Things to Know for Bike to the Beat: Track 4

This webpage is full of important things you need to know, to ensure you have a great time with us at Bike to the Beat! Please read through the details carefully and pass them along to anyone who is riding with you (in case they don’t receive the email for some reason).

First things first: helmets are required and must be worn at all times while you are cycling. This includes children who are passengers (bike trailers, bike seats, etc.). As often as you can, please ride single file. Remember, this isn’t a race; it’s just a bike ride.

Packet Pick-Up

We encourage you to pick-up your bib number and t-shirts the day before ride day. Feel free to pick them up from either location below. If you’re picking up team member packets, please come prepared with their first & last names.

Friday, August 2: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Woodward Radio Group
2800 E. College Avenue, Appleton
Parking: Parking is not allowed in the Woodward Radio Group parking lot. Please park along Radio Road or in the strip mall parking lot across Radio Road, but be mindful of customer parking.
&
Fox Communities Credit Union
2170 S Ashland Ave, Green Bay
Please park in the lot behind building.

Saturday, August 3:     6:00am – 9:00am
Woodward Radio Group
2800 E. College Avenue, Appleton
View parking map
&
Donald J Schneider Stadium
1600 Lost Dauphin Rd, De Pere
Parking is available in the stadium lot.

Course Information

Each participant will be given a paper course map aka “cue sheet” at packet pick-up. The course will also be marked with mile numbers, turn signals, cones, and arrows. If you feel like going a little further than you planned or maybe not quite as far, we can roll with that! Ride as much or as little as you’d like.

Important: The course closes promptly at 2 PM and will no longer be supported by Bike to the Beat staff. Please make an effort to return one of the finish lines before 2 PM (complimentary food & drink service also ends at this time). Also, please take note of the operating times for each individual music/food stop below in this email.

Bike Unloading

We’re anticipating a big turnout for Bike to the Beat on Saturday. To ease traffic congestion and encourage safety, please park your vehicle first, unload your bike, and then ride your bike to the starting area. For those starting their ride at Woodward Radio Group, please see the recommended path in our parking map.

Parking – Ride Day

For those beginning their ride at Woodward, please see this parking map for recommended parking for ride day. Please note the paths we’re asking you to take on your bikes to get to the start of the ride at Woodward (depending on where you park).

For those beginning your ride from Donald Schneider Stadium in De Pere, there is ample parking available in the stadium lot.

Complimentary Bike Corral

While you’re hanging out at the Appleton or De Pere start/finish (whether for packet pick-up or if you’re watching the music performances), we’ve got a spot for your bike! For extra security, we do recommend that you bring a bike lock. The corral at Woodward will be supervised, however the corral at Donald Schneider Stadium will not.

Bag & Tag

Supervised bag & tag is only available at Woodward Radio, in the bike corral where you can leave your items in a bag and we will mark the bag with your bib number. These bags will be secured.

Participant T-Shirts

If you’d like to exchange your t-shirt for a different size (it must be unworn), we ask that you wait to do so until after the ride, in our registration tent.

Online Registration Closes at 11:59 PM on August 1, but We’ll Accept In-Person Registrations on August 2nd and 3rd.

If you know of someone who hasn’t registered yet, please let them know that we closed the online registration at 11:59 PM on Thursday, August 1st. We’ll no longer accept paper registration forms at Fox Communities Credit Union branches. People will have the opportunity to register in-person on:

August 2nd from 9 AM to 6 PM at

  • Woodward Radio Group – 2800 E. College Ave in Appleton
  • Fox Communities Credit Union at 2170 S Ashland Ave, Green Bay

August 3rd from 6 AM to 9AM at:

  • Woodward Radio Group – 2800 E. College Ave in Appleton
  • Donald J Schneider Stadium – 1600 Lost Dauphin Rd, De Pere

Suggested Ride Departure Times

The Bike to the Beat departure window for all riders is from 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM on Saturday, August 3rd. Please allow enough time to complete the route you have chosen before 2:00 PM.

Appleton
Woodward Radio Group
2800 E. College Avenue
Route options with suggested start times:

55 miles | 7:00 am
31 miles | 7:30 am
17 miles | 8:00 am
5 miles | 9:00 am

De Pere
Donald Schneider Stadium
1600 Lost Dauphin Road
Route options with suggested start times:

55 miles | 7:00 am
49 miles | 7:15 am
39 miles | 7:30 am
25 miles | 8:00 am

Merchandise Pick-Up & Sales

We’re excited to announce that we will have official Bike to the Beat merchandise available for purchase, including a brand new jersey style, at packet pickup and on ride day! Show off your love of this great ride with a tank top, t-shirt, sweatshirt, pint glasses, custom socks & more!  Visit our registration tent areas to purchase. Quantities are limited, so be sure to check out the selection early.

Should I Bring Money with Me to Bike to the Beat?

For those who still need to register or want to purchase Bike to the Beat merchandise, we’ll accept cash, check, or credit card as a form of payment.

There will also be additional beer & root beer for sale at Woodward Radio & Donald Schneider Stadium (and at various stops along the course). Cash will be accepted for ticket purchases and tickets will be redeemed for drinks. Proceeds of the wristband and beverage sales go to the Fox Cares Foundation.

Wristband sales & ticket sales run until 3 PM.

Note: if you intend to consume alcohol, you must have a Bike to the Beat wristband (show your ID to prove you’re 21 years of age or older). They are free for Bike to the Beat participants and $1 to everyone else.

Snapchat Fun!

Are you a Snapchat user? If so, look for the Bike to the Beat filter, available only on the day of the ride at each music/food stop. Let everyone know you’re part of one of the most unique bike rides in the area!

Social Media

Take and share pictures throughout your ride on social media! Be sure to use #2019FoxSummerFun, #FoxBiketotheBeat or #BTTB2019 with your posts. If you’re so inclined, please RSVP to our Facebook event page, and follow the official Bike to the Beat Facebook page.

Bike to the Beat Music/Food Stops

Stop A (7 AM – 3 PM) | Woodward Radio Group: we’ll have some delicious breakfast items earlier in the morning, switching over to sandwiches, meat roll-ups, sausage, and ice cream bars in the afternoon. For riders 21 years of age and older, don’t forget to redeem the coupon on your bib for a complimentary Stone Arch beer! Riders under 21 can enjoy some delicious Stone Arch Root Beer. Then treat your ears to some music from:

  • Kyle Megna & the Monsoons from 10 AM to 11:30 AM
  • IFDAKAR from Noon to 1:30 PM
  • Joshua & the Holy Rollers from 2 PM to 3 PM

We’ll also be selling beer and root beer until 3 PM. Note: complimentary food service ends at 2 PM, and beer/soda sales end at 3:30 PM. Wristbands (for beer) and beverage ticket sales end at 3 PM.

Stop B (7 AM – 1:30 PM) | Tanner’s Grill & Bar: hot dogs! Get your hot dogs here! On the lighter side we’ll have fruit, muffins, & yogurt. Then get your salt fix with potato chips and your sugar fix with frozen custard. Soak in the sounds from:

  • Phillip Michael Scales from 7 AM to 8:30 AM
  • Seth Anderson from 9 AM to 11 AM
  • Walt Hamburger from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Stop C (7 AM – 12:30 PM) | Grignon Mansion: Want a little bit of everything? We’ve got BBQ pulled pork, bruschetta, granola bars, cookies and rice krispie treats. And chips. There’s always chips. For music, delight your ear drums with music from:

  • Claire Kelly from 7 AM to 9:30 AM
  • Christopher Gold from 10 AM to 12:30 PM

*The Grignon Mansion will be open for tours. Add some history learning to your bike ride! Standard admission fees will be charged.

Admission

  • Adults: $6
  • Seniors: $5 (62 and older)
  • Children: $3 (Ages 6-17)
  • Children 5 and under: Free

Stop D (7 AM – 3 PM) | Donald Schneider Stadium:  De Pere departers, get your continental breakfast fix with bagels, coffee, cookies, granola bars, and sweet bread (not to be confused with sweetbreads… Google it. We’ll also have sandwiches, popcorn and chips & salsa (tortilla chips, this time). For riders 21 years of age and older, don’t forget to redeem the coupon on your bib for a complimentary Stone Arch beer! Riders under 21 can enjoy some delicious Stone Arch Root Beer. Dazzle your ears with music from the following artists:

  • Beth White & Billy Stoncipher from 9:30 AM to 11 AM
  • Lilly from 11:30 AM to 1 PM
  • Radiochurch from 1:30 PM to 3 PM

We’ll also be selling beer and root beer until 3 PM. Note: complimentary food service ends at 2 PM, and beer/soda sales end at 3:30 PM. Wristbands (for beer) and beverage ticket sales end at 3 PM.

Stop E (7:30 AM – 12:30 PM) | Wrightstown River Inn:  Tickle your taste buds with vitamin C from some good old-fashioned oranges. Satisfy that savory craving with pizza and chicken wings (use the coupon on your bib for these). We’ve also got pb & j sandwiches, scones, and popcorn. No chips, this time. Don’t let your taste buds have all the fun! Get those auricles in on the party with music from:

  • Leading the Blind from 7:30 AM to 9:45 AM
  • Last Acre from 10:15 AM to 12:30 PM

Stop F (7:15 AM – 1 PM) | Kaukauna Athletic Field (now located next to 1,000 Islands Nature Center): If you’re craving fruit, pickles, granola bars, bagels, muffins, brownies, cookies, ham & cheese croissants, Mile of Music brats, popcorn and chips (hee hee)… you’re in luck. Do your ears have an appetite, too? Treat them to the sounds of:

  • Meagan Slankard from 7:15 AM to 8:30 AM
  • Tae & Genevieve Heyward from 9 AM to 10:30 PM
  • PONCE from 11 AM to 1 PM

Hot Air Balloon!

Weather permitting; Fox Communities Credit Union’s hot air balloon will be tethered on Kennedy Avenue, in the field across from Tanner’s Bar & Grill in Kimberly, roughly from 7 AM until 9 AM for up-close viewing & picture taking.

Raffle

Bibs for riders 21 years of age and older have a raffle ticket on them. Don’t forget to drop yours in the raffle bucket, located in the registration/packet pickup tents at Woodward and Donald Schneider Stadium. You’ll have a chance to win a free group registration for Bike to the Beat: Track 5!

Every Penny of Registration Is Donated to Local Non-Profits. We Thank You for Your Support!

Since Track 1 in 2016, over $125,000 has been raised from participant registrations. These funds were placed into the Fox Cares Foundation to be given back to our communities. This wouldn’t be possible without you, our Bike to the Beat participants. THANK YOU!

See you on Saturday for Bike to the Beat: Track 4