What was originally an idea I had to add to my list of consulting services is evolving into a new community of street-wise bicyclists inspiring others to ride in Los Angeles. Over the last two months, I’ve talked to plenty of people about the BikeSage concept and many have expressed an interested in being a BikeSage. 

Late last year, we held two meetings with interested BikeSages to brainstorm on a variety of topics: What does a BikeSage do? Who do we reach out to? What are our goals? What training do we need? And so much more! These meetings have been fun and very productive.  We’ve started to test out the concept and are finding there’s a real need for targeted, personalized support to help friends overcome the barriers they experience that prevent them from riding and help them discover the many, many joys of riding.

These discussions are ongoing and the next meeting is scheduled for January 21^st at 6:30pm. While BikeSage isn’t yet ready for a mass recruitment of BikeSages just yet because we still have lots of things to figure out, we would welcome your input if you are interested in the concept.

On another note, the BikeSage writing this blog (Ron) is pretty excited about his new Trek 520 touring bikeand looks forward to riding it with friends. Thanks Trek!