09/27/2026
⚠️⚠️Unpaved Addicts: Save the Dates for 2027!⚠️⚠️
A touch of cool Fall weather has finally arrived!
This reminds us that the extra busy holiday season and 2027 will be here before we know it.
Unpaved Attitude is already planning ahead for 2027 and looking forward to sharing challenging, interesting and unique riding adventures on the unpaved roads and trails of the "Real North Florida" with you.
Make sure these dates are in your Google or Apple Calendar, (and invite a friend to join you when you come to the rides!)
We ride on the 2nd Saturdays of every month.
Go ahead and put them in your calendar now. The 2nd Saturday rides are easy to put in a Google calendar, using the "does not repeat" feature, where you can easily call the event "Ride with Unpaved Addicts" (or something like that) and have it repeat/pop up on your calendar with an eye-catching picture of cyclists every 2nd Saturday in 2027 and beyond. You can always delete it if you can't make it, but that way, you can see it on your calendar when you are scheduling other things.
(Watch for the 2027 Calendar announcement, coming soon, if you want to know the name of the routes, and location where each ride will start.)
If there is a 5th Saturday in a month, we will also do a "bonus ride!
Unfortunately, it isn't an option to quickly add the 5th Saturdays to a Google Calendar repeat (yet).
But, there are only four 5th Saturdays every year, so it doesn't take long to add 4 of them to the calendar manually.
In 2027, our 5th Saturday rides will be in January, May, July and October.
Arrive early enough to be ready to roll at the start time, and expect to sign a waiver before the ride, including emergency contact info.
Expect 2 route options. The shorter route will be in the 40-60 mile range. The longer route will be 80-100 miles long.
Expect 3 riding groups:
The "Double Espresso" group, led by Umberto and/or other leaders will ride the long route at a much higher average speed (14-16 mph average).
The "Cappuccino" group, led by Kathy, will ride the shorter route, typically at an average pace of 10.5-12 mph, and may take more frequent breaks than the faster groups.
The "Espresso" group, with rotating leaders each month, will also ride the shorter route, but at a faster average pace, more like 12.5-14 mph.
("Average speed" is your total distance traveled, divided by your moving time.)
Plan to enjoy lunch or a coffee with your group after the rides. Sometimes we even manage to overlap and get everyone who is able to stay together for a while!
It is up to you to choose the correct group for your riding ability, and to come prepared, with the route loaded on your device, and enough water, electrolytes, nutrition and necessary items to get you through the ride, and, at minimum, to fix a flat tire or minor mechanical problem.
We will let riders know where store and water stops are on the routes when the route is released to riders who RSVP that they are "GOING" at least 48 hours before the ride is scheduled to happen on the Unpaved Addict page.
