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Become a Rider
In the same way the Lewis and Clark explorers did at the beginning of the 19th century, you can make history with us as an NBG Scout by helping us chart safe bike routes to those major population centers we will be celebrating with an NBG Day here two centuries later. As you shepherd the mayoral proclamations (here is one of our favorites) we will have collected from from big cities all throughout the US, you will have helped us we also begin the work of connecting the businesses and attractions within these cities to one another. You will also be helping us give substance to the new interactive bike route maps that you and others will be helping us build.
To qualify as an NBG Scout, you should be in excellent health, self-reliant, and have some previous bicycle touring experience. We will happily advise and assist you in selecting appropriate gear and routing for your ride. If we accept you, the ride is free of charge and yet you will be expected to pay for your own food and lodging. There is no sag vehicle or other on the road support (however, we can oftentimes satisfy requests you may have from the on-line bicycle community) nor is it allowed.
You or one person from your group (should you become a part of one) will be expected to stay in daily contact with the Ride Reporter assigned to your ride. In addition, we will need you to track your route at our interactive bike route maps on a weekly basis. To see why Mark Lind is excited about the Mayors' Ride relays he has done, click HERE!
To see the ride that Don Loomis, he rode to Chicago for us in 2004, shared with his Ride Reporter, Faye Saunders, visit: Don's 2004 Ride Archives.
The following steps are required to join us:
Choose a relay link (links average 300 miles) from the Mayors' Ride schedule
Contact the riders you see listed in the Mayors' Ride Bios for the link you are interested in. (If no one is listed your sign up will likely prime the pump empowering others to follow suit!)
Fill out our the Mayors' Ride questionnaire. Be informed that unless you request otherwise, your application will become a public document if you are accepted, less your physical address and phone (your e-mail will be published so prospective and accepted riders can exchange with you). Within reason, you can suggest edits, if you are unhappy with what you see on line..
Sign and send back the Mayors' Ride liability waiver (HTML or PDF).
We highly recommend the following:
Read what some of our previous year's riders have done.
Send us a photo of yourself by email to help give a face to our efforts as we expand the awareness of the NBG through the media
What you get as an NBG Scout:
Up to 200 pictures of your ride in our NBG Gallery (Example slide shows: Skot Paschal, Troy Bogdan and Andrew Morton) - or ride coast-to-coast and get a Revver video of your ride (see Scott Campbell's celebrated show)
Publication of your Web Gallery for those who carry the Apple iPhone (highly recommended) and have a .Mac account
NBG blog of your ride
NBG bio
Bikeroute.com domain name for your own promotion (example http://www.bikeroute.com/ScottCampbell)
NBG business card
How to Bike America (the on-line book)
NBG Hat
NBG water bottle
Assigned a ride reporter (see above)
Your name listed on our schedule as associated with your ride(s) link
Copy of NBG Day Mayoral Proclamation (where possible with your name in it)
We look forward to your riding with us as we MAKE THE NBG A REALITY!
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