A great photo by Heather Burkman, but no; this is not one of our expert trained leaders.

The Escorted Rides

We offer optional escorted versions of the 108-mile route, 50-mile route, 73-mile route, and 25-mile route.

Expert leaders will ride with your group to cheer you on and help you conquer the ride.  

If you would rather do the ride on your own, that's great!  If you want to do the escorted version of the ride, no need to tell us in advance -- just register as usual. Here’s info on all the escorted rides:

The 108-Mile Escorted Ride

Meet us at the Babylon train station at 7:30 a.m.  (If you are checking in at our Manhattan or Brooklyn location and taking our free transport to Babylon you’ll get there in plenty of time.)

If you are getting to Babylon on your own, without our help, get there no later than 7:00 a.m so you have time to check in and get some breakfast.  

We'll shout out and pull together everyone who wants to do the 108 together and then we'll go!  The pace of the group will be about 15 mph -- if there's a big difference in the speed people want to ride, we may split in to two groups.  You must be comfortable riding in a group, and you must be able to finish by 6:00 p.m. If we feel that the pace you are going is not going to get you there by 6:00 p.m. we'll have a friendly chat about the best way for you to enjoy the rest of your day.

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Photo by Ruth Hill

The 73-Mile Escorted Ride

We will meet at the start line of the 73-mile route -- the Mastic-Shirley train station -- at 9:45 a.m. If you are taking our transportation to Mastic-Shirley from one of our other locations (Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Babylon) you will arrive in plenty of time to join the group. In the unlikely event that the transport to Mastic-Shirley is running late, we'll wait for you.

The 50-Mile Escorted Ride

We wil meet at the start line of the 50-mile route at 10:00 a.m.

The Hampton Bays Water District

18 Ponquogue Avenue

Hampton Bays, NY 11946

The 25-Mile Escorted Ride

We wil meet at the start line of the 25-mile route -- the Bridgehampton train station -- at 10:30 a.m. If you are taking our transportation to Bridgehampton from one of our other locations (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hampton Bays,  Mastic-Shirley, or Babylon) you will arrive in plenty of time to join the group. In the unlikely event that the transport to Bridgehampton is running late, we'll wait for you.

Many people start the day with the escorted group and then decide they would rather break away and ride on their own, and that's fine.  

VITAL: Our leaders are here to help the escorted riders have a great day of riding, but your bike and you must be ready for the pedaling -- we can't help you with that on ride day!