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| Hosting A Ride |
1. Plan ahead: check the schedule and begin thinking about your ride at least a month in advance if possible. Pick a date (Saturday or Sunday) and email the MdVRA email list to let everyone know. 2. Work out your route for the ride via a map or mapping software. Select a time to begin the ride. Pick a meetup spot large enough for the group to meet (a parking lot or shopping center with nearby gas). Plan for fuel breaks and a stop to grab something to eat and stretch. 3. Try to include some interesting scenery or roads for riding. Back country roads make for great rides and if there are points of interest, please include them. Many people are unaware of such things right in our local area. 4. If possible, take a Saturday or Sunday to pre-ride your route. Clock the number of miles and time the ride takes. This is the time to plan changes in your route. Consider the possibility of several bikes having to follow the same course. basically you are refining the ride course with consideration for a group of bikes. 5. Prior to the ride, email the group with more detailed information and encourage everyone to attend. Make sure the webmaster has your ride details so that it can be posted on the website and the forum. You should start making maps and indicating your route to be passed out on ride day. 6. About one week prior to your ride, email the group to give any last minute details and reminders to RSVP so that you have an idea of the attendance for the ride. 7. The RSVP's will allow you to notify the officers of the number of attendees. If you have planned to stop at a particular restaurant or other limited place, you can notify that establishment ahead of time of the group's arrival. |