Dang, all you big city types with your rest stops/comfort stations and stuff. We just had a central meeting place ("hub") with "spokes" from different points in the city so you could ride with a group to the statehouse. No swag, and basic food, but still a great time. It helps that I was at 15 miles before I hit one of the "spokes" to ride to the "hub." From there it's a maybe 1/2 mile ride. The main point is just to come together and be a visible presence. Each year it seems to be getting better and better. On the other hand, we have one or two events each week for the month through our advocacy group and a lot of them have free food and beer. Next up is a movie night where we will watch Breaking Away and have free food and a couple of kegs of beer on hand.