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The expansive bike tour, which starts and ends at Roosevelt Park near Michigan Avenue and the Michigan Central Depot, loops through Downtown, Midtown, New Center, the Riverwalk, Indian Village and the newly-restored Dequindre Cut. The police-escorted ride through closed Detroit streets promotes cycling as a mode of transport and to raise funds for a bike- and foot-friendly greenbelt linking Corktown to Southwest Detroit.
One of the riders was Bob Lofthouse, 58, who came down from Romeo for his fourth ride in a multi-color bike jersey. The ride has grown over the years, Lofthouse said, and every year the route is a little different.
"It's a big deal, because you get to tour the city. You go through the rough parts and get a good balance of what's going on. You raise funds for the green space. It's not just bike enthusiasts, people here have heard about it in all sorts of ways," he said.
His brother Dave Lofthouse, 55, agreed.
"It's a great bike ride for all levels of bikers," he said.
The ride, sponsored by the Greater Corktown Development Corporation, goes about 10 miles per hour over 30 miles, giving cyclists a leisurely view of the architecture and character that define different sections of Detroit.
Creating the Corktown-Mexicantown Greenlink is not just for tourism, said Greenlink Coordinator Rosalinda Ybarra. It's also to tackle a growing health problem in this rapidly changing section of Detroit.
"We have children and families that are part of the obesity problem. This is a way to get them active, exercising," she said. She anticipates some sections of the Greenlink near Clark Park that need less construction will be open as soon as next spring.
At the starting gate, the Lofthouse brothers were just as excited to finish the ride as to start it, as several Southwest Detroit businesses, such as Honeybee Market and Dearborn Bakery supplied food and drink for the afterparty.
"It's motivation -- food and beer," said Dave Lofthouse, before pedaling away.
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