Michigan biking news and info

The AABTS (Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society) invites you to the OHR (A person Helluva Journey) for some fun and physical exercise. This event can take position on July 9th, 2011, and is presently in its 35th 12 months of existence. This event is a single-day scenic tour, traveling across paved, tree-lines roads in Livingston, Jackson, Ingham and Washtenaw counties.
Riders can decide on from 6 distinct loop routes, with 4 starting and ending at the Chelsea Fairgrounds, and two informal rides (Exciting Rides) beginning and ending in Portage Lake State Park. A fantastic facet of this function is that all routes share the same Portage Lake Park lunch cease, so close friends and household members who participate in distinctive loops can nonetheless enjoy lunch jointly. Maps are supplied and each route is plainly marked.
Registration and Rewards
The very first one,800 to sign-up obtain an OHR patch
Customized pre-ordered merchandise need to be postmarked by May 6th, 2011
On the web registration is available through the stop of June

Mail-in registration should be postmarked by the stop of June
Preparing
Most difficulties can be averted by creating confident you and your bike are in the right affliction for the event. Encouraged accessories are drinking water bottles, sunscreen, jacket, essential tools, added tire tube, patch kit and a pump. You must have general bicycle awareness and be able to make your individual small repairs. Helmets are a will need to, as well as emergency speak to info.
Support
All through the riding hours, help motor vehicles will be traveling the routes to deliver aid. Support is provided on a priority foundation, with people needing health-related interest getting tended to initially, and then all those with big mechanical failures. Lastly, they will enable anybody who desires aid with a flat, or has simply fatigued. Mechanics are also readily available at the Chelsea Fairgrounds, and at a couple of relaxation stops along the way.
Foods
Your entry fee comes with a good buffet-model lunch at the Portage Lake State Park beginning at 10am and lasting until finally two:30pm. The distance to the lunch location can differ considerably from route to route, so strategy your trip accordingly so you never miss out on lunch. Swimming is also readily available within the park.

There will be snack stores out there along the route starting up as 7:30am, with volunteers passing out drinks and fruits. Every route passes by small towns, and riders are encouraged to quit, take a break, and grab one thing to try to eat if they wish. At the conclusion of the ride, chilled watermelon will be created accessible 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.