Here's a copy of message a friend of mine sent me about the "ACT III" ride that he participated in last year. I asked him if the ride was limited to just Madison folks. This is his reply.
Mike Neuman --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 22:09:48 -0500 Subject: Re: Re: August bicycle adventure Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Absolutely no limits - there are folks from Milwaukee, Chicago and other places around Wisconsin. We also have some folks who come here from other states. There are a lot with Madison connections, but everyone is welcome... This evolved 2 years ago from the Minneapolis to Chicago rides (now defunct), that had rather high overhead. Last year over 88% of funds donated went to AIDS Network - a much better rate than the Minneapp-Chicago rides. There are also lots of great crew - including folks who, with no fanfare, rented a truck for a week and helped haul gear from camp to camp (a non-trivial donation). Jim > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 2005/06/11 Sat AM 10:46:25 CDT > To: Jim ... > Subject: Re: August bicycle adventure > > Thanks Jim. > > Do people from other cities besides Madison participate in this or is it > limited to Madison area residents? > > Mike > > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 7:33:20 -0500 Jim ... writes: > > Hi Mike, > > > > This year's ride is August 4-7 - details at http://www.actride.org - > > shortened to 4 days in the hope of increasing participation (and > > thus donations). > > > > While last year's loop got us to Wyalusing, this year it goes from > > Madison to Baraboo, Blue Mounds or Mount Horeb (not sure), Milton > > and back to Madison. I'm quite sure there are still openings for > > those who wish to join (and commit to raising at least $1100, after > > $100 entry fee - ideally one would raise $1500+ to get the spiffy > > jersey and other incentives). It's a wonderful group of folks, very > > friendly and cooperative; the spirit of togetherness is unshakeable. > > With sufficient training (it just takes time in the saddle) plenty > > of non-athletes can do it. > > > > The links to images in my letter (from last year) have all expired - > > and one of my favorite tunes too. > > > > It's a great ride that also helps some folks in need. If you're on > > the fence, come check out a training ride - there are lots of them; > > departures are often 5:15 or so - from Vilas, or Olin, or Olbrich... > > see the schedule on the web site above. The ride leaders almost > > always stay at the back, so nobody gets ditched. With rest stops, > > figure about 10 mph for the whole ride (e.g., 25 miles --> 2.5 > > hours). Some ride faster, but almost always wait for everyone to > > catch up at stops along the way. > > > > Cheers, > > Jim (rider #23) _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
