Fiddlin' Fifty Gravel Grinder: September 2018

About the Event

This is a 50-something mile gravel road RIDE, not a race. The terrain is all north of the Laurentian Divide. There are no killer hills though there are a lot of undulations in the road. Most of it is noticeably within Superior National Forest but there are a couple of spots that open up to farmland.

It is unsupported. We'll come get you if you break your bike beyond field dressing, or arrange a ride with flashing red lights and sirens if you need one; otherwise, you are on your own. There are no stores or gas stations en-route. The only water available is in the form of lakes and streams. Prepare accordingly.

Lunch/dinner is potluck. Bring a dish to pass if you wish to participate--make sure you label your dish. We'll organize the food while you are on the road. We don't have a lot of chairs, so if you want to sit on something other than the ground, you may want to bring your own.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

The Fifth Annual Fiddlin' Fifty Gravel Grinder & Potluck Picnic

We want to thank everyone who came to the 5th annual FFGG&PP on 25th August. We have enjoyed finding routes, riding them to make sure that they worked [mostly...], receiving fun post cards and great attempts at poetry, and meeting such wonderful people as you all have been, not only this year, but also the four previous years.

It should be easy for you to see where this is going. While we have enjoyed the ride with you, we have other things that we also enjoy and we want to focus more on those interests: Dogs, music, hunting, dogs, and more dogs. Also, we want to let this go while we are still having a good time.

Again, we have had a lot of fun over the past five years and that would not have been possible without you all. You really made our last day special for us and we wish you many miles of happy gravel riding.