2nd Saturday Ride March 10, 2018

[R90srider]

Hello AlaBeemers! This month we will have a couple different scheduled rides. This will be the first of a series with a concerted effort to have more than one ride on any given Saturday. While everyone is encouraged to get out and ride, we will continue to try and offer new and different riding possibilities.

For the Central AlaBeemers, Bruce Wheatley will lead us from Edgar's Bakery at the Colonnade in Birmingham to The Shack BBQ Restaurant in Talladega. He will take us there by way of wonderful back roads and the “Pig Trail” to Mt. Cheaha. Sidestands up at 8 am with a full tank and an empty bladder.

Our first stop for a break is at the Mt. Cheaha Store (95 miles) and we will stop again for fuel at the Chevron in Talladega (136 miles) before arriving at The Shack BBQ Restaurant for lunch at 12:50 pm + -. The round trip distance is 189 miles and we should complete our ride at the Raceway Station on US 280 @ Hwy 119 before 3:30 pm. The AccuWeather forecast calls for cloudy skies and a high of 62*.

This is going to be a great ride over Alabama's highest mountains.

Here are the important facts about the ride to The Shack BBQ:

2nd Saturday RTE 03/10/18
Our destination will be The Shack BBQ (7744 Stemley Bridge Rd, Talladega, AL 35160)
We will depart from Edgar' Bakery (3407 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243), stands up at 8:00am.


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For the South Central AlaBeemers, Brian Hinton will lead us from Starbucks at Eastchase Parkway (Shoppes at Eastchase Montgomery) to The Rabbit Hole in Elba, AL (90 miles).

After lunch, we will stop again for sweet treats at Dolce Pastry Shop (78 W Ct Square, Troy, AL 36081). The round trip distance is 170 miles and we should complete our ride back at Starbucks before 3:30 pm.

Here are the important facts about the ride to The Rabbit Hole:

2nd Saturday RTE 03/10/18
Our destination will be The Rabbit Hole @ 12pm'ish (214 Factory St, Elba, AL 36323)
We will depart from Starbucks (6911 Eastchase Pkwy, Montgomery, AL 36117), stands up at 10:00am.

[R90srider]

Here is the GPX route file for the Brian's RTE

[R90srider]

Hello Alabeemers,

The Saturday, 10th AccuWeather forecast is decent for our RTE to The Shack BBQ via Mt. Cheaha. The prediction is for a High of 66 and a low of 56. Here are the predicted %s of of rainfall by the hour:

https://www.accuweather.com/

Birmingham
PRECIP 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm
Rain 24% 43% 47% 51% 43% 51% 47% 34%

Anniston
PRECIP 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm
Rain 6% 7% 7% 11% 21% 21%26% 48%

Bruce and I look forward to seeing you in the morning at Edgar's Colonnade for a great ride over some of the highest mountains in Alabama and then eat some of the best BBQ at The Shack BBQ restaurant in Talladega. We should be at the Mt. Cheaha store by 11:50 am for a short break, so if you want to join us there, please do.

[R90srider]

Thanks Bruce for planning and leading our ride Saturday 10th. The route was excellent and so was the BBQ at The Shack. It was a pleasant surprise to see that the "Pig Trail", Cheaha Rd., to Mt. Cheaha is in good condition.

Thanks also to Martin for planning and leading last month's RTE to Ezell's and the Pie Lab. A great ride as well.

Martin will also lead our April RTE to the Rattlesnake Saloon. Details coming soon.