Posted by PeterD
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:15:00 GMT
Thursday, May 15, 2008, is the 14th annual Bike to Work Day! For those that don’t bike to work, this would be a good day to consider doing that. 511.org has some information related to how to get started, why you’d want to do it, a raffle for those that pledge to ride to work, etc. And there will be energizer stations out at many places where you can grab a bag of goodies, coffee, bagels, etc. (Passion is sponsoring the one at Belmont train station).
Of course, with gas prices what they are, it isn’t hard to understand why you would want to commute by bike.
But, unfortunately, gas prices aren’t the only thing that are increasing…
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Posted in Shop | 2 comments
Posted by PeterD
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:25:00 GMT
There was a recent post on MTBR that covers what the ride is supposed to be about:
I spend a lot of time training and riding with a focused goals. Racing is great but it’s good to recalibrate once in a while. I went to the Passion Trails Wednesday night ride tonight and remembered why I started riding in the first place. Good people, friendly vibes and just a damn good time on a bike.
It was great to hear this.
Did remind me of some things meant to say before the last ride I lead, which I thought I would post here:
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Posted by PeterD
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:25:00 GMT
Santa Cruz is at it again. Here’s your chance to ride with some pros and have a chance to win a new Santa Cruz Nomad. Enter at http://www.santacruzbicycles.com/hellridefive/

Of course, to win, you must be able to ride hard and long. Basically take one of our shop weekends in Downieville, skip on using the shuttles, and compress it all into 1 day. Not for the faint of heart…
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