Bikes and Baggage Cargo Ride — Proteus Bikes, College Park
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My LBS is hosting a utility fun ride (probably around 10 miles) on October 30. The goal is for customers and friends to experience errand/shopping riding with other riders on a low-traffic time of the week (Sunday morning). Some of us might do mock shopping just for the challenge and experience — I’ll probably have a backpack full of groceries by the time we’re done!
I’m not sure the exact route, but it will be mostly on residential streets and local roads with bike lanes. We’ll probably explore some of the shortcuts cyclists in the area use to get around the region.
Here is the link to the announcement, and I’ve pasted the text of the announcement below if that link doesn’t work.
Here is a link to a bike route to the shop from College Park Metro (http://vimeo.com/21293118 )
and here is a link to the bike route from the Greenbelt Metro (http://vimeo.com/21279584 )It’s also pretty easy to get to Proteus from the University of Maryland campus — just take the Paint Branch trail north from the campus (near the Comcast center). The trail goes under University Blvd and around the Paint Branch golf course. After the golf course, there’s a spur off to the right that goes up to Route 1 near the bike shop, and there’s a new traffic light to cross over.
Date: Sunday, October 30
Time: 9:30am
Place: Proteus Bicycles | 9217 Baltimore Avenue | College Park | MD | 20740 | 301.441.2928Leave your car at home. –
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Dig out your backpacks, racks, panniers . . . any safe way you can carry small packages. Discover just how fun and easy it is to do local errands on your bike. We have a fun route all planned out for you. You will go from stop to stop picking up packages and surprises, returning back to the shop for awards and celebrations.
This will be about a 10 mile ride routing you to various public places where one might commonly go on an errand. You will be amazed how fun and quick it can be using your bike instead of your car. Helmets are required and young and/or inexperienced riders should have a riding buddy with them. RSVP is appreciated. Check webpage in case of rain. Hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
Jill DiMauro
Proteus Bicycles
email: jill@proteusbicycles.com
web: http://www.proteusbicycles.com
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