Hi Friends,

Pete here. Hope you are well!

Next month I am participating in "Tim Johnson’s Ride on Washington" and I'm asking my friends to donate to the project. It is a 500-mile bike ride from Boston to Washington (ouch!) and the goal is to raise $100,000 for the Bikes Belong Foundation, the group that works to make biking safer and better in the U.S.

The money we raise will leverage government funding for bike paths, bike lanes, and bike programs. The ride will finish in D.C. at the National Bike Summit, where cyclists nationwide will gather to rally Congress on bicycling issues.

If you would like to make a donation, please go to my fundraising page here:https://www.pledgereg.com/27898 Any size donation would be wonderful, it's tax deductible!

My personal goal is to raise $2,500. Every $50 you donate gives you one entry in our fundraiser raffle, which includes awesome prizes!

Here's the project's website: http://rideonwashington.org/
And please forward this to any of your friends who ride bikes or care about the future of cycling in the U.S.!

My sincere thanks,

Pete

More data for you Ridley fans planning your bike building extravaganzas this coming season. Ridley was kind enough to send me some detailed shots of the various products for this coming model year. I focused on the ones related to the disc brake frames to provide some further intel and perhaps give you a leg up when planning for this coming season if Ridley/discs are in your sights.

The X-Fire Disc sporting Shimano

Close up of the rear assembly including IS mount disc tabs and Di2 port

Note the post-mount standard tabs for the front fork.

The boss-less chain stays.

PF30 BB with Di2 battery mount and port for front derailleur.

Note the Ridley X-Ride Disc utilizes the post-mount standard.