Folks On Spokes Easter Ride

Welcome to 31st annual Easter Ride
Sunday, April 29, 2012

 
The 31st annual Easter Ride, a one day bicycle tour sponsored by the Folks on Spokes bicycle club, will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2012
Please note the new starting location:

Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, Park Forest, IL

Since 1982 the Easter Ride has continually grown in popularity. It was listed as the Best Biking in America in Bicycling Magazine’s April 1999 issue, and it has just gotten better each year. Drawing hundreds of riders each year, the ride is large enough to seem professionally run, yet small enough to really enjoy. Every year, the ride gets better and this year is no exception.

The success of this invitational ride enables our Club to make generous donations to the League of American Bicyclists, League of Illinois Bicyclists, Active Transportation Alliance, and the Indiana Bicycle Coalition.

Pick one of five routes through pastoral farmlands, wildflower filled woods, and friendly towns. Route choices are: an 17 mile short route plus 28, 33, 50 and 62-mile longer routes (Actual route availabiltiy may vary slightly). Each route follows lightly traveled paved roads and a few miles of paved trail. All routes are fully marked.

Food and fun is what the Easter Ride is all  about.  Rest stops along the route provide riders with fruit, drinks, sandwiches (including Easter egg salad sandwiches), and homemade cookies.  Some of the rest stops will also have live musical entertainment. After the ride, stop in at Dining On The Green (on Main St. just north of Village Hall) for food, music and a massage. Enjoy a traditional Easter Egg salad sandwich and more while listening to the Friday Afternoon Band. If you're lucky, you'll run across an Easter Bunny or two.

From start to finish, the FOS crew will be working hard to help make your ride enjoyable.

Your safety is important to us, so please obey all traffic laws, practice rider courtesy, communicate with fellow riders, and remain riding single-file when vehicles are approaching from either direction. Folks on Spokes Bicycle Club requires that all riders wear a Snell or ANSI approved bicycling helmet.

Your fee entitles you to a map of your route, access to all rest stops, SAG support, and parking. Short and long sleeve t-shirts with this year’s Easter Ride logo may be ordered for an additional fee. A limited number of t-shirts may be available on the day of the ride. Please plan to pick up your rider packets and T-shirts by 10:00 AM. If you plan on riding the 50 or 62 mile route, we ask that you start by 9:00 AM. Sag support ends at 3:30.

The cost is $20. Registration tables will be open from 7:30 am to 10:00am.on the day of the ride.