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Female partner to ride in Key Biscayne, FL?

KB rider — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:34:58 GMT

Hi, I'm looking for female riders who would like to train together in Key Biscayne, FL--- during the week, early morning...

New to road biking in the Houston area (Texas)

Tim and Naomi Smith — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:15:35 GMT

I am new to riding a road bike, I average 100 miles per week and ride alone. I am looking for others or group to ride with in the Katy, Richmond, Rosenburg, and Fulsher area of course this is in Texas. Let me know by emailing me at tsmith@dsds-usa.com

ADA Tour De Cure - Pensacola, FL

PensacolaMoon — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:21:14 GMT

I've started a teem for the American Diabetes Association Ture de Cure in Pensacola FL for April 10, 2010.

Starting early? Yup - I'm overweight, on an insulin pump, and my husband is putting tubes in my tires, and dusting off my bike as I type this, so I've got a long way to go to reach my 100k goal by April.

There's plenty i'd like to do - like get a new bike, better equipment, or join a gym, but finances won't allow, so wish me some luck, and come join me if you can, if not - a small donation or three in my name would be really cool & helpful to keep me on track.

My teem page:

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TDC213428030?team_id=421668&pg=team&fr_id=6770&et=-nCwVlx5YSY_kM8Eliur7Q..&s_tafId=288240

My personal page:

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TDC213428030?px=5286132&pg=personal&fr_id=6770&et=y0m29rf0scb4uVmOE1-Gbw..&s_tafId=288240

Ride in West Georgia Sat. Oct.3rd

Kelland Calhoun — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:46:39 GMT

Tour de Rogers, aka TDR, Oct,3 2009 is a one day 'must do' cycling event open to all levels and abilities. Spin your wheels on a tour of Northwest Ga. with route options of 6 to 100 miles of gently rolling hills, then changing gears to a moderate ride, then onto a strenuous workout. Beautiful scenery and rest stops in just the right places. Technical mobil support courtesy of Perpetual Motion Bicycles. Food provided at rest stops and at the finish. On-line registration and hotel info. please visit http://www.tourderogers.org/ or call Kelland Calhoun, at 770-537-4272 Proceeds benefit families in the Bremen area, and Fragile Kids Foundation of Georgia. For more information, email Kelland or Barbara Calhoun, or call 770-537-4272 or 770-842-6610.

Looking for riding partners in the Kittanning PA area.

Wally LaLonde — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:46:59 GMT

I have a Flexible schedule and I'm looking to do 30 to 60 miles. Either road biking or Mt Biking.

Wally

LOOKING FOR RIDERS IN SAN DIEGO CA

Neezy24 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:41:37 GMT

anY BODY LIKE TO JOIN ME??

Why We Hate Charity

gleng1 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:19:32 GMT

Glen here, bike tour director.

Well... we don’t really hate charity.

In fact, I think it’s important to leave money behind with local charities wherever we pedal because if we come through your town we want to thank you for hosting us, and because we want to be welcomed back next year.

This is also the reason we try to buy our supplies locally whenever possible.

Cool.

I’ve been lucky enough to work on bike events with some really great non-profits -- Leukemia Team In Training, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Greenport NY Fire Department, Transportation Alternatives, the American Red Cross, Westhampton Presbyterian Church, a scholarship fund at UMass (just one of my alma maters), the Lynbrook NY Fire Department, and many many more. All good people, all fun to work with, and all deserving of our support. Please help them when you can.

BUT...

I don’t understand why every bike ride has to be a charity fundraiser.

As I put together my rides I am often asked by people I meet along the way, “What’s this ride for?” and I want to say, “Umm... it’s for having fun?”

Apparently this is not an acceptable answer.

(That line of questioning is usually accompanied by this one: “OK, but what’s your REAL job?” and I don’t know whether to stand tall or look embarrassed when I say, “This IS my real job!”)

Somewhere along the line it became a bad thing to sell cycling entertainment, and I don’t know why.

We have good friends who hate group rides and would rather pedal the roads alone for free, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Our local bike clubs offer free rides and that’s terrific.

And we know some wonderful people who raise thousands of dollars for good causes whenever they pedal. We are blessed to have them among us. (By the way, I have discovered that the sort of person who can raise $5,000 for a bike ride is often incredibly charismatic or incredibly annoying...)

But I think that you should be able to buy cycling entertainment at a fair price without also having to raise a lot of cash for charity. Charity rides are great, but can’t cycling and philanthropy be two separate events some days?

When I pay to be entertained at the movies, a concert, or a sporting event, I never say, “Wait a minute... before I buy this ticket, what charity is the money going to?”

No; I want to have some fun, and I’m willing to pay for it. My money goes to Sony Pictures or TicketMaster and I accept that as a part of the bargain for good or ill.

I work hard on my rides to provide you with some fun, and I charge a price that I believe is a good value. Part of that ride fee always includes money that we give to local charities, for all of the fine reasons mentioned above.

Another portion of the ride fee goes right in to my pocket and is used for exorbitant luxuries such as sleeping indoors in the wintertime. (I earn about as much as an assistant manager at McDonald’s, but I love what I do. I mention this only because at one recent ride a friendly cyclist said to me, “Really? I estimated that you were making about $400,000 a year.” Sigh.)

Years ago The Wall Street Journal had an article about someone who had studied philosophies from around the world to try to discover the meaning of life. The best that scholar could come up with was, “Our purpose in life is the creation and consumption of entertainment.”

I’m not sure I fully agree, but I get the point...

SO...

Please continue to donate to your favorite charities.

Please continue to have fun riding your bike.

Sometimes those two things happen on the same day.

And sometimes they don’t.

Glen/president

BICYCLE SHOWS U.S.

www.bicycleshows.us

Inland Empire Fun MTB ride

Boaz47 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:20:54 GMT

If anyone is interested in a fun MTB ride on September 12, 2009 this might interest you. http://www.dvpokerride.com/

There will be prizes, drawings and free stuff. Some bike frames will be given away and at least one new 29er. It is a 22 mile ride around the lake and there will be lots of support.

Is anyone interested?

SAVE THE DATE: Girls Gone Riding Ride - All women's ride on Saturday, February 21, 2009 Chandler, AZ

Girlsgoneriding — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:59:30 GMT

Registration will be up and running in September for the Girls Gone Riding All-women's bike ride on Saturday, February 21, 2009.

More info to come...

Easy way to find riders around you

magsijj — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:14:14 GMT

I found this interesting web sites, maybe some of you already now them.

They are all about cycling communities, where people upload their mapped tracks, the greatest thing behid this is that you can easilly see/find the people that cycle near you.

It's very easy to contact the. I've already found two people that leave on my street and cycle all the time, but I didn't know them before.

I found them using the maps of these web sites:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/

http://www.sportypal.com/Community

http://gpsed.com/

http://www.everytrail.com

http://sportstracker.nokia.com