CannonballRides
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Great news here. The decision to make this a spring and fall ride has been confirmed. I have built out a new ride called the cannonball 500 lite. What this means is quite simple, a 500 km ride with all of the same features as the hardcore 800+ km ride. Since the days are shorter, and keeping everyones safety first and foremost i created the lite version.
So i introduce to you the cannonball 500 lite. Now this ride will not qualify as an iron butt ride however with a new patch designed for this new version it will only mean many more people will be able to do it. The hardcore 800 may still run although at this point even those who could do that version in 10+ hours would be starting in the dark and ending in the dark. Not worth it when you consider the animal movements in the fall in the north.
I have spoken to additonal dealers and should have two loops for this. One for western ontario, and one for eastern ontario. Taking in now owen sound as part of that new loop along with kitchener, london etc. Final rides are being completed now. Same would go for the east, now taking in peterborough, bobcaygeon etc.
This new ride will be september 20th, 2015. I really appreciate all of the kind words back for the last one. The rest of the provinces are also gearing up for the light version. Saskatchewan is now breaking out a north and south version of the cannonball 500 lite, along with a new confirmed edmonton start for alberta. Lots of great suggestions came forward. The one thing that holds true and is the most exciting fact is there are lots of riders that want to ride in canada, which is exactly what i was hoping for.
Please mark your calendars for this new date, i will update when further detail is available and the date gets closer. It will be the same format, stops at dealerships, and the rights to earn the cannonball 500 " lite " patch!
So i introduce to you the cannonball 500 lite. Now this ride will not qualify as an iron butt ride however with a new patch designed for this new version it will only mean many more people will be able to do it. The hardcore 800 may still run although at this point even those who could do that version in 10+ hours would be starting in the dark and ending in the dark. Not worth it when you consider the animal movements in the fall in the north.
I have spoken to additonal dealers and should have two loops for this. One for western ontario, and one for eastern ontario. Taking in now owen sound as part of that new loop along with kitchener, london etc. Final rides are being completed now. Same would go for the east, now taking in peterborough, bobcaygeon etc.
This new ride will be september 20th, 2015. I really appreciate all of the kind words back for the last one. The rest of the provinces are also gearing up for the light version. Saskatchewan is now breaking out a north and south version of the cannonball 500 lite, along with a new confirmed edmonton start for alberta. Lots of great suggestions came forward. The one thing that holds true and is the most exciting fact is there are lots of riders that want to ride in canada, which is exactly what i was hoping for.
Please mark your calendars for this new date, i will update when further detail is available and the date gets closer. It will be the same format, stops at dealerships, and the rights to earn the cannonball 500 " lite " patch!