Ride Mar 12th – Mental Mentougou Back Roads

This Saturdays ride is in the Mentougou region. Another new series of loops that make the most of quiet back roads. Not many cars so you’ll just have the sounds of freewheels and friendly chatter as a soundtrack for at least half of the ride. There are some concrete roads again but we think the solitude more than makes up for the inconvenience of a few extra bumps. 53km for the Beginner Ride with 1 climb, the Intermediate do the same route with an extra 15km and the Elite do more than double the climbing and 108km. That will wear them down nicely.

The start for this weeks ride is a little bit further from the city so we will leave at 7.00am. If you are in a hurry to get back do the Beginner or Intermediate Ride. Once there are enough rides back to fill a van it can leave immediately to get back to Beijing early afternoon.

All riders are required to fill the form below (including self drive) by Friday morning.

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10 Ride Pass (pre paid)
15 Ride Pass (pre paid)
1 Ride Pass (350 RMB)
Self drive (50 RMB)

I'd like to join the following ride :*

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If this is your first ride with Serk please leave your wechat or phone number :

Food Options :*

Paulaner 5 course meal + 1 beer (298 RMB)
Paulaner a la carte (price variable)
No food

Departure Time :
07.00 Serk.  Arrive at 06.45 am to load bikes
Return Time : 15:00 – 16:00 Serk

1. Beginner – 53km 748m Climbing
10km more than last week but with about the same amount of climbing. From the meeting point we will drive you 10km up the road (self drive included) to give you a headstart on the other two groups. The route starts out flat for 9km along the G109. Once you pass Yanhizhen you make right turn onto a smaller back road and the main climb of the day begins. Its a steady 5km with a few switchbacks. You’ll soon reach 606 Country Road – you turn right here and start your descent all the way back to the G109.

Ride leader : Liman

Average Speed : 15 km/h – 20 km/h

This ride is recommended for all new beginner riders. If you find the pace too slow next week you can move to the Intermediate Group. Its much better to start out on the easier ride and then move up rather than start on the faster ride and find yourself getting dropped and left behind.

 

2. Intermediate – 67 km 890m Climbing

The Intermediate Ride will start out with the Elite Ride. The first 10km will be a steady pace so everyone can enjoy some light conversation. The route is the same as the Beginner Route with the addition of 10 extra kilometres at the start. Those that would like a longer ride can extend the first climb by an additional 15km and 300m ascent by continuing climbing all the way to the top of the main climb and turning back (instead of turning right immediately into the 606 Country Road.  The Elite Ride will also climb this way.

 

Ride leader : Shannon
Average Speed : 20 km/h – 25 km/h

This ride is recommended for all Intermediate riders. If you find the pace too slow next week you can move to the Elite Group. Its much better to start out on the easier ride and then move up rather than start on the faster ride and find yourself getting dropped and left behind.

3. Elite – 108km  2140m Climbing

Another challenging ride with 4 main climbs. Similar amount of climbing as last week but an extra 20km to push you a bit further. About 40km of the ride is reasonably flat so some fast and efficient bunch riding should help the km’s roll past. Half the ride is on back roads, some concrete and some narrow paved roads with some nice scenery. Again this route has quite a few turns so please make sure you bring the route with you on a navigation device. The route is the same as the Beginner Ride but extends the main climb and then adds an extra loop to the north.

Ride leader : Morten
Average Speed : 25 km/h – 30 km/h

This ride is recommended for all Elite riders only. The pace will be pretty fast and on the flat parts of the course we will ride together as a bunch so the km pass quickly. The group will wait at the top of the climbs and regroup for the descents. If you are not sure of your fitness or endurance then please do not join this group. Instead go with the intermediate group and as your fitness improves later in the season join the Elite ride group.

Detailed info on the routes can be found here – https://ridewithgps.com/events/Mar-126

Waiver

Every rider is required to read and accept this waiver by clicking on “yes” in the form above before participating in a Serk Ride.

Self Drive

The start and finish point is the corner of the Xiaoqing Highway Mentougou and 010 Country Road. Approximately 1.5 hours (71km) from Serk or Shunyi (88km) .

Payment

If you have already signed up for a multi-ride pass you don’t need make any additional payment for this ride. If you haven’t you can sign up for a multi-ride pass here or just purchase a 1 ride pass for the day. Our vehicles have limited seats so preference first goes to multi-ride pass holders and then those that pre-pay the 1 ride pass.

To pre-pay on Wechat please extract the following QR Code by pressing on it using your smartphone and then select “Extract QR code” You will be taken to a we chat payment page to make the 350 RMB payment.

For self-drive please extract the following QR Code by pressing on it using your smartphone and then select “Extract QR code” You will be taken to a we chat payment page to make the 50 RMB payment.

Cancellation / Refund AQI Policy

Please read our Cancellation / Refund AQI Policy Carefully here.

Process

Once you have signed up for the ride we will add you to special group chat for the Saturday ride. Here you will be able to see which of your friends have already signed up plus we will release the route GPX files and detailed route instructions here. During the ride we will use this group for communication and also its the place you can share photos post ride.