We have had a fantastic debut year, with many successes to celebrate! New downtown bike racks, a resolution by the city to seek Bicycle Friendly Community status, big support from the mayor, aldermen, city manager, and city staff, legions of happy bicycling Savannahians, and dozens of new members — thank you to everyone who has made that possible, especially those of you who have seen the potential for a better bicycling Savannah and have already joined as members.
A special thanks goes to our generous sponsors, for without their contributions, we would not be where we are today:
Quality Bike Shop has been an early and frequent sponsor, most recently donating the grand prize for the Holiday Wheelie, a beautiful new cruiser that went to SCAD Professor Bonnie Kubasta for her outstanding elf-on-a-reindeer ride (see below). Thanks to Mike Maynor and Robert Weil for their consistent assistance and support to our group!
Georgia Bike Law/Attorney Joe Steffen were huge supporters of Wheelies all year long, and are always there should you ever need legal help with your bike or otherwise.
Big H little h design and illustration provided design services for our website, logo, and Wheelies. Every time you saw one of those great Wheelie posters, Big H little h was behind it.
Bicycle Link were business members and Wheelie sponsors, and John Skiljan and his family were frequent Wheelie participants (see below for their Holiday Wheelie setup) — keep up the great work, Skiljans!
Dave Sanderson and his touring company Bicycle Savannah were among our first business members, and we thank him for his years of advocacy in the Savannah area — more on that soon.
Star Bike Shop were Wheelie sponsors, and supported us all along the way. Islands Bikes and Boards were also Wheelie sponsors, and came out to fix flats and get folks ready for the April and November rides.
For your holiday shopping pleasure, remember that SBC members get 10% off accessories at Quality, Bicycle Link and Islands — and 5% off bikes, racks and other larger items at Quality, so join today!
Thanks to our other sponsors this year — the City of Savannah, Southcoast Imaging Center, Blowin’ Smoke BBQ, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Chatham County Health Department, Dr. Stephen Acuff, and Seabolt Brokers.
Our board has set the schedule for another great year of events, education, and infrastructure advocacy — stay tuned for the details, including the 2009 Wheelie schedule and the Night Ride announcement, coming soon.