The maps are helpful because they call out rest stops and can give you an idea when you are going to turn away from the headwind you have been fighting all day. In addition to the free ride packets you can receive a free water bottle at the ice-cream shop after you complete three loops. The bottle has the Cycling Sharon logo on one side and the PAC Tour logo on the other. The friendly townspeople, business services, and well-planned routes make the series a great and easy way to enjoy a day of biking with friends. Sharon has a small town charm from the past that brings up images of Mayberry from the TV series.
Old men sit on benches near the hardware store discussing solutions the world's problems.
A few things have been modernized. Dickerson's Hardware store does have 400cx23 continual tires and tubes not found at most rural hardware stores. Also A'Nother Cup Coffee Shoppe has specialty coffees and pastries some may enjoy. But I prefer the more old-fashioned draft root beer and thick hamburgers at Big Dog's or the home style cooking of the Coffee Cup Restaurant. I don't often forget to visit the ice-cream shop.