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Another swell bicycle ride from yer ol' pal Glen
The North Fork Century
Saturday May 10, 2025
• No Fundraising Required •
This ride benefits
These fees already INCLUDE the donation to God's Love We Deliver. You do NOT need to do any additional fundraising.
Teams
Well now this is sure to lead to adventures!
A really nice cyclist asked if they could set up a team.
Sure, why not!
If this is not of interest to you, just skip it -- nothing to see here!
Would you like to join or create a team?
How far do you think you want to pedal on ride day? You can change your mind -- even right in the middle of the ride -- but telling us in advance how far you think you want to pedal will help us plan better for you.
We offer optional transportation for your bike and you from NYC to the ride and back.
We meet in Manhattan on ride day a 5 a.m. (Yes, it's too early. Yes, we're nuts.)
We offer return transportation back to Manhattan at
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
CUSTOM RACING JERSEYS
(New design coming -- you can order later if you wish).
• Separate women's and men's sizes
• Custom made
• Full color
• Micro-fiber to wick away sweat
• Three rear pockets
• Hidden zipper.
On the collar our motto: RIDE HARD • HAVE FUN • DON'T ACT LIKE A JERK
SHORT SLEEVE JERSEY
SLEEVELES JERSEYS
LONG SLEEVE JERSEY
FREE NORTH FORK T-SHIRT
While supplies last -- please pick your size here.
NOTE: In the past we thought we were super-cool because we ordered separate mens and womens sizes. The only problem is that the female cyclists we chatted with HATED the cut of the women's shirt. Go figure. Lesson learned -- these are all men's sizes.
RAIN INSURANCE
We ride rain or shine. So usually we hesitate to even mention the word “rain”. But we just did, so we offer optional rain insurance.
Here’s how it works:
IF YOU WISH you pay an additional $40. On ride day if it rains 1/2” or more any time between 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. the insurance company pays you $200. (Want a "bigger umbrella"? Pay $80 for rain insurance and get $400 if it rains. Your choice.)
You do NOT need to show up on ride day to collect. So if you wake up and it’s pouring, you can stay home and go back to sleep. We’ll mail your check to you.
If you bought souvenir clothing you still get that stuff AND $200 or $400. HOWEVER... if your souvenir clothing is being held at the finish line for you you’ll either have to pick it up there, have a friend grab it for you, or pay a modest fee to have it shipped to you after the ride.
The Fine Print
This is real insurance, which we buy from a real insurance company. These are reliable folks, but we pay you when they pay us. If the insurance kicks in they will send one check directly to us. That means that we’ll send out YOUR check as soon as we get OUR check and give it a couple days to clear the bank. (We trust them; we just can’t afford to lay out all that dough!)
Please remember that we are NOT guaranteeing that it won’t drizzle; we’re protecting you against a downpour of 1/2" or more.
The rain is measured near the start/finish line at a professional weather station not affiliated with the insurance company or with us.
Pre-Mail
About two weeks before the ride we will send out your packet for free containing your rider I.D.
If you would ALSO like your clothing mailed to you, that service is available for an additional charge.
This is OPTIONAL -- if you don't want your clothing mailed to you before the ride you can pick it up at the finish line when you are done pedaling.
(If you choose to not have your clothing mailed to you in advance that's fine, but we can't track down your clothing at the start line before you start pedaling, because we are busy ripping all the hair out of our heads.)
Your Contact Info
Yes, it's okay to send me text messages including confirmations, changes, updates, and/or promotions. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. View our terms of service & privacy policy.
About three days before the ride we will send you all the info on getting the route onto your GPS or smartphone for free. Of course we'll still have plenty of paper copies of the route available at the start lines.
Hey, this ride is a charity fundraiser for God's Love We Deliver. Instead of setting a big minimum fundraising goal, we kept it as low as we could. But if you can spare an extra donation, we'd sure appreciate it! Of course all of this goes to God's Love We Deliver.
If you'd like more information about God's Love We Deliver and where your donations go, please visit www.glwd.org
Welcome to the Department of Annoying Questions!
There's some important info that will make your day MUCH better and we want to be SURE you've read it. So hang in there and answer the next couple questions so we know we're good here.
Give Respect/Get Respect
We want the towns we ride through to welcome us back next year, and we want to keep each other safe on the road. That means no riding two-abreast when streets are narrow, passing too close, or otherwise acting like a jerk.
YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL NY MOTOR VEHICLES LAWS.
If any of our many marshals spot you yelling at drivers, pounding on car hoods, or otherwise acting disrespectfully to the locals (whether you think it's justified or not...) we will not hesitate for a moment to grab you by the ear (or any other appendage we can reach) and yank you out of the ride IMMEDIATELY. No post-ride transport, no post-ride meal, no S.A.G. service, no beer, no pie, NO REFUNDS.
Hello...
When we get closer to ride day we send out emails with all the stuff you need to know -- where to show up, when, what to bring, any last-minute changes... The only problem is that we find that -- at best -- 70 percent of the riders actually read that stuff!
No problem-o! Everything you need to know is right here on the Quick Start section of our web site.
SO... raise your right hand and repeat after me:
"Being a smart and totally awesome person, I promise to either:
A) Read the emails when they get sent out (and make sure they're not in my spam filter).
B) Skip the emails but read the Quick Start guide.
C) Use my psychic powers to know what to do.
D) Not send an email to Glen at 1 a.m. on ride day marked URGENT -- WHAT TIME DO I SHOW UP? WHERE'S THE START LINE?"
The End Is Near
We welcome faster cyclists and slower cyclists.
We can't keep the rest stops or the finish line meal open forever, intriguing as that idea sounds.
We give you PLENTY of time to get to each location, but we DO set closing times, which will be posted loud and clear on the route sheet we hand you on ride day.
Having said all of that, I always get furious emails after the ride: "I showed up at the third rest stop (two hours after the posted closing time) and there was no one there!"
SO...