Ariziona Permanent Brevets

Anyone who has done a RUSA brevet will find the permanent (or permanent brevet) familiar.

Permanents are a blend of bicycling touring, treasure hunting, and geocaching. You can think of them as self-guided bicycle tours with a goal and a time limit.

Riders are provided with cue sheets containing turn-by-turn directions. Riders must follow the route exactly and get to the checkpoints between the opening and closing times. And don’t worry – closing times at the checkpoints are quite generous. If you can maintain just over a 9 mph pace, you can make the checkpoint times. Remember – the clock is always ticking so you’ll probably want to ride faster than 9 mph to allow for breaks.

What about the RUSA Distance Award?

Permanents can count toward the RUSA Distance Awards. The rules have changed and you can now ride the same permanent as often as you like; there is no longer the restriction that a permanent can only be ridden once per year.

RUSA R-12 Award?

Permanents can count toward the RUSA R-12 award.

Using a permanent as a qualifier

RUSA permanents cannot count towards ACP medals or events nor can they be used as qualifiers to Paris-Brest-Paris.

Check with the event director if you would like to use the permanent to count toward a domestic 1200 km event.