{"id":9104,"date":"2010-11-02T11:21:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T16:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=9104"},"modified":"2010-11-02T11:21:29","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T16:21:29","slug":"cycling-superheroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/cycling-superheroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling Superheroes to Love Bomb Texas this Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9107\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9107 \" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2010\/10\/SuperHeroes2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Nicole Blouin\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/SuperHeroes2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/SuperHeroes2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day one of the month-long 2008 Bicycling Superhero Ride in Missouri. Left-to-right are Compashman, Atomic Calm &amp; Velvet Revolution, heading from Superhero HQ to Rutledge (Dancing Rabbit). Photo by Nicole Blouin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2000, a group of loosely organized people have gathered annually or biannually, doing spontaneous service while travelling, self-supported, on bicycles. Major aspects of the rides include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing service wherever they feel called<\/li>\n<li>Working cooperatively and using consensus decision making<\/li>\n<li>Daily mindfulness practice<\/li>\n<li>Having fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Ride Details<\/h2>\n<p>Here is what we know about the ride so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will <strong>start in early December<\/strong>, lasting to January (there is no requirement to participate the entire month)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The likely <strong>starting point is Brownsville, Texas<\/strong>, where there will a two day Superhero Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>No bike touring experience necessary. All riders are welcome \u2013 bring your thirst for adventure!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Call Superheroes HQ for More Info<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the ride, please call Superheroes Headquarters at 660-332-four zero nine four<\/p>\n<h2>Share on Facebook<\/h2>\n<p>Did this story inspire you? Tell your friends, you might just:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Get a group of your friends to ride in costumes with you<\/li>\n<li>Find someone to go to Texas with you<\/li>\n<li> Help someone find joy in service work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Look for the Facebook icon <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<h2>Get Notified of More Cool Bike Stories<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to hear about more bike activism like this? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=2461567798\" target=\"_blank\">Get more Biking Revolution News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=2461567798\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/profile.ak.fbcdn.net\/hprofile-ak-snc4\/hs352.snc4\/41786_2461567798_7361_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ready to become a bicycling superhero? Check out our current listings of <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/health\/bikes\/road-bikes\">road bikes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/health\/bikes\/mountain-bikes\">mountain bikes<\/a> from companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/health\/bikes\/bike-brands\/fuji\">Fuji<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/health\/bikes\/bike-brands\/raleigh\">Raleigh<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/health\/bikes\/bike-brands\/jamis\">Jamis<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2000, a group of loosely organized people have gathered annually or biannually, doing spontaneous service while travelling, self-supported, on bicycles. 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