Hey everyone - check out our brand spanking new Raleigh website!
The cool thing about the new site is this blog is now integrated within it; click here to see the new location. We will still have this blog up for archiving reasons, but from now on you can find all our current posts on the new site.
So have some fun exploring and we will see you over at raleighamerica.com
NEW BLOG LOCATION...CLICK HERE.
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Alright...I saw this video about a week ago and failed to post it. This week my inbox has been on fire with the link; so I figured it was my duty to finally get it up. It is a great awareness test and I passed the first test and failed the "true" test miserably.
GoogleMapsBikeThere.org was created to ask Google to help make the world safer for bicyclists by adding bicycle routes to Google Maps. Consider signing the petition, Google just might listen. Adding the “Bike There” option to the Google Maps toolbar of “Drive There” and “Take Public Transit” would be a valuable tool for both everyday and new cyclists to find routes, at home and on the road.
Come by and say hi to us Raleigh folk down at the Expo; we will have a taste of our 2008 bikes like the One Way, Sojourn, Cadent line, Road line, and our XXIX's.
Links to get you there:
Cascade Bicycle Club
Directions to venue
Hours:
Saturday March 8, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday March 9 10:00am- 4:00pm
Later.
BICYCLING - April 2008
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Grant Gardner, Virginia Tech, and Matt Cortina, Rutgers University, are getting set to embark on the journey of a lifetime. This duo will be riding bicycles across the country this summer and planting one million trees with schools, organizations and communities in the 56 towns in which they will be stopping.
The two founded Planting America Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization over a year ago with the goal of creating, funding and executing large environmental projects across the country. Their 4200 cross-country journey is the inaugural project of the organization, beginning in Yorktown, VA this May and ending in Florence, OR after leaving one million new trees in their trail.
Gardner and Cortina began crafting and working on the idea in 2006, founded a non-profit organization in March 2007 and received tax exempt status in June 2007. Since then, they have been featured in media from New York to Virginia including appearances on NPR and CBS.
We here at Raleigh Bicycles donated two 2008 Supercourse road bikes to take Gardner and Cortina across the country.
The Planting America project is also planning on big screen exposure, working with two award-winning filmmakers to arrange a documentary about the trip and the overall message of environmental maintenance and social responsibility.
Check out the website www.plantingamerica.org and you can find their trip itinerary and everything else about this great organization and their ride across the country.
Ride starts May 2008 - we will keep you updated.
Enjoy the Ride!
