I'm gonna ride through Hell

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…Michigan that is.

The Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society (AABTS) presents the 31st Annual One Helluva Ride (OHR) on Saturday, July 14, 2007. A scenic bicycle touring over tree-lined, paved roads in Washtenaw, Ingham, Jackson and Livingston counties. Most of the routes wind through rural and recreation areas on beautiful rolling terrain and vary enough to appeal to a broad range of bicyclists.
OHR riders can choose from seven great loop routes this year. Four will start and end at Chelsea Fairgrounds in Chelsea, Michigan. The two Fun Rides and the new Fat Tire Ride will start and end at Portage Lake State Park. All the routes share the same central lunch stop at Portage Lake State Park, so that family members and friends who decide to take different routes can meet. The 34-mile Fat Tire Ride will feature a figure 8 loop on some wonderful gravel roads. Only the 76- and 100-mile routes will actually take you through Hell…Michigan, that is

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I’m in!

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We have a ride in our area called To Hell And Back. It’s as it’s name suggests a real journey to hell and back as it takes riders over some of the worst roads in the area. It’s 140K and it’s 1/3 lousy pavement, 1/3 dirt or gravel road and 1/3 dirt track. It’s traditionally done in late November, so the weather is sure to be miserable. It’s not un-common to have snow. There is a gentleman’s agreement that the ride should be done with road bikes or cross bikes. For the last two years, I have done this ride on my road bike with the only change being, putting MTB pedals on and switching to 32mm cross tires, which fortunatly, my older road bike can handle.

Your ride into Hell sounds much nicer :slight_smile: