The 27th annual Easter Ride, a one day bicycle tour sponsored by the Folks on Spokes bicycle club, will be held Sunday on April 20, 2008.   

Pre-registration is available online, through www.Active.com or fill out the Easter Ride Brochure and send it back to Folks on Spokes.  The cost is $15 until April 8th, $20, after April 8th. Registration tables will be open from 7:30 am to 10:00am.on the ride date.

The Easter Ride, a one day bicycle tour sponsored by Folks on Spokes, is listed as the Best Biking in America according to Bicycling Magazine’s April 1999 issue. 

Since 1982 this ride has continually grown in popularity despite sometimes imperfect spring weather. 

Drawing hundreds of riders each year, the ride is large enough to seem to be professionally run, yet small enough for the riders to really enjoy the music, and sample the homemade cookies. In short, the Easter Ride is really all about food and fun. Every year, the ride gets better and this year is no exception.

The success of this invitational ride results in our Club making generous donations to the League of American Bicyclist, League of Illinois Bicyclist, Chicago Bicycle Federation and the Indiana Bicycle Coalition.

Pick one of Five routes through pastoral farmlands, wildflower filled woods, and friendly towns. Each route, 16, 25, 35, 45, and 65 miles (Actual route availability and mileage may vary) follows lightly traveled paved roads, and is fully marked. All routes leave from Governor's State University.

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. 

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

Your entry fee entitles you to a map of your route, access to all rest stops, SAG support, and parking. 

When you pre-register for the ride you will be able to order T-shirts with the 2008 Easter Ride logo.   As usual we'll have both Long sleeved and Short sleeved 100% cotton T-shirts with the Easter Ride logo on the front.   A limited number of T-shirts will be available to purchase on the day of the ride.

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 re approaching from either direction.

Folks on Spokes Bicycle Club requires that all riders wear a Snell or ANSI approved bicycling helmet.

Governor's State University is in University Park, Illinois.   Entrance to the University is on Stuenkel Road, about 1.5 miles east of Illinois route 50and about 5 miles south of US 30.  From I-57, use the exit just south of US 30, which is Sauk Trail.  From Illinois route 394, head West on Exchange, then follow the map to Stuenkel Road entrance.

To pre-register for the Easter Ride simply fill out the brochure and return it with your check payable to:

Folks on Spokes
P.O. Box 96,
Matteson, IL
60443

You may also pre-register online through Active.com, or complete our Easter Ride Brochure and return it to Folks on Spokes.

		Find out more about Folks on Spokes Click here to see our Club Brochure

Registrations will also be accepted on the day of the ride.