What: Spirits and Spokes Tour
When: 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday
Where: Begins at Centennial Park, 2000 West First St., Fort Myers, and ends at Hotel Indigo, 1520 Broadway.
Cost: Those who bike and wear their helmets are asked to contribute $20, while those without helmets and bikes are asked to donate $25 to receive a wristband. The proceeds will benefit United Way.
Info: Search Facebook.com for “Spirits and Spokes Tour” or email spiritsandspokes@comcast.net
Today's News-Press had an article about this upcoming event:
Tour benefits Fort Myers businesses
By Lindsay Downey • Special to The News-Press
• September 2, 2010
Oops - the word is out.
What started as a low-key, grass-roots cycling event
is gaining momentum as Labor Day weekend
approaches.
There are no official organizers for the first Labor
Day Spirits and Spokes Tour, a nine-stop biking and
walking tour to downtown Fort Myers watering holes
on Sunday. There are no registration forms and no
press releases for the event.
"We want it to be kind of this cool underground
movement," said Roger Mercado Jr., a cyclist who is
participating in the tour. "And it's funny because
word is starting to get out there about it that you
really can't stop."
To read the full article, click here. check out the bicycle safety tips on right hand box.
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