Bicycle pioneer to host events in central Iowa.

Mon January 12 2009
Posted Jan 12, 2009
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Gary Fisher, a famed mountain bike maker will roll into Iowa to host a series of events. Fisher is coming to Iowa to support and expand bicycling – a state which is known by bicyclists around the world for events like RAGBRAI. Fisher is a pioneer in off-road bicycling, originally designing the first mountain bike. Fisher continues to innovate in bicycles with his own line of popular Gary Fisher bicycles. On Friday, January 23, Fisher will attend a screening of Klunkerz – a movie about the birth of the mountain bike. On Saturday, January 24, Fisher will attend a meet and greet at Ramsey Subaru of Urbandale. On January 24th, 2009, the mountain biking legend Gary Fisher will speak at the Iowa Bicycle Coalition's Bike Night Gala in Des Moines at the Holiday Inn Downtown. The Friday January 23rd movie screening of Klunkerz will take place at the West Des Moines Learning Center, 3550 George Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. Doors open at 6 PM and the movie begins at 6:30 PM. A voluntary tax deductible donation of $5 to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition is requested. The January 24th meet and greet will take place at Ramsey Subaru, 9631 Hickman Rd in Urbandale. The meet and greet features a continental breakfast and is open to the public. The event will run from 8 – 9:30 AM. Come eat, and meet Gary, and have a chance to win a new Fisher bike that will be given away that morning by Ramsey Subaru. Also Saturday morning January 24th from 11am to 2:30pm Bike World West will host a "meet and greet" with "the man". Come see Gary and the bikes that made him famous. At 5 PM January 24th, the fourth annual Bike Night Gala will kick off. The event raises funds that support bicycle advocacy and safety education throughout Iowa. The event includes dinner, a silent auction, and a talk by Gary Fisher. Tickets to the event are $35 each. Online ticket sales are limited to the first 200 people and the event is expected to sell out quickly. As of 1/12/09 20 tickets remain for the event. The Iowa Bicycle Coalition builds partnerships, educates Iowans, and helps to establish safe and enjoyable bicycle transportation and recreation networks throughout Iowa. The Coalition works with many communities across Iowa for Safe Routes to School, a program to encourage kids to walk or ride bicycles to school. In addition, the Coalition coordinates the Iowa Bicycle Summit on January 23-24 in Des Moines. The Summit is an education workshop for bicycling advocates as well as transportation designers and engineers. More information on the Bike Night Gala can be obtained by contacting the Iowa Bicycle Coalition at (515) 309-2867 or by visiting www.iowabicyclecoalition.org.