Carl Voss has been an advocate for bikes and trails for fifty years - a few of the things he’s left in his wake include the first mile of paved trail in central Iowa, a community bike-share program, a bike renovation and distribution program, he’s worked with area municipalities to ensure that they work with each other in planning trails and bike routes so they all connect, he’s promoted bike to work day and grown it to be an entire month, he started an annual bike art show…and he’s finally found a seat on the Des Moines City Council! I could go on and on - Carl’s advocacy and work is a lesson for us all to roll up our sleeves and get to work to… as I’ve heard him say for many years - put more butts on bikes…. Carl and I met in a back room of Chain and Spoke coffee - it’s sole intent to to be available for small group meetings or use to record your podcast. If you need space for a small meeting or to record your own podcast just reach out to Chain and Spoke. You can reach them online at chainandspoke.com. And don’t forget, you can order the beans no matter where you are!I’d like to thank Carl for joining me - I always look forward to running into him - The guy’s done a lot and just shows what can happen if you have an idea, surround yourself with others who can help make it happen and just keep pushing the flywheel! I hope this conversation has sparked a thought in your head and you can light a little fire in your community to help put more butts on bikes and make your own community a healthier, happier and more vibrant place to live! Speaking of stuff that makes the community better…I also have to thank BIKEIOWA.com for being the online host of Bike Talk with Dave! BIKEIOWA.com has one of the most extensive list of cycling events anywhere! From gravel races to party rides, BIKEIOWA has it all - including The Rock Mountain Bike Race, hosted by the BIKEIOWA Racing team - June 17 at Whiterock Conservancy near Coon Rapids, Iowa. We hope to see you there - it’s a great place to enjoy miles of winding single track! And in only a couple of weeks we’ll be in Northeast Iowa enjoying the beautiful hills of the drift less region for the 100-mile, 100K or 30-mile Driftless Gravel races. And I also hope you can join us for Gary’s Ride, a charity ride from Waukee to Dallas Center on May 20 with food, music, beer and a great cause: Fighting cancer Again look for all these rides on bikeiowa.com. And thank you for listening to Bike Talk with Dave! If you'd like to support the show, you can do so by rating, reviewing and sharing! If you'd like to support the show financially, and help it improve, you can go to BuyMeACoffee.com and throw some change my way - I'll use it to make the podcast better AND I'll send you a Bike Talk sticker! Oh - and one of those improvements is a new website - if you’d like a place to find all the episodes online, in one spot, just go to biketalk.bike!
