Crack o' Dawn Friday Frolic (BTCNJ)
Ridgewood, NJ · Road
- When
- Every Friday, 6:05 amFridays, meet 6:00 am, wheels down at 6:05 am. The leader calls it the weekly start of the weekend ride. Does not go in rain or on wet roads.
- Starts at
- Ridgewood Starbucks, Ridgewood, NJ Map ↗
- Distance
- 21 miles
- Pace
- B* level, a relaxed pace on rolling roads (about 1,000 feet of climbing)
- Hosted by
- Bicycle Touring Club of North Jersey (BTCNJ)Club
- Cost
- Membership is $25 a year; a free one-month trial is available on request
- Kind of ride
- Road
For visitors
BTCNJ members only; ask the club about the free one-month trial. Sign-up is required. The leader suggests coffee after the ride at Ridgewood Coffee or Tatte.
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, front and rear lights (it's a dark-hours ride), water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before the meet time. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- B* level, a relaxed pace on rolling roads (about 1,000 feet of climbing).
- Check
- Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Crack o' Dawn Friday Frolic (BTCNJ) group ride
Crack o' Dawn Friday Frolic (BTCNJ) is a road group ride in Ridgewood, NJ. It rolls every Friday at 6:05 am from Ridgewood Starbucks.
A weekly early-morning ride from the Ridgewood Starbucks: about 21 miles of rolling roads up Saddle River Road toward Monsey and back, then coffee. The leader calls it a nice, relaxed pace.
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.