The Rites of Spring ride kicks off (usually) our riding season. We have it every year on a Saturday close to the Vernal Equinox. (That's the beginning of Spring.) We dance, we cavort, we ride a few miles.

In the past couple years, we've invited other bike groups to join us, including Slug Velo. We like to have sociable bike rides, and the Sluggies have this down to a science.

Here's the map we use for directions and here's the simplified text file for the same.

This has been an annual happening since 1997. Attendance has varied, mostly due to weather. I've kept an uneven history of the event on the web, so these links point all over the place:

Here's some photos from the Rites of Spring 2000.
In 2002, we had freezing rain, snow, sleet, hail and brilliant sunshine. You might be surprised that we really enjoyed ourselves!
Here's some photos from the 2004 edition.
The 2005 edition was nearly a complete bust.