Ride Registration and Donation Information

Registering for the ride is easy and safe thanks to the event registration partner, Active.com. If you would like a more "old school" registration method, you could always mail a downloadable form to the event organizer, BBSSU - One. Day, One Ride, One Cause. Before you sign up, please read about the fees below.

Registration Fee

Registration for the ride is $50.

The registration fee covers all of the associated costs fees holding the ride including acquiring permits, potential street closures and food for the after the ride event.

BBSSU will manage the registration fee solely for the benefit of the ride or events that support ride activities. BBSSU is an all volunteer, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit cycling organization, none of the members or executive staff of BBSSU are paid or will personally benefit from the funds collected from this event.

Mail Registration

For some, mailing registration forms with checks and money orders is the way to go. That's sounds good to us too! The registration form can be found on the info page. Please mail your registration form and payment to the following address:

BBSSU - One Day, One Ride, One Cause Charity Ride
P.O. Box 33712
Washington, DC 20033

Mailed registrations are not assessed Active.com processing fees (which are discussed after this section) but they may take a little longer to process.

Online Registration through Active.com

Active.com is a website that information about sports and recreational activities, facilities, venues and classes. It also provides registration services for events.

Active.com charges a processing fee to process any monetary transaction including ride registration and donations.

The fee structure is as follows:

For example, the normal ride registration fee of $50 would total $54.25 ($50 + 6.5% + $1) The same fee structure applies for donations.

Online Donations through Active.com

Once a rider registers, Active.com allows riders to create a website that collects donations. These donations are processed through Active.com and have the same processing fee structure as registrations.

This fee covers the cost to fulfill each participant's registration and includes services like taking and maintaining the registration data on the Active.com's systems. Depending on the amount given, the processing fee could be very high. A donation of $500 would cost $23 (2.5% plus $5.50).

To show transparency, processing fees are paid by those making the donation. Most other sites do not show this and instead deduct the processing fee from the actual donation. With an upfront the processing fee, 100% of the donation goes to the ride beneficiaries thanks to the generosity of the donors.

We encourage those making donations to mail them along with the donation form to:

BBSSU - One Day, One Ride, One Cause Charity Ride
P.O. Box 33712
Washington, DC 20033


Please make sure to include the name of the rider in the memo section of the check. This will help us more easily match donations to riders. There is no processing fee assessed donations sent by mail (other than postage).

Please visit the Active.com faq sheet for more details about their processing fees and purposes. If you have general questions about registration, please contact randall@1day1ride1cause.org

Now that you have all the facts, if you feel comfortable about registering online through Active.com, please go to our registration site.

Thank you for your support!