Re: [TheThinkTank] [cooks] Fwd: Bicycling magazine: 50 Rides story

-- Christine Bourgeois 805 699 6301 Education Coordinator Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBC) Are you a SBBC member? Join us http://bicicentro.org/join "Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles". John Forester On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 10:24 AM, james bledsoe jamesbleds0e@yahoo.comwrote: > Hi Evelyn, > > You have reached the Bicycle Kitchen > We are community service promoting bicycles as a better way to get around > the recreation and sport is secondary. > If bicycling magazine did a profile of our type of organization that > would be supper. > There is a "clearing house" of sorts www.*bikecollectives*.*org*/ where > one can find links in the directory to hundreds of organizations like the > Bicycle Kitchen. > > Now on to your question, > > Again there is something going on in Los Angeles know as > http://midnightridazz.com/ . > On this web site you will find social rides listed for every night of the > year some times as many as three or four. The type of rides are diverse > ranging from strictly slow paced social events to the wolfpac hustle, a > weekly fast ride. > > > Check out these two aspects contemporary cycling. While they may not fit > completely with your current project they are truly powerful aspects of > modern bicycling. > > thanks > > jim > > --- On *Mon, 3/26/12, Hazel Hartman hazel.hair@gmail.com* wrote: > > > From: Hazel Hartman hazel.hair@gmail.com > Subject: [cooks] Fwd: Bicycling magazine: 50 Rides story > To: "cooks" kitchen-cooks@bicyclekitchen.com > Date: Monday, March 26, 2012, 3:18 PM > > Hello, I will forward your request to our volunteers! Thanks and good luck > > Hazel > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Evelyn Spence evspence@gmail.com > *Date:* March 26, 2012 9:26:54 AM PDT > *To:* undisclosed-recipients:; > *Subject:* *Bicycling magazine: 50 Rides story* > > Hello there! > My name is Evelyn Spence, and I'm a freelance writer for Bicycling > magazine. We're working on a big story for an upcoming issue: We'd like to > choose the best bike ride in each of the 50 states. Yes, it's impossible to > pick just one, but we're trying to figure out classic rides all across the > country....and we thought that local bike shops would be a great way to > start. And, of course, your shop might get a shout-out in the magazine. > > Basically, if you could recommend ONE ride in your state, what would it be? > > We are open to all suggestions, but the majority of the routes will be > road rides for an aspiring/enthusiastic, not insanely hardcore, cyclist. > We're open to some mountain biking if that's the ultimate experience in > your state--and, similarly, we're open to a beach cruise or urban ride if > that captures your state the best. Also, we'd like unorganized routes > rather than timed/official "events" if possible. > > If you could include a short description of what the route is like or why > it deserves to be The One, that will really help us make our final > decision. > > Please forward to anyone who might be interested in helping! And thanks > for your suggestions. > > Best, Evelyn > > -- > Evelyn Spence • evspence@gmail.com > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Kitchen-cooks mailing list > Kitchen-cooks@bicyclekitchen.com > http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/kitchen-cooks > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > TheThinkTank-leave@bikecollectives.org > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o... > > -- Christine http://cbarreb.smugmug.com/