Hello all, markpedal here.

Since my original post another 5 locations have been confirmed holding Rides of
Silence in
Michigan in 2006. i can't tell you how proud I am of all the bike clubs and
bike shops in our
state that are embracing this event. New sites are:

Buchanan (SW portion of the state) Detroit (Team Comcast) ( I feel the Detroit
area can hold
successful Rides in both Livonia-Dearborn and Detroit), Grayling, Manistee and
Marquette with a
few other locations seriously consider hosting a Ride, after I send them
additional info
(Escanaba, Menominee, Cadillac, St. Josepth/Benton Harbor).

Mark Hagar

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> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:53:30 -0000
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> Subject: The 2006 Ride of Silence
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> The Ride of Silence
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> Hello Velodrome members. My name is Mark Hagar. I hold the Membership Chair of
the
> Rapid Wheelmen Bike Club in Grand Rapids and am the Michigan Representative
for the
> Ride of Silence. I would personally like to thank Cycling Saddlemen Jeff
Osowski for again
> coordinating the Livonia - Dearborn Ride of Silence that will take place on
May 17th, 2006.
> I will again coordinate the Grand Rapids Ride of Silence.
>
> The 2006 Ride of Silence will roll across Michigan, the U.S. and the world on
May 17th,
> 2006 at 7:00 PM (a few sites will adjust their time). This is NOT a Critical
Mass Ride. There
> are no shirts or items for sale, there's no fee or registration. Each ride is
approximately 12
> miles long, is ridden at a 12 MPH pace, and is Silent, though its message
won't be. It's not
> just a club ride. It's a ride for Moms, Dads, brothers & sisters, family &
friends, beginning
> cyclists to the racers, anyone who wishes to honor a cyclist that has been
killed or injured
> by a motorist while out riding and to let motorist know they MUST Share the
Road with us.
> Participants are asked to wear a black arm band to honor a cyclist who's been
killed, and/
> or a red arm band to honor a cyclist that has been injured.
>
> As of Jan 31st, we have 13 confirmed sites in Mich, the most of any state in
the U.S. at this
> point. Locations and supporting clubs are (**new for 2006);
>
> **Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society, Washtenaw Bicycling & Walking
Coalition,
> Start location to be determined
> **Battle Creek, Battle Creek Bicycle Club, from parking lot behind Team Active
> **Boyne City, North Country Bicycle Club, start location to be determined
> ** Flint, Genessee Wanderers Bicycling Club, start location to be determined
> Grand Rapids, Rapid Wheelmen, Macatawa Cycling Club of Holland, West Mich.
Coast
> Riders of Muskegon, Jade Cycles of Zeeland, from Riverside Park
> **Hamburg-Pinckney, Against the Wind Cycling Club, start location to be
determined
> **Houghton, Copper County Cycling Club, start location to be determined
> **Jackson, Cascades Cycling Club, start location to be determined
> **Lansing, Tri-County Bicycle Assoc., from Haslett Middle School
> Livonia-Westland-Dearborn, Multiple Detroit area clubs, from Nankin Mills
Pavilion, Hines
> Drive
> Midland-Bay City-Saginaw, Tri-City Cyclists, Bay City this year, start
location to be
> determined
> **Mount Pleasant, CMU Cycling Club, start location to be determined
> Traverse City, Cherry Capitol Cycling Club, from Horizon Book Store
> TENTATIVE:
> Grattan, at Wed. night race series, all Racers riding one slow lap in Silence
(as they did last
> year)
>
> There are a few clubs considering hosting a ride in their area, and I am still
in the process
> of contacting other locations around the state. For those unfamiliar with the
Ride of
> Silence, here is a brief history;
>
> * In 2003 endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz is struck and killed by the mirror
of a passing
> bus while cycling outside of Dallas. His friend Coach Chris Phelan organizes a
memorial
> ride in Dallas on May 18th, titled the Ride of Silence, a slow paced silent 12
mile ride to
> honor his friend. Over 1,000 cyclists attend. Chris thinks he has closure.
> * Word spreads about the Ride. A grassroots movement takes place…
> * In 2004, Rides of Silences take place on May 18th in 50 cities in the U.S.
and Canada.
> The Dallas Ride has 2,500 cyclists. It's written up in Bicycling magazine. (I
believe the 1st
> Detroit area Ride is held)
> * Chris actively promotes the Ride. A board of directors is in place. A
copyright is applied
> for the Ride of Silence name.
> * In 2005, Rides of Silences take place in over 100 U.S cities, 120+
worldwide, in 9
> countries, across 4 continents. The Dallas Ride again has 2,500 cyclists. The
Dallas City
> Council issues a proclamation that May 18th 2005 is The Ride of Silence Day.
The Dallas
> board appoints a representative in each of the states / areas. Grand Rapids
holds its 1st
> Ride of Silence and 5 are held state wide.
> * Rides of Silences will take place on May 17th 2006, worldwide, at 7:00 PM.
>
> The League of Michigan Bicyclists will promote the 2006 Ride to all affiliated
clubs. I have
> been working with Dave Duffield, LMB Director at Large. Dave attended the
Livonia-
> Dearborn Ride last year and submitted the write up about it to Chris and the
Dallas Board.
> I've submitted all sites that were confirmed by Oct. 31st to the LMB 2006 Ride
Calendar. 8
> of the above sites were confirmed by that date. For the sites that came on
board after the
> deadline, I asked that a general statement be included, to the affect of: If
your location is
> not listed, please contact your local bike club or shop for any additional
Rides that may
> have been scheduled. To quote Dave: "I personally think this ride may be the
most
> important one listed on the calendar for obvious reasons." All locations have
been
> submitted to the LAB calendar.
>
> The League of American Cyclists has recently emailed clubs around the country,
on the
> importance of this Ride, and requests that all clubs consider attending.
Executive Director
> Andy Clarke and V.P. Preston Tyree will be traveling to Texas in May, to join
the Dallas
> ride, to show their support on a national level.
>
> I would ask that all Cycling Saddlemen, Wolverine Sports Club and all other
Detroit area
> club members to consider riding in the Livonia - Dearborn Ride of Silence, and
to give Jeff
> your full support in promoting and putting this on. Or attend a Ride in one of
the other
> locations, and please ask your cycling friends to consider attending a Ride
for 2006.
>
> I'll be sending regular emails to Jeff and all the other Mich. coordinators in
2006, on
> updates from Chris and the Dallas Board, and to have an open forum on how to
promote
> the Mich. Rides, and share our ideas on what went well in 2005, and what we
can do to
> improve for 2006. I look forward to working with Jeff in promoting the 2006
Ride.
>
> In Grand Rapids for 2006, sadly we have another area cyclist (not a Rapid
Wheelmen
> member) who we will be honoring, Anna Sobie, who was struck and killed this
past Sept. in
> Walker while riding with her husband and friends. Her husband and family were
very
> grateful that I asked them to attend the 2006 Grand Rapids Ride, and will be
there to ride
> with us, in honoring Anna. The Rapid Wheelmen have donated a set of Share the
Road
> signs to the City of Walker, that Anna's husband approved, that we stenciled
"In Memory
> of Anna", and will be placed on both sides of the road near where Anna was
struck this
> spring. If anyone would like additional information about the Ride of
Silence, or starting a
> Share the Road program in your area, please feel free to email me.
>
> Thanks so much for you time,
>
> Together, we can make a difference.
> Sincerely
>
> Mark Hagar
> Membership Chair, Rapid Wheelmen Bike Club of Grand Rapids
> membership@...
> 2006 Colorburst Charity Tour Chairperson
> colorburst@...
> markpedal1@...
> Ride of Silence, Michigan Representative
> Ride of Silence, Grand Rapids Coordinator
> www.rideofsilence.org
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