Scotland, February 28th & March 1st

Registration opens at 8:00am. Medium & long route riders start by 9:45am, short route riders start by 10:30am.

Pinnacle demo bikes available
Gore Bike Wear "Try Before You Buy" service available

Nearest station: Stirling (20 miles away)

Parking: We have a limited amount of parking at the lodge. After that parking will be in the Aberfoyle main carpark. We will be running a shuttle service to the start, or you can ride as it’s only a couple of minutes uphill.

Entry

Pre-entries are now closed for this event. On the day entries are still available. Please download an on the day entry form and take this to the sign on point at the start venue.

Download Ride It Entry Form

Saturday February 28th: Off-road ride

Route description: Leaving the Centre, we wind up hill through the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park until Forest Drive. Then it’s down past Loch Drunkie and on to Loch Venachar. Here we ride along the waterline of the Loch until it’s time to climb back over the Mentieth Hills and back to base. The Medium ride includes the climb up to Lime Crag which rewards you with a straight descent of 450ft in less than ½ a mile! The track is mainly all man-made, so the ground conditions won’t be affected by the weather.

Route options available at this venue:

• Short – 14 miles
• Medium – 25 miles
• Long – 32 miles

Sunday March 1st: Road ride

Route description: This area has it all!! We’ve got some great views, long, Lochside roads, tough climbs and the payback descents. In fact, the Medium route passes 9 Lochs in 50 miles with the long route within shouting distance of a 10^th. Depending on the length of ride you do, you’ll have to tackle Dukes Pass at least once as well. This is a 500ft climb in 2.5miles followed by a 700ft descent in another 2.5 miles! As there are not enough roads in the area, I’m afraid we’ll have to leave the Fun route of this event.  Due to the winter lighting and terrain, we’ll keep the distances down a bit as well.

Route options available at this venue:

• Fun – (sorry no 'Fun' route option at this venue)
• Short – 30 miles
• Medium – 50 miles
• Long – 70 miles

IMPORTANT NOTE: Route options and lengths are subject to change. Final routes will differ to the provisional routes due to road closure, trail & road conditions and weather conditions. Provisional routes are not suitable for navigation purposes, map of confirmed route will be provided to all riders on the day.

Trail conditions & Climbing

The Ride It! events take place in a variety of locations throughout the UK with a diverse range of terrain and topography. To give you a better idea of the conditions at this event we have given the event the following ratings:

	Trail conditions A rating of 1 signifies good trail conditions in all weather and minimal technical challenges. A rating of 4 signifies challenging conditions in poor weather and testing technical sections.
	Climbing A rating of 1 signifies a mostly flat ride with minimal climbing. A rating of 4 signifies hilly routes with plenty of climbing.

Please note: These ratings are a guide only. Conditions and the amount of climbing can be effected by weather, trail obstructions, route changes and more.

Gore Bike Wear "Try Before You Buy" service

Series supporter Gore Bike Wear will be on site with a huge selection of Windstopper and Gore Tex garments for Ride It! riders to try out for free!

After registration, visit the Gore Bike Wear try out tent, use the garment for the ride and drop it back to the tent at the end of the ride.

This is a FREE service offered by Gore Bike Wear to all Ride It! riders, so why not take the opportunity to experience some of the most technical and comfortable cycling specific outer wear for yourself!

Demo Bikes

We have the following demo bikes available at this event

SATURDAY: OFF-ROAD

Specialized

Specialized Myka FSR Expert 2009 Small
 

Trek

Trek Fuel EX8 2009 17.5"
Trek Fuel EX8 2009 17.5"


SUNDAY: ROAD

Specialized

Specialized Tarmac Expert 2009 58cm
Specialized Ruby Elite 2009 51cm
 

Trek

Trek Madone 5.2 Triple 2009 58cm

Booking a demo bike

If you would like to book a demo bike we need to know...

• First name
• Surname
• Home address
• Postcode
• Contact phone number
• The bike you wish to book
• The date of the booking
• Your height
• Your weight (for full suspension set up only)
• Do you need flat pedals or Shimano SPDs fitted to the bike?

Please email us at demobike@evanscycles.com

A non-refundable £25 fee will be charged to use a demo bike. Upon returning the bike this fee will be returned to the rider in the form of a £25 Evans Cycles voucher that can be used as payment towards a new bike purchase within 3 months from the date of issue. Only one voucher can be redeemed per purchase.

Demo bike bookings close the Wednesday evening before the ride. Any bikes not pre-booked will be available at the event centre on a first come, first served basis.

We will contact you to confirm your booking and arrange payment of the fee via credit or debit card. Demo bike riders need to arrive at the event centre at 8:00am to collect their bikes.

For instructions on what to do on the day, Demo bike riders must visit our Demo bike page

Winter riding

Ride It! is a year round series. Please visit our Winter Riding page for details about our winter events and information to help you prepare for winter conditions.

Click here to visit our Winter Riding page

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