Wish 100 Bike Rally

photos © Mark M. Hancock and The Dallas Morning News

Travis Armayor of Dallas talks with friends before the inaugural Wish 100 Bike Rally at the Frito-Lay corporate headquarters in Plano on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. The rally was organized to raise funds and grant 100 wishes to North Texas children with life-threatening medical conditions through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.


Tommy Thompson of Plano adds air to his tires before the Wish 100 Bike Rally at the Frito-Lay corporate headquarters.



Bikers roll past traffic waiting to get to the Wish 100 Bike Rally in Plano.


Gracie, a 9-year-old long-haired Chihuahua owned by Gene and Annie Carleton of Wylie, watches activities atop a table before the Wish 100 Bike Rally.


Camille Smouse of Keller basks in a brief ray of sunlight before the Wish 100 Bike Rally in Plano.



Mechelle Armstrong of Dallas waits for the start of the Wish 100 Bike Rally at the Frito-Lay corporate headquarters.


Riders organize before the Wish 100 Bike Rally in Plano.


Members of the Frito-Lay "Cheesy Riders" assemble in the second start position before the Wish 100 Bike Rally at the Frito-Lay corporate headquarters.


Riders leave the start line during the inaugural Wish 100 Bike Rally in Plano.


A long line of riders wrap through the city during the inaugural Wish 100 Bike Rally at the Frito-Lay corporate headquarters in Plano.