Four Score and Seven Gears Ago: Celebrating the Lincoln Bikecentennial

Official Press Release:

(WASHINGTON, DC)- On Saturday, October 17^th, thousands of bicyclists will participate in Bike DC, a celebration of both bicycling and our community.  Bike DC, the Washington and Arlington Community Bike Ride, is a noncompetitive ride offering miles of car-free biking past some of the nation’s most famous landmarks.  It also gives participants the opportunity to enjoy bicycling on roads that are usually reserved exclusively for motorized traffic.

This year, the ride theme is “Four Score and Seven Gears Ago: Celebrating the Lincoln Bikecentennial.”

There are two route options.  The 25-mile Capital Ride begins at 8 a.m.  The 12-mile Family Ride begins at 9 a.m.  Both rides begin on Constitution Street NW in front of the National Archives Building and end across the Potomac River in Crystal City, Virginia.

To make the event especially family-friendly, Bike DC is free of charge for children 15-years old and younger.  Registration and helmets are required.  The adult registration fee is $35 for the Capital Ride and $25 for the Family Ride.  Registration fees are $10 higher on the day of the event.  Details and registration are available online at www.BikeDC.net until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 16th.

“Our community and region is one of the most vibrant anywhere in America,” said Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s (WABA) Executive Director Eric Gilliland.  “Bike DC gives people a special chance to enjoy and explore Washington and Arlington from the best possible vantage point—the seat of their bicycles.”  WABA and the American Heart Association are Bike DC’s beneficiaries.  Ride Director Rick Bauman emphasized that Bike DC is a ride not a race, “The ride has been designed to allow bicyclists of all skill levels to enjoy their capital and their community.”

Both the Capital and Family rides pass by the U. S Capitol, the Supreme Court, the White House, the Washington Monument, the Pentagon, and the Marine Corps and Air Force memorials. The longer Capital Ride also features a climb up Embassy Row to the U. S. Naval Observatory and the Twin Oaks estate in NW Washington, plus a rare opportunity to bike the tree-lined George Washington Parkway in Arlington and the Whitehurst Freeway in Washington.

Comments

[Froggie]

Too bad it's looking like a wet Saturday morning...

[Washcycle]

Shhh...my wife will hear you.

[Froggie]

Okay...I won't mention then that it'll also be cold...low 40s at the warmest...