Meeting for Bicycling

This year we will renew our emphasis on group cycling. We will attempt to form cohesive, mutually supportive, Friendly and tightly spaced subgroups, within the workshop. Hopefully this will allow everyone to ride with others of similar pace and distance expectations and to feel the community of group cycling. Tighter groups will also enhance safety while riding on roads with automobiles. To participate in this workshop, you must be led to ride at least ten miles within 2 1/2 hours and be comfortable riding on roads with cars.

I can't say it any better than this.
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The day began with a rainbow in the sand
As I cycled into Kerry
Cattle grazing on a steep hillside
Looked well fed, well balanced
Close to the edge

Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on

I take a break, I close my eyes
And I'm happy as the dolphin
In a quiet spot talking to myself
Talking about the rain
Talking about the rain
All this rain

Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on

You see whenever I'm alone
I tend to brood
But when I'm out on my bike
It's a different mood
I leave my brain at home
Get up on the saddle
No hanging around
I don't diddle-daddle
I work my legs
I pump my thighs
Take in the scenery passing me by
The Kerry mountains or the Wicklow hills
The antidote to my emotional ills
A motion built upon human toil
Nuclear free, needs no oil
But it makes me hot, makes me hard
I never thought I could have come this far
Through miles of mountains, valleys, streams
This is the right stuff filling my dreams
Now come on, get up on your bike
Ah go on, get up on your bike

Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on

Finally
With my face to that bitter wind
I bombed it into Killarney
Skin raw like a sushi dinner
And an appetite
That would eat the hind leg of the lamb of God
Even though you know
I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing
Then settle down for a quiet night
Think about what I have seen and done
And wonder

There's a reason for this
Now is the time
To speak of the problem troubling my mind
Sick of the traffic choking our towns
Freaking me out, bringing me down
Knock down houses, build more lanes
Once was a problem, now it's insane
My solution it's one that I like
It's a Muddy
The Acoustic Motorbike
So come on, get up on your bike
Ah go on, get up on your bike

Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on

Ah go on
Ah go on
Get up on your bike
Get up on your bike

Bring your own bicycle :
The Fort Collins Bike Library has a few bikes available for rental at $40 for the week. These are for all campers needing transportation between the campground and campus, and for workshop participants unable to bring a bike. If it is at all possible for you to supply your own bike, please do so. Please read about Bicycle Rentals for more information.

About the leader :
Chris Hollingshead is an avid and experienced intercity bicyclist who has participated six times in Russ Nelson’s Bicycling in the Light. This year he will attempt to keep Russ’s bicycling traditions going during his one year absence.