New at Twin Rivers Cyclists?

Here’s the letter I wrote to the Tribune Outdoor editor and to Klew News tips to encourage them to do a bike month story.

The League of American Cyclists sponsor each spring a Bike Month including a Bike to work week and day. This year the week is May 12-16 with Friday, the 16^th designated Bike to Work Day.

 With pedestrian-cycle trails in the planning stages in Clarkston, Lewiston, and Lapwai and gasoline at a national average of $3.17 a gallon, isn’t it time to take another look at cycling in the four cities of Lewiston, Clarkston, Pullman, and Moscow?

I represent the Twin Rivers Cyclists as Treasurer and advocacy spokesman. This year we are making an extra effort to encourage safe cycling. Cycling is not just a spin on the bike path. At some point cyclists and motorists must learn to accommodate each other. From the kid on a bmx bouncing in and out of traffic and darting across the road to the older cyclists nervously creeping from one handicapped sidewalk-access to the next we will all benefit from an increased citizen awareness of cyclists on the roadways.

You may see something of what we do at the club website at http://twinriverscyclists.org. On this page you can learn about progress on the Pedestrian Trail and other bike related projects as well as see maps of our favorite routes from the Palouse to Grangeville.

In addition, I maintain a blog called Crusty Cassette to share our road experiences. Over the winter we haven’t had much activity, but recently a group of us headed to Death Valley for a little bike touring. Stories and photos are covered in the most recent entries.

I would like to make our resources available to you for a Bike Month piece. A great opportunity to meet many cyclists is the club’s Annual Spaghetti Feed on March 13^th at Clarkston’s Methodist Church at the Corner of 13th and Highland at 6:30 pm.

 

Happy Bike Month

–thanks, Corrie

 

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