May 1, 2008
Dynamic Rides the Five Boro Bike Tour
This Sunday, May 4th is the Five Borough Bike Tour - a 42 mile ride through the five boroughs of New York. It is one of the largest (if not the largest) organized bike rides in the country. Over 30,000 riders participate each year!
This year, I'll be riding along with Tom our Production Manager and Norm, our Marketing Manager. Our goal is not necessarily to go out promoting our chainless bikes (although we are always proud to show them off and talk about them); our goal is to have fun. I spent two days last month riding around New York on my Green Media Tour. This time will be different - no cars, taxis or buses. It will be a great way to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of New York at its finest. Hopefully, we'll see some of you out on the ride...
I'll share some pictures and comments from the ride with you when we return.
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April 7, 2008
Green Media Tour on My Chainless Bike
Last week I went on a 'media tour' to New York City. In other words, I went around NYC meeting with various magazine editors and writers showing off our bikes and talking about what is important to us - the environment, health, and of course why chainless bikes are so great. Most of the people I met with were all based in midtown Manhattan. So rather than driving from meeting to meeting, I biked. I spent two days riding up, down and across Manhattan. I passed through Times Square 4 times, Rockefeller Center 3 times and Central Park once. It was a bit chilly (they were still ice skating at Rockefeller Center), but warm enough to ride. I never felt unsafe on the streets of NY, but I did ride slowly since I was riding in a suit with a briefcase under one arm. I saw a lot of other riders out - messengers, commuters and delivery people. Riding around the city is such a different experience than by car. You get more time to absorb the sights, sounds and smells that you don't when you are stuck inside a taxi cab. I also met some great people - like the writers ar BusinessWeek, National Georgraphic Adventurer and Martha Stewart Living. But my meeting highlight was my last meeting with Fran Carpentier at Parade Magazine. It turns out we both had grandmother's who loved to make meatballs, loved big families and covered all their furniture in plastic. We had some good laughs. Thanks to all I met for a memorable trip to NYC.
