Moonlight Rides:
Grab your bicycle and lets go and enjoy a moonlight ride around Loveland Lake.
We will meet at that Statue Of Liberty near the Loveland Lake boat ramp parking area off of West Eisenhower Blvd and Lake Drive.
Moonlight Ride dates are as follows:
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Saturday, Sept. 26th, meet at 5pm
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Monday, Oct. 26th, meet at 5pm
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Tuesday, Nov. 24th, meet at 5pm
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Wednesday, Dec. 23rd,meet at 5pm
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2027 Rides
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Friday, January 22nd, meet at 5pm * Sunday, July 18th, meet at 7pm
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Saturday, Feburary20th, meet at 5pm * Tuesday, August 17th, meet at 7pm
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Monday, March 22nd, meet at 5pm * Wednesday, Sept. 14th, meet at 5pm
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Tuesday, April 20th, meet at 5pm * Friday, Oct. 15th, meet at 5pm
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Thursday, May 20th, meet at 6pm * Saturday, Nov. 13th, meet at 5pm
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Friday, June 18th, meet at 7pm * Monday, Dec. 13th, meet at 5pm
All rides are subject to weather allowing.
All rides have a bicycle mechanic riding in the group.
You can sign up for a moonlight rides. You can email me at BicycleWrenching@proton.me and request to be signed up for the moonlight rides, and I will add you to the moonlight email list.
All riders will need a front and rear light, their own spare tube tube and patch kit.
It is suggested that you ride safely, be courteous to other riders, and watch out for vehicles.
The route that we ride; will be on part of the paved trail, on the road in bicycle lanes, and on roads that are considered "bicycle" route roads.
Be mindful of other riders, pedestrians, and vehicles.
*** All riders ride at their own risks.***
You are liable for yourself, and you must ride within your own riding abilities.
Seniors On Tricycle Rides:
Are you a Loveland senior citizen who enjoys riding an adult tricycle?
Do you want to ride your tricycle locally with other seniors on their tricycles?
In the Fall season, there are Seniors On Tricycles Rides available.
We ride locally, we can meet up at the Estrella Park off of West 22nd Street
(Located at 2025 North Estrella Ave, Loveland, CO. 80538) and we will ride locally around that neighborhood.
This is an easy ride with not many hills, and it is a good ride to get into riding shape.
This is a slow pace ride, and it is a great casual ride for everyone.
Most of the rides are basically around the general neighborhood, near the Estrella Park area
All rides are set at a slow pace. It is a super casual laid back kinda ride.
* Some ride start at the Estrella Park and riders will ride up to the Mehaffey Park (South Entrance 3285 W 22nd Street, Loveland, CO 80538) and we ride through the park and back.
* Dairy Delite Ride (3080 W Eisenhower Blvd, Loveland, CO 80537) through some back streets, so we only cross over West Eisenhower.
*Lake Loveland Loop Ride.
This is the longest ride, there are some rolling hills. For this ride, you will need to be in good riding shape.
This ride is roughly about 5 miles. This ride is on roads in bicycle lanes, on the bicycle path, and on "bicycle route" streets, so you must be comfortable with riding in bicycle lanes on roads with traffic.
All rides have a bicycle mechanic riding in the group.
All rides are a slow paced ride, there is no racing... it is just seniors on their tricycles getting out and about... enjoying some saddle time. Email me at bicyclewrenching@protonmail.me and request to be signed up for the Seniors On Tricycles Rides.
All rides are subject to weather allowing.
You can email me at, BicycleWrenching@proton.me and request to be on the Seniors On Tricycles rides email group... and I will notify you when we ride.
What you need to bring with you on this ride; your tricycle, have a front and rear light attached to your tricycle, carry a spare tube, have your emergency contact information with you (let the rider leader know where your emergency contact person's information is.)
Make sure you have a helmet, a water bottle with water, some ride snacks, bring your dapper looking sun glasses, and bring a jacket if you get cold easily.
Be mindful of other riders, pedestrians, and vehicles.
*** All riders ride at their own risks.***
You are liable for yourself, and you must ride within your own riding abilities.
Local Rides:
If you would like to come and ride with me and some of the riders that I ride with, we have a few local loops that we ride.
We are casual riders, we do not ride fast... we just ride for the enjoyment of riding.
I do not offer different paced rides... I just ride at a casual pace, that is it. We ride casually to each other's pace and we set the pace to the slower rider's pace.
Many times I will ride my single speed bicycle, or I will ride a geared bicycle. It really depends on my mood and the local ride we will do.
If are ok with riding at a casual pace, and not riding fast... you are welcome to come and ride.
You will want to make sure that you have a front and rear light on your bicycle.
We do ride a lot of the time in the evenings during the week, and we do ride on weekend days. But having working lights is a must have.
We do not have a set ride schedule, we typically ride when we can fit it into our daily lives.
If you ride with us, you ride at your own risk. (I'm not your momma... you know your own riding ability, what you ride and how you ride is totally on you.)
If you ride with us, you must be respectful towards all of other riders, you must be respectful to walkers and other people that we encounter along our ride.
You must carry your own spare tube, a patch kit, your own mini pump, and your own tire levers. If you need help changing a flat I will help you, but you need to
bring your own supplies to be self efficient ant reply on other people's supplies.
The Loveland Lake Loop Ride 5 to 10 miles (depending on our ride loop variation)
Our Loveland Lake Loop Rides is roughly 5 miles, on our "basic loop". It is a ride that has some rolling hills, we ride on streets with bicycle lanes, "bicycle route"
streets, and we ride on part of the paved bicycle trail. If you ride with us, you ride at your own risk.
As we rode this loop more and more, we have added to this loop a few variations; sometimes will we alter this route and head into downtown Loveland.
We have since added a few different routes that we ride; one variation is downtown... some "scenic" areas are places we like to stop at for "breather breaks" (yes... you read that right, sometimes life happens and if ya don't keep riding, than your riding fitness level doesn't stay consistent; so a breather break is always nice before or after a hill climb.)
And during the hotter times of the year, those "breather break spots become... "I need to drink some water" spots.
Sometimes we will stop at a local coffee shop, or ride to a local ice cream shop, or sometimes we will just ride and enjoy saddle time. We will typically decide as we are riding, what variation of the Lake Loop Ride we will take.
Depending on the season, we ride and stop at holiday decorated houses.
It is a favorite short ride we do... just to get out and ride.
All rides are subject to weather allowing.
All rides have a bicycle mechanic riding in the group.
You can sign up for The Loveland Lake Loop Rides emailing by me... and I will put you on the email list.
I will email you, and let you know when I plan on scheduling this ride
You can email me at, BicycleWrenching@proton.me and request to be signed up for the Loveland Lake Loop rides.
The Loveland Paved Trail Loop Ride 20 miles-ish
This ride is on streets and a good portion of the paved trail that circles around Loveland. If you ride with us, you ride at your own risk.
It has some pretty good rolling hills that will get your heart rate pumping, but it is a pretty cool ride. (I've done this ride too many times to count on my single speed bicycle.)
This ride goes through Mehaffey Park, local neighborhoods, "bicycle route" streets, streets with bicycle lanes, the paved bicycle trail through Boyd Lake Park, it also goes through the Seven Lakes Park area, an underpasses under 287, and an underpasses under Eisenhower Blvd.
It is a scenic ride in some areas, it is a nice ride... to ride with other riders. You will encounter walkers, so just remember to be polite and share the trail.
You will want to make sure you have plenty of water and some riding snacks with you, there are not many places to stop at... to get food and water along the way in
buncha sections; so you do have to be self efficient and bring and what you need.
Trail details:
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Distance: 19.5 miles (31.4 km)
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Elevation gain: 334 feet (102 meters)
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Difficulty: easy / moderate (depending on rider's individual riding shape they are in)
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Estimated time: 1 hours and 49 minutes
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Quarter-mile markers are installed along much of the route, helping riders track their progress.
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Some riders will claim that this route is ideal for all fitness levels, including beginners and families.
(Keep in mind there are a few steep hills, that are a challenge for some riders, if they are entry level riders who may not be in the good riding shape.) -
Not all parts of the trail is well marked... when riding through some neighborhoods, so make sure you pay attention to the route signs, and I suggest you ride with other riders who have ridden this route a few times. If you ride this trail when it is dark out, it is easy to miss some the neighborhood route signs.
All rides are subject to weather allowing.
All rides have a bicycle mechanic riding in the group.
You can sign up for The Loveland Paved Trail Loop Rides by emailing me, and I will put you on the email list.
I will email you and let you know when I plan on scheduling this ride.
You can email me at; BicycleWrenching@proton.me and request to be signed up for the Loveland Pave Trail Loop rides.
And I will let ya know when we ride this ride.
Picnic At the Park Ride 5 miles or under
Sometimes we will decide to do a picnic at the park, and we will ride our bicycles to the park.
We will all bring our own food, and just chill out at the park and relax and than ride back to our starting point.
These are family rides with our family and friends.
If you ride with us, you ride at your own risk.
All rides are subject to weather allowing.
All rides have a bicycle mechanic riding in the group.
You can sign up for the Picnic At The Park Rides by emailing me, and I will put you on the email list.
I will email you and let you know when we do this ride.
You can email me at; BicycleWrenching@proton.me and request to be signed up for the Picnic At The Park rides.
And I will let you know when we ride this ride.
Donating Bicycles And Turning Them Into Christmas Bicycles:
If riders have any unwanted bicycles they no longer ride, I do accept donated bicycles all year round.
If the bicycle is worth fixing up, and if it will be low cost to get the bicycle safe and reliable, I than will fix up the bicycle and donate it locally as a Christmas bicycle.
NOTE: I will only accept brand name bicycles only (Specialized, Trek, Gary Fisher, Giant, etc. ), as those bicycle brands have better parts on them, making it easier to work on, and have better components to ensure that the bicycle will stay reliable for the riders who are gifted the refurbished Christmas bicycle(s).
NO electric bicycles what so ever are accepted for donated bicycles.
I do NOT work on electric bicycles, they are not something I wish to work on, nor do they work well as a donated bicycle.
If I happen to get a donated bicycle that is too costly to refurbish, I will than use those used a parts bicycle to fix other bicycles.
The whole idea of this concept, helps keep out of pocket expenses down, I'm donating my labor and skillset to make the donated bicycle(s) safe and reliable... so it can be passed along to a rider in need of a bicycle.
Donated bicycles can be the following; kid's bicycles 20" wheel size, 24" wheel size, kids 26" wheel size as well as adult bicycles 26" wheel size, adult 29" wheel size, and adult 700c wheel size.
These donated bicycles once refurbished will be donated back into the community to local kids, teens, and even adults who are in need of a bicycle for transportation needs.
If you are a local church who does Christmas giving trees and is in need of a bicycle for a local child, or teen... you can reach out to me in October thru the first week of December... if I have any donated bicycles for your giving tree I will help you out.
(Please note that I do not always have donated bicycles, so sometimes I am unable to help out. But if I do have any donated bicycles that are refurbished I will do what I can to help out with filling your giving tree's needs.)
NOTE: If your church has received a new boxed bicycle that needs to be professionally assembled, I would be willing to assemble that bicycle at a discounted build a boxed bicycle labor rate for your church.
Depending on the style of the bicycle and how many boxed bicycles you have, we can discuss labor for the
builds, I do ask you for no last minute bicycle assembles, I can assemble the Christmas bicycle for the person receiving the bicycle after Christmas via a scheduled appointment.
I believe that by refurnishing some donated bicycles and giving them back to the local community, helps keep the cycling life style ongoing.
Many kids and families may not be able to afford a new bicycle, but with some team work, of people donating old unused bicycles, and with garage mechanic's performing safety checks on those donated bicycles to get them safe reliable for those in need... is an honorable way to keep the cycling life style going on in our communities.
Thanks in advance for anyone who donates used bicycles that can be easily refurbished with a minimal amount of parts that need to be replaced and a minimal amount of work.
Mountain Bike Rides At Bobcat Ridge:
Slower paced rides, more casually paced and laid back kinda rides.
These mtn bike rides will be weather allowing, on a weekend day; preferability a morning start ride time.
Bring your camera and ride these trails while enjoying the ride and trail's various scenery.
Mountain biking is meant to be fun, and if your are a slower rider, than feel free to sign up for these mtn biking trail rides. I'm riding slow and I'm not racing... and I will be stopping to take photos.
The whole idea of this ride to get out, enjoy the ride, and capture some cool photos along the ride.
All rides are subject to weather allowing.
All rides have a bicycle mechanic riding in the group.
You can sign up for the Bobcat Ridge mountain bike rides.
You can email me at BicycleWrenching@proton.me and request to be signed up for the Bobcat Ridge mountain bike rides, and I will add you to the ride's email list.
All riders will need a front and rear light, their own spare tube tube and patch kit.
It is suggested that you ride safely, be courteous to other riders, and watch out for people and animals. Make sure you bring plenty of water, and some riding snacks... so you stay hydrated and do not bonk will riding.
The route that we ride; will be on part of the Bobcat Ridge trail system, and we can do different trails once we get there. We will determine the trail route once we get there.
Be mindful of other riders, pedestrians, and animals.
*** All riders ride at their own risks.***
You are liable for yourself, and you must ride within your own riding abilities.