Letter from the Inventor and Owner of Routearrows.com:
Route Arrows had been brewing in my mind for many months, because of all the century events I'd done where so many of them suffer from poor or inconsistent route marking. The original idea for these paper arrows probably comes from the reflective foil tape arrows I made for the Davis Double Century back in the mid 80’s. My goal was then, and is now, to enhance the cycling experience. This new route marking method will be much more visible and easy to follow, simple to apply, does not require a return trip to remove the markings and is cost effective as well.
The Sequoia Century was the first event marked with RouteArrows. One of the jobs I volunteered for on the 2005 Sequoia Century was the “Route Marking Chair”. It required that I create the arrows needed to mark the route, and head the crews to mark the five different routes. All but one of the dozens of century events I've done over the last few years has been marked with either spray paint, or chalk applied to the road surface. I invented a method that worked better: RouteArrows. I specially designed paper arrows, and supplied over one thousand arrows that were needed for the Sequoia Century in five different colors. The overall response to this new route marking system has been very positive, with riders appreciating the bright, easy to see arrows!
