Unite Bike is an annual group photo of bicycle commuters. What a ride 2009 has been so far. For many of us it has been more of a downhill ride, without pedals, breaks, or a helmet, then anything else. And some of us have fallen along the way. But, as summer fades fall seems like the best time as ever for us to collectively mentally and physically climb new heights. This years Unite Bike photo will happen in 3 different cities, in Minneapolis-St. Paul – it’s origin, in San Francisco, and in Austin, Texas. The Unite Bike idea is traveling to new places this year because from the beginning it was envisioned to be more of a new kind of solidarity then just a group photo of people with bicycles. The idea behind Unite Bike is simple. It is about promoting and supporting a community of individual people who make the choice everyday to participate in an activity that is good for their health, good for the environment, and helps create a better society at large. Unite Bike is a test of whether our generation really believes in one another and the world we are struggling to create. This fall, during a very tumultuous time in our world, we can show the best of ourselves, and in the process help create the kind of society we all aspire to, even if only for the brief moment of time it takes to create a photograph. Biking is an individual and often solitary activity. So as a group of thoughtful, committed individual riders lets band together to Unite… Bike... and take a group photo to show the world what it means to make things better 2 wheels at a time. Let us join together to celebrate and confirm our humanity. Sign up for the Unite Bike 2009 group photo in your city under the RSVP tab to find out the final location information. Do not wait for leaders. Ride alone. And they will see we ride together. – Unite Bike 2009 In Truth, Clark Patrick