WAMXC Bike

During the summer we pole hike on Saturdays and during the week, we bike, rollerski and do dryland workouts. We share bike routes on Ride with GPS where you will find maps, turn lists and downloads for GPS devices. Late changes, usually a function of weather are posted on the email list and calendar. If there is lightning, we do not bike. Occasionally, other local rides are posted to our calendar.

We ride roads, gravel and city-to-city tours. We especially enjoy rural roads in Western Wisconsin and Minnesota with countryside offering great scenery, infrequent automobile traffic and excellent riding. WAMXC hosts a few events and recommends a few other rides. See our notes below on Ultralight Touring*, especially for city-to-city tours.

Make room reservations now:

• Miesville 56 April 28th, a 56 mile gravel loop out of Miesville, MN. Some of us will ride shortcuts and bypass difficult sections. Organized by 360 communities.
• Wi5 June 10-19, road riding in Wisconsin with motel stays. Door County for three days then moving to Plymouth for the last two days.
• toLanesboro* July 7,8,9 2024, ride one-way from the Twin Cities with overnight stays in Cannon Falls and Rochester MN.
• Bicycling Around River Falls , BARF, four days of loop rides from River Falls. Registration will open circa July 1. Begins the Tuesday following Labor Day.
• Mora Bike Tour September 21, a low-key, supported ride on a flat course organized by the Mora Ski Club at the Vasaloppet trailhead. Nice lunch follows.

Bike safely. By the way, we like the roads around River Falls.

We began to Ultralight tour* in 2017, and carry bare essentials. We ride like this ...

• Depart for suitable arrival to lunch. Delay for rain possible.
• Ride 33 miles to lunch.
• Ride 20 more miles to motel.
• Wash kit in sink/shower. Roll kit in bath towel placed on floor. Stand on one end and twist opposite end. Release. Swap ends. Stand/twist in opposite direction. Unroll towel, extract kit. Hang on a lightweight clothesline to dry.
• Dinner at 6pm.
• Sleep.
• Turn bike shorts "right side out" before riding.

Below resources have utility for planing routes and, a guide to Bicycle Navigation.

  Ride With GPS is excellent for finding, creating and sharing routes. Routes can be downloaded for navigation without using cellular data. The mobile app speaks customized turn lists for heads-up bicycle navigation. A one-month pass can be had for a few bucks.

Wisconsin county bike maps identify low traffic, paved and gravel roads.

Minnesota County Maps are large files so best loaded onto local media for viewing. They identify unpaved roads and are easy on the eyes.

Google maps can identify road closures, offers cycling directions, finds amenities and permits downloading for use without cellular data.