Mayors' Ride Bios Concetta Curtis

When Valley Bikes owner, Mike McDowell accepted Concetta Curtis's mountain bike in trade for one of his bright shiny new recumbents, he didn't know he was creating a monster. How could he know that Concetta, who had been riding the 2005 National Bicycle Greenway Mayors' Ride since our April 15 send off from Miami would be overcome by the joy of riding a bike without the back pain that had been plaguing her. Anxious to get back to her home in Seattle, now she really wants to fly like the wind to get there and does not want to be tied to schedules or any of the parameters our rides require. Not to mention the fact that all the attention she was getting was really hard for her. The down time forced on her by her sickness in Cincinnati caused her to long for the anonymity of the open road. And on a brand new recumbent!!

Free spirit that she is, we wish her luck and thank her for all the love she has blessed our ride with. We cannot thank her enough for all the hope and joy she has made synonymous with the NBG. We love you and we already miss you Concetta. Always we will feel indebted to you. And it is with a heavy heart and sadness that we say good-bye