Bob Roll at Bike Beat
What an evening ! It beats going to the movies anyti
me.
Like most people, I had seen Bob Roll on TV, and knew that he was a funny guy. I did not know he was that funny and that he was such a great story teller. This was one of the most enjoyable evenings I ha
ve had for a long time, lots of healthy laughs, and a very pleasant atmosphere at the Bike Beat bike shop.
It was also very pleasant to meet all those people that I had never seen before, knowing that most of them were cyclists, a good proportion probably tuned to competitive racing. In a way it was also reassuring and comforting. On the road, we feel sometimes That we belong to a rare and endangered specie and it is good to see that there are so many of us still around.
It was also very good to see someone recognized for what he had done to cycling, mostly in the field of racing but obviously this also helped cycling in general. Every time one sees someone able and willing to share his knowledg
e, experience and skills with the community, no matter what the community and no matter what is being shared, it makes me feel good about it. It shows the positive side of what people are about.
I also believe that this was an excellent initiative by the bike shop. Better than anything I have experienced so far in my young (6 years) cycling career. I hope that in the near future, some way of getting us together again whether one the road or for some more social events will come out of this. Some of those that I met last night shared that view with me. We need
to be able to really promote road 
bicycling, whether competitive or recreational, in this Tidewater area as there is some kind of vacuum there and lack of focus on promoting bicycle riding. Bike shops have a vested interest in promoting bicycling in general so they are a very good place to start. In fact, they have already started to be a more and more common place where to start organized rides going on throughout Hampton Roads.
Thank you Bike Beat.
me.Like most people, I had seen Bob Roll on TV, and knew that he was a funny guy. I did not know he was that funny and that he was such a great story teller. This was one of the most enjoyable evenings I ha
ve had for a long time, lots of healthy laughs, and a very pleasant atmosphere at the Bike Beat bike shop.It was also very pleasant to meet all those people that I had never seen before, knowing that most of them were cyclists, a good proportion probably tuned to competitive racing. In a way it was also reassuring and comforting. On the road, we feel sometimes That we belong to a rare and endangered specie and it is good to see that there are so many of us still around.
It was also very good to see someone recognized for what he had done to cycling, mostly in the field of racing but obviously this also helped cycling in general. Every time one sees someone able and willing to share his knowledg
e, experience and skills with the community, no matter what the community and no matter what is being shared, it makes me feel good about it. It shows the positive side of what people are about.I also believe that this was an excellent initiative by the bike shop. Better than anything I have experienced so far in my young (6 years) cycling career. I hope that in the near future, some way of getting us together again whether one the road or for some more social events will come out of this. Some of those that I met last night shared that view with me. We need
to be able to really promote road bicycling, whether competitive or recreational, in this Tidewater area as there is some kind of vacuum there and lack of focus on promoting bicycle riding. Bike shops have a vested interest in promoting bicycling in general so they are a very good place to start. In fact, they have already started to be a more and more common place where to start organized rides going on throughout Hampton Roads.Thank you Bike Beat.
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