{"id":1560,"date":"2013-10-31T23:41:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T23:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?page_id=1560"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:11:50","slug":"mayors-ride-bios-tom-ayres-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/mayors-ride-bios-tom-ayres-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayors&#8217; Ride Bios: Tom Ayres, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bio-tom-ayers.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4952\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/mayors-ride-bios-tom-ayres-phd\/bio-tom-ayers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bio-tom-ayers.jpg?fit=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,260\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tom Ayers*\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bio-tom-ayers.jpg?fit=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4952 alignright\" alt=\"Tom Ayers*\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bio-tom-ayers.jpg?resize=300%2C260\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><b>Which Relay link do you want to ride?<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\nBerkeley to Oakland<\/p>\n<p><strong>How you found us<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Martin Krieg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why you want to do this ride<\/strong><br \/>\nAny good-hearted mass cycling promotional action deserves support<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about your touring experience- if little or none, indicate many miles have you ridden over the last year:<\/strong><br \/>\n5000 miles\/year on a combination of wedgie and recumbent bikes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about your bike<\/strong><br \/>\n1994 Presto Recumbent<br \/>\n2001 REI Randonee<br \/>\n1992 Mongoose mtn bike<\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe your training regimen<\/strong><br \/>\nJust riding<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are you making time for this<\/strong><br \/>\nSomehow<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your fears about doing this ride<\/strong><br \/>\nFalling behind on the big hills &#8211; I&#8217;m awfully slow going up on my recumbent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any special skills that you feel would benefit the Mayors&#8217; Ride?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been trained by the League of American Bicyclists to teach their cycling safety courses. I am a League Certified Instructor (LCI ).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any personal contacts that you feel could help the National Bicycle Greenway or the Mayors&#8217; Ride? If so, please list them here:<\/strong><br \/>\nI am active with Berkeley bike matters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><br \/>\nIn past Mayors&#8217; Rides, I have ridden<b> <\/b>Palo Alto to San Francisco; also the Santa Cruz&#8211;&gt; San Jose &#8211;&gt; Palo Alto link as well<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:tjayres@sbcglobal.net\">tjayres@sbcglobal.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which Relay link do you want to ride? Berkeley to Oakland How you found us From Martin Krieg Why you&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/mayors-ride-bios-tom-ayres-phd\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1560","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3VuuR-pa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5242,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/mayors-ride-bios-john-shefelbine\/","url_meta":{"origin":1560,"position":0},"title":"Mayors&#8217; Ride Bios: John Shefelbine","author":"Lori Yung","date":"November 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Which Relay link do you want to ride? The Folsom to Davis link How you found us Jacques Graber Why you want to do this ride The fun of riding with a group to promote a good cause. 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