Bike the Buffer to Benefit SPARC

2010 Comments...


"It was lots of fun and so glad the weather held out!! Looking forward to next year!"
- Jeanne C

Great job today!! Thanks to all who volunteered!
- Judy S.

had a fantastic ride today, thanks SPARC for putting on such a great event!
- Thomas M.

Great time! THANK YOU!
-Amanda D.

Great ride! Challenging intermediate this year!
- Dion C.

Comments/kudos/suggestions from 2009

"Please keep my name for next year's event.  GREAT food."
  - Jayne (Montgomery)

"We really enjoyed today’s ride!  I wanted to compliment the organizers on a job very well done!  The trails were *very* well marked, registration was simple and the snacks at the rest stop were just what we needed.  One suggestion there – make sure that the riders take the appropriate map for the ride they’re doing…we mistakenly took the “advanced” course map, rather than the “beginner” map (which just left me confused why I couldn’t find where we were on the map – as I said – the signs were great!). It was unfortunate that it rained – we ended up going home, rather than waiting for lunch, but we did finish the ride dry!
We’re looking forward to next year’s ride!  Again – our compliments!"
- Irene & Brian P. (Fishkill)
If we'd thought ahead more, we would've put the routes on one double-sided piece of paper, then everyone would be covered! Next time!  -SS (we did do this for 2010 and even provided a zip lock bag to keep the map dry!)

Thanks for putting the bike tour together, we had a lot of fun. The mud and huge puddles gave us quite a workout!
 -Gabe F. (Rochester)

I had a blast at the SPARC Bike Tour...GREAT job, SPARC!!!!!
- JJ Westervelt

I participated in the SPARC ride a couple of weeks ago, and was very grateful for your effort to provide food for riders and support a sustainable future related to locally grown/raised food. I felt sad that more people did not attend due to the weather.
My wife and I also recently watched Food, Inc. and are more convinced that how we grow, purchase, and consume can have a big impact on our planet's future.
-Burt T. & Anne P.
Thanks you guys, and we agree. We actually had a great turnout for the event - a lot of folks ran home tho, rather than nosh in the rain (see above), tho many folks did stay, for sure! Thanks to the many farms that supported the ride, including Soons Orchards, Kezialain Farms, Dines Farms & Glebocki Farms!