Quivira Park Bike Group

Quivira Park Bike Ride

The Quivira Park Ride (see Johnson County Bike Club calendar) is a moderate to fast paced ride that runs from May-October. We try to cruise at 15 - 18 MPH and can break up into two groups if we have different paced riders. We usually have 5-15 riders most Saturdays and start from the Quivira Park Parking Lot at 7:00 AM or 08:00 AM Sharp depending on the time of year (see specific ride in the table below)! Quivira Park in Overland Park, Kansas is easy to find - just go south on Quivira past 119th Street and take the first left. You can also go to Google Maps to obtain a detailed map with directions. Each of the ride maps also shows Quivira Park as that is where we start and end each ride. There is plenty of free parking with restroom facilities. See the table below for a schedule of our rides which is updated often. Most rides are 20 - 45 miles. We also coordinate car pools to some of the organized rides which are also listed on our calendar.

Please join our listserv because often times last minute details and changes to the ride are posted the night before the ride. For those who are members of I have setup the Quivira Park Bike Group which is more of a discussion and interest group as ride changes will not be posted there.

If you have any questions please contact Ed Eroe.

Thanks and we look forward to you joining a very friendly and fun group of riders!

We encourage all riders to be a member of the

and abide by all club rules including the requirement of wearing a helmet and obeying all traffic regulations.

Current Weather Conditions:

Date	Time	Route	Miles	Leader	SAG	Notes

Saturday, May 3, 2008	07:00 AM	Lake Olathe Map	24	Ed Eroe	Self	Construction will close this ride until further notice. Noah and I had to walk our bikes near the turn at Lake Olathe.
Saturday, May 10, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park Map	30.83	Ed Eroe	Self	Pat and I rode this morning and while we had a pretty stiff south wind had a nice ride before the rain set in later in the day.
Saturday, May 17, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park Map	30.83	Ed Eroe	Self	We had a group of 7 riders and the weather was great! I have uploaded and posted a new map for the Stump Park Ride. Watch for new routes as this group will also be going out to Kill Creek and I will be adding a Holiday Ride which is a mod of the Stump Park Ride.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 - Memorial Day Weekend	07:00 AM	Stump Park Map	30.83	Steve Jackson	Self	Due to weather the ride was postponed until Monday, May 26th at 07:00 AM. Steve and Caleb were the only riders.
Saturday, May 31, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park Map	30.83	Ed Eroe	Self	We had 6 riders and the weather was warm and cloudy.
Sunday, June 1, 2008	07:00 AM	Lone Star Map Century Official Map	36, 52, 80 or 100	JCBC	JCBC	A great day for a long ride. Temperatures in the 60's and cloudy at the start with afternoon temperatures in the low 80's and sunny. A great job by the JCBC volunteers. I have done the century ride the last three years and this course was by far the best. I also had by personal best time of 16 MPH for the 100 miles. There were a lot of Quivira Park riders participating including Terry, Crystal, Wayne, Caleb, and Ron. I uploaded my Garmin Map of the ride and also the official one.
Saturday, June 7, 2008	07:00 AM	Holiday Road Map	31.45	Ed Eroe	Self	We had 6 riders and the weather was in the high 70's, humid, with a steady 15 mph wind from the southwest. The Holiday Road ride is an alternative to the Stump Park ride as we still take a break at the park.
Saturday, June 14, 2008	07:00 AM	Kill Creek Park Map	41.99	Ed Eroe	Self	We had 7 riders today and the weather was fantastic. I will be working on an alternative to Old 56 to get around the construction at Dennis Ave as Old 56 is narrow with no shoulder and there is a lot of traffic even early in the morning. The wind was from the due South at what was reported to be 5 MPH but it seemed stronger at times. We had a nice SAG at Kill Creek Park and ran into some motorcyclists that were having a fun rally with games setup. The Twisted Sisters were well the Twisted Sisters!
Saturday, June 21, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park with SMP Loop Map	35.42	Ed Eroe	Self	We had only 3 riders today and the weather was very nice but with some humidity and a bit of a 5 mph breeze from the NW. I mapped this new route which is a variation of the Stump Park Ride with the addition of a loop through Shawnee Mission Park. The loop has very low traffic but does have some good hills coming back to the park entrance. The addition adds a little under 5 miles.
Saturday, June 28, 2008	07:00 AM	Holiday Road Map	31.45	Ed Eroe	Self	We had 8 riders and the weather was cloudy which had a nice cooling effect. We ran into only a few sprinkles as most of the rain had gone through Friday night or was to the south of us and there was no wind.
Sunday, June 29, 2008	08:00 AM	Amelia Earhart Century	35, 62, or 100	Atchison Bicycle Coalition	ABC
Saturday, July 5, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park Map	30.83		Self	There will not be a ride leader so please print the map of the Stump Park ride if you are riding. There should be others who will join you but not everyone sees this website before coming over.
Saturday, July 12, 2008	07:00 AM	Holiday Road Map	31.45	Steve Jackson	Self	Steve Jackson was the ride leader and there were 3 riders. There was a little sprinkle early on and then the last 45 minutes or so there was a down pour. Steve reported that the good news was that once you're soaked you can't get any wetter! To make matters even more complicated, about 2 miles from home, the wind shifted and the temperature dropped from 68 to 61.
Sunday, July 13, 2008	06:00 AM	Lizard Under The Skillet	30, 40, or 65	Lawrence Bike Club	LBC	I did not do the ride but I heard that the weather was much cooler than in past years!
Saturday, July 19, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park Map	30.83	Steve Jackson	Self	Steve Jackson was the ride leader and Pat, Ron, and he had a nice ride. The weather was warm, humid, with a 5-10 mph breeze from the south. Steve noted that 127th Street is closed just East of Olathe East High School so the riders took a little detour down to 143rd St. through downtown Olathe.
Saturday, July 26, 2008	07:00 AM	Kill Creek Park Map	41.99	Ed Eroe	Self	Well this ride turned out to be the ride of Detours with 5 riders. Looking to get around the Dennis Road Detour we ran into another one trying to get down to 159th street for the bridge over I35. After working our way back to Ridgeview and down to 175th Street we went through Gardner and up Gardner Road to 135th Street and back to Quivira Park via 127th street. I had two flats and after the first one I sent the other riders on but then fell going at a fairly slow pace on 127th going over the bridge at I35 when I got the second one. My bike was fine but I have a bit of road rash on my left arm & elbow and a bruised left hip. Not my best riding day but hey we wouldn't have any good ones if we did not have any bad ones!
Saturday, August 2, 2008	07:00 AM	Holiday Road Map	31.45	Ed Eroe	Self	We had six riders and it was very hot and humid. I dropped out at Stump Park as I was not feeling well. Thanks to Steve Jackson's wife for providing the SAG service for me!
Sunday, August 3, 2008	07:00 AM	Cider Mill Century	100	JCBC	JCBC	All the reports from the JCBC listserv were very pleased with the ride. While very hot and humid there were plenty of volunteers and the SAGs were well placed. We had a couple of riders participate.
Saturday, August 9, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park Map	30.83	Ed Eroe	Self	We had planned on doing the Stump Park with SMP Loop ride but because of the rain coming in we decided to do just the Stump Park ride. We had 6 riders with two visitors from Oklahoma who were here for the weekend. Temperatures were in the high 60's with low humidity and we had some rain at Stump Park. We ran into some new gravel that had been put on the road when Martindale Road turns onto West 76th then back onto Woodland. This should smooth out in weeks to come.
Saturday, August 16, 2008	07:00 AM	Holiday Road Map	31.45	Ed Eroe	Self	We had 6 riders and it was an absolutely beautiful day with low humidity and temperatures. I had to cut off before we turned back on 127th Street to join my son at an event he was doing at Timber Ridge which is near Kill Creek. It was nice to do the Twisted Sisters in reverse as actually I think they are easier that way - still steep, however!
Saturday, August 23, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park with SMP Loop Map	35.42	Ed Eroe	Self	The ride was canceled for Saturday morning due to rain and thunder. We rode on Sunday, August 24th at 07:00 and we had two riders. Since there was a possibility of rain around 10:00 we did not do the SMP Loop.
Saturday, August 30, 2008 - Labor Day Weekend	07:00 AM	Kill Creek Park Map	43.53	Ed Eroe	Self	We had a wonderful ride with 5 riders as the weather was fantastic with sunny skies and temperatures at the start in the 60's and at the end in the 70's. The map link is now the official ride as the construction on Dennis Avenue is finished with a brand new very wide bridge. We had two new riders who found our ride on the JCBC Calendar.
Saturday, September 6, 2008	07:00 AM	Lake Olathe Map	26.03	Ed Eroe	Self	We had three riders today and it was cloudy with temperatures in the mid-50's rising to the low 60's with humidity around 75%. We beat the rain as there was some patches to the west. The new Lake Olathe Map is to the left which includes the Dennis Road Bridge.
Sunday, September 7, 2008	08:00 AM	Tour of Missouri - Tour of Champions Charity Ride Map	14, 36, & 70	Sport KC	Sport KC	This ride was held the day before the 2nd Annual Tour of Missouri Professional Bike Race which starts on Monday, September 8th. The Tour of Champions Charity Ride follows different parts of the course that the professional riders will take on Monday. I did this ride both this year and last. My map of the 70 mile course is linked on the left. The weather worked out well as temperatures were in the 50's when we started and only in the high 60's when I finished. The ride is well done but needs to have more volunteers, be better marked, and have better traffic control. For some reason this year the last SAG in Parkville was closed up when many of us 70 milers were coming back through forcing us to look around for even water!
Saturday, September 13, 2008	07:00 AM	Ride canceled Due to Weather				Due to rain and thunderstorms our ride has been canceled. The 100 Mile Ride has been postponed until next Saturday, September 20th but we will also hold our regular Quivira Park Ride.
Saturday, September 20, 2008	07:00 AM	Stump Park with SMP Loop Map	35.42	Ed Eroe	Self	We had four riders with a wonderful day since the temperatures were in the high 50's at the start then warming to the high 60's at the end of the ride. Humidity was very high, however.
Sunday, September 21, 2008	07:00 AM	100 Mile Ride From Gardner to Lawrence & Back Map	100, 80, & 55	Randy Rasa	Self	The 100 Mile Ride (also with 80 & 55 mile options), originally planned for Saturday, September 13th, then rescheduled for Saturday, September 20th, has now been finally rescheduled for today, September 21st. Unfortunately I have other obligations for the day but the invitation is open to all Quivira Park Riders. The new easier to read map of the 100 mile ride, now in it's 3rd version, is linked to the left. If you are interested please contact Randy Rasa (link to the left) to let him know you are coming. The Ride starts in Cornerstone Park in Gardner, KS. If you're coming from KC, take I-35 south, get off at the first Gardner exit, take a right (this is 175th Street/US-56) go about 2 miles, through downtown Gardner, take a right on Center Street, go 2 blocks and you'll see Cornerstone Park on your right, park in the Aquatic Center parking lot on the north side of the park. Here's a map of the start area: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cornerstone+park,+gardner,+ks&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A on Google Maps.
Saturday, September 27, 2008	07:00 AM	Kill Creek Park Map	43.53	Ed Eroe	Self	Great sunny day! Temperatures in the 60's at the start and 70's at the end of the ride. It was a nice day to do a little longer ride.
Saturday, October 4, 2008	08:00 AM	Holiday Road Map	31.45	Ed Eroe	Self	We had a wonderful ride with temperatures in the mid 50's at the start and mid 60's at the end of the ride and sunny skies. There was a fairly good SE headwind of 10-12 mph on the way back.
Saturday, October 11, 2008	08:00 AM	Kill Creek Park Map	43.53	Ed Eroe	Self	It was a great day as the humidity was low with temperatures in the low 60's to start and the low 70's at the end.
Saturday, October 18, 2008	08:00 AM	Lake Olathe Map	26.03	Steve Jackson	Self	Steve reported that it was quite cool at the start of the ride but it warmed up by the time the riders got to Lake Olathe! It was a nice clear sunny day.
Saturday, October 25, 2008	08:00 AM	Holiday Road Map	31.45	Ed Eroe	Self	While it was 37 degrees at the start it warmed up fast with the sun so it was a wonderful last ride of the season. Remember to e-mail the listserv if you want others to join an ad-hoc ride during the off season!