Northeast - Where are the patches?

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bikerham
10-07-08, 02:09 PM
Just got back into cycling after many years. It has improved my health and I feel 20 years younger.
I have a large selection of patches from all the centurys I rode in the 80s. I've been on quite a few in the past two years and found out nobody gives patches anymore. I was hoping to expand my collection. When and why did this practice stop?

Bacciagalupe
10-07-08, 02:58 PM
They give out medals now. Not sure how that came about....
papedaler
10-07-08, 03:09 PM
The most recent patch I have is for the Beast of the East ride in 1993, after that most events started giving out t-shirts. One reason I miss the patches is that they were very easy to store or display, now I have two drawers filled with t-shirts from the various rides over the years. Eventually I'll send them to one of these people who can cut up the shirts and make a nice quilt with them, then I'll just have to figure out where to hang the quilt:lol:

Stacy
10-07-08, 06:12 PM
The Sea Gull Century still has 'em
http://www.seagullcenturystore.com/products.asp?catid=104&sid=0
Lucky07
10-08-08, 04:25 PM
The Woodstock Century gave them out last year. Out of the dozen local centuries I've done, that was the only one.
Stacy
10-08-08, 11:50 PM
I think 5BBC (http://www.5bbc.org) gives out patches to anyone who completes all five perimeter rides.