Gary Fisher to Speak at Bike Night

Posted Nov 23, 2008
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Gary Fisher is truly one of the founding fathers of the sport of mountain biking. Only 200 tickets available. Get yours today.

On January 24th, 2009, the mountain biking legend Gary Fisher will speak at the Iowa Bicycle Coalition's Bike Night in Des Moines at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 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.

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Bike Night Info (order tickets here too!)

The Gary Fisher story

Gary Fisher from Wikipedia

Gary speaks candidly about riding your bicycle (2.42 minute video)

The fourth annual Bike Night 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. 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. Don't forget In addition, the Coalition coordinates the Iowa Bicycle Summit on January 23-24 in Des Moines. The Summit is an education workshop for transportation designers and engineers. more info...