Ride of Silence

[PscyclePath]

We had somewhere between 60-70 riders here in Little Rock... led out by one of our guys pulling a ghost bike mounted on a bike-to-work trailer, then the pack following (silently) two-by-two. We lost one of our friends, Marilyn, to an inattentive driver last year, so we had her teammates following the ghost bike in team kit, followed by the rest of the pack. White jerseys or white shirts were encouraged in keeping with the "ghost rider" theme, but we really didn't care about costumes as long as you were decently clothed ;-)

Very impressive, a long train of riders gliding along, most with lights like a funeral procession.

Tom

[Tri Girl]

that must have been a beautiful tribute to Marilyn, Tom.

[grey]

We didn't have one, but I want to organize one for next year!

[nolemom]

We had 47 riders this year. A lot of the triathletes in our area were friends with a man who was killed cycling to the Horrible Hundred this year so the ride was in his honor. It was overall a good week for cyclists in our rural, central Florida area. The county commission declared May bike month and formally recognized May 20 as Ride Your Bike to Work Day. After the presentation, two different county administrators approached the Bike Club and asked us to collaborate in their Wellness Program for county employees and for the citizens of the county.

[TrekTheKaty]

Great tribute Psycle

[beccaB]

I did one last year that only had 3 of us. I had something else on my schedule this year unfortunately.

[limewave]

This was the first year I participated. I rode with both of my kids on the "train." A friend met us there with her son in the trailer too. There was a large group with a police escort.

I had a long talk with DD on the way there about what the ride was for, bike safety, and how there is NO talking on the ride. She did awesome, ufortunately I got in trouble for talking!

I'm glad we went. A police officer gave a speech about bike safety and sharing the road. It made quite an impression on DD.