Dust off that old Schwinn and sign up for F3 Gears Tour To Tanglewood, the best damn CSAUP of the year, or at least September 28th.
For the fourth year running F3 Lake Norman is fielding a team for Bike MS: Tour of Tanglewood — an epic fundraising ride that is changing the lives of people affected by MS and helping progress toward a world free of MS. Our team is open to all F3 men, regardless of region, sub region, or nether region. We field several riding groups covering a range of distances, speeds, and terrain (road and trail). There's a group for everyone! We'll even find you a bike if you don't have one.
This ride and weekend is all about having a good time with your mates. There's tons of free beer and we bring in the Smoke Pit (Concord, NC) to cater a BBQ feast. Email Devo (Will Keible) at wkeible@gmail.com with questions about joing the F3 Gears team.
Tour of Tanglewood is the ultimate CSAUP, but unlike other CSAUP's, this one isn't pointless. In just three years, F3 Gears Lake Norman has raised more than $118,000 for the National MS Society. Last year, we had more than 50 guys participate and they raised a combined $75,000! In 2019, our goal is to grow the team and we've set our goal at $100,000. To reach this goal, we need more men from F3 Lake Norman to hop on board with this worthy endeavor. So get off your ass, get your 3rd F on and join our team.
2016 – 10 riders, $14,007 raised
2017 – 20 riders, $29,080 raised
2018 – 55 guys raised $75,041.
2019 – $100,000 goal. 41 guys have signed up as of 1/27.
Don't let the $300 fundraising minimum scare you. Every guy who's particpated in the last three years has blown past that. It's easier than a workout Q'd by the Minister of Mesh, Duvall. Most guys pass $1,000, which by the way, earns you all the FREE BEER you can drink, provided by Unknown Brewing.
Location: Clemmons, NC (near Winston-Salem). The ride begins and ends in Tanglewood Park
Date: Saturday, September 28nd. That's the day of the big ride. How much time you spend in Clemmons is up to you. Many guys drive up on Friday and stay overnight until Sunday. Some drive up Saturday morning. Whatever works for you is fine. We hold a 2nd F dinner on Friday and huge BBQ blowout post ride Saturday evening. There's an optional ride on Sunday, but many guys leave town early.
Lodging: Join in our fun or do your own thang. In the past we've rented big houses for the team. We'll do the same again in 2019. Based on your sleeping arrangement choice, the cost ranges between $50 – $150 per guy for the entire weekend.
This ride is for any guy in F3 who owns a bike. It doesn't matter if it's a road bike, hybrid, or mountain bike. It doesn't matter how experienced or inexperienced you are. This is a supported ride (rest stops, sag wagon) for cyclists of all levels. You can challenge yourself to ride 19, 35, 50, 63, or 100 miles. Up to you. Modify as necessary. Sag Wagons are available if you bite off more than you can chew. All that really matters is that you sign up.
To sign up, go here: https://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=30222&pg=team&team_id=575714
Click on JOIN TEAM.
REGISTER as a CYCLIST (use promocode TeamUp for 15% off the $20 registration)
The team name is F3 GEARS
Aye!
Devo (Willy Keible)
Bike MS Q
wkeible@gmail.com, 704-728-9401