Coming to Detroit, Ohio, and Pittsburgh!

I'm excited. It's been a couple of months since I hit the road to meet Adventure Cycling members and talk bike touring -- and now I'm about to traverse an area rich in cycling (and also Adventure Cycling history): Detroit, Ohio, and Pittsburgh.

I'll be there from February 22-29, hosting seven gatherings for members and anyone else interested in bike travel (see below for the schedule). A major focus will be the unveiling of our latest route, the Underground Railroad Detroit Alternate, which runs from Oberlin, OH, to downtown Detroit and up to Ontario. (Check out Mac McCoy's first in a series of posts about this great new route.) We're partnering with a lot of wonderful organizations to host these events and get the word out, including REI, Michigan Trails and Greenways, Bike Cleveland, Consider Biking, Bike Pittsburgh, Visit Lorain County, Swerve Bicycle Shop, Carnegie Mellon University, and a couple of cool bike co-ops in Toledo and Cleveland. 

* A quick request: We always look for volunteers to help with refreshments and setting up at events, so if you'd like to help, contact Sarah Raz at sraz@adventurecycling.org. Also, I enjoy staying with members (and it saves the organization money), so if you want to host an itinerant bike traveler, let me know at jsayer@adventurecycling.org. The places where I need a place to stay are asterisked (*) below. Thanks! 

SCHEDULE
If you live anywhere within 40 miles of these locations and are an Adventure Cycling member, you should receive a post card or email with details. Contact us at info@adventurecyling.org if you have questions or would like to RSVP for an event.

* Wednesday, February 22 - northern suburbs of Detroit
Regional gathering from 7-9 pm at the Troy, MI REI -- 766 E Big Beaver Rd. Troy, MI.

* Thursday, February 23 - midtown Detroit
Mixer and regional gathering from 5:30-7:30 pm at Traffic Jam and Snug -- 511 W Canfield St. Detroit, MI. 

Friday, February 24 - downtown Toledo
Regional gathering from 6-8 pm at Toledo Bike Cooperative -- 1114 Washington Ave.Toledo, OH. 

Saturday, February 25 - Oberlin, OH
Regional gathering from 11-12:30 pm at Swerve Bicycle Shop -- 23 Main St, Oberlin, OH.

*Saturday, February 25 - Cleveland, OH 
Regional gathering with potluck supper from 6-8:30 pm at Ohio City Bicycle Co-op -- 1840 Columbus RdCleveland, OH. 

Sunday, February 26 - Columbus, OH 
Regional gathering from 6:30-8:30 at Columbus College of Art & Design -- 60 Cleveland Ave.Columbus, OH. 43215

*Monday, February 27 - Pittsburgh
Mixer and short presentation from 5-7 pm at Over The Bar (OTB) Bicycle Caf� -- 2518 East Carson. Pittsburgh, PA. No-host food & drink at happy hour prices.

*Tuesday, February 28 - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Presentation on bike travel from 7-9 pm at Carnegie Mellon University, Porter Hall, Room 125C. Light snacks and drinks provided.

Photo courtesy of Jim Sayer. Caption: From right to left, Jim Sayer with Todd Scott (Michigan Trails and Greenways) and Adventure Cycling Association member Sandi Svoboda on the Detroit Riverwalk (in front of a sculpture honoring the Underground Railroad), part of the new Underground Railroad Bicycle Route Detroit Alternate. 

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JIM SAYER is the executive director of Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/02/coming-to-detroit-ohio-and-pittsburgh.html

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