Phat Bottom Riders

Tour de Vine is June 9! Have you signed up yet? Joanne Bowers just did!

www.phatbottomriders.org

Thanks to the Phat Bottom Riders for exceptional effort and fund raising for the 2011 Tour de Vine!

Part of the Washington & Old Dominion Rail Trail Luke and his wife will be riding this weekend . . .

Luke and his wife are heading to NOVA this weekend to do the W & OD Rail Trail. What rides are you doing? Any Phat Bottom Riders taken cool training rides recently? And, be sure to recommend this page to your Facebook friends!

Washington & Old Dominion Trail - D.C. Rail Trail The Washington & Old Dominion Trail (W&OD or "Wad") is a great rail trail through the Northern Virginia counties. The entire 45 miles is paved with nine foot wide asphalt and has a painted yellow center line. There is also a parallel horse trail along much of the trail (which can be a nice diver

Welcome to the new fan page for Phat Bottom Riders . . . please share with your friends. Watch for photos and updates on the team as we get closer to the Tour de Vine June 11 & 12!

3WV's Phat Bottom Riders and Volvo of Charlottesville's Volvo for Life MS 150 Bike Teams are joining forces for the Tour de Vine. Make a $20 donation to Max or Luke at http://phatbottomriders.org/ and you will be in the running to win a Trek Road Bike-retail value just under $1,000!

Volvo of Charlottesville Win a New Trek Road Bike!

Welcome new Phat Bottom Rider Steve Combs! We are now at 25% of our team goal.

Share with your friends and ask them to donate at www.phatbottomriders.org

And, please to be enjoying a photo during my recent vacation when my wife and I rode through several Civil War Battlefields.

Here I am reliving some of the exploits of my great-great grandfather as a pilot during the War of Northern Aggression.

Luke did an interview with Fred Echols of WVTF for Weekend Virginia on the Tour de Vine and the Phat Bottom Riders. Scheduled to air this Saturday (4/24) at 6 am on WVTF 88.5 FM in Cville and at 2 pm on Radio IQ 89.7 in Cville.
Podcasts available on station website and iTunes.

Weekend Virginia | WVTF Public Radio - Classical, Jazz, NPR

Let's ride!

Obama Bicycle Policy Wins Love From Cyclists, Scorn From Trucking Industry WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a weekend bicyclist, might consider keeping his head down and his helmet on. A backlash is brewing over his new bicycling policy.

Susan and I did at 12 mile loop of the Parkway with stop over at Williamsburg Winery for lunch and a glass of Merlot.