Tour de Troit 2007
Another belated post, but last Saturday a couple friends and I did the Tour de Troit for the first time, and MAN am I glad we did!
Perfect weather, good route with more scenery than could safely be taken in, motorcycle escort closing major intersections, and outstanding food and beer at the finish (Update: provided by Slows, Piezano's, and New Holland Brewing Company (I think I had the Sundog - outstanding)- and where did that incredible mac and cheese come from? I don't know, but it was hands down the best I've ever had.). Cool t-shirt design. Even the plastic ware was recyclable. All in all a great day.
The only thing that was not enjoyable about it was waiting at every intersection we crossed for the mile or so of bicycles to pass, and since I was on one of those bikes, it wasn't actually my concern (one lady at an intersection was yelling at the top of her lungs, over and over, "I just want to go home, I just want to go home!"). The tour's going to become a victim of its own success if they don't do some sort of crowd control. The organizers may want to either have a couple of different tours that take into account the speeds people want to maintain, or start two groups that can better stay together.
Oooh - another idea - how about a podcast of the historical or interesting locations being passed, given at the recommended speed of the Tour? I've never been one to wear headphones while riding, but a lot of people do...
Probably a ton of pix over at flickr - some good ones at Detroit Bike Blog's site, too.
Perfect weather, good route with more scenery than could safely be taken in, motorcycle escort closing major intersections, and outstanding food and beer at the finish (Update: provided by Slows, Piezano's, and New Holland Brewing Company (I think I had the Sundog - outstanding)- and where did that incredible mac and cheese come from? I don't know, but it was hands down the best I've ever had.). Cool t-shirt design. Even the plastic ware was recyclable. All in all a great day.
The only thing that was not enjoyable about it was waiting at every intersection we crossed for the mile or so of bicycles to pass, and since I was on one of those bikes, it wasn't actually my concern (one lady at an intersection was yelling at the top of her lungs, over and over, "I just want to go home, I just want to go home!"). The tour's going to become a victim of its own success if they don't do some sort of crowd control. The organizers may want to either have a couple of different tours that take into account the speeds people want to maintain, or start two groups that can better stay together.
Oooh - another idea - how about a podcast of the historical or interesting locations being passed, given at the recommended speed of the Tour? I've never been one to wear headphones while riding, but a lot of people do...
Probably a ton of pix over at flickr - some good ones at Detroit Bike Blog's site, too.
posted by jim at 9/20/2007 12:30:00 PM
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