Join Dick several times a month for a real C ride. Almost nothing over 35 miles. "Hills are a necessary evil in New England. That doesn't mean I have to go looking for them.” "We climb hills because they are there.” NOT ON THESE RIDES WE DON'T. Our motto is "NO GRATUITOUS HILLS” A record 50 Easy C rides in 2010. Only 39 rides in 2011, 24 in 2012, 35 in 2013 Nov 24, 2013- season winding down with 35 rides this year 2016 late start - mid May but we are open 2017 weather ends season early 2018 ECR season started late, in May !! 2019 ECR season starts later, in June !! 2023 ECR back after 2 years Covid and leader leg issues New procedure (starting 7/20/02 ride): Preliminary ride info may occassionally be posted here Tuesday night, but don't count on it! Final ride info will be posted here Thursday night. As a courtesy please e-mail Dick by 10pm Friday (or Saturday) if you're planning on riding on Saturday (or Sunday) so I know who to expect. Rain always cancels the ride. Effective 7/28/06, rain and other cancellations will be posted on this page at least 1 hour before ride start time. The fine print (revised 6/25/2011, you should probably read this once) Go right to the current ride schedule Many Easy C Riders keep coming back. They say the routes, the rides and the company are lots of fun. Join them! Mothers Day is only -10 days away! George St Bike Challenge 2009 Does it look like fun? Two Easy C regulars competed in '08 Four Easy C regulars competed in '09 Two Easy C regulars competed in '13 One Easy C regular competed in '14 Three Easy C regulars competed in '19 Easy C Rider has given up on Facebook Date of next ride: Time of ride: Ride length: Ride level: Locale: Starting location: Ride status: Comments: Technically its Spring, but its not yet Spring weather Future Rides: Oct 18, 2025 Another Holden ramble picture Oct 4, 2015 Holden back roads picture Sept 13, 2025 Dick's birthday ride pictures Aug 30, 2025 Ride to N Oxford again, not so lonely picture Aug 23, 2025 Ride to N Oxford was lonely picture Aug 10, 2025 Unoffical D ride by invitation picture Aug 9, 2025 From Duffy 23 miles to the rail trail and back pictures Aug 2, 2025 From Duffy, a 22+ mile Holden ramble picture July 27 - Starting at Duffy made the Cake Shop the mid-point of the ride pictures Oct 10 - 6th running of Walter Trice Memorial Metric pictures Sept 4 - 35+ miles through North county -great weather pictures Aug 7 - nobody show up! so Dick rides the long option to Webster and back, 38.5 miles picture July 30 - about 33 miles to North county - an early start, but cool even at the end pictures July 17 - 27 miles to South again - variation didn't work out with a bridge out pictures July 2 - 27 miles to South county - early and cool again pictures Jun 25 - Just over 31 miles Worcester-Holden-Sterling-W Boylston and back - start early, stay cool pictures Jun 18 - Almost 28 miles Sterling-Lancaster-Clinton-W Boylston lots of cyclists on road but not with us pictures Jun 4 - 29 miles again, this time south to Oxford and back pictures May 22 - Dick led half metric for joint 7HW & NVP ride - got drizzled on about half the ride but not really wet pictures May 21 - A perfect day for riding; we do a 29 mile loop in North County pictures May 14 - First ride of 2016, a 25 mile spin through Holden pictures Dec 6 - SHW annual holiday party pictures Nov 5 - Dick joins the Worcester Gaslight nighttime tour pictures updated Aug 30 - A 32 mile loop to South County on an infrequently used route - was this August or Autumn? pictures updated July 19 - A 28 mile loop to North County and yet another fine day pictures July 13 - A regular joint Easy C / Smell the Flowers ride around Holden Reservoir pictures July 12 - A fine day brought only two new riders for a modified River Road ride pictures July 6 - 28 miles south from the Auburn Public Library pictures Jun 29 - a joint Easy C/Smell the Flowers ride splits for 18 and 25 miles from Old Stone Church pictures Jun 28 - 28 miles south to Sutton and Millbury, no problems until almost back pictures Jun 22 - A joint Easy C / Smell the Flowers ride has a glorious day and draws quite the crowd pictures Jun 21 - Dick joins Lynne T and some others for his first ever Quabbin ride pictures Jun 15 - A favorite North County loop stretches to 37 miles with one road under construction. Gorgeous weather pictures May 31 - Dick leads the half-metric on a joint NVP/SHW ride pictures May 18 - Dick does the CRW Spring metric, misses a turn and gets some extra miles pictures May 3 - More riders show up, good weather and 30+ miles to the north pictures Apr 6 - 50s again we do about 25 miles and Smell the Flowers does a shorter ride pictures Mar 15 - Still snow, but still very rideable in the 50s pictures Mar 8 - Snow on the ground, but nearly 60F even though not yet Spring. Not a big crowd, but a very nice ride pictures Feb 2 - Unseasonably warm, so Easy C & Smell the Flowers start the season early pictures Nov 17 - Dick almost wimps...