NEWS RELEASE, January 26, 2005
Bike Giveaway 2004 Winner Announced
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Bike Giveaway 2004 Winner Announced
MISSOULA, Mont. -- James Derflinger from rural Lancaster, Ohio is the
big winner in the Adventure Cycling Association's Bike Giveaway 2004. A
five-year Adventure Cycling Association member, Jim will receive a
handmade Independence touring bike from Independent Fabrication, racks
for his bike from Old Man Mountain, and a spot on one of the
Association's seven-day Event tours in 2005. Jim Derflinger's name was
pulled from the over 41,000 current and new members of the Adventure
Cycling Association who were automatically entered into Bike Giveaway
2004.
"Amazingly," Jim said, "the night before I learned I'd won, I was
looking for a new bike on the Internet."
Adventure Cycling Association's tours department offers
vehicle-supported tours ranging from seven- to 15-days, and
self-contained tours from ten- to 93-days. The vehicle-supported tour
schedule includes seven- to 11-day Events and the new for 2005 ten- to
15-day Explorers. The self-contained tours include 30- to 93-day
Expeditions and ten- to 15-day Excursions. As the winner, Jim will be
joining one of Adventure Cycling Association's 2005 Event tours. For a
complete schedule and online application go to
www.adventurecycling.org/tours or call 800-755-2453.
Independent Fabrication started in 1995 building steel mountain bike
frames. Now, in 2005, they can build almost everything, out of almost
anything. From the finest advanced steel tubing, to the best titanium,
to custom carbon fiber tubing, Independent Fabrication can make a bike
for you. Visit Independent Fabrications' website at www.ifbikes.com.
Old Man Mountain is a small shop dedicated to innovative products and
self-supported, backcountry and backroads cycling. Old Man Mountain
pannier racks have withstood the abuse of countless bicycle tours and
have earned the respect of many riders, manufacturers and
organizations. Visit their website at www.oldmanmountain.com.
Adventure Cycling, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the largest recreational
cycling association in the United States. The association's mission is
to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle. Its 41,000 members
reside primarily in the United States and Canada. Major services and
products include bicycle-route development and mapping; periodical
publishing (Adventure Cyclist magazine and The Cyclists's Yellow Pages);
a guided bike-touring program; and a Cyclosource sales catalog.
Thousands of cyclists annually tour along segments of the associationÕs
33,023-mile National Bicycle Route Network, which includes three major
transcontinental routes and three major north-south routes (from Canada
to Mexico). For information, call (800) 755-BIKE (2453) or email
info@adventurecycling.org.
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