mountain bikes at Robinson State Park again tomorrow (Thursday).  The plan is the same as usual.  We will meet up in the church parking lot on high street around 5:15 and plan on rolling into the woods around 5:30ish.  It'll be a somewhat mellow, two hour ride.

Hope to see everyone there!

LADIES RIDE!

Hi ladies!  Steph has put together an awesome route for Wednesday's ride!  Check it out!

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http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/203012780

Same plan as always...  Meet at the shop between 5PM and 5:30PM and be ready to roll out at 5:30PM.  Hope to see all you awesome ladies out there!  

Ladies ride CANCELED!!

Hey ladies!  It's not looking good for tonight's ride.  I'm hearing thunder and seeing a bit of rain down here in Enfield.  That being said, we're going to play it safe and cancel tonight's ride.

See you all next Wednesday!

LADIES RIDE TOMORROW...maybe

Don't worry ladies! If it's not raining tomorrow, the ride's still on.Stephanie Yeomans put together a great route & it'll be a great ride. Pray for dry roads!

Keep an eye on the weather and if we need to cancel the ride, we'll post the cancelation by 3:30.

http://www.weather.com/weather/tomorrow/East+Longmeadow+MA+01028:4:US

ROBINSON THURSDAY!

Sup y'all!?!?  Hope you are sneaking out of work early today to enjoy this AMAZING weather!

We wanted to let you all know that we will be riding mountain bikes at Robinson State Park again tomorrow (Thursday).  The plan is the same as usual.  We will meet up in the church parking lot on high street around 5:15 and plan on rolling into the woods around 5:30ish.  It'll be a somewhat mellow, two hour ride.

Hope to see everyone there!

MONDAY RIDES! ROUTES POSTED!

Hi everyone!! As promised, here are the A, B, and C routes for our Monday rides. These will be the routes for the month of May. Moving into June and the rest of the season, we will introduce a few other routes that we will be doing. 

We haven't had a chance to mark the routes on the road yet, but they will be marked for our Monday ride. Please take a chance to review the routes before we take off on Monday.

The plan of attack is the same as usual. We meet at the East Longmeadow shop around 5PM and roll out NO LATER than 5:30PM. 

Parking for the rides will NOT be in the shop parking lot. Please use the Pride gas station parking lot across the street. Thanks for understanding.

See everyone on Monday!

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MAY

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MONDAY:

A Group:

•  race pace; 20-23mph average

•  THIS IS A DROP RIDE

•  route marked on road in RED PAINT with "A" and an arrow showing direction

B Group:

•  fast pace; 18-20mph average

•  SEMI drop ride, groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.  

•  route marked on road in RED PAINT with "B" and an arrow showing direction

C Group:

•  recreational pace; 15-16mph average

•  NO drop ride, groups will gather back up at major intersections and re-group points.

•  route marked on road in RED PAINT with "C" and an arrow showing direction

EPIC QUABBIN RIDE THIS SATURDAY!!!

This Saturday, CEC ambassador and racer, Royce, will be leading out a killer ride that will take everyone from the East Longmeadow shop around Quabbin Reservoir and back.  Here are the details:

•  8AM - Meet at Competitive Edge in East Longmeadow
•  8:30AM - Rolling out
•  Royce will be leading out the group at a B+ pace.  18-20mph average.
•  This is a self-supported ride.  Please prepare enough food and drink, tubes, etc. for the entire ride.  The shop will not be open when the ride leaves, so have everything prior to showing up for the ride.
•  This is a 110 mile ride with about 5000 feet of climbing.  Now that sounds EPIC!

Here is a link to the route...

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/200262254

Hope to see a bunch of you Saturday morning & if there are any questions, shoot us an email.

Sunday Mountain Bike Rides!

Hi Everybody! This Sunday will be the first of many fun rides we have planned at Nonotuck Park in Easthampton. We'll meet around 9:30 and roll out by 10. This will be a casual ride with frequent stops so we can answer your questions, session some trail features and get to know each other.

The trails in the park are dry and fast as of this morning and if you have a 29er you'll be right at home. Directions below, hope to see you all this weekend!

http://goo.gl/maps/DTPUj

2013 Schedule!

What's up all our CEC people?!?!? It's t-minus ONE WEEK until our first CEC Club ride of the year! We'll be posting the routes and info for the A, B, and C rides in the next 24 hours. Be sure to check them out and get to know the routes ahead of time. Stay tuned here and our Facebook page for all the details!!!

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!!!!

HAPPY CLUB NIGHT!!!!!!

it's going to be an awesome night for sure as we have a ton of stuff going on! 

Here's 5 awesome CEC Club night deals...

1.  30% OFF ALL BIKE ACCESSORIES!!  *CEC Club members only.
2.  20-50% OFF BIKE CLOTHING!!  *CEC Club members only.
3.  ULTRA SPECIAL, ONE NIGHT ONLY, PRICING ON BIKES FROM FELT & TREK!!!  *CEC Club members only.
4.  RAFFLE PRIZES - INCLUDING CLUB KIT, TEES, HOODIES, CONTI TIRES, AND MORE!!!  *CEC Club members only.

5.  FREE BEER!!!! 

I know that everyone loves free & what's better than free beer?!?

And we've got some brand new CEC tees and hoodies for sale!!!



And finally, here's the quick agenda of what's going to be happening tonight...

6PM - CEC Club Night Begins!
6:30PM - Welcome & CEC Club 2013 plans
7-8PM - Nutrition Clinic w/ CEC Team rider Mike Bartlett & sponsored by Powerbar
8:30PM - Raffle prize winners drawn
9:30-10PM - CEC Club night ends

See you all tonight!!!

2013 SEASON KICK OFF!!

Hi everyone!  We hope you all had a wonderful winter!  If you're like us, you've been chomping at the bit to get the cycling season under way.  We've been riding a ton and the roads are getting better and better as the days go on.  That being said...

CLUB NIGHT!!!

Come join us on Saturday, April 6th at 6PM to kick off the CEC Club 2013 season!

We'll have fun, drinks, fun, sales, raffles, and much much more!

Let us know if anyone has any questions and we'll see you all on April 6th!