Trail Outlook: Hot & Afternoon Winds Episode 2

• Carbon copy of conditions last week with the minor reduction in temps and no expected thunderstorms. Smoke season continues to hold back. Late July is a great time to get to the upper elevations for the last of the blooming flowers. Have fun!

This Week’s Events

• Monday, July 18:

  • 5:30 pm

    • (Off Week. Next Ride 8/8) Reno Tahoe Junior Cycling & Reno Devo are holding their fourth youth club ride of the summer. These rides are for riders age 5-10 years old who are able to ride a 2 wheel pedal bike unassisted and want to get better at riding. Additional information including location and registration links at their website here.

• Tuesday, July 19:

• 5:00 pm

  • Reno Wheelmen are hosting their Twilight Road Series Aircenter Criterium race. This is a wheel to wheel multi-lap race on a paved course. Come on out to the start/finish line to cheer riders on or race. Races are run in the order Beginner (Category C), Intermediate (Category B), and then Advanced (Category A) with checkin beginning at 5pm. There is onsite registration. More details and registration link can be found on their event website here.

• 5:30 pm

  • Tuesday Night Ride Group (TNRG) are riding the Galena trails. If you are new to TNRG rides, there is no mass start so bring a friend or introduce yourself to who ever is around when you set off. Ride as long as you like. Most TNRG rides will have an after ride social at the start point so if you want to join in, pay attention to the flow of riders heading back. Check their Facebook Group Page for the most current updates.

  • Reno Bike Project and RAR Reno are hosting a bike clinic and social at RBP’s Grove Street shop. This event is for femme, trans, and non-binary identifying people to learn how to work on bikes. More details available by following @rar.reno on Instagram.

• 5:45 pm

  • Silver State Striders are not organizing an official Tuesday run but encouraging their members to coordinate between themselves. Check their Facebook Group Page for any unofficial group runs.

• Wednesday, July 20:

  • 5:00 pm

    • Reno Wheelmen’s weekly Verdi road ride. Start and end at the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation building (50 Cowan Drive, 89509) in Idlewild Park between the train ride and the softball fields. There is a one time waiver to be signed so give yourself enough time before the 5pm roll out to set up and sign in. This is an out and back with social pace on the out and choose your own adventure pace on the way back. Lights, including rear red, and reflective attire suggested as well as be prepared to service your own flats should that happen.

  • 7:45 pm

    • Bike Night Reno will be rolling out a huge group of riders of all kinds from the Space Whale in Downtown. As their name suggests, this is a night ride so lights are required. Whether it’s a simple headlamp and taillight or full on burner bike light-splosion is entirely up to you. This is a mostly flat road ride friendly to all wheeled contraptions at an extremely social pace. For more information, follow @bikenightreno on instagram.

• Thursday, July 21:

  • 5:30 am

    • (Next Ride 7/28)The IsPeavineDry.com Peavine Dawn Patrol easy ride will roll out from the Keystone East trailhead. This mountain bike ride goes for between 60 and 90 minutes and is always easy effort. See you bright and early!

  • 7:30 am

    • Radical Adventure Riders (RAR) Reno and Northern Nevada Bikepacking are teaming up to bring you Coffee Outside. This week’s morning cup of micro-adventure on bikes will start at Mayberry Park. More information about joining can be found by following @coffeeoutsidereno on Instagram.

  • 5:45 pm

    • Silver State Striders are not organizing an official Thursday run but encouraging their members to coordinate between themselves. Check their Facebook Group Page for any unofficial group runs.

• Saturday, July 23:

  • 8:00 am

    • Silver State Striders are not organizing an official long run but encouraging their members to coordinate between themselves. Check their Facebook Group Page for any unofficial group runs.

That’s what’s on my radar at the moment. If you know of something I missed or is coming soon, send me an email  and it might get listed. See you outside!