another world championship of alt biking and liking — the 9th annual! this year, like last year and the year before, will be held at Dear Lake Camp in Killingworth, Connecticut — enveloped in quaintness and it’s trappings. what deep pleasures in these soft times of bumpy bike rides!
here is some media from 2 years so you can get an idea of what you are getting into
rons bikes coverage ::: the Radavist coverage ::: Bikepacking.com coverage :::
if you skipped a year, like last year there are no “nearly all you can eat” pizza tickets. a few slices is included with your reg for everyone — we pushed our pizza purveyors to the limits — so we are bringing in more food for purchase from farmer Jess and a vegan food truck. We will also have a coffee cart from a new local Minnow Coffee.
Drought conditions: last year a fire ban went into effect the week before the event. its pretty dry again so far this year, but we will certainly hope for rain — just not on our weekend of course … rain or shine or drought we are on.
Volunteers: there is a discounted ticket for volunteers to select on bikereg.
Camp Options: there are Cabins and bunk houses on the premises, lean-to shelters, tent camping, and car camping zones. camp sites and bunk cabins are first come first serve on Friday starting at NOON.
Getting there: from NYC the metro north to New Haven, transfer to shoreline east to Clinton. Dear Lake is 5 pleasant miles from the station. Roll on bike service and all. could do the same from Boston I suppose. you can always drive too — there will be plenty of parking, but we always like to not have tooooo many cars involved. If flying, Bradley International Airport (BDL) is an hour drive.
routes to the event: I make up a few country options each year from the New Haven train station and Clinton train station. Old Saybrook too if you are coming from Boston. those will be emailed by Thursday before the event.
Why this date?: this is the weekend when the last fall foliage of New England reaches it’s peak — a farewell in many ways.
Yard Sale Swa(m)p meet: it’s 20 bucks extra at reg to sell bikes, parts, merch, bespoke wooden dildos etc. There will be a special designated covered area for this part of the event in the great hall. 20 (down 5 from last year as it was too tight) vendor tickets are available — 8ft folding table included. there will be wifi in this area this year to make electronic payments easier.
Classes: not sure if we are going to bother this year, but if you really want something, email [email protected]
