For additions and corrections to this page, please contact John Bright:
john_s_bright@yahoo.com
Cell: 757-812-1909


On this page you will find our weekly recurring rides, organized by season.

*Occur weekly, April through September, except as noted. Also check the winter and year-round rides further down the page.

Mondays:

• • Poquoson
  • 6:00 pm
  • Wendy's Parking Lot (454 Wythe Creek Road, Poquoson)
  • 'C' Pace, 17-20 miles
    
    For 2019 this ride starts April 1 and ends August 26.
    No ride on Memorial Day May 27 or Labor Day September 2, 2019.
    
    This PBA ride is C pace, rolling 12-14 mph with a couple sprint options and one rest stop. 17-20 miles depending on daylight. One leader leads and one sweeps for half the ride then they swap for the second half.
    
    Contact: Tom Bauer - Cell: 757–879-0225, Email: sallieb31565@verizon.net 
                      Robb Myer - Cell: 757-812-9942, Email: threespeed67-pba-ride-leader@yahoo.com.
    *Route sheets available by email.
    
    
    **Follow the PBA Facebook Page and check the day before the ride for updates**
    
    
    
    Updated 03/09/2019
    

    Please arrive 15 minutes early.

    Helmets Required
    
    
    
    

• • Hampton: Tour de Fox - Fort Monroe to Fox Hill and back
  • 6:00 pm
  • Oozlefinch Brewery (1052, 81 Patch Rd, Hampton)
  • 'B+' Pace, 26 miles
    
    
    
• • Begins April 8th, 2019
    
    Come help make it great!
    
    **Weather call by 4:30 if necessary**
    
    
    Contact: Justin Wilbur on Facebook

    
     **Watch the PBA Facebook Page for updates**
    
    
    
    Updated 04/08/2019

Tuesdays:

• Newport News - Todd Stadium Ride
• 6:00 pm
• Todd Stadium (12465 Warwick Blvd, Newport News)
• 'C' Pace
  
  **As of now, this ride has no leader. If you are interested in taking it on, contact Jen Faas on Facebook or cell (301-655-9487)
  
  This is one of PBA's signature beginner-friendly rides. 
  C pace, no one dropped. We do about 20 miles similar to the Squirrel Scalper route -- Deep Creek, Maxwell Gardens, Hidenwood, Riverside, Lions' Bridge, Warwick on the James, Brandon Heights, Hilton Village and back through the Mariner's Museum and CNU.
  Contact: Rebecca Wheeler - Cell: 757-651-3659; Email: rebeccawheeler001@gmail.com

 Wednesdays:

• Newport News - Rivah Cruise
• 6:00 pm
• Hilton Elementary School (225 River Road, Newport News)
• Casual Pace, 9 miles
• Route: RideWithGPS - Rivah Cruise
  
  
   For 2019, this ride will start on March 20 at 5:30 pm. Start time will move to 6:00 when daylight allows.
  
  This is a casual ride. Great for beginners, anyone new to group riding, or anybody who just wants to enjoy an easy ride with some great people. We will do a 9 mile loop keeping speed below a 'C' Pace, probably no more than about 10 mph, or as fast as the slowest rider. Nobody will be dropped.
  
  Contact: Tregg Hartley - Cell: 757-969-7408; Email: pbafatmanriding@gmail.com
  
  
  **Watch the PBA Facebook Page for updates and cancellations.**
  

  Updated 03/11/19
  
  

Thursdays:

Fridays:

• Poquoson- Happy Hour Ride
• 5:30 pm
• The Corner Bistro (200 Fountains Lane, Poquoson)
• 'B/B+' Pace, 25-30 miles
  
  
    *For 2019 this ride will run May 3rd-Sept 6th*
  
  Join us for a Friday night "Happy Hour" ride, followed by optional drinks and/or food at The Corner Bistro :-)
  
  Park in the Food Lion parking lot at the end closest to the bistro (left side when facing Food Lion).
  
  Contact: Jamie Abston - Cell: 757-344-7893
  
  **Watch the PBA Facebook Page for updates and cancellations.**
  
  Updated 03/11/2019
  

• Monday - Thursday
  
  The Kiln Creek Riding Experience
  5:30 pm
  Kiln Creek Park (2901 Kiln Creek Parkway, Yorktown)
  All Paces Welcome
  
  This ride is an option to get some miles in during the winter when it's too dark after work for the regular summer evening rides.
  Clockwise on the Kiln Creek Loop, 3.3 miles per lap, 6 - 12 Laps.
  
  We start around 5:30 pm, but since this is on a short loop, riders will be lapping past the park about every 10 minutes, so it's easy to join in at any point.
  
  **Watch the PBA Facebook Page and Back Alley Ride Facebook Page  for info & cancellations**
  
  
  Updated 03/11/2019

Saturday:

• Grafton/Bethel
• 8:00 am May-Sept, 9:30 am October-April
• Grafton-Bethel Elementary School (410 Lakeside Dr, Yorktown)
• 'A' & 'B' Pace Groups, 35-50 Miles (varies by season)
• Routes:
  RidewithGPS A/B 35 Mile Route
  RidewithGPS A-Group 53 Mile Route
  RidewithGPS B-Group 50 Mile Route
  
  
• April
• • 'A' pace and 'B' pace groups; 35 miles
• May - September
• • 'A' pace and 'B' pace groups; 50 miles
• October - March
• • 'A' pace group only; 35 miles.
    
    
    
• 'A' pace group, led by Kevin Butler-Au:
  

• • 35 mile route follows the same route as the B pace ride, so if you drop off the B's will pick you up.

  • 50 mile route follows the same route as the B pace ride until Surrender Road, so if you drop off prior to that point the B's will pick you up.
    
    

• B pace group, led by Rebecca Wheeler and John Bright:

• • Purpose: B pace ride without "pace creep", practicing group and motor vehicle friendly techniques.

  • Group size limit twelve; then we recruit a leader and form two groups a couple minutes apart.

  • Rolls at 16 to 17 mph on the no-wind flats. (The end of ride average speed will be less.)

  • Two sprint opportunities on sparsely trafficked dead end roads;

  • There is no weather cancellation date.

  • Riders must be able to hold on at the 16 to 17 mph group pace.
    
    

• Weather:

• • Weather cancellations posted on Facebook a minimum of 90 minutes before ride start.

  • A ride rolls at Kevin Butler-Au’s discretion, ref Facebook posting.

  • B ride rolls if:

  • • Prevailing temperature prediction is at or above 50 F during the ride.

    • Surface Wind at or below 15 mph.

    • Wind Gusts at or below 20 mph.

    • Rain chance at or below 33%:

    • • And at ride leader’s discretion with ref to NOAA radar Base Loop

      • At ride leader’s discretion with ref to wind, temperature, and chance of getting wet.
        
        

• Contact:
  Kevin Butler-Au; Facebook or Cell: 337-424-9857 (Prefers text) 
  Rebecca Wheeler; Cell: 757-651-3659, Email: rebeccawheeler001@gmail.com
  John Bright; Cell: 757-812-1909, Email: john_s_bright@yahoo.com
  
  
  **Watch the PBA Facebook Page for updates and cancellations.**
  
  Updated 03/18/2019