Comments on: Trek: A Bike Maker Flexes Some Advocacy Muscle http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:40:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: heidi http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-39318 heidi Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:14:41 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/#comment-39318 i had the privilege of participation in that historic ride. i know and believe in the Trek commitment. Mr. Burke is a visionary and his lead will allow all bicycle retailers to elevate exposure to "less waist/less waste", -"go by bike.", "Given that the average person who commits to commuting by bicycle loses 13 lbs. in their first year, the personal health benefits of cycling are obvious." "But when combined with the fact that cars stalled in traffic waste more than 5 billion gallons of fuel per year, going by bike can have a great impact on the health of the world as well." "For your Health. For the World. For Two Miles or Less." .... Fabulous tools to increase awareness in the little old earth community. This is bipartison brilliance. Mr. Burke took the lead. We need to work together to build on his effort. Join us. Get out & ride. Thank YOU! i had the privilege of participation in that historic ride. i know and believe in the Trek commitment. Mr. Burke is a visionary and his lead will allow all bicycle retailers to elevate exposure to "less waist/less waste", -"go by bike.", "Given that the average person who commits to commuting by bicycle loses 13 lbs. in their first year, the personal health benefits of cycling are obvious."
"But when combined with the fact that cars stalled in traffic waste more than 5 billion gallons of fuel per year, going by bike can have a great impact on the health of the world as well."

"For your Health. For the World. For Two Miles or Less." ....

Fabulous tools to increase awareness in the little old earth community. This is bipartison brilliance.

Mr. Burke took the lead. We need to work together to build on his effort. Join us. Get out & ride.

Thank YOU!

]]> By: william lanier, jr http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-36784 william lanier, jr Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:17:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/#comment-36784 I wa LAW state rep, n. c. in early 70's...now at age 73 still ride o/a 3000 miles per year. n c has probly one of best map prorgrams in the country. my knotts island ride ar v a beach is in its 31st year all the beast,stay well and may the wind be to your back. p s.,fred de long was a a friend of mine,i rode with him when he rode with broken leg!!! excuse spellimg!! I wa LAW state rep, n. c. in early 70's...now at age 73 still ride o/a 3000 miles per year. n c has probly one of best map prorgrams in the country. my knotts island ride ar v a beach is in its 31st year all the beast,stay well and may the wind be to your back. p s.,fred de long was a a friend of mine,i rode with him when he rode with broken leg!!! excuse spellimg!!

]]> By: Chris in Sacramento http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-36412 Chris in Sacramento Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:40:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/#comment-36412 Hooray for John Burke and Trek. This is precisely the sort of leadership and commitment we need from the bike industry. Hooray for John Burke and Trek. This is precisely the sort of leadership and commitment we need from the bike industry.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-36411 Mitch Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:00:53 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/#comment-36411 I was riding home on the bike path on the Saturday evening of the Trek sales meeting when I encountered several hundred people riding Limes in the opposite direction. It was pretty impressive -- all those identical blue helmets and white LED headlights, taking up the whole width of the path (they did yield me a bit of space to get by them). The mass ride was particularly impressive in the weather we had that night -- 5 miles each way on a rainy night with occasional lightning. I hope the evening went well for them. I was riding home on the bike path on the Saturday evening of the Trek sales meeting when I encountered several hundred people riding Limes in the opposite direction. It was pretty impressive -- all those identical blue helmets and white LED headlights, taking up the whole width of the path (they did yield me a bit of space to get by them).

The mass ride was particularly impressive in the weather we had that night -- 5 miles each way on a rainy night with occasional lightning. I hope the evening went well for them.

]]> By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-36372 Angus Grieve-Smith Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:50:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/29/a-bike-maker-flexes-some-advocacy-muscle/#comment-36372 When I think of "advocacy muscle," I think political contributions: http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?key=wffsb&txtName=burke,%20john&txtState=(all%20states)&txtZip=53704&txtAll=Y&Order=N http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.asp?strID=C00372862&Cycle=2006 Olympia Snowe, for example, got $3,000 from the Bikes Belong Coalition, but $3,000 from the American Trucking Association, $6,000 from other trucking PACs and $7,500 from the National Auto Dealers Association. Looks like the bikes have to flex a lot more to balance all that sputtering. When I think of "advocacy muscle," I think political contributions:

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?key=wffsb&txtName=burke,%20john&txtState=(all%20states)&txtZip=53704&txtAll=Y&Order=N
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.asp?strID=C00372862&Cycle=2006

Olympia Snowe, for example, got $3,000 from the Bikes Belong Coalition, but $3,000 from the American Trucking Association, $6,000 from other trucking PACs and $7,500 from the National Auto Dealers Association.

Looks like the bikes have to flex a lot more to balance all that sputtering.

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