Charlotte Bike Commuter's Breakfast - November 11, 2011 (11-11-11)

[Bike Mentor]

Uptown bike commuters will be getting together at Lola's on Brevard on Friday morning, November 11, 2011, between 7:00 and 8:30 AM or so. Lola's on Brevard is located at the corner of S. Brevard St. and Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd, diagonally across the street from the NASCAR museum.  Drop by to have a cup of coffee, a muffin, or whatever and to chat with fellow bicycle commuters. If you are the first to arrive, grab a table and place your helmet in the middle so the rest of us will see you. If you are not first, look for the table with the helmet in the middle.  If you're a new bike commuter, or want to learn how you can get started, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet other bike commuters and ask them questions.  

Here's a great billboard that all of us who commute by bicycle can appreciate . . . 

   

Thanks to Dick Winters for sharing this . . .

For those of you who are fans of Steve Jobs (and even if you aren't . . .), click on the following link to a short video where Jobs compares what computers do to improve the efficiency of our minds to what a bicycle does to improve our efficiency to get place.  (Thanks to Dick Winters and Martin Zimmerman for passing this on.)  http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/10/steve-jobs-computer-bicycle-for-our-minds.php       

And don't forget to vote!!  You are probably receiving this note on Election Day, so please take the time to stop by your polling place and cast your vote for Mayor and City Council members.  As I have noted previously, this is a notoriously low turnout election because it falls on an odd-numbered year.  But these folks are making critical decisions that impact bicycle infrastructure and mass transit in our community.         

No monthly luncheon for November or December  Because the fourth Wednesday of the month falls just before Thanksgiving and Christmas, and so many people are off at that time, as we have traditionally done, there will be NO luncheon during the months of November and December.  Enjoy your time with family and friends!       

Next Get-Togethers

Friday, December 9, 7:00 AM, Lola's on Brevard  (corner of S. Brevard St. and Martin Luther King, Jr, Blvd)

Friday, January 13, 7:00 AM, Lola's on Brevard  (corner of S. Brevard St. and Martin Luther King, Jr, Blvd)

And, don’t forget the Charlotte Bicycle Commuter Mentor Program web site at www.bikementor.org 

 

Ed Moyers

 

Notes on this email: This email was sent to approximately 200 Charlotte bicycle commuters. The email is sent using the “blind-copy” feature so that no one may copy your email address and use it without your authorization.