Saturday, June 11, 2011 -Michigan Mountain Mayhem, www.michiganmountainmayhem.com,  is hosting the 1st Annual Bike4BreastCancer Beer Tent.  The Bike4BreastCancer Beer Tent will be held at Peninsula Beach in Boyne City.  The event will raise money for breast cancer and 100% of the profit will go to the cause.
The Bike4BreastCancer Beer Tent will have something for everyone.  2 Wheel Technique out of Traverse City will be putting on an unbelievable trials show (Bike Stunts) at 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30.  At 5:00 they will also have an open obstacle course for kids.  At 6:00 they will have a trackstand clinic for adults.  Bikes and helmets must be brought and worn and a guardian present if the participant is under 18.   From 7:00 – 11:00 Loudmouth Soup will be playing five decades of rock-n-roll under the tent with a $5 cover charge after 7:00. 
The Bike4BreastCancer Beer Tent will have lots of great door ...

When Kathy Betz first started bike riding for charity she had no idea that soon after her mother would be diagnosed with breast cancer. Wanting to help her mom and the local women in the community she founded our organization, Bike4Breast Cancer. Listen to the broadcast here.

On August 12th, the East Jordan Family Health Center of East Jordan, Michigan, named our Northern Michigan Ride Leader, Sue Morris, 2010 Health Champion.  Congratulations Sue!

Our ME to MD RIDE is all about stuff like “Maine Monsters”, “Alligator skin roads”, “Rivulets”, and a change of scale to what we call the “Bo Derrick” scale.
And In Connecticut – “Mile Longs” or what Uncle Sunny called “Lung Busters” like Winchell Hill Road.
Ok, to explain, I’ll start with the Maine Monsters or giant steep hills we did not expect in Maine. The route was basically near the coast but we still found really big hills to carry our 50 lb loads up
and over. Maine was beautifully rugged and we often had miles between homes  until we got to the south end with it’s beaches.
June 23rd we rode into Kittery, Maine around 6pm looking for a seafood place to have Lobster before we leave Maine.
The first part of our ride on the 23rd was very nasty. The roadways were like “alligator skins” or perhaps the Appian Way from Rome; broken ...

Arrived into Kittery around 6pm and found a seafood place to have Lobster before we leave Maine. One night in the Coachman on rt1 and off to Portsmouth Friday. Need to change the gearing on my bike too if I can find a shop.
The first part of our ride Thursday was very nasty. The roadways were like alligator skins or perhaps the Appian Way from Rome; broken and rough. I rated that road a10. However Route 35 from Sebago Lake for nearly 30 miles was a 1.5 almost perfect. Smooth roadway, 3-4ft shoulders in really good condition and very little elevation change (translate: hills).
The second half of the day turned sunny and pleasant and we topped it off with the shore drive road from Kennebunk almost to Kittery thru Wells Beach, and York Beach areas.
We rode into Portsmouth after a CB* at the Coachman Inn. Have a reservation at ...

Well it’s certainly been an adventure and my bike ride hasn’t even begun. Can’t wait!
I started well with a Bon voyage dinner in Aberdeen*. The commuter train to Wilmington Station (it’s under construction so I barely recognized it) all went well on Friday.
Saturday was quite different. Public transport ain’t all that great!
The Wilmington train was late an hour. My wife thought they provided blankets when it’s an overnight route but not! Seats are comfortable but you have your bags to use as a pillow. I got out my jacket as the air conditioner was determined to freeze everyone.
However, the train was express to Boston – wow!
I was excited to see so many people getting on commuter trains with bikes at the North Boston Station. Must have been 50. They were going for a day trip somewhere and the bikes and a small backpack sufficed.
Oh yeah the Wilmington train made ...

We did get our Bike4breastcancer jerseys from Northern Michigan and Greater Maryland ride leaders that we’ll wear on the trip. Our pink pannier signs should stand out – thanks to Jennifer.