Dave Sanderson Tribute

Last month in thanking our sponsors, I quite unfortunately intially left Dave Sanderson’s touring company, Bicycle Savannah, off the list.  Though that post has been corrected, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Dave Sanderson and his contribution to the cycling community and bicycle advocacy here in Savannah.  He has been a voice pressing for improved facilities along with others at the Coastal Bicycle Touring Club in Savannah for many years.  Last spring he joined forces with the Savannah Bicycle Campaign and is an active member on our board  — you can see him with Mayor Johnson below just prior to last April’s Earth Day Savannah Wheelie.

Dave, has four children, seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren and is still riding and leading tours at 80 (years!  yes!). He is an avid but not a lifelong cyclist.  In fact, Dave did not start riding until he developed diabetes in his sixties.  Until recently, his touring company, Bicycle Savannah, LLC, put on the Labor Day Historic Savannah Bikefest (where SBC board member Joe Steffen met his wife), Jekyll Island Jingle Bell Ride among the countless other multi-day tours throughout the southeast that they still put on.

Check out what else Dave is up to at his blog (yes, he has a blog!).  To see what is still possible if you stay active is impressive, and our helmets are off to you, Dave for all you have done to advance the cause of better bicycling in Savannah.