The Best National Bike Summit Yet

The 2008 National Bike Summit, held March 4-7 in Washington, D.C., was the best one yet. This annual event is organized by the League of American Bicyclists with top sponsorship from Bikes Belong. This year, a record number of suppliers, retailers, advocates, and our partners rallied in our nation's capital in an unprecedented show of strength, unity, and professionalism.

2008 National Bike Summit snapshot:

* The highest attendance ever, with more than 500 participants
* Record industry involvement, with 145 industry representatives, including 12 Bikes Belong board members
* 290 Congressional meetings
* A successful BikesPAC fundraiser, attended by three U.S. senators and one U.S. representative
* High-level IMBA sponsorship and participation
* Introduction of a bill to support an ambitious national bicycling strategy
* Announcement of a Capitol Hill bike-sharing program to be launched by May

Bikes Belong is lead sponsor of the National Bike Summit because we believe it is crucial to the future of our industry. We're aiming for 1,000 attendees at next year's summit. Please join us in March 2009 to campaign for bicycling.

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