Come ride with us to Montauk on June 1st and have a blast!

Glen here -- your tour director and humble servant since 1997.  Thanks to you this is my 16th 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

Photo by Bob Schuppin

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, free bike repair, and full S.A.G. (bike rescue) support.

One of the reasons the Ride to Montauk is so popular is that it is one of THE flattest rides in the entire area... until the last stretch, when we start heading uphill toward the beautiful Montauk lighthouse.  (C’mon, it’s a lighthouse!  Have you ever seen a lighthouse at the bottom of a hill?)

That last hill is STILL quite do-able for beginners.  Take a look here for way too much info on hills.

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, 73 miles, 108 miles, or 152 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!)

Photo by Holly Ladd

Along the way enjoy our beautiful rest stops in Lynbrook, Babylon, Blue Point, Westhampton Water Mill, and Amagansett.  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 12:00 p.m. for our super-speedy riders!  The last run is at 8:00 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.

Photo by Cyndie Burkhardt

This is the sort of cool stuff 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 or tabouli 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 strawberries or grapes too, depending on what looks best in the market that day.

Photo by Cia Bernales

Foccachia from Balthazar Bakery. Biscotti. Muffins. 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.  Gourmet?  No.  But we think you’ll be happy.

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.

Photo by Sue Ferremi

A Special Word About Our Water Mill Rest Stop

This is our largest rest stop and our most popular.  We are honored that this year it will be run by our friends at The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Long Island Chapter’s Team in Training Program.  What that really means for you is that the staff there will be much nicer than I am.

Photo by Kevin Beahan of one of the Team in Training riders

If you want you can also sign up to be part of Team in Training and pedal the entire Ride to Montauk for free.  (Oh yeah, you’ll also get to hang out with a great bunch of riders, take part in their excellent cycle training program, and help fight leukemia and lymphoma while you’re at it...)

You can see complete information on joining TNT here.

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.

Photo by Ed Pino

Help On the Way

We have the best S.A.G. (bike rescue) service around anywhere. Need a hand? Too tired to go on? We have staff and vehicles all along the route.

New to long-distance riding?  We offer an optional escorted ride for the 30- 73- and 108-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, Westhampton Presbyterian Church, Leukemia Team in Training, BULA (which supports children and education in Uganda) and many more. You do not need to raise money to pedal this ride -- just pay the basic ride fee and you’re ready to ride.

Photo by Victoria Wilson

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 15 years now, and I think that we do it better than anyone else around. I promise to do my very best for you every day.

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 -- all natural, and the only energy bar I actually put in my own mouth (because it’s the only energy bar I’ve tried that actually tastes good!) Great for a mid-ride boost. 

The Larabar folks are sponsoring us again this year and I couldn’t be happier -- enjoy them at our rest stops. (By the way, when I say that Larabar is 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.)

Photo by Brian Straubinger

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.

Less than a bad date. (MUCH less than a bad date...)

The price of the ride ranges from $125 - $300, depending on which options you choose. (But you would have to choose a LOT of options to reach that $300 level).  Kids 12 and under on Montauk day ride for free and get the optional transport home free.

There is no fundraising required for this ride.

We are definitely not the cheapest ride around, but I’ve been doing this for 15 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 Bike the River Valley Ride, Farm Ride,  North Fork Century, or Paddle Pedal 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.

Not ready to sign up yet, but want to be added to our bike ride mailing list? Just click here.