Even though Lisa has given over 300 bicycles to rural students to get to school, she doesn’t have a bike of her own for travel throughout rural Cambodia.

Excerpt from an article in  What’s Up Muskoka:

“McCoy knows the monetary and practical value of the donation, and was amazed when she received the news.

“I was just in awe when I got an e-mail saying they were going to donate one to me for getting around the villages and around the city in Cambodia,” says McCoy, remembering the moment.

The versatility of this bike has McCoy excited for her return to Cambodia in October. It can go on the

airplane with her checked baggage, and even on a bus. “They can even go on the back of a motorcycle, and in Cambodia,

everything goes on the back of a motorcycle,” she laughs. She’s anticipating some double-takes as she travels with her Strida.

“They’ll never have seen anything like this before, and it’s going to be a novelty for them as well. I’m sure I’ll

get some interesting reactions when I start my six-month term this coming winter.”

Here’s the link to Lisa’s blog, thank you and your colleagues for your wonderful work Lisa.

The 2010 Enbridge Ride to Cure Cancer in Alberta was absolutely spectacular !  Well over 2000 participants and in excess of 7.1M dollars raised makes it the largest fundraiser in Alberta ever.

Some of Dave’s impressions, riding a Strida for the 1st time and going 220 kilometres yet.

“There were no other “folders” in the ride.  I was surprised by some of the first impressions people had:  The racer/high performance crowd in general figured that I must be putting out twice the energy…until I let them ride it, and they were blown away by its performance.  I was invited by one “high performance” team to join them for next years ride ! The mountain bike riders were typically embarassed to be passed uphill by a “folding” bike and figured I must have legs of steel.

Downhill I was hard pressed to get much over 55Kph, and glad of it…Uphill was really good…There was one hill in particular, at about 80 K, that challenged the best and defeated many, yet this Strida allowed me to simply keep pumping away and cleared the top in good shape !  Very sweet ride!”

Our thanks and congratulations to Dave, and all the riders in the event!

Here’s the video:

Here’s a post from EcoVelo which includes additional links.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes' Cathy Jones hams it up on a Strida Folding Bike

The Woman of Distinction program recognizes outstanding women in Muskoka under 4 categories:

Young Woman of Distinction
A young woman—under the age of 30—who has made a significant contribution to the life of her community through her outstanding personal achievements and leadership.

Entrepreneurship
A successful business woman who has employed herself and others with dignity for at least 3 years.  In doing so, she has earned the respect of her peers and serves as a role model for women.

Mentorship
A woman to be honoured as a catalyst, guiding or influencing women or girls, inspiring them to achieve individual or collective success at critical turning points in their lives.

Exceptional Achievement
A woman to be honoured for achievements outside the scope represented by all other award categories.  This woman will have either demonstrated capacity in several areas or tremendous capacity in one area.

savedbybikes.com was honoured to participate in this essential and worthy cause.

As part of the Toronto Cyclists Union new campaign: Paving The Way, 3000 thank you cards will be given out to motorists who get caught – doing something right.

A message from the Toronto Cyclists Union:

Now it’s time for the big push and we need your help!

We will be welcoming cyclist volunteers at 3pm tomorrow, Oct 21st, at the SE corner of King and John St. to pick up and give out Thank You cards to drivers who give some ‘shoulder room’ to cyclists in the area.  We’ll need to do a little demo for media – but mostly, this will be a chance to learn about how best to deliver these cards on your daily commute.  Let’s show Torontonians, via the media who will be attending, what the Toronto cycling community is all about!

TOMORROW: October 21st, 2009
TIME: 3pm – 4pm
WHERE: South East Corner King and John.

** Please note – Thank You cards are available for pick up ANYTIME at the Centre for Social Innovation, Suite 400 – just ask for the bike union at the front desk.