Here we go again! A small group of us got together and decided we needed to give the Into the Woods edition of the Surly sponsored CycloFemme ride another shot. Last year was incredible, don't get me wrong. The riders that turned out in the pouring rain to ride with us and camp with us were top notch. It was a blast. This year we are rolling the dice and seeing if we can sneak in a sunny day of riding and camping. So here we go again...
Here are the details du jour:
Who: Us! Me and you and some other people (Mostly female identifying or nonbinary. Men are allowed to come in support of the WTF riders.)
What: Riding bikes packed with camp stuff ~ 20 miles out; camping and riding ~ 20 miles back in the morning
Where: Meet at The Depot in Hopkins, MN; ride to secured campground in Waconia, MN with a stop at a soon to be announced halfway point in Excelsior, MN
When: Sunday, May 8th roll out at 1PM, ETA to halfway point is 3PMish, ETA to campground is 6PMish
Why: www.CycloFemme.com
Register: Surly Monkey Registration Link if you wish to be guaranteed special treatment and a spot at the group camp site
Facebook Event for more info and what nots: Surly CycloFemme Ride 2016 on the Facebooks
Bonus this year: Come to The Hub's Women & Trans Night - Bike Touring with Surly Bikes for the chance to use a Surly demo bike that night and for the CycloFemme Ride!
This will be a no drop ride. It is for the good times and the giggles people. I understand a lot of you are power horses that think 40 miles is not worth your time (yes I was given this as a comment from my last year) but you are missing the point. This ride is in support of a world wide ride day that has been gaining power and riders around the world every year.
And let's face it, riding with packs and other people that love Surly and WTF riders is going to be a damn good time no matter how far or how hard we pedal. As long as we pedal, good times will be had by all.
Now pack it up people! Light or heavy, rain or shine, we will be pedallin!
