This year’s third annual Ride to Remember takes place on Saturday, July 8. Registration is at Bluffton Family Recreation and bikers may opt for several routes covering 2 miles all the way to 112 miles.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - There’s never a dull moment for Ride to Remember bikers.
With the help of some clever statements – remember Burma-Shave signs? – bike riders will find many chuckles along bike routes.
“Boomer” bikers will understand; younger bikers will catch on quickly.
Along the Ride to Remember bike routes bikers will discover several signs posted one after the other with some crazy punch lines. The statements follow the classic Americana Burma-Shave sign tradition.
Burma-Shave was an American brand of brushless shaving cream, famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small highway roadside signs.
Bill Triplett came up with the sign idea for the Ride to Remember and it quickly caught the attention of bikers on the first two rides.
Here are a couple samples, in case you still don’t get it:
A typical Burma-Shave statement, covering six signs in all, might read:
• A man a miss • A car – a curve
• He kissed the miss • and missed
• the curve • Burma Shave
The Ride planners won’t give all their secrets away, but here’s a couple signs planted along this year’s ride route:
• A bad attitude is like… • A flat tire…
• You can’t go anywhere • You change it!
Registration
Registration is underway for this year's bike ride. Registration by June 30 is $20 for one rider, $15 for the second family member and $5 for each additional family member. Those fees increase by $5 starting July 1.
Registration is underway at www.ridetoremember.net.
Registration includes:
• Lightweight bag/backpack (for the first 200 registered riders)
• Snacks at rest stops and finish
• Roaming vehicles for repairs and rider pick-up
• Pass to Bluffton swimming pool after ride
• Shower at Bluffton Family Recreation
• Coupon for up to $8 off at local eateries after ride
