Sunday September 14, 2025
Delaware Valley Volunteer Fire Company  75 Headquarters Rd.  Erwinna, PA 18920
Start Windows begin at 8:00AM
Long Course: 8:00 – 8:30
Medium Course: 8:30 – 9:00
Short Course : 9:00 – 9:30
Family Ride: 9:30 – 9:45

WE ARE NO LONGER FOOLS!
THE FOOLS CLASSIC HAS BEEN RELAUNCHED AS “BUCKS GRAVEL”

Registration is Open on:

This is the relaunch of Kermesse Sport’s (& Bucks County’s) original Mixed Surface Ride, and is one of the oldest gravel rides in the US.

Despite being founded long prior to the Revolutionary War, Bucks County doesn’t have much in terms of cobblestone roads, but due to its rural nature, there are many unpaved roads of dirt and gravel.  Glaciers carved out what is now the Delaware River, yielding some steep hills leading out of the river valley.

While the route varies year-to-year, the concept is constant; ride a circuit of roads less traveled past picturesque farms, pre-revolutionary stone houses, and take in as many of the local unsealed roads as practical.  The course is always very challenging and has quite a few technical sections.

The unpaved sections are all public roads or trails. They are suited for road bikes with road tires, though the organizers recommend that you leave the lightweight stuff at home, and highly suggest that tires 28mm or wider will make your ride more enjoyable.