The 9th annual Salsa Fargo Sub-48 Bike Packing Adventure will take place September 23, 2022 through September 25, 2022 in Oceana and Mason counties on the western side of Michigan. This 2.0 Fall edition is a little different from our “traditional” Sub 48’s, as we look to help riders expand their bikepacking skills. What does this mean? Well, you can still expect a great weekend of exploring by bike with great company, but for this event we’ll add some distance to the routes and riders will be more self-sufficient and expected to carry additional gear, including all meals and preparation equipment. This 2.0 ride will explore some adventurous and remote areas including a combination of gravel, seasonal, paved and singletrack sections.
Participants will adventure by bike, riding approximately 56 miles on day one and 29 miles on day two, carry their camping gear, water, meals, energy food, tools, tubes, etc… The routes will include some convenience stores, bars, restaurants so you ‘ll be able to pick up provisions, but we encourage you to work with your friends to carry stoves, food, coffee and plan for being self-sufficient.
As with our usual Fargo Sub 48 weekends, we’ll provide plenty of Founders beverages, water and Infinit nutrition for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Riders should have the knowledge required to work on their bike in the event of flats, broken chains, etc. We expect all riders to navigate the routes with a GPS device ( we’ll provide GPX files) or by following the provided printed maps. The route will not be signed.
All bikes are allowed but we highly recommend 2″ and wider tires due to the sandy nature of Michigan and the rugged nature of seasonal roads and singletrack.
There is no drop bag service, no car shuttles or family moving gear for you. Our team will NOT be hauling camp chairs from site to site so please plan accordingly. Tent or hammock camping only, no motor homes allowed. This event is NOT meant to be an introduction to bike packing and riders should be seasoned cyclists and capable of riding up to 60 miles with a loaded bike, in a variety of road conditions. This isn’t a ride for beginner cyclists.
The 2022 version 2.0 adventure by bike will be limited to 100 riders with registration only through Bikereg. **Registration date is August 6th at 9am EST. and the event sells out every year in less than 15 minutes. We’ll email all past participants with more details and the registration opening date reminder.
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