A tiny bit of good news

[Mr. Bloom]

Share the Road signs help alot...it's like they give people license to "be nice"

[tctrek]

Funny you should mention that... every Monday I hold my staff meeting at work and the first few minutes of the meetings they ask me where I rode that weekend. I give them a short description of my road rides. All of them have commented back that knowing someone who is out there riding on the road has given them a new perspective of cyclists. I do agree that part of the responsibility of spreading the word is up to us!

Another good story is when I had to go to our company's Seattle office for a 1 week business trip. I happened to mention to someone out there that I ride a bike. 1 year later, she sent me an email telling me that I had inspired her to get healthy and start to ride and that she in turn got her DH and kids involved. Their whole family did a 50 mile ride together... all newbies! Wow, did that make me feel great that someone caught on to my love of cycling.

Spread the word!!

[TrekTheKaty]

Another good story is when I had to go to our company's Seattle office for a 1 week business trip. I happened to mention to someone out there that I ride a bike. 1 year later, she sent me an email telling me that I had inspired her to get healthy and start to ride and that she in turn got her DH and kids involved. Their whole family did a 50 mile ride together... all newbies! Wow, did that make me feel great that someone caught on to my love of cycling.

Spread the word!!

I spent a weekend visiting friends in LA. As we drove around, I hung my head out the window like a puppy, oogling all the cyclists--I was missing a long ride with my DH back home. Later I showed them pics of some of our longer rides.

Two weeks later they called and said that I made cycling sound so fun--they bought two bikes. They could throw a rock from their house at a bike path that goes forever. They call regularly to check in, ask for advice and to see where I've been on my bike.