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National Bike Month, Week 3: Ride of Silence

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Shannon

While biking is often fun and safe, as with everything that has risks (otherwise known as everything ever), there is a dark side. Bicycle accidents do happen, and can even kill the cyclist. The founders of the national Ride of … Continue reading →

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National Bike Month, Week 2: Proclamations and Parties

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Shannon

In my continuing coverage of all things National Bike Month in Rockville, MD and some in D.C., I present Week 2. In Rockville, the week kicked off with the Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee being totally outclassed by a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Bike Month, Week 1: Building Community

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Shannon

National Bike Month got off to a promising start for me, with two rewarding events in its first week. The events, a Women on Bikes meetup and a Rockville community kick-off ride, reinforced my feeling of being part of a … Continue reading →

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