Scott's Thursday Night Social Ride
Previously known as "Jack and Scott's Thursday Night Social Ride""

[generally less than 20 Miles, 600-1100 feet total elevation gain]

Jack Tomkinson and Scott Kralik have been leading (alternating each week) this leisurely paced ride for 10 years. In August of 1999 there's some recent photos and also there was a "nasty" rumor that this year (the 10th) would be the last of these great rides. All folks who've ridden with Scott and Jack over the years were invited to join what might be the last ride (Hey change is good!) on August 26, 1999 at 6:30pm at Gasworks Park.

The "last" ride was held and a great party (honchoed by Fred Bird) was had at Barlees in Fremont and there is a page celebrating the "end". Also take a look at Jon Chu's Aug 12 1999 pictures.

Keep Thursdays open - Thursday rides are on again!

Flash: (June 2001-2011...) Change may very well be good for some folks (Not for me!), but it has been confirmed - There is a 22st Season of Thursday Gasworks Social rides led by Scott! They will be held from the first Thursday in June to the last Thursday in August .

The Twentieth season ended on August 27, 2009 and a fine commemorative party was held at the Fremont Dock. There is also a page for the actual bicycle ride which was a loop around Queen Anne viewpoints.

   
      
Slide Show 2011 Thursday Riders
         
Slide Show 2010 Thursday Riders
Collages of all Thursday Bicycle Rides for each year were made by use of the Microsoft Research Autocollage program". The collages are in both low and high resolution.

The ride starts at 6:30PM at Gasworks Park and invariably takes as many as 40-50 bikers (usually 10-15) on a tour through Seattle back streets and alleys that is sure to be both enjoyable and on routes you haven't travelled before. (I've been going on these rides for 19-20 years and some of the routes are still new ... well maybe my memory is slipping.) After the ride, a good percentage of the group retires to an eatery in Fremont (for the past few years Barlees [2002 update - Barlees is no longer 2004 update: Barlees has been reincarnated!] - it has morphed to Tawon Thaiwhich was the eatery of choice 2002-2003. In 2004/2005 the weekly eatery was the Essential Baking Company. Unfortunately in 2006, Essential closed it's evening hours. In 2006-2011, the group ate at a Sports Bar - what? - the Fremont Dock which with the Washington state no smoking law works OK.

Come join us after work at 6:30 PM on Thursday nights at Gasworks Park and enjoy some non-competitive social bicycling at a leisurely pace.

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Last update: 10/17/11