City Bike Riding
Bad Ass Efficiency in Transportation
Anyone want to ride for a great cause?
If you guys are in the Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York area:
Ride the Tri-State Trek: a 270 mile bike ride to end ALS.
Anyone can do this ride! People that would not consider themselves capable of riding a bike 270 miles have trained for, and ridden, the Tri-State Trek. Many have had their lives changed by the experience. You need two things to ride the Trek:
1) The desire to make a difference in ALS
2) A commitment to train and fundraise
Trek Riders are moms from Colorado and New York businessmen. Bike messengers from Boston ride with college students from New Jersey. Our youngest rider was 17, our oldest was 67. Some riders will pass within a few miles of their houses on the ride, others will come from as far as California and Washington! The link all TST cyclists share is that we understand that we have the power to affect change.
-Ride Support
The course is well-marked and completely supported. Riders travel at their own pace and support vehicles patrol our route. We carry all your gear. Bike technicians are available should you need assistance. There is Medical Staff patrolling the route and at Rest Stops and Overnight Stops.
-Rest Stops
Rest Stops are positioned every 15-20 miles. There are 4 Rest Stops each day, and each Rest Stop is stocked with snacks, fruit, water, sports drink and more. A full lunch is setup at around mile 50.
-Food
From the time you arrive at Check-in on Friday morning until you leave White Plains on Sunday afternoon we will keep you well fed and well hydrated! Beginning with breakfast on Friday morning through lunch on Sunday we’ll provide all meals, drinks and snacks. Sam Adams even provides the beer!
-Lodging
We provide overnight accommodations at college dormitories on Friday and Saturday night.
$150.00 registration
$1,800.00 fundraising
Friday, July 24, 2009 - Sunday, July 26, 2009
Register today at www.NeedMoreCowbell.org
Hey! Cool group. I ride a single speed Raleigh conversion. Looks a lot …
Hey! Cool group. I ride a single speed Raleigh conversion. Looks a lot like Antony's! I have a rack just like that on it now... Link:http://outforaride.com/bicycles/313/Raleigh GranSport
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How do you guys like my Flickr photographs about bikes? =] (see my …
How do you guys like my Flickr photographs about bikes? =] (see my Virb homepage for the links)
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Contrary to current hipster group-think, you do not need to have a fixy to roll in the city. I mean, you CAN but you don't have to. Some people compare the flowing feeling of riding fixed to surfing; others describe the mechanical advantage of a freewheel as one of the greatest inventions of all time. In any case, getting from A to B on a bike. Some ride with jeans folded up, black tee shirt, baseball cap, u-lock in back pocket, making eye contact only with others dressed the same. Some wear bright orange neon jackets and with gigantic helmets they bought in 1987, askew on their heads, wondering why no one is making eye contact with them. Others wear whatever the fuck and are mildly friendly to all. Everyone is out there, though, with a common enemy - the car. The rule of the road is "get there fast without getting killed." Its not a bad time for bikers on city streets, honestly - people are more aware than ever (depends on the city, i guess). I happen to feel that everyone should raise two fingers with nonchalance, in the same way your bus driver to other bus drivers when they passed on the road when you were in elementary school. But whatever the fuck. Show off a picture your bike. A map of your route. Tell us about your favorite turn, or how you think a particular intersection was not designed with a bicycle advocate in the room. Which city is best for riders? NYC? DC? SF? L.A. (ha just kidding about LA). Let us know.
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