Posts from ‘January, 2009’

Hey, Quick update Im in Chipley, Florida.
We rode 130 miles here from Pensacola, FL breaking my previous record of 120. Gonzo and Josh and Eric, from Orlando, rode with me today and will also be trying to match todays mark (a personal best for everyone!).  Wish us all luck, and support, its not [...]

Ryan Bowen takes a detour from his bicycle route after getting hit by a jeep to New Orleans, Louisiana where he is reunited with his support vehicle along with Eleni Polakoff and Gonzo Garcia, who will also be riding with Ryan and Josh. This installment of the Biking for Obama video blogs provides a glimpse [...]

Check out Tamika Thompson’s article available on Tavis Smiley’s Blog. Its got to be the best written article about this trip yet!

Here’s the schedule for this next week.  I’ll continue to keep it updated and please let us know if you know anyone in the areas where we are heading!
January

Thurs- Mobile, AL
Fri – Crestview, Florida
Sat- Chatahoochie, FL

Sun-Madison, FL

Mon- Lake City, FL

Tues- Gainesville Florida to U of F then on to Jacksonville, FL (we’re tentative about [...]

So tonight I was confronted by some interesting individuals upon entering Mobile, Alabama.
While sitting at a bar having some fried catfish and chips, a man approached me indicating his interest in my bike and asked if me and Gonzo were bike messengers.

Being the “down”type of white-boy he told me that he loved Obama and that [...]