Wednesday, April 22, 2009

M Ferber Wins Free Bike Giveaway

by Larry Lagarde

Yesterday was the final day to vote on who should receive a new E-Z Pack folding bike absolutely free through the RideTHISbike.com Folding Bike Giveaway. Gladly, the consensus was clear. With a huge margin of votes in her favor, M. Ferber of Burlington, Vermont won the folding bike.

I called Mrs. Ferber to personally give her the news and she was quite excited. She had been looking at bicycles that fold for some time now but could not make up her mind which bike to go with. I suppose the contest solved that problem. ;-)

Mrs. Ferber has offered to send us a photo of her with the bike and to let everyone know what she thinks of her new E-Z Pack folder. Since the bike will be shipping out tomorrow, perhaps we'll be able to post her photo or review within the next two weeks. Stay tuned.

Being that today is Earth Day, it is my sincere hope that this contest has helped to inspire awareness and appreciation for our planet's environment. Riding a bicycle will not solve all the world's problems; however, a bike is a viable transportation option for many trips people make by car.

With her new E-Z Pack folding bike, M. Ferber will be able to run errands by bike, riding right up to the door of the supermarket, post office, bank, etc. In less than the time it would take to lock up a standard bicycle (or park & get out of a car), Mrs. Ferber can fold her light, 22.5 lb E-Z Pack and carry it inside, placing it in the grocery basket with plenty of room to spare for groceries. No more pumping gas. No more polluting the environment. No more parking citations, moving violations, vehicular taxes or worries concerning vandals or thieves. She'll be fitter, stronger and (hopefully) happier too. All because of something as simple as a bicycle. Pretty cool, huh.

Can you use a practical bike like the E-Z Pack?
In honor of Earth Day, between now and Sunday, enter coupon code EarthDay09 when ordering any folding bike online at RideTHISbike.com and you'll receive 10% off of your purchase. Although it's not a free bike, our everyday prices are very reasonable so this makes a good deal even better. The coupon does expire this Sunday (April 26, 2009) so act now before it's gone.

3 comments:

Kiril The Cycling Dude said...

Congrats!

She'll get get use out of it, I'm sure. ;-D

Web said...

I think we'll find out soon enough. The bike was delivered today.

Web said...

By the way, Meg sent the following thank you to everyone that voted for her:

To Larry Lagarde, my biking muse, To Harvey Botzman from my former home state, To Zahid Buttar who lives in sunny Florida, To Sue Derada and Lauren Sullivan of New Orleans in the great state of Louisiana, in which incidentally lives my muse. To Tony Hoar from Vancouver, a competitive bicyclist whose last name I dare not pronounce. To Arnold Kamler, a bike maker extraordinaire in the state where one of my three daughters lives, To Kiril Kundurazieff and Richard Masoner, both great bloggers from the great state of California where I spend my winter months near my western daughter, To
Leah Neaderthal who has her parents setting a biking example, To Mark Sanders - what can I say in the presence of his holiness, To Rick Shaffer of Idaho who can't "bear" living w/o his bike, and To Ira Stone of Philly, a landsman living in the city of one daughters alma mater and an example that you are never too old to ride a bike - I am older than he is, can he still be my inspiration or might I become his inspiration.
Larry thank you for offering this contest and the prize. Judges, whether you favored me or not, I love you all and thank you sincerely for giving me this gift of WINNING and having no reason not to GET OUT AND rideTHISbike!With joy and appreciation,
Meg Ferber