Riding in Tribute to:

HELEN REINKE

Paying it forward and.....see you in West Bend!

Kenosha, Wis - 90 miles and it was a long and adventurous day on the bike. Started by getting lost in Indiana. Found my way to the bike trail and proceeded to cross into Illinois and the unknowingly cross back into Indiana.

A couple of off-duty Chicago police officers, Ed and Dana, got me back on course. 

Ed and Dana

They asked where I was from. I said, "West Bend - north of Milwaukee but not as far as Green Bay."

GB was NOT the right thing to say. They winced in unison.  I forgot I was in Bear country.

Easy path up Chicago's lakefront - took in some of the sights...

... even helped one young man from Belize fix a flat. "You are an angel," he said. I gave him my spare inner tube because he had two holes in his tube and a patch would have never held.

Drifted into Higher Gear bike shop in Highland Park, Illinois and spent some time with Austin, Peter and Anna.

Check out the 30-inch racer thighs on Peter. He's from England and was part of the 2012 short track Olympic team.

From left: Austin, Peter, me, and Anna

He had the confidence to wear a pink helmet and pink biker shoes.

We all traded touring stories and then the store refused to charge me for the tube I bought to replace the one I gave away. "Paying it forward," said store clerk Becky.

Home stretch on Thursday. Kenosha to West Bend. 

Meet at WB Tap and Tavern at 6 p.m.  I should roll in by then. 

I NEED HELP!

I'm on the home stretch and...

I NEED A FINAL PUSH!

As I cross over the border to Wisconsin, I'd love to rev up the RPM's.........BUT ----

I'M GETTING TUCKERED OUT AND COULD USE YOUR HELP!

I'm setting a goal to RAISE $3500 IN 24 HOURS
as I make the 

HOME STRETCH TO WISCONSIN!

CAN YOU HELP?

100% of all donations go directly to Alzheimer's Awareness
for programming at the 

COTTAGES AT CEDAR RUN, 

the nation's first facility dedicated to Alzheimer's disease
and related dementia care.

Click HERE for MORE INFORMATION or to DONATE SECURELY NOW!
Or
PLEDGE a donation by sending me an email with your name, address and pledge amount to:
thebikewriter@gmail.com

As I pedal on to make a difference for Alzheimer's................

STAY TUNED!

I'll keep you updated on the progress of this final push!

THANKS!