Band playing at the Coal Pit

Sunday August 6th

Gears & Guitars Afterparty

Join us in the Coalpit at Bailey Park for more free live local music on Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00.  Grab a cold beer from our friends at Incendiary, relax and celebrate!

This year’s local lineup is super strong with performances from Heavy Peace, The Hollirockets and Dead Drag Moon. 

Live Music 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Performances by:

Crenshaw Pentecostal

Killing Gophers

Deluge

Repeat Offender

 

The Fondos
presented by Flow Automotive

This year has tons of options for the whole family!  Two road distances (68 and 42 miles) and two greenway/gravel distances (15 and 7 miles). And everybody meets back at Bailey Park for lunch and a cold beverage afterwards.  

Road Fondo Details


Location:
445 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem

Onsite Registration Opens:  7:30 AM
68 Mile Fondo Departure:  8:30 AM
42 Mile Fondo Departure:  9:00 AM
Food trucks available: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Join us for a kickoff at our race headquarters downtown at Bailey Park.  Two road distance options will take you out of town and into our beautiful scenic backroads around Lake Tomalex, and get you back in time for a complimentary beer (21+) and lunch from one of a variety of food trucks on site.


Road Route Links:
68 Mile Fondo (2 rest stops) 
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42078703


42 Mile Fondo Departure (1 rest stop)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40549857


Registration

Includes a free Gears & Guitars 2023 t-shirt (while supplies last), one drink coupon (beer for 21+), and a lunch voucher for redemption at any food truck.


$55
until May 15th (cutoff date for jersey pre-orders)

$60 May 16th – July 1st

$65 after July 1st

Greenway / Gravel Fondo Details

Location: 445 Patterson Avenue, Downtown Winston-Salem
Onsite Registration Opens: 9:00 AM
Greenway/Gravel Departure: 10:00 AM
Food trucks available: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

 

Final schedule subject to change

 

The journey along the Long Branch Trail and Salem Creek Greenway allows participants to turn around at any point along the route or travel all the way out and around along the Salem Lake trail, one of Winston Salem’s most enjoyable rides. Two options for this ride include:

  1. Greenway: Long Branch Trail to Salem Creek Greenway to Salem Lake or water crossing and return (7 miles, 1 rest stop)
  2. Greenway/Gravel: Long Branch Trail to Salem Creek Greenway and around Salem Lake and return (15 miles, 1 rest stop)


Greenway / Gravel route link:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38970029


Registration

Includes a complimentary t-shirt (while supplies last), one beer coupon (21+), and a lunch voucher for redemption at any food truck.

 

$55 until May 15th (cutoff date for jersey pre-orders)

$60 May 16th – July 1st

$65 after July 1st

 

Community Activites

Bailey Park 12:00PM – 3:00PM

Join us for tons of family fun as we celebrate everything on wheels!  The food trucks will be out, we’ll have more live music and the streets will still be all ours.

Bike Rodeo

Location: 445 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem

Open:  12:00 PM – 2:30 PM


Designated course for our youngest riders – includes cycling and pedestrian safety information.  We’ll have loaner bikes and helmets available.  This is a great way for kids to get a feel for riding a bike.  


Registration:
Free

Bike Parade

Location: 445 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem

Decorating Tent Open:  12:00 – 1:30

Parade: 1:30 - 2:00


Participants young and old can decorate their bikes or bring in custom beauties and show them off for the judges to win prizes!  We’ll have a tent full of decorations to let your creativity flow. 


Registration:
Free. No advance registration required.