2005 Pennsylvania Bicycle Rally

July 8-10

The Bicycle Access Council invites you to enjoy a weekend rally in Gettysburg, PA. Meet new and old bicycling friends in this rural historic area. Join us for the rides, the food, the fellowship, the entertainment and the learning opportunities available. Support bicycling advocacy! Proceeds benefit the Bicycle Access Council.

Cue sheets and maps are provided. This rally has everything a bicyclist could want—rural country roads with well-manicured farms, shady woods and streams, and hills, if you want them. All rides leave from the host hotel parking lot. Bicycle helmets are required.

All participants will enjoy a catered Saturday picnic lunch and evening banquet. Full breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday plus Friday night ice cream social are included with rally site and off-site registration.

Seminars and presentations by bicycling organizations. Learn about bicycling advocacy and opportunities in Pennsylvania. An informal Swap Meet will be available on Saturday—bring your stuff to sell and look for those bargains! 

Instructors will be on hand to conduct the LAB BikeEd Road I course. There will be a fee for materials and additional time must be scheduled to complete the course. When you indicate your interest for this course on the registration form, you'll be contacted to make the necessary enrollment arrangements. Course fees are paid directly to the instructors and extra accommodation cost may be necessary. What is the LAB BikeEd Road I course? See www.bikeleague.org/educenter/courses.htm

The host hotel is the Eisenhower Inn & Conference Center, Gettysburg. It is a first-rate hotel an indoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi, dry saunas, fitness center, tennis courts, jogging and walking trails. 

Allstar Events Complex is located on the grounds of Eisenhower Hotels and Conference Center. Allstar Events Complex features include games and rides for the family.

Bikes may be stored in a secured area. Contact Bicycle Access Council to get rates for 1, 3 or more per room and suite upgrade.

The Gettysburg area has many other accommodation choices of B&Bs, campgrounds, and other hotels.

A late fee of $25 is required after this date.

Cancellation requests made in writing before June 11 will be refunded less a $25 processing fee per person. NO refunds for any reason will be made after June 11. If you must cancel after June 11, you may substitute another rider and submit their signed registration form and waiver.

Rally Registration Form and Ride Waiver

will be available here in January 2005. 

PARTICIPANTS COMMENTS FROM THE 2004 RALLY RIDER FEEDBACK SURVEY

“Appreciate organizer’s attention to details.  Thanks.”

“Great program!  Thanks.”

“Everything was well handled.”

“Keep building it and they will come.”

“Organization, including literature and maps and road directions for this BAC rally was excellent.”

“A lot of riding and activities packed into a short amount of time.  Lots of choices.”

“Again this was a very well done event.  Thank you.”

“Very well organized!  Appreciate all your hard work!.”

“Our Philadelphia location made us appreciative of quiet, lovely roads.  The hosts (BAC) were gracious and accommodating.  Fine weekend!”

“Thank you Joe.  It was a wonderful weekend.  Riding in Lewisburg was a treat!!  I appreciate all of your hard work and I look forward to seeing you and attending the Rally next year.”

“Joe Stafford was very considerate in helping to deal with a room problem we had (noisy neighbors).  We appreciated his time and also, that he checked back with us to make sure the problem was resolved—it was:  we changed rooms.”

BAC Rally 2004

WHY would 16 LBC members who attended the PA Bicycle Access Council Rally in 2004 in Lewisburg consider RETURNING to another BAC Rally in 2005?

R                Rambling rides along rolling rural roads (11 choices from a 16 miler to a century)

E                 Entertainment, post-ride social house, Yoga

T                 Tasty food to tempt all diet plans.

U                Unbelievably detailed Q’s with many options to sight-see.

R                Really comfortable and affordable accommodations.

N                Noteworthy afternoon seminars & evening speakers on cycling safety from what to include in your toolkit to what PENNDOT is doing for bikers today.

It was indeed a well-organized rally with something for all levels of cyclists.

Mark your calendars now for the

2005 BAC Rally scheduled for Gettysburg, PA, July 8, 9, 10, 2005

See you there—Judy Hurlbut, Lancaster Bicycle Club

NOTE:  This was an unsolicited article written by Judy Hurlbut for her bike club newsletter. 

Thank you, Judy—Joe Stafford, Bicycle Access Council Executive Director

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