News
Recent Media Coverage of Two Wheel View
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Calgary Herald: September 6, 2007: How I spent my summer cycling through Argentina.
- Calgary Herald: March 3, 2007: Cyclists let needy kids see the world.
- Two Wheel View Calgary's First Bike Ride: It was July 19, 2006, a sunny and breezy day, when Two Wheel View had their first ride. It all started at 10:00am, getting the riding gear together and loading up the van.More...
- Ridley's and Trek donates bikes to Two Wheel View: Two Wheel View was the recipient of 5 new bicycles. Bicycle brand, Trek, graciously donated the 5 new bikes through Calgary's own Ridley's Cycle and Fitness in Kensington. More...
- GuestTek Donates 5 computers to Two Wheel View - Calgary.: GuestTek donated 5 computers along with monitors, keyboards, and mice to Two Wheel View. More...
- New Calgary Area Charity Takes Young People Off-Road to Change Lives.: Building on a successful charity bicycling program established in the USA, Calgary-based Rick McFerrin is launching a new charity effort called Two Wheel View - Calgary. More...
- Maxxis International donates 50 mountain bike tires to keep Two Wheel View / Trips for Kids - Twin Cities on track in 2005: "Hey, Trips for Kids, I like what you are doing," said Hulen King, Assistant Sales Manager for Maxxis International Bicycle Division. Rick McFerrin, director and founder of Two Wheel View - Trips for Kids - Twin Cities was wearing his Trips for Kids National t-shirt at the VeloSwap in Chicago last weekend and Hulen knew exactly how he could help out.More...
- Biker Treks Through Arctic Circle in Norway (Paynesville Press - July 14, 2004): Fun to Beth Schlangen, a recent PAHS graduate, is biking 338 miles. That is how far she biked in the Arctic Circle on a recent trip to Norway. In June, she and eight other people traveled to Norway to bike for two weeks. The four students and five adults started their trek in Tromso and ended it in Oksford, both located north of the Arctic Circle. More...
- Bike League News: February 24, 2004: INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE ADVENTURES FOR TEENAGERS: ...The organization uses the bicycle as a tool to combine lessons in personal responsibility, achievement, cultural understanding, and environmental stewardship through development of practical skills and the simple act of having fun... More...
- Adventure Cycling: Bike Bits Vol. 6, No. 3: CAN YOU SAY "LUTEFISK" IN SPANISH? Two Wheel View is a Minnesota-based nonprofit affiliated with the national Trips for Kids program. The organization would like to extend an invitation to young people, as well as to adult volunteers, to tour either Argentina or northern Norway by mountain bike this summer. More...
- Youth explores Argentina by bike, Paynesville, MN, July 16, 2003: As Jimmy Jansen biked to the top of a mountain 3,042 meters in elevation in Argentina, he considered how different the scenery was from that of his friends, who were probably sitting on their couch at home watching TV. More...
- TRIPS FOR KIDS: TWIN CITIES KEEP ROLLING WITH REI GRANT, July 2002: Canada is the only foreign country Colin Lynch has traveled to in his 15 years, so you might expect the St. Paul high school freshman to be a little nervous about an upcoming 10-day, 248-mile bike trip through Argentina. More...
- Tanya and Rick's Bike Trip Around the World: Rick and Tanya McFerrin pedaled over 15,000 miles through 43 countries exploring parts of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, South and Central America and Mexico. Their experiences have been documented in pictures and journal articles. Here are a few of their stories that they documented along the way. Select a region on the left and ride along. More...
