Asheville, NC – February 4, 2008 - Asheville on Bikes (AoB), an advocacy group
focused on
advancing Asheville's urban bicycle culture, is hosting its Second Annual Bike
Love event
to be held at the Wedge Gallery on Saturday, February 23. The event will
feature local
bands and local beer and will highlight Asheville on Bikes' community
initiatives, including
its support for the Bicycle Network Map project. Bike Love is co-sponsored by
Arts2People
and the French Broad Brewery.

Performing at this year's event is Count Clovis (featuring Toubab Krewe's Justin
Perkins
and Drew Heller), Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work, and Red Dirt Floor (featuring
Marty
Gallagher of ProBikes). Doors open at 8:00pm. Admission is $12.

This year, Bike Love falls just before Asheville City Council considers the
proposed Bicycle
Network Map, the long range plan for Asheville's bicycle network created by the
the City's
Transportation and Engineering Department with the support of members of
Asheville's
bicycling community, on February 26. Asheville on Bikes intends to use the
celebration to
increase awareness about the advantages of improving and expanding Ashville's
bicycle
transportation infrastructure and garner support for the Bicycle Network Map
project.


About Asheville on Bikes - Asheville on Bikes (AoB) is an advocacy group
focused on
promoting bicycle commuting as a preferred transportation option in and around
Asheville, NC. Ashville on Bikes has been actively involved in promoting
community
initiatives such as the Bike Locker project and implementation of the Bicycle
Network Map
project. In addition, AoB holds community events to celebrate Asheville's
bicycling
culture.