George W. Bush Joins Memorial Day Wounded Warrior 100K Mountain Bike Ride
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Staff Sergeant Matthew Dewitt and 19 other veterans joined former President George W. Bush in Crawford, Texas on Memorial Day for the third annual Wounded Warrior 100K mountain bike ride.

“We have two goals. One is to continually remind the country about the country about the importance of supporting vets”, Bush said at the ride. “You can help a veteran find a job, you can help a veteran who is homeless, you can feed…

At the Wounded Warrior 100K, How George W. Bush Really Rolls
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Injured veterans came to Crawford, Texas, for mountain-bike race on a solemn holiday. It’s one part of the ex-president’s work for the fallen, their families, and returning troops.

The wounded warrior in front of me rode so well, and so fast, dusting me in the flats, that for awhile I forgot he was a veteran. And then, I noticed and remembered what was different. Staff Sgt. Matthew DeWitt has no arms. They were blown off by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. As I watched him navigate the difficult terrain, snapped into handlebars with a prothesis on each arm, the…

Senseless: The Problem With Bike Helmets
Why it’s time to demand something safer
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About a year ago my 14-year-old daughter needed a new bicycle helmet. Her skull and level of sophistication had both outgrown her old pink flowery one. We paid a visit to the local bike shop. On a far wall our options were stacked five high and 10 wide: multivented Specialized models, slick red and black designs by Giro, brightly colored versions manufactured by Bell. There seemed to be little rhyme or reason to the prices, which ranged from $40 to…

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Reminder– Monday Memorial Day group bike ride- 8:30am start at El Chilito, Manor and Cherrywood. 50-ish miles, 3-3.5 hours.

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