Big changes for OC bike week
Delmarva Bike Week, traditionally hosted at Ocean Downs racetrack, has decided on a change of plans for this year. Rather than spending the entire week in Ocean City, the event has been redesigned as a motorcycle tour of the Delmarva peninsula, with six major stops including Ocean City and Ocean Pines as well as Salisbury, Seaford, and Wicomico County.
The new road map is a creative solution to the problem caused by heavy bike traffic in Ocean City during previous Bike Weeks. Keeping bikes moving is intended to reduce the pressure on OC’s roads as well as giving bikers more of a chance to, well, ride their bikes. That’s why the slogan for this year’s event is “This year we ride.”
OC businesses shouldn’t worry too much about the lost business from the bikers. The organizers are planning big events at local venues including Seacrets, Sunset Marina, Francis Scott Key resort, and, of course, Harley-Davidson of Ocean City. In the meantime, the tour’s shorter stay in Ocean City will mean more peace and quiet for non-riding tourists and families. Let’s hope this is one compromise that makes everyone happy.