Fifty Plus (50+) - 1500 cyclists storm Georgia Capitol

The Georgia Rides to the Capitol event had perfect weather, a good turnout and plenty of dignitaries on hand to see about 1500 riders who rode to the steps of the state Capitol to show support for making bicycling as transportation safer and more accepted. So many Atlanta area Mayors and other local and state officials participated as riders in this event that it makes me think we need to start getting some of our local officials involved in our high profile events.

Atlanta TV News coverage:
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=48C5B4BBA01F809DC2CE8D0C57F7F74C?contentId=5997202&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

Lots of pictures at Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluesdawg/sets/72157604096964948/show/

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Very impressive, every state should do that!

"1500 cyclists storm Georgia Capitol"

Led by Tecumseh Sherman no doubt.

Way to go. We need more rides like that one.
Maybe if the former governor of New York had spent time on a bike he wouldn't have spent $4300 on a 2 hour fantasy.

"1500 cyclists storm Georgia Capitol"

Led by (expletive deleted) no doubt.

Did I poo in your shoe (edited) or something? :mad:

Note: as a lifelong resident of the town that was the Capitol of Georgia during the War of Northern Aggression, I probably have a different point of view about that @$$^*!# than some people from parts of the country that did not have the opportunity to host him and his troops during the March to the Sea.

Way to go!!!

Love that last pic...what a bike! :)

Check the Flickr link. The last few shots in the slideshow are a sequence of him mounting that bike.

Do you guys have a 3' law in Georgia? Are you pushing for one?









Maybe we should give Spitzer a break.............at least he was out riding.

Do you guys have a 3' law in Georgia? Are you pushing for one?

A bill has been floating around for a 4' passing law, but I don't know if it will make it this session.

Did I poo in your shoe (edited) or something? :mad:

Note: as a lifelong resident of the town that was the Capitol of Georgia during the War of Northern Aggression, I probably have a different point of view about that @$$^*!# than some people from parts of the country that did not have the opportunity to host him and his troops during the March to the Sea.

But I thought that Sherman liberated Atlanta?

:p;)

But I thought that Sherman liberated Atlanta?

:p;)

Yawn.

Although I can't get all the pics to load because of this %&*$# dial up...the ones I did see convinced me that you guys were having a good time. And all for a good cause, too.:beer: