EPIC 2012 Detroit Modern History Bike Tour

djmeph

Detroit historian Amy Elliot Bragg, author of the book A Hidden History of Detroit, and I, DJ Meph, have teamed up to plan an amazing outing for Friday morning at EPIC 2012. We have planned a 14 mile bike tour that will cover some of the most notable places in Detroit, and as tour guide, Amy will be able to share a comprehensive history of each point of interest along the way.

Map of the bike tour:


Points of Interest:

• Detroit Riverwalk
• Belle Isle (Scott Fountain, Conservatory)
• Gabriel Richard Park
• Elmwood Cemetery
• Heidelberg Project
• Eastern Market
• Brewery Park
• Dequindre Cut
• Henry Ford's Ship Factory
• Renaissance Center
• Campus Martius
• Spirit of Detroit
• Joe Louis' Fist
• Hart plaza
• Detroit Princess
• Last stop on the Underground Railroad
• Chief Pontiac's Landing

The tour will start at Wheelhouse Bike Rental on the Detroit Riverwalk on the morning of Friday, June 22nd at 9:30am, and will last until approximately 12:30pm. You do not have to be a triathlete to finish this tour, we will go at a slow pace (avg 5mph) and have many stops along the way to rest. Feel free to bring your own bike if you wish, we'll figure out a way to get it down to the riverfront. Bike rental is available, however, from the Detroit Wheelhouse.

Please RSVP and pay here no later than June 15th. The cost is $25 with bike rental, $10 if you bring your own bike.

djmeph

RSVP'd so far:

DJ Meph
Annes
Tushon
PirateNinja
Midga
Lincoln
Aaron
HumerusMeg
BobbyDigi
Fatcat
RedDragon
DogDragon
Drasnor
Cola

Tushon

You should be able to, I can.

CrazyJoe

This is pretty sweet. I'm in!

Tushon

Oh I also meant to put ... in!

BobbyDigi

Looks like we would be back 30 min before MTG tourney... If that is correct, consider me in.

MAGIC

IN!

djmeph

@BobbyDigi Yes, we actually moved the tour schedule back 30 minutes to make sure that everyone gets back in time for the Magic tourney.

PirateNinja

I'll probably be the only ass in safety gear, but does the rental place offer helmets? If not does someone have one I can borrow? I'm clean, no louses.

Tushon

I'll probably be the only ass in safety gear, but does the rental place offer helmets? If not does someone have one I can borrow? I'm clean, no louses.

I would hope they came with it as a measure of liability reduction. "we provided helmets but they declined to use them"

BobbyDigi

Goggle Fu testing complete. Result: Success

http://www.wheelhousedetroit.com/Rentals.aspx

Helmets and locks are included with rentals at no additional charge.

PirateNinja

Aha! I fail at Google, believe it or not I did try before posting.

OK in that case I'd love to do this as well. I will rsvp.

Zanthian

So who is doing the tandem bike? lol

cola

In.

mertesn

I'll check with @PurpleMonkeyGirl. I'm definitely interested.

djmeph

One thing I'd like to mention, perhaps not a lot of people know about Brewery Park, but this is something I am going to become very familiar with soon. I just accepted a job offer at Crain's Detroit Business, and the building I'm working at is the main building at Brewery Park. It used to be the Stroh's brewing factory. It's a neat piece of history, and inside the building they have an old printing press on display. It's a cool place, and also where I will be spending my 9-5 as of Monday.

Annes

I just accepted a job offer at Crain's Detroit Business

COMMENCE WITH PARTY TIME. So happy for you, Norm. Destroy those asses with your awesome.

PirateNinja

Wow congrats Meph!

GHoosdum

So who is doing the tandem bike? lol

Everyone used to joke about that when you and I were biking a lot, so maybe we should?

djmeph

Do it, it'll cost $2 less. I'll totally reimburse you a dollar each. (and stuff it in your pants)

Zanthian

Lol, that would be a sight.

midga

In.
Thanks for convincing me!

djmeph

Awesome, we got a nice group going so far. Just a reminder for everyone else, there are 15 days left to register.

midga

Awesome, we got a nice group going so far. Just a reminder for everyone else, there are 15 days left to register.

I actually sat up in bed last night horrified that I'd missed the deadline. Then I remembered I hadn't. Then I remembered I'd missed the deadline to use my $10 credit at Lush. Net result was sorta sad, but mostly asleep.

BobbyDigi

I am aware I called in but have yet to register. Some info came to light last night that may cause me to go into 'spend as little as possible' mode. Pretty sure I can work it out and get registered by the deadline, just givin ya's a status update.

djmeph

10 days left. :-)

Ilriyas

Alright well now that it appears I'm going 100% (Albeit arriving Thursday) I'm in for this, should have word for this tomorrow.

HumerusMeg

So In!

mertesn

Wish I could participate

djmeph

Anybody else want in? I'm going to put the deposit down on the bikes tomorrow, so you still have time to sign up if you want in. Thanks to everyone who signed up, this is going to be a lot of fun!

fatcat

In. I'll need the exercise