Bike the C-Bus - Bicycle Tour of Columbus - September 5, 2009

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Started 3 years ago by rgeorge_bikethecbus
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rgeorge_bikethecbus
Columbus, OH
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The Long Street Tour's Ã¢â‚¬Å“Bike the C-BusÃ¢â‚¬Â is a fun way to get fit and check out a few of the neighborhoods in and around Columbus. Experience segments of the King Lincoln District, Woodland Park, Downtown, Short North Arts District, Italian Village, University District, Harrison West, Victorian Village, Arena District, Franklinton, Brewery District and German Village.

The entire ride will cover approximately 30 miles and will feature stops that highlight change that is occurring in our neighborhoods. Each stop will be sponsored by businesses and community groups and provide snacks, drinks and entertainment for the riders. The ride is configured to allow cyclists to complete segments if they do not feel comfortable riding the entire route.

The website

Posted 3 years ago #
MikeReed

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I'll be involved. Woot!

Posted 3 years ago #
catnfiddle
Giant Corncob District
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If I can get myself in decent enough shape and familiarity with cycling by September, this would be a fun goal.

Posted 3 years ago #
Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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Who is doing this?

Elena and I are planning on it. Tenative route goes into my hood, though they have it jumping a curb. We will see.

Should be lots of fun.

A.

Posted 2 years ago #
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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I would recommend it. I did it last year and really enjoyed it. I am doing it again this year - It sounds even better. You get a T shirt, food and drinks and see some parts of the city you might not normally venture into. I also met some interesting people last time.

@ catnfiddle - it's a pretty leisurely pace with lots of stops, so don't let the mileage deter you.

Posted 2 years ago #
kessler
Georgian Heights
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Andrew Hall wrote >>
Who is doing this?
Elena and I are planning on it. Tenative route goes into my hood, though they have it jumping a curb. We will see.
Should be lots of fun.
A.

I'll be there, volunteering as well.
Agreed should be fun.
Where are you seeing the map? I didn't see it on the website?

Posted 2 years ago #
The Wayfarer
Short North
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Normally I'd be so down for this, but I'll be in Boston at that time.

Posted 2 years ago #
Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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There is a view the route link at the top of Bike the C-Bus

A.

Posted 2 years ago #
kessler
Georgian Heights
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Andrew Hall wrote >>
There is a view the route link at the top of Bike the C-Bus
A.

LOL,
when you open it does the logo extend overtop of this icon? It does on mine. I tried clicking on "view the route" link but it keeps reopening the home page. all of the other links across the top work for me. But because the logo extends overtop I can see it through the logo. but can't click on it.
I think it is telling me something. :-) by not letting me see the map.

Posted 2 years ago #
joev
Merion Village
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Is it 70 stops? Or four? How many hours to complete it? Sounds cool.

Posted 2 years ago #
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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I'm not sure how many stops there are (somewhere between 4 and 70) - they are optional anyway. I know the LEED house is one, Goodale Park (for some Jeni's I think) and the North Market. There are 70 turns / intersections and 4 segments, so you can choose whether to do the whole 30 miles or just part of it.

How long it takes very much depends how much you stop and how long you take at each stop. Because it is done in segments if you don't have time to finish it all you can stop when you need to.

Posted 2 years ago #
joev
Merion Village
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Thanks!

Posted 2 years ago #
rgeorge_bikethecbus
Columbus, OH
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Kessler,

I don't know what resolution you have your monitor set to, but you should be able to widen the window and the menus spread out.

Ray

Posted 2 years ago #
rgeorge_bikethecbus
Columbus, OH
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The marks on the map are the turns. We will provide a final route map on Saturday with a visual map and turn by turns. Plus, we will detail the rest stops. At this point I have 11 confirmed rest stops.

Join us for the Bike the C-Bus Bicycle Tour, Saturday, September 5, 2009
http://www.BiketheCBus.com
Our non-profit partner, the Eldon and Elsie Ward Family YMCA is providing online registration for the event this year. http://www.ymcacolumbus.org/ward/ward_news.php#1014

If you are on Facebook please become a fan of both the blog
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbus-Rides-Blog/56544341141?ref=ts
and the event
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bike-the-C-Bus-Bicycle-tour-of-Columbus-Ohio/42668587010
and let us know you will be riding
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42337481818&ref=ts
and follow us on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/bikethecbus

Posted 2 years ago #
Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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rgeorge_bikethecbus wrote Our non-profit partner, the Eldon and Elsie Ward Family YMCA is providing online registration for the event this year. http://www.ymcacolumbus.org/ward/ward_news.php#1014

Have you tried this?

It forces one to be a member of the Y or something. Did not work at all for me. I just printed the forms and will bring cash on Sat.

A.

Posted 2 years ago #
kessler
Georgian Heights
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Thanks Ray, that took care of it!

Posted 2 years ago #
Columbusite
Minneapolis
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Yeah, I was going to pay online, but whatever, I'll just pay and fill out a form on the spot.

The ride is very flexible; you can race through all 30 miles as fast as you can or you can take hours at a leisurely pace just hanging around each stop.

Posted 2 years ago #
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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Would love to do this but I will be helping with the bike corral at OSU.

Posted 2 years ago #
rgeorge_bikethecbus
Columbus, OH
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The YMCA online payment asks for you to create a MemberLink profile. Since we partnered with the YMCA we wanted to give them exposure via online registration.

Posted 2 years ago #
rgeorge_bikethecbus
Columbus, OH
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I hope that everybody takes their time and enjoys the ride. We have a variety of stops around town. The point of the ride is to expose people to neighborhoods they normally would not drive through when they head into town for work.

I know many of you have been on the MNR or Critical Mass or similar rides, but we try to focus on change going on within the city. I saw some streets that I haven't seen before when I plotted the route.

Posted 2 years ago #