June 27, 2009 10:00 AM - 49 attended

Hilo Bike Ride and Dougstock 2009

What happens when the Columbus high tech community intersects with the low impact mission of the Columbus biking community?

You get the HiLo Bike Ride – a rolling and rocking, two-day bike ride featuring a 50-mile scenic ride, overnight camping on a beautiful organic farm, live music, great food, and a community testament to the use of bikes as a true means of transportation. All organized, promoted and staged by the central Ohio technology and biking community.

Join us June 27, 2009* for the inaugural HiLo Bike Ride. We’ll ride from German Village to Doug Morgan’s organic farm nestled in the hills of scenic Knox County, where we’ll feast, laugh, listen and recharge at Dougstock 2009.

So come on. Elevate your awareness and your heart rate. Sign up today to show your commitment to environmental responsibility, bicycling, and pure community fun!


Donations: While it's not necessary we'd appreciate a token donation for all the free food, drink, entertainment, and accommodations. Click here to donate (suggested donation $20).

*Rain date is 7/11/09

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR LATEST EVENT DETAILS

49 attended
5.00 5.009 (9 ratings)
  • Event Host
    Ben Blanquera
    Organizer
  • Andrew Spott
    Assistant Organizer
    This was just so much fun! The well organized festivities, well supported ride and amazing food/booze that followed made for a fantastic weekend. The people and conversations were stimulating and engaging, it was a great group. Thanks CTL and Doug and all the volunteers for making this happen!
  • Don Ribar
    Wow this was awesome! Great mix of interesting people!
  • mitzy noisette
    The most challenging fun I have had. Great organization and a wonderful group of people to spend the weekend with. Doug Morgan is so generous for sharing his beautiful farm. I know many people worked very hard to make this a success. Thank you.
  • Scott Cummans
    Great ride. The roads were very nice and well marked. Great group of people. The farm was awesome. Plan to make this an annual ride. My only suggestion would be to have a light lunch upon arrival. After the ride people were very hungry and it was a long to wait until dinner.
  • Nancy Postle
    +1 guest
    Thanks to all who made this event possible. The ride was beautiful, Doug's farm is wonderful and the conversations where great! Any thoughts to do it again in the fall? I'm happy to help. Thanks again!
  • rojo
    I had a great time for my first meetup with this group. Everyone was friendly and engaging. Many thanks to Ben & Doug and all the SAG team. The route featured the some of the best Central Ohio scenery on gently rolling roads. I wish I could have stayed longer at Dougstock; perhaps next year. I also regret not using the messageboard to find other riders from UA such as Don. I have a couple of minor suggestions to improve an already excellent ride: 1) Starting sooner (like at 8am) would avoid the heat of the day, allow same-day riders to party longer, and still accommodate those riding from other locations to the Westerville start. 2) The road markings were visible and helpful, but at couple places an additional arrow further away from the intersection could help emphasize the turn, especially when coming from a downhill or riding in a quick paceline. 3) Bikers hungry: need food (before beer). Thanks again for a great time. --Bob Nolan
  • Ray Bohac
    Assistant Organizer
  • Sandy Blanquera
    Assistant Organizer
  • Chris Skudder
    +1 guest
  • Randy Dull
    +3 guests
  • Anker Bell
    +1 guest
  • A former member
    +2 guests
  • A former member
    +1 guest
  • A former member
    +1 guest
  • A former member
  • A former member
  • A former member
  • A former member
    +1 guest
  • A former member
    +1 guest
  • A former member
  • A former member
  • A former member

Pillar Technology

Helping to grow our tech and entrepreneur community

Babbage Simmel

Supporting the upcoming Columbus Cloud Intelligence Conference

Offer a perk for our members and get exposure.

Offer a perk →
Other nearby
Meetups
Why these groups?
x

The Meetup Groups shown here are topically similar to TechLife Columbus.

Groups are more likely to be displayed here if they:

  • have a Meetup scheduled
  • have a high rating
  • have a group photo
  • are "public" and not "private"
  • have shown they are likely to stick around (older than 30 days)
Find more Meetup Groups
near Columbus

Log in

  • Not registered with us yet?
or

Log in to Meetup with your Facebook account.

Log in using Facebook

Sign up

or

Join this Meetup Group even quicker with your Facebook account.

Sign up using Facebook
By clicking the "Sign up using Facebook" or "Sign up" buttons above, you agree to Meetup's Terms of Service