History...While this is the first time this has been led as a combined ride with other groups including Hammerin Wheels it is a long established ride with Davis Bike Club and Bike Hikers. It has a 10+year history. It is a very fun ride with few turns and great support for the nominal fee. Normally a very well attend ride with many riders repeating from previous years.

Yes. I've done it. It's very fun and plenty of food!

A concern was voiced about safety. This ride goes out Rd102 to Knights Landing in daylight...road 102 has very wide shoulders. Highway 45 to Grimes in very lightly traveled....coming back on Rd 102 is in the dark but traffic is much quieter and you still have a wide shoulder. We do recommend that riders ride in groups of 3 or more. This ride has been led by both Davis Bike Club and Sac Bike Hikers for 10+ years...I do not recall any accidents...none with vehicles.

A word about lighting...high powered head lights are not needed on this ride. When riding in a group you tend to borrow light from other riders...after dark we recommend the buddy system. We will have also have a full moon. So if you aren't coming because you think your lighting is not good enough you can rest easy. A battery powered LED light will suffice and if it won't go 5-6 hours bring extra batteries or have a second light on the bike.

This ride is actually very safe and extremely well organized. It's been done so many years that it's become a tradition for several clubs. It's a great first century if you've never done one before.

I see nothing unsafe about this ride. There are more than ample safety precautions in place. We will continue to support this ride. Enough on the safety already.

I hate to sound like a wimp....but what are the shorter options?

Marshon, the options are 98, 84, 64 and 50 miles. All riders meet in Davis, and then the two longer groups start riding in Davis, the two shorter ones then drive to Knights Landing to do their starts (and finishes). There are two turnaround points, which is why there is a 14 mile distance difference between the 2 Davis and 2 Knights Landing rides. All rides share the same rest stop in Grimes. It is a clever setup, and it works!

I will see whomever on the 50 mile ride....and I am looking forward to this....very cool.

O..o Sarah's doing this century? ...man makes me want to go now to see everyone's reaction when she obliterates the record!!! ...but I'm doing the BBQ with the family ...damn!!

Calling all single/fixed gears! It's time to spin like crazy and pound out a ( near ) century!

Javier...why not do both? BBQ and the Midnight Century...a certain person you know (who will remain nameless) is doing just that and plans to ride one of the shorter options from Knights Landing. :-)

Steve, will be to long of a day for me to try and do this, SBH BBQ late morning, HW BBQ in evening ...not to mention that's way past my bed time (pretty muh 8:30-9:00 and it's lights out for me). Although I'd love to do the ride, the late night thing ain't my cup of tea, which is why I have missed it the past 3 years I've been a SBH member.

Update 7/16...from the various clubs in the area we are now at 50 riders for the Midnight Century

Sorry about the no shows Steve. You did a good job on the food and drinks. The food was great. Couldn't eat very much because of the pace we were riding. Could have used an extra water stop. Actually went through about 5 bottles of water. Thanks again for the great job. It was nice to see the Sag car out there at 12:30 in the middle of nowhere. Thanks again.

Hey Steve!
What a great ride! My fastest average on a century to date! Sweeet! Bummer about the no-shows. They certainly missed out. Your crew was totally awesome. Took really took good care of us. Everyone was so nice and the food was very delicious. I would definitely do this ride again! Thanks! : )