The Ride is Half the Fun for Greenbelt Holiday Shoppers
Greenbelters team up with a Proteus biking group and glide through more than 30 miles for holiday shopping at Washington, D.C. markets.
When it comes to holiday shopping, most of us travel in a heated car, then sprint from the parking lot to the mall, heading straight for the Starbucks to warm up with a coffee. But 17 people made the trek the highlight of holiday shopping this past weekend. Greenbelters and other area bike riders rode more than 30 miles from Proteus Bicycles in College Park to Washington, D.C. markets, then carted the presents back on their bikes. Jeff Lemieux, captured it on his bike cam. The first stop was Eastern Market in Northeast D.C. for lunch, and some riders also picked up some gifts and food. "But the best shopping was after lunch at the Downtown Holiday Market [in the Chinatown area]. Nice antiques, jewelry and crafts," Lemieux stated in an e-…
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Ron Alford
9:34 am on Saturday, June 11, 2011
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