Just a quick note to some of those who have requested bulk shipments of the Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar: Due to shipping package size constraints, some shipments have been reduced in piece-count. In other words, the boxes or envelopes would hold only so many copies of the booklet so we may have had to short some to make them fit! The good news is that, if you need or want additional copies…
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We received the listing for this year’s Major Taylor Cycling Club of Dayton Signature Ride too late for the print edition but added it to the Web edition today. The July 8 event (with free pre- and post-tour rides) is a Supporting Ride of the Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar.…
After a small snafu that delayed us by a day, the 2023 edition of the Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar (OBEC) is printed and begins shipping Monday, March 13. (Our online versions are “live” now.) That means circulation will be underway by the end of next week. Circulation in publishing is like circulation of your body’s blood — a good thing because without it, it’s all over! Our primary means of distribution is…
Just now we approved the printing proof for the 2023 Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar; a good rainy day activity. Our project will be added to their work queue and scheduled for production. Delivery? Soon. That’s all we know.…
The 2023 edition of the Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar — our 40th annual issue — has been “put to bed”. That is, the digital file that will be used for printing the booklets has been uploaded to the art department of the printing company. At the printer’s, a number of steps remain in the prepress process but it’s a much more direct line than it used to be from the editor’s desk…
January 31 — The Associated Press (AP) has featured Ohio’s Bicycle Museum of America in their newsfeed. The museum is located in southwest Ohio’s New Bremen. Read the story online: https://apnews.com/article/d5b1a7b85bef642173e11434b1e734bc https://apnews.com/article/d5b1a7b85bef642173e11434b1e734bc…
Deadlines for submission of ride listings and display advertising have passed. The next step toward publication of the 2023 Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar is creation of its layout … bringing text, ads, and images together in what we hope will be a visually appealing and useful format, ready to print. Post-pandemic shutdown recovery continues — we’re seeing a few more event listings now over last year — so that gives us some…
We’re off to a flying start collecting information for the 2023 edition of the Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar. This will be the 40th annual issue. To gather the information we need, in November we mail questionnaire forms to the previous year’s ride contacts and to bicycle clubs, in case they’re starting something new. To secure means of circulation, we contact bicycle shops and clubs in January offering free copies of our publication…
New Ohio License Plate March 24 News from the Ohio Bicycle Federation: “We have updated the Share the Road license plate and hope you like it better. The icon has been updated to depict three cyclists of different types and the tagline was changed to Same Roads -> SAME RIGHTS. It’s still called the ‘Share the Road’ specialty plate, to avoid having to make a legislative update. The new plate will be…
A special note: Return to print in 2022 We don’t have to tell you the last couple of years have been tough. Lost business, few recreational events, and diminished social contact have taken a toll on us all. That said, we are moving ahead with plans for a return to print in 2022, with faith that bicycle event organizers and hosts will have found ways to stage their events with minimal COVID-19…
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