{"id":77,"date":"2023-06-13T15:21:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:22:06","slug":"social-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Follow accounts liked below for regular posts about the Bike 76 VA project. Occasional posts will also be added to this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluesky: Bike76VA (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: Bike 76 VA group (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: Bike76VA (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ride with GPS: Bike 76 VA (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube: Bike76VA (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linkedin: Bike76VA (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recent posts for Bike 76 VA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New blog essay explores contributions of “mystery cyclist” to improving bicycling infrastructure in Washington DC in 1970s, using articles published by Washington Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First American Pope (bicycle) Columbia Bicycle, Pope Mf’g Co. in 1870s Ad: Easy to learn and ride. An ordinary rider can distance the best horse in a day’s run. Middlebury Register 10\/10\/1879 https:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/lccn\/sn83025667\/1879-10-10\/ed-1\/seq-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

erhaps you have forgotten what fun bicycling is-the sense of novel equilibrium-mastery of distance, rhythm of motion-reserve power. You are not merely a mere passenger, you do it yourself <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eve Star DC 5\/9\/1905 https:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/lccn\/sn83045462\/1915-05-09\/ed-1\/seq-51\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 8, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have you ever thought what a Bicycle can mean to you? Riding for pleasure, healthful exercise, save time & money riding to work. Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newspaper Ariz Rep 5\/1\/1920<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 2, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

143 years ago, 3 men from Washington City Bicycle Club rode to Lexington VA on way to Natural Bridge. Learn more about cycling and history at Rockbridge Historical Society
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Lexington Gazette 9\/14\/82<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 2, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 4 is National Ride a Bike day & Star Wars Day, so please enjoy a photograph of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social<\/a>, whose journey to Tatooine passed thru Annandale VA, a point of origin for Bike 76 VA: bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/<\/a>#bikesky<\/a>#starwarsday<\/a>#MayThe4thBeWithYou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 28, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: red bicycle & blue sky along Blue Ridge Parkway near Montebello VA #bikesky<\/a>. Learn about 500+ years of history along Transamerican Bicycle Route at May 4 presentation sponsored by Rockbridge Historical Society & VA250 committee linked from project: bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 years ago, Elton John’s Philadelphia Freedom on top of US charts in April 1975. Learn more about freedom, the 1970s, and cycling from the Bike 76 VA project: https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo The Trelllis Philly: https:\/\/www.thetrellisphilly.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April 1, 2025 (Bluesky<\/a> \/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outdoor activities from spring 1897 included cycling. Learn more about Virginia history and bicycling from Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains\/home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Richmond Times, April 4, 1897<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 30, 2025 (Bluesky<\/a> \/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bikecentennial route announced 50 years ago, from Astoria Oregon to Yorktown Virginia. To learn more about US history along Route 76 in Virginia, listen to podcasts, read weekly blogs, and check out more #bikesky<\/a> resources: bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/<\/a> Map: Idaho State Journal, March 28, 1975<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Follow accounts liked below for regular posts about the Bike 76 VA project. Occasional posts will also be added to this page. Bluesky: Bike76VA (link) Facebook: Bike 76 VA group (link) Instagram: Bike76VA (link) Ride with GPS: Bike 76 VA (link) YouTube: Bike76VA (link) Linkedin: Bike76VA (link) Linktr.ee (link) Recent posts for Bike 76 VA: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":814,"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike76-va.vt.domains\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}