National Bike Month: Gary Fisher to lead Freewheel Bike Cycling Freedom Ride

 
If you’re a biker, Freewheel Bike invites you to come out Saturday, May 7th to ride from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie with Gary Fisher. The auspicious occaasion? To witness the signing of the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights.  
The ride will be approximately 18 miles on existing bike trails and low-traffic streets starting at Freewheel Bike’s West Bank store to their new Eden Prairie store. When you arrive at the Eden Prairie store, you can indulge in free food and beverages and a 20 percent discount on all apparel and accessories. A free shuttle will be available to take you back to the West Bank store if you’re not up for riding back.
Official press release below:
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MINNEAPOLIS (May 4, 2011) – May is National Bike Month and what better way to kick off the 2011 cycling season with a bicycle ride with legendary bike designer Gary Fisher, who will lead a group ride from Freewheel Bike Shop’s West Bank store to its Midtown store and then on to its Eden Prairie store on Saturday, May 7, starting at 8:30 a.m. Founded in 1974, Freewheel Bike is ranked by Bicycle Retailer magazine as one of the Top 100 retailers in the United States, and was voted as the Best Bike Shop in 2010 by City Pages readers.
Bicycle riders are invited to join at any point during Freewheel Bike Cycling Freedom Ride, which will be routed along a 18-mile stretch, primarily involving existing bike trails and low-traffic streets.  When cyclists arrive at Freewheel Bike’s new Eden Prairie store, they’ll be invited to sign the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights, a document extolling the virtues and rights about cycling anywhere, any place, anytime. Fisher will be available to meet with cycling enthusiasts at Freewheel Bike’s Eden Prairie store from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., following the Cycling Freedom Ride.
All participants will be rewarded with a 20% discount on all apparel and accessories, as well as beverages and food.  A shuttle bus will be available to take riders back to Freewheel Bike’s Minneapolis store for those who are limited in time to ride back. The day-long event also will include the ribbon cutting to mark the groundbreaking of a new 2k mountain biking test trail at Freewheel Bike’s Eden Prairie store.
The founding father of mountain bikes, Gary Fisher began his career in 1968 when he was kicked out of professional cycling because his hair was too long.  That twist of fate allowed Fisher to go on to design the first mountain bike and create an entire new sport – mountain biking.  In teaming up with Trek more than two decades ago, Fisher has expanded his influence not only over mountain biking, but throughout the cycling world, with bikes for all people, of all ages, of all abilities, from road bikes to bikes specifically designed for urban cyclists and commuters.