Who Can Ride? YOU Can!
Hello Spokespeople!
Next Saturday, September 4, starting from the Wallingford Playfield at 2 p.m., Spokespeople will ride to Ballard Corners Park.
This sweet park at 17th NW and NW 67th is furnished with a concrete "living room" couch, chair, lamp and tables. This will be a relatively easy ride but a bit longer than usual, and you are always welcome to walk any hills you cannot ride. Spokespeople Ride Leader Michael Snyder and Kathi Hull will be along on the ride (see their bikey wedding photos attached from Aug 7!). Jim Mathieu will also co-lead this ride (David Notkin and Cathy Tuttle are on the train back from New York).
Nuts and Bolts Spokespeople rides leave at 2 p.m. from the SOUTH end of Wallingford Playfield (at Densmore and N 42nd) on the first Saturday of every month and ride on the road to an adjacent urban center. New riders are welcome -- in fact, getting new riders on the road is the reason we do the rides!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come no later than 1:45 if you are new to riding on the road, new to riding in groups, or if you need any help with adjusting your helmet or bike. Please also call a day in advance if you'd like to buy a good quality helmet from us for $10 and we'll bring our sack of helmets. Helmets are required on our rides. If there is heavy rain, we won't do the ride.
What if it rains on Saturday? Only heavy rain will cancel the ride. Give a call if you plan to come and don't know if the ride is on. Expert commuters, please join us. As our rides grow larger, we welcome good bicyclists who can offer encouragement and model good road riding techniques for new, returning and reluctant cyclists. This is a Bike Smart Seattle ride. All ages and skill levels are welcome. All Spokespeople rides are led by Cascade Bicycle Club certified ride leaders.
Contact information. If you want more information about this ride or about Spokespeople, please contact Michael Snyder (206)781-7221.
GREAT EVENTS
- Sept 5 Family-friendly Seattle Parks Bicycle Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. closes Lake Washington Boulevard to cars many Sundays (Sept 5, 12, 19, 26).
- Sept 11 Bicycle Music Festival. Pedal to help amplify the musicians at several outdoor concert venues.
- Sept 12 Spokespeople Ride West Seattle 10 to 2 p.m.
BIKE FACILITIES is the fancy name bike planners give to the various painted bike lanes, lights, and racks going in around Seattle as part of the Bicycle Master Plan. Many of these additions to our bicycle system require meetings, discussions and a great deal of process (this is Seattle after all!) and many of these new facilities are the result of the long and hard work of bike activists and Seattle officials. Thank them!
- Learn more about how the City of Seattle will meet its Carbon Neutral goals for transportation and other events Sept 14 6-8 p.m. at City Hall
- Stay on top of regional bike advocacy issues at Cascade Bike Club’s blog, Seattle Likes Bikes, Seattle Bike Blog, and Streets for all Seattle,
Keep happy and keep pedaling this summer!
- Cathy Tuttle (206)547-9569 cathy.tuttle@gmail.com
- Michael Snyder (206)781-7221 msnyder@zserf.com (from Seattle Likes Bikes)
- David Notkin (206)713-5869 notkin@yahoo.com
- Jim Mathieu (206)525-0049 jim@nlwinc.com
- Time: 2PM to 4PM
- Place: 4219 Wallingford Ave N
(south end of Wallingford Playfield at 42nd and Densmore) - 2008 Dates: March 1st, April 5th, May 3rd, June 7th, July 5th, Aug 2nd, Sept 6th, Oct 4th, Nov 1st, Dec 6th
- All levels of experience welcome! From first-time urban cyclists through expert commuters.
- All ages* welcome! From families with children through senior cyclists. See SPOKESKIDS for more information.
*Babies under one-year-old can't go on SPOKESPEOPLE rides.
- All your reasons for cycling are welcome! Exercise, environment, cost, convenience, fun!
JOIN US!
Ride from Wallingford Playfield on the first Saturday of every month.
Click to get important instructions for riders
Helmets Required Helmets need to be Snell or CPSC certified. Both children and adults must wear a helmet. We have helmets for sale for $10 at SPOKESPEOPLE rides if you come to a ride without a certified helmet.
Make sure your bike is ready for the road. Your bike needs to have brakes, handlebars, seat posts, and tires in good working order. We can't fix your bike but we can make minor adjustments before SPOKESPEOPLE rides.
Adults who are returning riders need to build cycling confidence. You have the necessary judgment and motor skills to ride on the road. SPOKESPEOPLE rides will help you build your confidence and enjoy your success riding on the street.
