Team BikeBuddies is Sponsored by:

Mike Flenniken, LCI - Certified USA Cycling Coach

Rides & Events

Ride Announcements

Please join our Team BikeBuddies Yahoo Group to get email announcements for all our rides. The announcements will give specifics, time, location, ride description (hills or flat, distance, effort level) and links to pertinent downloadable maps. Below is a general overview of our standard rides for planning your schedule and inviting friends:

During Daylight Savings Time

Monday thru Thursday: Departs the Lake Overholser Pavilion 6:00 PM. Flat “out and back” rides of varying distances and effort levels. Braum’s on 23^rd just East of Rockwell after the ride.

Saturdays: Tour de Luther Loop-Fest – Departs Oakdale School (Just East of Sooner on Hefner Road) – Departure time depends on temperature… Early when warm / Later when cold – Ride starts with a 9 mile leg from Oakdale to Jones then a series of loops that all start and end at the Conoco Sak-N-Go on the East side of Jones and finishes with the 9 mile return leg to Oakdale. Individual sub-groups can vary the choice of loops to adjust distance/difficulty. We usually meet somewhere after the ride for lunch.

Sundays: Lake Hefner Afternoon Recovery Ride – 2 or 3 loops around the lake at a recovery pace – Time depends on temperature. Taco Cabana or Braum's on May just North of Hefner after the ride.

During Standard Time

Monday thru Thursday: Weekday “NITE” Rides – Loops around Lake Overholser or Lake Hefner at 6:00 PM – Lights required – Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant (16^th and Meridian) after the ride.

Saturdays: Tour de Luther Loop-Fest – Departs Oakdale School (Just East of Sooner on Hefner Road) – Departure time depends on temperature… Early when warm / Later when cold – Ride starts with a 9 mile leg from Oakdale to Jones then a series of loops that all start and end at the Conoco Sak-N-Go on the East side of Jones and finishes with the 9 mile return leg to Oakdale. Individual sub-groups can vary the choice of loops to adjust distance/difficulty. We usually meet somewhere after the ride for lunch.

Sundays: Lake Overholser Afternoon Recovery Ride – 2 or 3 loops around the lake at a recovery pace – Time depends on temperature. Braum’s on 23^rd just East of Rockwell after the ride.

T-Shirt Rides – We will participate in several T-shirt rides including the Hotter’n Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls.

Camping/Riding Trips – There are several camping / riding trips planned each year.