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Biking with Beanzie

July 14, 2024

Biking with Beanzie 2024 Notice.  Beanzie will have prepackaged snacks and ice-cold water. Bring your own water bottles. We will also have individual packs of Gatorade powder that riders can add to their water if they want to.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable ride experience, we will follow appropriate state and local COVID-19 guidelines, and we expect all ride participants to do so as well.

Registration Information

2024 Click … to register online through active.com. There is a surcharge for online registration.  

2024 Click … for a printable mail-in registration form.

T-shirts may be purchased for $12 at the registration table, sizes as available. 

Adults 

$35.00 with pre-registration up to July 8th. 

$48.00 July 8th and day of event 

Youth Riders 

Registered youth age 12 and under ride FREE with a paid adult rider. 

Please email child’s name and age to BikingwithBeanzie@yahoo.com 

**Please do not register youth under 12 on Active.com . **
Use the mail-in registration form. 

Walkup/”Day of” Registrations are accepted.  Cash, check, credit (via Square) or mobile phone access to Active.com.

Race Day Start Times

6:30 to 9:30 a.m. – Check in and register at the middle school.  Purchase tee-shirts ($12 each) as sizes are available.  

ALL RIDERS MUST BE OUT BY 10:00 AM.  All riders must be finished with the ride and the Huntley Middle School facilities by 3:30 p.m. 

 More Information 

Contact Info

The Beanzie Central Phone number will be posted prior to the ride. Calls and emails will be answered as promptly as we can.   On actual Beanzie Sunday, please do not leave voice messages or emails.  Call the Beanzie Central number until we answer.  There may be other riders calling at the same time.   You may need to call back in a few minutes. 

Beanzie Central:        xxx-xxx-xxxx         (only for the day of the ride)

Email:     BikingwithBeanzie@yahoo.com          (not maintained the day of the ride)

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/beanzieride/ 

Maps

2024 Map.  Color Printer needed to print.

Cue Sheets

2024 Cue sheets available 2 days before ride.

Ride with GPS Links

These should be good for either downloading to your Garmin (or other bike computer) or for navigating with RWGPS on a smartphone.
These routes can be found on FVBSC site you can navigate even if you don’t have a paid RWGPS account .

                                               — 63 mile route (metric century)
                                               — 100 mile route

General Ride Information

Who You Are Supporting: Biking with Beanzie (BWB) is a recreational ride presented by Kishwaukee Kiwanis Club of DeKalb and sponsored by numerous donors.  As a Beanzie rider, you will be investing in our community. BWB is a self-paced event that promotes fitness and family fun, not a race.
Profits from this ride go to support the Kishwaukee Bike Pathway projects and numerous charitable organizations in DeKalb County.  BWB partners with the Live Healthy DeKalb County initiative to help promote a healthier lifestyle within DeKalb County. 

Terrain: Primarily of flat rural roads with some rolling terrain. All roads are well-paved, lightly traveled and posted with signs containing ride information and bits of Beanzie humor. 

Start & End Location: DeKalb Huntley Middle School 1515 S. 4th St., DeKalb, IL  60115 

  • Choose from multiple routes (details available later). Riders may begin as early as 6:30 a.m., but must return to the middle school by 3:30 p.m. 
  • Route Maps and Cue Sheets will be available on this webpage, two days prior to the event.  
  • If there is questionable weather, please check with Registration/Check-in by 6:15 a.m. for updates before you leave the middle school.   You can also call the Beanzie Central phone number listed on the Cue Sheets.   Safety first.       

Food & Water: All ride routes are provided with rest stops and water.  Hydration options and individually-packed snacks will be provided at rest stops.

Friendly SAG  drivers are knowledgeable about the route and bicycling.   

Showers

Showers will be available. Please bring your own towels and toiletries.

Safety and Support    

All riders are strongly encouraged to wear helmets and follow the rules of the road. Please ride single-file to the right because there will be light traffic on the roads.  SAG and rest stops will be provided until 3:30.