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Ride to Work
Showing posts with label Ride to Work Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ride to Work Day. Show all posts
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Monday, June 16, 2014
Today is Ride to Work Day!
Nice commute to work this morning.
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| Leaving the house |
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| At the garage at work |
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| 666 miles! Oh, oh! XD |
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Father's Day Brunch in West Chester
For father's day my wife and I headed out on the Bullet to West Chester for brunch in a downtown restaurant. We didn't have anyplace special picked out we just wanted to go and find something there. The quickest way would have been to head up West Chester Pike but the more fun and twisty ride is up the Goshen/Strasburg to West Chester Pike route. We both love that route because of the scenery, the hills, and the twists and turns of the road. No geese on the road today but as we crossed 252 we picked up a New Yorker in front of us who must have been leaf peeping in the wrong season, the guy could go no faster than 30 mph. All that road is double yellow and with many blind turns so it's hard to pass someone. Luckily there was a spot along the horse farms before the Providence Rd. intersection where it was clear enough to make a break for it. Once we cleared him the ride was definitely more enjoyable.
The downtown area of West Chester runs between Gay St. and Market Street from about Bolmar St. to New St. As you head into town on the Pike it turns into Gay St. and continues up through downtown as a one way street. At some point, if you bear left, the next street over is Market which runs the other way back to West Chester Pike and the Paoli Pike turnoff. We followed Gay all the way to New and made the turn to come back on Market settling on a parking lot near the corner of Gay and Walnut. Leaving the Bullet there, we walked along Gay to find a place for Brunch.
We settled on the Side Bar because they had seating outside and a good looking menu. The food was great and the weather was perfect for an outside brunch. While we were waiting for our food, a nice older gentleman approached us and compliment me on the Bullet. We chatted about it for a little while and he was surprised to learn that they are still being made. He though it was a vintage bike not something with just a little over 600 miles on it.
After brunch we headed back on the reverse route. No New Yorkers this time and the road was free an clear. At a couples of places, where I had a tailwind and a downhill slide, the Bullet reached and maintained a little over 60 mph on less than half throttle. It's nice to know that even with two people on board it is still game. Much fun was had by all. By the end of the ride we had clocked a little over 661 miles on the odo.
Looking forward to Ride to Work tomorrow.
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The downtown area of West Chester runs between Gay St. and Market Street from about Bolmar St. to New St. As you head into town on the Pike it turns into Gay St. and continues up through downtown as a one way street. At some point, if you bear left, the next street over is Market which runs the other way back to West Chester Pike and the Paoli Pike turnoff. We followed Gay all the way to New and made the turn to come back on Market settling on a parking lot near the corner of Gay and Walnut. Leaving the Bullet there, we walked along Gay to find a place for Brunch.
We settled on the Side Bar because they had seating outside and a good looking menu. The food was great and the weather was perfect for an outside brunch. While we were waiting for our food, a nice older gentleman approached us and compliment me on the Bullet. We chatted about it for a little while and he was surprised to learn that they are still being made. He though it was a vintage bike not something with just a little over 600 miles on it.
After brunch we headed back on the reverse route. No New Yorkers this time and the road was free an clear. At a couples of places, where I had a tailwind and a downhill slide, the Bullet reached and maintained a little over 60 mph on less than half throttle. It's nice to know that even with two people on board it is still game. Much fun was had by all. By the end of the ride we had clocked a little over 661 miles on the odo.
Looking forward to Ride to Work tomorrow.
Tomorrow is Ride to Work Day!
Make plans to support Ride to Work Day and ride your motorcycle or scooter to work tomorrow.
Ride to Work History from the Ride to Work Day website:
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Ride to Work History from the Ride to Work Day website:
"Ride to Work Day was inspired by "Work to Ride - Ride to Work'" marketing materials created between 1989 and 1991 by the Aero Design and Manufacturing Company, a Minnesota based manufacturer of motorcycle riders clothing. In 1992 these items inspired motorcycle magazine editor Fred Rau to write an editorial calling for a national ride to work day.
The first annual Ride to Work Day event was proposed in Road Rider magazine (now titled Motorcycle Consumer News) in the May 1992 issue. This is an excerpt from that "Ride to Work" editorial: "You may remember several months ago when Bob Carpenter, commenting in his 'Two Up' column, mentioned how neat he thought it would be if there was one day a year when everyone who owned a motorcycle used it to ride to work. That comment was prompted by a T-shirt produced by Aerostich RiderWear that simply said, 'Work To Ride, Ride To Work.' Everyone seemed to think that a national 'Ride To Work' day was one heck of a good idea."
The first Ride to Work Day event date was July 22nd, 1992. For several years various motorcycle businesses informally promoted every third Wednesday in July as Ride To Work Day. These early advocates included Road Rider Magazine, Dunlop Tires, and Aerostich/Riderwearhouse. The event continued to grow as an informal grass roots demonstration every year until 2000. That year a non-profit organization, Ride to Work was formed to help organize and promote Ride to Work Day. The first Ride to Work Day event led by this group was the third Wednesday in July of 2001. This day was the annual day until 2008, when it was changed to the Third Monday In June. This change was made to climatically better accommodate riders world-wide, and to give more riders an opportunity to participate.
Ride to Work is a 501 c4 nonprofit, all-volunteer effort. Organizers include Andy Goldfine, Lynn Wisneski and Christine Holt."
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