Welcome to the Ride Yourself Fit, Inc. Website!

Welcome to the Ride Yourself Fit family.

Cyclists of all levels and abilities are welcomed and encouraged.

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RYF at the Amgen Tour of California 2013...(see Images)

Champion Systems Official Clothing Partner of the Amgen Tour of California...and Ride Yourself Fit!

Notice of Roadway Closure

Please note that Pioneer Avenue between Alabama Street and Tennessee Street is scheduled to be closed for roadway construction between January 30 and the first part of May. A number of RYF rides are scheduled to use this street, therefore the routes will be modified to use the provided detour shown as green in the photo.

Tara

RYF apparel coordinator

Taraalexandra@gmail.com or (909)335-1433

RYF Wednesday Training Rides...What are you waiting for?

RYF Wednesday Outdoor Ride goes to Indoor Power Testing for members.

Due to the poor air quality from the fire burning in Banning, Doc cancelled the May 1, Wednesday "Outdoor Ride" and RYF members were invited to come indoors at the clinic for Power Testing and exercises lead by Doc.

May 1st Power Testing Results

WD11/27/94 980 watts

WS3/19/96 883 watts

GM8/28/73 852 watts

SL9/4/95 817 watts

AL5/21/80 697 watts

HC2/15/61 597 watts

WA7/16/62 518 watts

MS7/16/55 466 watts

Congratulations!

A message to the cycling community from Councilmember Jon Harrison:

    Thank you to all of the bicycling supporters who came to last night's City Council meeting (May 7, 2013) to express their appreciation for the City's budding efforts to install a network of bike lanes and routes throughout the city.
    Every member of the Council appreciated your comments. It was ironic that the Tea Party Patriots chose the same meeting to stress their message of fiscal conservatism. Their message that the council needs to listen to the tax payers and that the expenses on bike lanes were not justified was off the mark.
    People who ride bikes also pay taxes. The investment in bike lanes to provide safe travel for cyclists is minuscule compared to the tens of millions invested in safe car travel, a point that seemed to be lost on the Tax Party representative. It may even be roughly in proportion to the number of bike riders to motorists. Clearly the take away from that exchange is ... we need more bike riders! I hope to see a lot more of you in our growing network of bike lanes soon.
    Thanks for being an active part of our community!

Mark your calendars...part of the proceeds benefit RYF children safety ride!

Click on the image below and register on Active.com

Maps and printable pdf Route Slips for the Plain Wrap ride are available to RYF members.

Go the the Event Calendar and click on the Plain Wrap ride link.

The Plain Wrap Ride 2013 Interview...

Walk Yourself Fit...every Saturday at 7:00am

San Bernardino RYF Ride...(Please view the Images)

Go...Jerry!

Go...Derrick!

Go...RYF Performace Team!

Power Testing for RYF Members

Next Test...after the Wednesday Evening Ride on June 5th

Wednesday Training Rides TIME CHANGE 5:30 PM!

The Ride Yourself Fit Wednesday evening training rides started March 27. These routes are between 17 and 20 miles and generally include hill climbing, similar to last year. The rides are for anybody who can complete a 20 mile route with climbing and wishes to increase their conditioning on the bike. Routes are listed on the "Rides" page of this website under the Training Circuits and Routes section. The schedule and time for these rides will be included on the Event Calendar.

Please note that riders must have appropriate lights attached to their bike for any rides that may not be completed until after sunset.

Click on Images to see more pictures!

RYF Performance Team on the Podium Again! Go Brian...Go RYF Performance Team!

Please show your support for this awesome group of RYF riders

"Like" RYF Performance Team on Facebook today!

Martha Green's - The Eating Room

Ride the Streets of Redlands Challenge

The City of Redlands has about 300 miles of streets spread out over 37 square miles. The city is comprised mostly of residential neighborhoods, but also has commercial and general industrial areas.

Ride Yourself Fit has developed a number of routes that traverse most all of the major streets in Redlands and the surrounding areas. Our members have ridden throughout the city whether they ride the 10, 20, 30 or even the 40 mile routes. Congratulations, you won a prize. These routes generally utilize the arterial and collector streets. But no routes are developed to cover every roadway, including most of the local residential streets.

Over the years, a number of area residents have taken on the challenge of walking all of the streets of Redlands. Walking 300 miles takes some real planning to develop the most efficient routes and avoid duplication. Some of the southside streets have steep hills while most of the northside streets are relatively flat. Many streets end in a cul-de-sac requiring some duplication. Well, it is no different using a bicycle. So Martha Green and The Eating Room has developed a challenge for all of the Ride Yourself Fit members....ride all of the streets of Redlands, all 300 miles of them.

The rules are simple. Ride the streets and log your progress on a map. Streets in gated communities are not included. Streets on regular RYF rides can be counted. When you complete the challenge, present the map to Ride Yourself Fit and you will be rewarded with a special gift from Martha and The Eating Room. This is a year long challenge so the goal is to complete this quest by the end of the 2013 calendar year. But the sooner the better. It is up to each rider to plan their routes. Plan your routes ahead, and just don’t leave all the hills to the end!

If you need a map of Redlands, one way to obtain one is through AAA for any Auto Club member. A limited number of maps are also being made available through RYF.

Keep us all updated on your progress. Best of luck on your quest.

That's right people, a bike kitchen in the IE. For those of you that don't know what a bike kitchen is: The Redlands Bike BBQ (Kitchen) is a space where you can learn to work on your own bike. It is entirely FREE, organized by volunteers and meant to help encourage sharing cycling related knowledge, skills, and tools between people in the community.

We can be found at our permanent space behind Augies Coffee Shop (off Redlands Blvd.) and weekly at the Redlands Market Night (near Ed Hales Park). We are open Tues-Thurs 6-8pm and Sat 12-3pm.

Donations are always welcomed. We are looking for anything bike related.

Check out Doc's articles ... just click on the "Rabbit"

I can’t thank you and Dr. Wilson enough for bringing out the Ride Yourself Fit crew. I was impressed with the team spirit, and joy that emanated from each member there yesterday! I heard repeatedly how appreciative everyone was that you all were there to keep the walkers and runners safe! As many of the riders witnessed, entire families were on the course, with little ones and pets, so having that extra level of watchfulness was essential. Please let me know what can do to make it better for the team, as we would be overjoyed if this could become a partnership in the future.

Also, I know a drawing will take place in the next week, so as soon as I hear back from the Believe Walk organizers, I will let you know.

With immeasurable gratitude,

Eric

Eric Ewing
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL | Foundation

P.O. Box 2000, Loma Linda, California 92354
909-558-3216 · fax 909-558-3564

RYF Leader Kits

Thanks to RYF sponsors...RYF route leaders now have "leader bags" full of supplies for RYF rides. Thanks to Don's Bike shop for their generous donation of 12 bike bags equipped with CO2 cartridges, tire levers and patch kit, Yucaipa Bike center for their generous donation of 12 tubes and In Your Best Interest Medical Clinic, Inc. for their generous donation of a medical kit...RYF leaders can take to the road with "just in case" supplies for the ride. All RYF riders are encouraged to have their own supplies with them at all times...but "just in case" RYF leaders are ready to insure that "fun, fitness and fellowship" can still prevail!