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Saturday, September 18, 2010
Syscon 2010 Double-Century (Almost) Bike Ride
When: Saturday and Sunday, September 18th and 19th, 2010
Where: Elmhurst, IL to Utica, IL
Who: Friends of Syscon
Why: To help people less fortunate than us, for fun, for health.
Check out the 2008 Ride Picture Gallery.
 Welcome to the general information page for the Syscon 2010 Double-Century (Almost) Bike Ride.These pages contain the current information regarding the ride.
The Ride On the first day we ride approximately 100 miles. We then stay at a hotel and reverse the route to return the next day. Most of the ride is along Illinois country roads. See my comments from the 2007 ride for a more detailed description. We are doing this ride for fun, fellowship, and exercise. That is all there is really to it. Syscon is going to cover the cost of lodging, breakfast and dinner on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday, and a SAG van with a driver to carry our supplies and give a respite to anyone who may need it.
To make this a bit more fun and beneficial, in addition to the training rides, the riders will meet together twice before the actual ride. Once to share training ideas and the second time to do an orientation on the route and schedule a week before the ride.
Training
We have moved the ride to the early fall. This is a new experiment for us. Throughout the summer, we will be doing one long ride each weekend with a few special trips set up where we will do back-to-back long rides as training for the back-to-back centuries. The training schedule will be updated in the near future. Do What You Can
You don't have to commit to the full ride if you do not wish to. If you don't want to train for 200 miles of riding in one weekend or you don't think you can make it the full ride, plan to do one of the two days - or even just a partial of one of the days. Join us for one of each of the two training rides each weekend or just stop a little earlier during the training rides. What is important is to get out and ride! Requirements
Since I am going to suggest a route and Syscon is going to sponsor some of the expenses of this trip, we are going to have to deal with the legal side of things - namely a waiver of liability. It will be required that all of the riders on this trip sign a waiver prior to leaving on the trip. Secondly, I'm going to ask everyone that rides to wear a helmet. I have had two crashes where my helmet has prevented significant injury to me, so I am personally convinced of the value of having something of a buffer between my skull and the concrete on the road (or a tree, rock, etc.). I'm asking everyone to commit to wearing a helmet during the training and the ride just so I don't have to worry about anyone getting hurt. Webmaster |
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2010 - CHANGE IN SCHEDULE - NEW DATES!