22-Year-Old To Cycle Across Canada: Raising Money To Send Kids To Camp

Shawn Corey Wright, a 22-year-old from Calgary, AB, is just two days away the start of a two month journey across Canada on his bicycle. Along the way, Wright plans to raise more than $7,300 so that he can send 12 kids to a summer camp located in British Columbia.

This will be Wright’s first long distance bicycle tour… and based on my conversation with him, he’s both prepared and excited about the road ahead. Read more

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The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized

(Portland, OR) The cycling equivalent of Woodstock is coming… but instead of joining rock fans on a muddy farm, one million cyclists and supporters of clean, oil independent transportation will gather for celebrations and purpose filled action in 50 states for upwards of 300 rallies. More remarkable, all of these unified, localized events will roll out on the same day.

Dubbed One Million Bicycles, it’s the brainchild of Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie, a nationally recognized magazine columnist (Men’s Journal, Outside, Bicycling), author of several best-selling bike books, cycling advocate and performer at hundreds of bike clubs, festival and corporate events across the country.

Inspired by U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s call for a “national bike movement” during a speech at Bike Gallery in January, Kurmaskie decided to think big while keeping a small carbon footprint. Read more

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