Mitch Porter, of Fairfax, leads the first-ever BIT Bicycle Ride out of Central City Saturday, Aug. 23, morning on Central City Rd. Fourteen riders rode the 47-mile day-long ride sponsored by BIT Brewery.

Nate “eNVS” Vanslyke, of Cedar Rapids, plays on the BIT Brewery back patio after the ride Saturday, Aug. 23. He also works at the Central City establishment.

Giving instructions to the riders before the start, Randy Crawford, of Cedar Rapids, points out the directions to the Central City Freedom Rock in front of BIT Brewery, Saturday, Aug. 23.

Some of the fourteen participants in the first-ever BIT Bicycle Ride cross the Wapsipinicon River in downtown Central City Saturday, Aug. 23 morning.

Led by Mitch Porter of Fairfax, riders make their way on Central City Rd. Saturday, Aug. 23 morning.

BIT Bicycle Ride participants make their way on Central City Rd. Saturday, Aug. 23 morning.