My local MS ride has altered it's route for this year - Alberta transport has banned them from one of the roads, so now it's the MS-200. Fine, I figure the safer the route the better.
Of note, they have posted that for 2010 there will be mandatory bike inspections (at LBS of course) required before the ride. This seems a little over the top to me. Two LBS shops have been providing good support for the ride, and I try to give them business in return.
(a little off topic here - it's just so hard to give them business when they just don't seem to want mine)