Rider Responsibility
Tour Rules
- All riders must make their own hotel reservations. We have arranged for discounted rates, evening transportation and daily luggage transportation from recommended hotels. You'll receive an email with a list of these hotels shortly after you complete registration.
- Cyclist must wear a helmet. No exceptions.
- All cyclist must sign a waiver (signed in person during registration).
- Carry two spare tubes and a flat repair kit on your bike. A bike repair specialist will be on the route each day. Supplies, parts and labor will be available to purchase on route if necessary.
- Pack money for lunch, sundries and bike repair services.
- Carry ID and relevant medical information.
- Rules of the road apply; same rights and duties as the driver of any other vehicle, obey all traffic signals..
- Do not blindly follow those in front of you at crossings, look both ways before proceeding every time.
- Pass on the left only, do not cross the center line and signal other trail users of your plan to pass them.
- Use verbal and hand signals to indicate road hazards, stopping, slowing, and turns.
- Respect others always.
Clothing
Bicycle jerseys. Bike Jerseys for the Great Lake-to-Lake Trails Inaugural Ride will be available to purchase closer to the tour date. We like them because they tend to be more comfortable and wick the moisture away from your skin better than regular shirts. They also take up less room in your luggage than heavier t-shirts. But anything you are comfortable riding in is fine. Think about the weather possibilities when you decide whether you want long sleeves, short sleeves, no sleeves or a mix. Fall in Michigan is often unpredictable.
Windbreaker or rain gear. We understand you can still find yourself soaked if it really rains – sometimes from the rain coming through the material and sometimes from the sweat inside it. But we still recommend some form of rain gear/windbreaker to protect from hypothermia.
An E-mail notice will be sent out to each registered cyclist when it is time to order additional jerseys or jackets.
