Dear Pedal PA Supporter,

From all accounts the 2005 Southern Crossing Tour was an awesome event. The tours accommodations, food, and support were the best we have done yet. I will continue to look for ways to improve the Pedal Pa experience. One of the things that I struggle with in selling a cross-state tour is the concept of overnighting at colleges and universities. The air-conditioned, apartment-style accommodations are spacious and very comfortable and the staff at the schools have been courteous and very accommodating. I believe when most people think of college accomodations they think of the way it was when they went to school. For our next cross-state tour we will be looking into the possibility of adding camping as an option to help spell your fears, and to show you colleges today. I also know that Pennsylvania is a hilly state and that may keep some people away, but to appreciate its real beauty you need to see it from a mountain top.

Organizing bicycle tours has been a great experience for me. You learn a lot about the geography and people of Pennsylvania by traveling through the state by bicycle. The cross-state and other multi-day tours that I have done have been fun and rewarding, but they also have had their drawbacks. The planning and production of a Pedal PA tour involves many hours of office work and many weeks of traveling. With my children, Kevin (10 years old) and Kimberly (6 years old), growing up fast I don't want to miss an opportunity to play with them in these special years. My shop, Bikeworks, has also experienced large growth over the last couple years and has become a full time job for me, so for now there will not be a cross-state ride. I plan to ride my bike more than I've done in the past few years and spend more time with my family.

Please stay in touch, subscribe to our Email Newsletter , and look for the return of a cross state tour in 2007.

Hope to see you out there on the road soon.

Sincerely,

Bill

We take our motto very seriously: “You pedal, we take care of the rest!”