Open Bicycle

Here’s Ryan Bowen:

Ryan lives in LA, but come the 20th of this month, he’ll have ridden 3159 miles to Washington, DC to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama as our 44th president along with an expected 3 million other people.

Ryan isn’t a pro cyclist, and before he set off on December 2nd, he hadn’t really ridden more in a day that the 20 miles his commute entailed.  He’s been racking up the miles, moving steadily toward the nation’s capital, and inviting folk to ride with him… check his progress, donate to his effort, set up a ride, or offer him a place to crash at his website.

I caught Ryan on Here and Now, the syndicated NPR show, speaking about why he’s doing what he’s doing and what he thinks the next 4 years will bring.  He’s got a measured and carefully optimistic vision- its worth the listen.