Loving Father, Adventurous Soul Remembered

Dr. Ronald Fronczek was remembered in a ceremony attended by nearly 100 family, friends and strangers (including myself), who share a similar love of life and love of nature. Making it more difficult is the fact that Dr. Fronczek was a loving father and mentor, who certainly touched many lives.

As the weather is becomes favorable to riding, I urge everyone ride with caution, ride aware, and be smart.  Remind your friends that bikes belong, that we are human beings.

With that in mind, we are planning to create a marketing campaign and we could use your help!  We are looking for volunteers!  We are looking for any bicycle rider who is willing to have a close-up photograph  of there face with a brief printed quote of why you like to ride your bike.  If you would like to volunteer, please give send us a message

Tags: Accident, Death, In memory, Rights and Duties

Careless driver kills Cyclist (AGAIN!)

63 year old Dr. Ronald Fronczek, a local optometrist, was struck from begin as he rode wesbound on US 70 near the top of the San Augustine Pass.  According to Sun News Article, Larry Houck, 42, was not cited, not even a traffic citation.

 

Houck, a Lieutenant in the military and firearm instructor, told the police he (nor his teenage son riding shotgun) did not see Dr. Fronczek.   In the article, Lt. Garcia not only display’s his ignorance of the law, he publishes misinformation about the accident.  His words for cyclists?: ”There’s an important message for bicyclists here,” Garcia said. “It is recommended that bicyclists visit their local bike stores for brochures and information on recommended routes of travel, instead of riding on open roadways.”

Tags: Accident, Bike Ride, Death, In memory, Urban Aggression

MVBC Lights up the Holidays!

After the recent death of Ricardo Duarte, the Mesilla Valley Bike Coalition held a fundraiser to purchase bicycle lights for the Community of Hope in Las Cruces. This past Saturday, coalition members were on hand distributing lights to those in need. Hopefully this will become an annual event and minimize the possibilities of another tragic incident from occurring. We to go MVBC!

KVIA Article & video: http://www.kvia.com/news/26042925/detail.html

Tags: Accident, Bicycle safety, Charity, In memory, Riding, Rights and Duties, Sustainability, Transportation, Urban Aggression

Gustavo Vega Memorial Ride

This Saturday Sept. 12th there will be a memorial ride for Gus. Any one with a bicycle please come out and support his family. Let’s show the city of El Paso and surrounding communities that we cyclist stand united.

The ride will be leaving Dick Shinaut Park on Saul Klienfeld at 9 am. It will then head down Pebble Hills to Eastwood Park, formerly Album Park. Once at Eastwood Park everyone will regroup and ride back to Dick Shinaut Park. It’s a 9 mile loop. Belen will be waiting with goodies and after ride drinks. The media will be present, so it’s very important that we let El Paso know we’re out there. Thank you to everyone ahead of time, and be careful.

Tags: Bicycle safety, Bike Ride, El Paso, In memory, Ride, Sustainability, Transportation

LOOK!!!

Im memory of Heather Reu who was slain by a careless driver on Paseo del Volcan in Albuquerque Monday afternoon. She was a mother of four adopted children and is already missed by many. The driver “only had one” beer and was in possession of meth and tried to flee the scene but witnesses stopped him.

NYC PSA

Tags: In memory, Rights and Duties