Date & Location
June 22 - 23, 2024
Starting line:
Cache County Event Center
490 S 500 W, Logan, UT 84321
Time(s)
7:00 AM start time
Routes
Day 1: 43, 80 or 100 miles
Day 2: 20 or 52 miles
Blacksmith Fork Canyon WILL BE CLOSED to the public and all vehicles.
See Routes & Maps below for more details.
Requirements
Fundraising Minimum: $250
Age Minimum: 12
Details are subject to change*
Friday, June 21st
- Camping spots will open to riders in the am (must have reservation) TIME TBD
- Packet Pick up at Cache Valley Event Center from 4pm-8pm
- Harmons VIP Dinner – TIME TBD
Saturday, June 22nd
Cyclists will travel on one of three route options – all routes start and finish at the Cache Valley Fairgrounds in Logan, UT. Once you complete your route for the day, enjoy your celebration with food, music, team tents, beer provided by Prodigy Brewing (local to Logan), and more!
Cache Valley Fairgrounds (event center)
- Site opens at 6am (breakfast provided)
- Packet Pick Up from 6am to 7:45am
- Start line opens at 7am
- All riders must be on course by 8am
- Other details TBD (lunch, dinner, awards, entertainment, beer garden, VIP tent, etc)
Sunday, June 23rd
- Site opens at 6am (breakfast provided – time tbd)
- Packet Pick Up from 6:30am-7:30am
- Start line opens at 7am
- All riders must be on course by 8am
- Blacksmith Fork Canyon closes to uphill riders at 10am sharp
- Lunch provided (time tbd)
Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride is a two-day event. Riders can choose to do 1 or 2 days – it is up to you! Day one routes are 43, 75 and 100 miles. Day two is 20 or 52 miles up Blacksmith Fork Canyon – this canyon ride should not be missed!
Exciting News! 75-mile and 100-mile Route Changes this Year.
The “new” 75-mile and 100-mile routes will ride through the middle of the Cache Valley with the first rest stop in Amalga, then ride to Richmond for the second rest stop. From Richmond, the ride will continue along on the east bench with beautiful views of the Cache Valley to Franklin, ID, for rest stop number three (don’t forget to bring a few bucks to buy lottery tickets). From Franklin, the 75-mile route will continue to Lewiston for Lunch. The 100-mile route will ride to Dayton and then to Lewiston for lunch. The 75-mile and 100-mile routes follow the same route as in the past back to the Fairgrounds.
Route Maps
Day 1:
100 Mile
75 Mile
43 Mile
Site Maps
As the event draws closer, site maps will be available.
Rest Stops
Each day of riding features fully stocked rest stops (6 on day one, 3 on day two), with water, snacks, restrooms, bike mechanics, and other support. Specific times, locations, and details may change as the event draws closer. Rest stop details will be posted soon.
Stay connected with the Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride Community year-round by joining our new Facebook Group.
Kick-Offs, Lunch and Learn, and Other Events
If you're hosting a team-kick off celebration or would like to host a lunch and learn for your company, let us know! The Bike MS team would love to be present and help support your events where possible. Think you're interested, but not sure what it would involve? Reach out anyway - we're happy to help get you all set to go. Email any Bike MS staff member or contact us here for more information.
Training Rides & Get Togethers
Trek Bicycle Social Training Rides
Join us on the second Sunday of each month from April through October for a no-drop Bike MS focused training ride. All riders must sign a waiver and wear a helmet. Meet at the Trek Bicycle Salt Lake City Downtown location at 247 S 500 E. We’ll gather at the shop around 8:30am and ride out at 9:00am – times subject to change depending on weather and route distance. If you participate in 3 out of the 7 rides, you’ll receive a 20% discount!
- April 14 – ride out to the Airport, about 20 miles and relatively flats
- May 12 – Special Mother’s Day ride up City Creek Canyon to the water treatment plant, about 13 miles, 1100ft in elevation
- June 9 – ride out to the Saltair, about 40 miles, relatively flat. This will be an earlier ride to avoid the heat!
- July 14 - Cycle the City Route, 13.5 mile loop through Salt Lake City
- August 11 – TBD
- September 8 – TBD
- October 13 – TBD
Wheelie Spoked Gravel Meet-up
Celebrate all things gravel and bikes in general every Wednesday in partnership with Wheelie Spoked and Salt Fire Brewing. Join the pre-meetup no-drop, social ride at 5:30pm followed by rotating bike industry speakers at 7:00pm.
- Join us on March 6th at SaltFire Brewing at 2199 S W Temple St in South Salt Lake. There will be a causal ride (weather dependent) starting at 5:30pm followed by a short presentation about Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride at 7:00pm.
Ogden Social Event
Tuesday, April 30 from 5:30-7:30pm – Early jersey pick-up for I Ride With MS participants.
• Join us for a public event & chance to network with local bike shops and community groups, like Bingham Cyclery & Ogden Valley Adaptive Sports. Get ready to mingle, enter an opportunity drawing, and learn more about MS.
• Where: Ogden Beer Company located at 358 Park Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401
Bewilder Brewing "Get Excited For The Ride/Packet Pick-Up Event"
Tuesday, June 4 from 5:30-7:30pm – Jersey/packet pick-up for all participants.
• Join us for a public event & chance to network with local bike shops and community groups. Get ready to mingle, enter an opportunity drawing, and get pumped for the big event! We will also have our "Rice for the Cure" Bike MS Beer from Bewilder Brewing on tap.
• Where: Bewilder Brewing located at 445 S 400 W, SLC, UT 84101
Logistics Call
The Pre-Ride logistics call will be held via Microsoft Teams video call on Tuesday, May 22st from 4:30-5:15pm. See below for call-in details. This is a very important meeting (especially for rookie riders) to attend and know all of the details for the upcoming bike ride in June - don't miss out!
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 248 146 387 672
Passcode: J8pz96
Or call in (audio only
+1 315-234-6809,,368145216# United States, Syracuse
(833) 682-3858,,368145216# United States (Toll-free)
Phone Conference ID: 368 145 216#
Fundraising Week #1: April 15, 2024 to April 21, 2024
Fundraising Week #2: May 13, 2024 to May 19, 2024
Fundraising Weeks run Monday through Sunday at midnight. Each fundraising week will have winners in the following categories*:
- Team with 2-14 members
- Team with 15+ members
- Individual rider
*based on the highest amount of online fundraising (total dollars raised) this week. As a reward for your amazing fundraising, we will award the following prizes for Fundraising Weeks:
Fundraising Week #1 Prizes
- Large Team Prize (15+members): The team that raises the most this week will win a private packet pick-up party in June for their entire team (examples: pizza party, local treats party, ice cream social)
- Small Team Prize (2-14 members): The team that raises the most this week will win a team tent at the Team Village on ride weekend and some fun and unique goodies delivered to their tent on Saturday to share with their team.
- Individual Prize: The top individual fundraiser this week will win a prize pack including:
- Logan hotel room (double occupancy) for Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd (hotel TBD)
- Tickets to VIP tent with 2 additional guests (Saturday & Sunday)
- Tickets to Harmons VIP dinner with 2 additional guests on Friday night
Fundraising Week #2 Prizes
- Large Team Prize (15+members): The team that raises the most this week will win a private tour of the National Abilities Center in PC: National Ability Center - Adaptive Recreation and Adventure (discovernac.org) AND choice of start time (between 7-8am) and start song on Saturday, June 22nd
- Small Team Prize (2-14 members): The team that raises the most this week will win a team tent at the Team Village on ride weekend and some fun and unique goodies delivered to their tent on Saturday to share with their team.
Individual Prize: The top individual fundraiser this week will win an amazing Rad Power Bikes E Bike!
Bike MS Fundraising Week is proudly sponsored by Point B, an organization who shares our commitment to creating a world free of MS. Elevate your fundraising and win some prizes along the way.
Who can pick up a packet?
Team Captains and other riders can pick up packets and jerseys for other riders - nothing additional required.
Packet Mailing
We will not be mailing packets to riders.
In-Person Packet Pick-Up
Bewilder Brewing "Get Excited For The Ride/Packet Pick-Up Event" - Tuesday, June 4 from 5:30-7:30pm
- Jersey/packet pick-up for all participants.
- Join us for a public event & chance to network with local bike shops and community groups. Get ready to mingle, enter an opportunity drawing, and get pumped for the big event! We will also have our "Rice for the Cure" Bike MS Beer from Bewilder Brewing on tap.
- Where: Bewilder Brewing located at 445 S 400 W, SLC, UT 84101
Bingham Cyclery Packet Pick-Up - Thursday, June 13 from 5:00-6:30pm
- Jersey/packet pick-up for all participants.
- Where: Bingham Cyclery located at 1895 S. Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84401
You can also join us at packet pick-up on Friday, June 21st at the Cache Valley Fairgrounds from 4-8pm. Stay tuned for more details!
Camping
Camping at the Cache County Fairgrounds will be available through reservation on a first come, first serve basis. There are three types of spots available this year – RV hookups with power and water access, RV hookups with power hookup only, and tent camping spots with no hookups.
Reservations are open to 2023 Top Fundraisers/Club K riders starting on April 3rd and then open to all other riders starting on April 25th. Top Fundraisers/Club K can still make reservations after April 25th, but can’t guarantee a spot.
If you don’t need an RV spot, please still email Kaity Coward that you will need a camping spot.
To reserve any of the RV spots, please follow these steps:
- Review the 2024 Bike MS Utah Camping Map for available spot locations. Each type of spot is indicated on the map in a different color and a key is on the map.
- Email your top 3 locations AND PLEASE SPECIFY SPOT # AND COLOR, in case your first choice is unavailable, to Kaity at kaity.coward@nmss.org no later than Friday, June 7 – again this is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!
- If all spots are reserved, we will start a waitlist. If you are on the waitlist, you will be notified if you have a spot as soon as one opens, but no later than Tuesday, June 18.
Other important camping information
- Camping at the Cache County Fairgrounds is available free of charge beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 21 and going through 5 p.m. on June 23. Any attempts to arrive earlier will be ticketed and towed, any early markings to reserve space will be torn down prior to this time.
- Upon entry to the Fairground, you need to fill the space you occupy with tents, trailers or bodies. No roping off of large empty spaces will be allowed.
- Tent campers should be considerate of RV hookups and camp in areas that do not block access to RV hookups.
- Excess vehicles should be parked by the rodeo grounds to provide as much open space as possible for all Bike MS participants.
Lodging
We don’t have room blocks at local hotels in Logan for riders. Please visit the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau website for a list of local hotels. Be sure to reserve sooner than later as the hotels will sell out!
Parking is plentiful and available right at the Cache Valley Fairgrounds – free of charge.
Food & Drink
Friday, June 21st
Harmons VIP Dinner (invite only – top riders)
Saturday, June 22nd
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be provided for all riders (details TBD)
- Friends and Family can purchase food/drink tickets for an additional cost on-site (cost TBD)
- Beer Garden (sponsored by Prodigy Brewing) Time TBD
- Rest Stops: Each Rest Stop will have snacks and drinks available.
- VIP Tent will have special snacks and drinks
Sunday, June 23rd
- Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all riders (details TBD)
- Friends and Family can purchase food/drink tickets for an additional cost on-site (cost TBD)
- Rest Stops: Each Rest Stop will have snacks and drinks available.
- VIP Tent will have special snacks and drinks
Route Support
Each day includes fully stocked rest stops every 8 to 12 miles with some of the best snacks and volunteers around. Relax, hydrate, use the restroom, re-apply sunscreen and enjoy the volunteers. Bike mechanics and support and gear (SAG) vehicles will also be on the route to assist you.
Participants must wear their Bike MS Rider Bib, wristband, and a secure helmet while cycling.
Safety Team
- Support and Gear (SAG) Vehicles give a lift to riders in need and can be identified by signs that state ‘MS Support Vehicle’.
- Ride Marshals will be traveling among riders to ensure that all rules of the road are being obeyed and that cyclists are riding in a safe manner.
- Radio communication & medics are available at all rest stops and will be roaming the route.
E-Bikes & Specialty Bikes
- Recumbent and tandem bikes are allowed; tandem bikes must have separate registrations for each rider.
- Electric-assist or pedal-assist bicycles are
Ride photos will be posted on our Bike MS Flickr page 2-3 weeks after the ride. We will share the link here when photos are ready!
Details and Perks will be coming soon!
