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The AABTS (Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Culture) invites you to the OHR (One Helluva Ride) for some pleasurable and work out. This celebration will take position on July 9th, 2011, and is at present in its 35th yr of existence. This function is a single-day scenic tour, traveling across paved, tree-lines roads in Livingston, Jackson, Ingham and Washtenaw counties.
Riders can select from 6 diverse loop routes, with 4 beginning and ending at the Chelsea Fairgrounds, and two informal rides (Pleasurable Rides) starting up and ending in Portage Lake State Park. A great aspect of this occasion is that all routes reveal the very same Portage Lake Park lunch cease, so pals and household members who take part in distinctive loops can nonetheless take pleasure in lunch with each other. Maps are furnished and just about every route is clearly marked.
Registration and Positive aspects
The to begin with 1,800 to sign-up get an OHR patch
Custom pre-ordered merchandise will need to be postmarked by May 6th, 2011
Online registration is available via the conclusion of June
Mail-in registration have to be postmarked by the conclusion of June
Planning
Most complications can be averted by making sure you and your bike are in the proper issue for the function. Encouraged equipment are water bottles, sunscreen, jacket, basic equipment, more tire tube, patch kit and a pump. You should have common bicycle expertise and be capable to make your very own minimal repairs. Helmets are a have to, as nicely as emergency speak to information.
Support
All the way through the riding hours, help motor vehicles will be traveling the routes to supply aid. Service is offered on a priority basis, with these needing health consideration staying tended to 1st, and then individuals with important mechanical failures. Lastly, they will help anybody who demands aid with a flat, or has basically tired. Mechanics are also available at the Chelsea Fairgrounds, and at a number of relaxation stops along the way.
Food
Your entry payment arrives with a terrific buffet-design lunch at the Portage Lake State Park beginning at 10am and lasting until finally 2:30pm. The distance to the lunch area can fluctuate considerably from route to route, so plan your trip accordingly so you do not skip out on lunch. Swimming is also available within the park.

There will be snack retailers accessible along the route commencing as 7:30am, with volunteers passing out drinks and fruits. Each route passes by smaller towns, and riders are encouraged to quit, consider a break, and grab anything to eat if they want. At the conclusion of the experience, chilled watermelon will be manufactured obtainable at the Fairgrounds.
The One Helluv a Ride is indeed, just that. It's a very enjoyable day that usually is accompanied y great summer weather. But it is not a ride for the casual, around-the-block weekend cyclist. To finish this ride, you need to be in excellent shape. That means you have put in a lot of trining miles and have done several long rides of over 50 miles. But if you have done this, you should have no trouble finishing this annual ride.