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Wednesday Show & Go Social Ride from Springfield Beer

Springfield, IL · Social

When
Every Wednesday, 5:30 pmWednesdays, meet 5:30 pm in the lot behind Freddy's at Springfield Beer Company. The club calendar lists it through Oct 28, 2026.
Starts at
Parking lot behind Freddy's, Springfield Beer Company, 3788 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL 62711 Map ↗
Distance
15 miles
Pace
10-12 mphNo-drop: nobody gets left
Next ride
Hosted by
Springfield Bicycle ClubClub
Cost
free
Kind of ride
Social
Made for
Beginner friendly
Map of Illinois with this ride's start
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For visitors

Lights are strongly suggested. The calendar posts weather cancellations.

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
Expect 10–12 mph: you can talk the whole way. It's no-drop: if you fall off the back, someone waits. That's the point of a group ride.
Check
Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.

About the Wednesday Show & Go Social Ride from Springfield Beer group ride

Wednesday Show & Go Social Ride from Springfield Beer is a social group ride in Springfield, IL. It rolls every Wednesday at 5:30 pm from Parking lot behind Freddy's, Springfield Beer Company.

A casual 15-mile cruise on the Sangamon Valley Trail to Stuart Park and back at 10 to 12 mph, starting and ending at Springfield Beer. Through Oct 7 the calendar calls it the Slow C social ride, no drop; from Oct 7 it is a show and go.

Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.

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