Come ride with us to Montauk on June 19th and have a blast!

Glen here -- your tour director and humble servant since 1997.  Thanks to you this is my 13th year running the most amazing rides to Montauk. We didn’t invent pedaling to Montauk -- we just made it a lot more fun.

The Route

This ride is flat, Flat, FLAT!

Take a look at the beautiful photos on this web site, all taken along our backroads route. The ride has wonderful scenery, fantastic rest stops, bike repair and full S.A.G. (bike rescue) support.

We pedal on quiet back roads past mansions, the ocean, farms, windmills, and the most beautiful sections of the Hamptons. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this is the ride for you!

Start your day in Manhattan or Long Island and pick the distance that’s right for you -- 30 miles, 66 miles, 100 miles, or 145 miles.

We’ll ask you during registration which distance and check-in location you prefer, but you can change your mind if you like, even on ride day, at no additional cost.

ALL routes end in Montauk, so even if your friends are pedaling a different distance, you can all meet up at a rest stop or at the finish for the post-ride party! (How is that possible? Click here for the secret!)

Along the way enjoy our beautiful rest stops in Lynbrook, Babylon, Blue Point, Westhampton and Water Mill -- we were the first to find these great spots, and we’ll be there this year to welcome you with great food, support, and a place to relax.

Get home from Montauk on your own, or sign up for our optional transportation for your bike and you. The first run is at 12:30 p.m. for our super-speedy riders!  The last run is at 7:30 p.m., and we’ll make sure you don’t miss the last trip home.

The Best Bike Ride Food Ever

Bike ride food should be nutritious.

Bike ride food should ALSO be fun.

This is what we serve on The Ride to Montauk:

Homemade pie from legendary Briermere Farms, along with fresh whipped cream that is made on the spot.

Our Peanut Butter & Jelly Buffet at each rest stop.

Hummus with Pita (for those who want extra protein in the middle of the ride).

Ice cream.  Some people love ice cream during a ride; some people hate ice cream during a ride. Our promise: there will be no MANDATORY ice cream eating on this ride! When we serve sweet treats like pie or ice cream, there will ALWAYS be healthy snacks too.

Artisan whole-grain breads from Balthazar Bakery; plain or with fantastic organic preserves.

Fresh fruit. Not just bananas and oranges, but local Long Island strawberries or grapes too, depending on what looks best in the market that day.

Larabars (the all-natural energy bars that actually taste good... A great source of protein mid-ride.)

Foccachia from Balthazar Bakery. Biscotti. Muffins from Yura Bakery. Pound cake in a half-dozen different flavors from La Bonne Boulangerie.

Gatorade and water, of course.

At the end of the ride there’s a big post-pedal meal with food for vegetarians and meat-eaters at no additional charge.

Do we seem food obsessed? We are! Our menus change every year, but if it’s not incredible, we don’t serve it.

Compare all of this to what you were served on the last big bike ride you did. OK? OK.

Free Hot Showers at the Finish

We offer free luggage service from the morning check-in location of your choice.  Bring a small bag with a towel, shampoo, and a change of clothes for our free hot showers at the finish line -- we’ll truck the bag to Montauk for you so you don’t have to pedal with it.  (I searched a long time to find amazing shower trucks, and was the first to bring a shower truck to a NY ride!)  At the finish you’ll find free massage too.

Help On the Way

We have the best S.A.G. (bike rescue) service around anywhere. Need a hand? Too tired to go on? Just call us and we’ll rush to your aid -- we have staff and vehicles all along the route.

New to long-distance riding?  We offer an optional escorted ride for the 30- 66- and 100-mile routes at no additional charge -- pedal with our trained leaders who will help you have a great ride.

We Support Our Community

It’s important to us to leave money behind where we ride. That’s why we donate to charities all along the route such as the Lynbrook Fire Department, Blue Point Boy Scouts, Water Mill Village Improvement Association, and more. You do not need to raise money to pedal this ride -- just pay the basic ride fee and you’re ready to ride.

Do Good and Ride Free

We are honored this year to welcome our friends from

Join Team in Training!  Raise funds and you get to pedal The Ride To Montauk FREE!

Ride With the Experts

Many big bike rides have a new tour director every year -- you pay, and they get to practice on you with your money! Whee!

There are a million things I’m not so good at, but THIS is what I do -- I’ve been running big bike rides for 13 years now, and I think that I do it better than anyone else around. I promise to do my very best for you every day.

There are at least four bike rides to Montauk that I’m aware of. If you sign up with one of those other rides, really bad things will happen to you.

Probably.

We Love Your Butt

... and we want it to stay lovely. That’s why we are proud to provide free samples of

thanks to our friends at Paceline.

And We Love to Eat!

For years I have purchased Larabar energy bars at full price because they are my favorite -- the only energy bar I actually put in my own mouth. Now the Larabar folks have joined us as a sponsor and I couldn’t be happier -- enjoy them at our rest stops. (By the way, when I say that Larabar is now a “sponsor” that means that they are giving us free Larabars, and that’s great! It does NOT mean that they have given me piles of cash or a new carbon-titanium custom bike. Yet.)

Money

So what’s all of this luxury going to cost you?

Less than the price of a decent concert ticket.

Less than dinner in a good Manhattan restaurant.

The price of the ride ranges from $99 - $250, depending on which options you choose. (New for 2010!  Kids 12 and under rider free!)

There is no fundraising required for this ride.

We are definitely not the cheapest ride around, but I’ve been doing this for 13 years now, and we just might be the best.

If you prefer, volunteer to help run the ride and you can pedal some or all of the ride for free. We’re looking for all sorts of volunteers but we particularly need drivers -- get your friend to drive and YOU can pedal for free!  If you choose a Ride to Montauk volunteer job that involves no pedaling, you can ride our North Fork Century or Hudson River Ride for free!

We’re looking forward to a fantastic day of riding.  On the following pages is everything you need to know -- how to register, what to pack, when to show up, where to start the ride, and much, much more.

Ready to sign up?  Just click here:

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Glen

Your tour director and humble servant

glen @ ridetomontauk.com

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