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Friday, May 18, 2007

Bike2Work Day

I just realized yesterday that I passed the 2000 mile mark on my bike since August 2006. I'm sure by August of this year, I'll be at 3000.

I also realized yesterday as I rode over Paris Mountain that I am never going to the guy who is always at the front of the pack. Maybe 10 years ago I could have been a hammerhead, but at almost 40, I just don't think I'll ever be a fast rider -- or a machine of a climber. Of course, that doesn't mean I won't try!

This morning I got up and joined Mayor Knox White for the Bike2Work ride. More than 60 riders joined up (some I recognized, some I didn't) at Hincapie Sportswear to take a ride along some of the new features added to Greenville to help make it more bike friendly.

The Rail to Trail project is one of the most interesting. The idea is to create an 18 mile plus trail system build on an old railroad right of way. It will allow people to run, walk or ride from Greenville Tech all the way to Travelers Rest. Of course, I would be interested in seeing how many riders actually would use it. Personally, I think many of them would still ride the roads.

Over 60 riders met at Hincapie Sportswear around 7:30.

Mayor White talked about adding bike friendly features to the city such as this bike lane.

We ended up at the Piazza Bergamo.

The city is also seeking the designation of Bicycle Friendly Community (.pdf). This only makes sense for a city that hosts the USA Pro Cycling Championship and is setting itself up as the bicycle capitol east of the Mississippi. Hope it happens soon.

82 Airborne

2 Comments:

At 7:29 AM, Blogger James said...

The Greenway system will be nice, but it will never replace the roadways, nor should it. To actually get anywhere on a bike, riding on the streets is necessary so it is extremly important to me that we always have that right.

 
At 8:42 AM, Blogger Jonathan Pait said...

I agree. I would use the trail to do some recreational riding with my family. However, I think it would be frustrating to do normal riding there. I am more interested in at least one east to west and one north to south bike lane running through the city limits.

 

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