Full Moon Rides 2022

• Location: See schedule below, various starting places

• Ride Type: Mixed Terrain

• Time & Date: Departs Every Full Moon or nearly Full Moon, varying start times

• Distance: Usually ~15-19 miles or the equivalent of 90-120 minutes of riding

• Price: Free

Description: The Full Moon ride takes cyclists all over the trails and back roads of the town where we start.

In the winter, we try to stick to trails since roads are less pleasant with the loudness of studded tires on the pavement.

Important Ride Updates Update Nov 7: Start location is CHANGED to Lexington(across the street from Revolution Hall) due to too many leaves hiding rocks/roots on the Bolton trails. All who have RSVP'd have an email from us about the change. Update Oct 27: Next Full Moon is Tuesday, November 8 with a 7:00pm start time. Plan on traffic so you're not late to the ride! It's an 18-mile route so allow 2.5 hrs to complete the route. Update Sept 30: Next Full Moon is on Monday, Oct 10 - this is a holiday so we expect Boston traffic to be much better than usual. We still recommend leaving early so you don't have to rush to the ride if there is a traffic hang up. We have BACKED UP the start time to 6:30pm so we will be starting in a little bit of daylight. Update Aug 31: Next Full Moon ride is Saturday, Sept 10 with a 4pm and 5:30pm rollout - two distance options Update August 3: Next Full Moon ride is Thursday, August 11 at 7:30pm out of Jamaica Plain! Update July 6: Next Full Moon ride is Wednesday, July 13 with a 7:30pm rollout. Parking is in Groton, MA. Mountain and fat bikes are best served, but more technical gravel riders will be fine on their gravel bikes with 40mm tires. Update June 13: Next Full Moon ride is Tuesday, June 14 & it will start in Concord at 7:30pm! We're updating the ride page with complete details. Root beer floats post-ride will be served. Please RSVP! Parking location: Concord Center, off of Keyes St - Google this: Parking lot, Keyes Road, Concord, MA Update May 16: We are hosting a Full Moon ride tomorrow, May 17 starting at 7:00pm. It's going to be a warm night! We're serving ice cream after the ride! Update April 15: We are hosting a BIG Gravel Ride on April 16 - this same day - so if you want to ride under a full moon, come to our gravel ride Update March: Trails are wet so a Full Moon isn't logical. Update Feb 14: Full Moon ride is being backed up by a day this week to get on great trails while they're still frozen: RIDE is FEBRUARY 15 at 7pm! Only studded fat bike tires at this ride, please, only because we don't want to risk damaging the trails and we don't know how skinnier tires will do. Update Jan 20: Full Moon ride is ON for tonight at Cutler Park! With the precipitation frozen, it'll be icy so studs are required. Update Jan 17: It's not a nice day to be on trails with wind and slush, rescheduling this ride for later in the week for maximal fun and care for our trails. Stay tuned!

We email those who have RSVP’d by 5pm the night before the ride with additional details of where we’re meeting and other important details.

RSVPs are REQUIRED in advance to participate. If you RSVP the day of the ride, we’ll send along the details as soon as it’s possible for us to email you.

Best Bike Setup: For the November Full Moon ride, gravel bikes, fat bikes, and hard tail mountain bikes are all appropriate. Anyone with a 35mm or wider tire will have enough tire for the trails, with wider being better for less experienced riders.

Please be sure your fitness allows you to comfortably ride at a moderate pace for at least 2.5 hours. We do not have a sweep rider and with the weather getting colder, we have to keep moving so as to not get too cold.

We remain vigilant with COVID safety. Respect each other’s space, and don’t come to the ride if there’s any chance you were exposed to COVID or may be sick with anything. No need to share your germs, only your good cheer!

RSVPs are required, fill out the RSVP form below the calendar!

You are welcome to RSVP as late as 2 hours prior to the ride start. We appreciate earlier RSVPs so we can plan appropriately and get you the route. Please do not RSVP if you’re not planning on coming, it’s inconsiderate to the person who is trying to manage the ride. If you RSVP and then can’t attend, please email us at connect@rideheadquarters.com. We understand that things come up!

Schedule of Full Moon rides, these are running throughout 2022!

Date	Day	Moon Name	Town	Departure Time
May 17	Tuesday	Pink Moon	Lexington, MA	7:00pm
June 14	Tuesday	Strawberry Moon	Concord, MA	7:30pm
July 13	Wednesday	Buck Moon	Groton, MA	7:30pm
August 11	Thursday	Sturgeon Moon	Jamaica Plain	7:30pm
September 10	Saturday	Harvest Moon	Ashland	4pm & 5:30pm rollout groups, see details
October 10	Monday (day after real full moon)	Hunter's Moon	Quincy/Hingham area	6:30pm
November 8	Tuesday	Beaver Moon	Lexington	7:00pm
December 8	Thursday	Cold Moon	TBD	TBD

Route: The route and exact starting location will be emailed to those who RSVP by 5pm the day before the ride. We email the route manually so please give us time after you submit your RSVP to share the route with you.

Ride Notes: We roll out with people grouped by expected speed. A Super Domestique rides with the last group so no one is dropped or lost. We often stay together for the duration of the ride. We ride together and have never lost anyone! Please come with the route loaded on your GPS computer if it’s possible for you, makes it easier.

We don’t have a sweep rider for this ride so only participate if you’re confident in your skill level and fitness – or know your way back. 

Last Minute Information: Watch our Twitter feed for last-minute updates, weather cancellations or other changes. We send emails to those who have RSVP’d with anything critical that isn’t communicated on this page that is very last-minute in nature.

Estimated time: Typically 90 minutes to 2 hours. We make winter and snow rides shorter in distance since they’re slower.

Contact Information: Email - connect@rideheadquarters.com, Phone - 413-461-7433

Riding Rules, What to Bring, How Our Rides are Different: All riders are required to read and are expected to abide by These Rules.

Waiver: Ride Headquarters requires a signed waiver before your first ride. Please fill it out online prior to your first ride. 

Proper Bike for this ride is usually, note that any mentions of proper bike, above, supercedes what is written here:  

• 32c knobby tires minimum. Wider tires are nicer. Tire choice depends on your riding skill set. In the winter, we will require studded tires when we expect to see ice. Road bikes with 32mm tires or bigger all the way up to fat bikes are all invited and will have fun.

• Clipless pedals and shoes. These are important elements of bike control. If you ride with platform pedals you’re likely to be over your head in some of the more technical parts of the ride.

• A bike that’s in safe working order and is free of creaking and squeaking.

• Higher tire pressure: We recommend starting with higher tire pressure and be ready to let some out if your tires are inflated too much.

• First, we want to minimize flats on the ride; waiting for someone to change flats is not why we ride.  We typically see zero flats on our rides.  One of the primary reasons for this is due to higher than average tire pressure.

• We do not recommend fenders since sticks and twigs can get caught in them.

• When do we host the Full Moon ride? When it is:

  • Snowing: We ride; it is so much fun to ride during a snow storm.

  • Snow on the ground: We ride. It doesn’t matter if there’s 1 inch or four feet, we ride. We recommend studded tires and fat bikes for these kinds of conditions. The only exclusion to snow riding is when there is a state of emergency and we’ve been asked to stay off the road.

  • Icy conditions: We ride. For this you have to have studded tires in order to ride with us.

  • Cold: It doesn’t matter what the temperature is, we ride. We’ve held the Full Moon ride at very, very below zero temps in the past and we still get a great turnout!

  • We DO NOT RIDE if the trails are wet and could possibly be damaged by riding, or we change the route/plan to be on beaches or on fire roads that are not sensitive trails.

RSVPs are required so we know who is coming, RSVP here now!

We are looking forward to seeing you at the next Full Moon ride and future Full Moon rides!