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General Updates for the 2023 Season

4/5/23

• Valve extenders, dry lube, 3' micro USB power cables, 3' USB C power cables, USB wall chargers have been added to the parts and accessories we will have available for sale on the road.
• The prices of all parts and accessories have increased. Click Here for the current list of prices of all available parts and accessories.

1/19/23

• If you register using a paper registration form:
  • You can now submit your payment through Zelle.
  • We no longer have incoming fax service so you can't send us a copy of your completed form this way any more.

12/7/22

• Registration is now open for all events!
• Web site updated with 2023 dates for all tours!
• Due to skyrocketing prices for fuel, food, coach busses, and many other tour services the regular registration price of a full tour has increased by $50.00, each riding day of a partial day tour has increased by $10.00 per day for all participant types (rider, non-rider, and volunteer), and the prices of transportation services has increased significantly.
• The late registration fee has increased by $25.00 from $125.00 to $150.00 for full tour riders and by $5.00 from $25.00 to $30.00 per day for all partial day tour riders. The late fees for non-riders has not changed.
• We have added "e-bike" as an additional option for the type of bike you will be transporting and there will be an additional $30.00 fee to transport e-bikes. This is because e-bikes generally require special handling and care since they are are typically heavier and/or take up more room in our vehicles than standard upright bicycles and therefore cannot be transported on any outside roof racks and must be transported inside a support vehicle.
• The fee to transport bicycles that require special handling and care (recumbents, e-bikes, tandems, etc.) has increased by $5.00 from $25.00 to $30.00.
• The price of many merchandise items has increased:
  • The price of Bicycle Illinois jerseys has increased by $10.00 from $79.99 to $89.99 ea.
  • The price of Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle Illinois water bottles has increased by $2.00 from $9.99 to $11.99 ea.
  • The price of Bike Wisconsin Baseball Hats has increased by $2.00 from $23.99 to $25.99 ea.
  • The price of Bicycle Illinois Baseball Hats has increased by $2.00 from $15.99 to $17.99 ea.
  • The price of Extra Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle Illinois T-Shirts has increased by $2.00 from $14.99 to $16.99 ea.
    • The additional price of oversized t-shirts (size XXL and XXXL) are still $2.00 extra.
  • The price of Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle Illinois Polo Shirts has increased by $2.00 from $23.99 to $25.99 ea.
    • The additional price of oversized polo shirts (size XXL and XXXL) has increased by $0.50 from $2.50 to $3.00 extra.
  • The price of Bike Wisconsin patches has not changed.
• The price of the following extra services has not changed:
  • Towel rental
  • Standard and jumbo tent rental
  • Chair rental
  • Mechanical support plan

Major Previous General Updates

• If you already have a car in a stopping town, such as at the start and/or end of an event, we will not provide separate hotel baggage service. Instead, you will need to transport your baggage yourself between the supported hotel and main baggage drop off location such as the main lodging site or long term parking location.
• If you sign up for the Mechanical Support Plan, you will need to specifically request the pre-ride inspection yourself as we will not be able to search out each participant individually to provide it.
• Registration procedures for postponed 2020 participants posted. Unfortunately, we can only allow postponed 2020 participants to register for an event at the original 2020 pricing schedule one time. Click Here for more information.
• The number of days you register for the optional Towel Service, Tent Rental, Chair Rental, and Mechanical Support Plan must be the same as the number of days you will attend the event. For example you cannot register to ride for six days but only register for two days of the Mechanical Support Plan.
• The late fee for full registration for riders of all week-long events has increased from $100.00 to $125.00. The late fee for all other riders and participants of all other partial day and non-week long events and services has increased from $20.00 to $25.00 per day. The late fees for non-riders of all week-long events and all other extra services and merchandise has not changed.
• No refunds will be issued in the event we are unable to run an event due to circumstances beyond our control. These circumstances include but are not limited to disasters (natural and/or manmade), pandemics, war, acts of terrorism, government regulations, strikes, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities, or acts of God. (Force Majure)
• Only online registration will be available four weeks before the start of a tour in order to assure that we receive all of your information and payment in a timely manner due to laspes in mail service. This deadline also corresponds to the regular registration deadline for all week long tours. Click Here for more information.
• Bike Wisconsin patches added to extra merchandise items!
• We have changed our online registration service provider to RaceRoster.com for all events
• The price of all tours will increase by $5 per day for full tour registration and $6 per day for partial day tour registration including all non-riders and volunteers due to significantly increased rental fees for our main lodging sites and rest stop locations (parks). The prices of all other tour services and merchandise will be the same as last year, including our transportation services before the start of the tour!
• WE NO LONGER ISSUE ANY REFUNDS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. If you do not participate and would like a refund you MUST purchase an individual travel insurance plan, which will reimburse you according to the plan coverage. Click Here for more information about our refund policy.
• You will need make sure to bring your own floor pumps with you. We will not be providing floor pumps for general participant use in the morning. Click Here for more information about our floor pump policy.
• We will now be providing hotel baggage delivery service for free if you stay at one of our supported hotels in each stopping town! Click Here for more information.
• Bike Wisconsin water bottles, extra t-shirts, baseball hats, and polo shirts are now for sale!
  • We are still working on developing a new Bike Wisconsin jersey and will follow up when they become available.
• Click Here for more information about our major pricing and registration announcement!
• Bike Wisconsin will no longer charge any additional fee for any personal SAG vehicles to attend the tours. This is because we believe that the more support our participants have on the road the better, and we want to encourage that. We will still require an On-Tour Vehicle Permit for them though so that we know how many vehicles to expect.
• Click Here for our general overall polices and procedures for all events (you will be redirected to the Bicycle Illinois web site).
  • Moving forward, Bike Wisconsin will follow the same polices and procedures that we have developed over the past 14 years for Bicycle Illinois, as applicable.
  • We are also looking forward to keeping and incorporating the best previous polices and procedures from Bike Wisconsin into all of our events as we move forward!
• A partial day option will be available for all events in case you are unable to attend every day of any event. Each day of a partial day tour registration will cost about one fifth of a comparable full tour registration.
• All tours will continue to be operated under the "Bike Wisconsin" name. Likewise, all of the previously existing Bicycle Illinois events will continue to be operated under the "Bicycle Illinois" name. We will also be changing the overall name of our company (currently 'Bicycle Illinois') to better reflect the expanding range of cycling events we now offer. If you have any good ideas for an exciting new name for our growing company we would love to hear it - please let us know!
• Bicycle Illinois and Bike Wisconsin are now one company! Click Here for our transition announcement!