Next Weekend Only!
Metro Pedal Power will be offering human powered delivery service to Connecticuit and downstate New York!

This is my first post to the Metro Pedal Power blog. My name is Eric Mearns, or as I’m known around the office, “The Other Eric” or “Mearns”.

I’ve been delivering all types of stuff to all types of places since I started working with Metro Pedal Power back in May. Which is good, because all of that cycling has gotten my legs in great shape to ride from Boston to White Plains, NY, something I’m going to do next weekend!
So if you are reading this, and you’ve got anything that needs to be delivered out in that direction, and you want to use clean, sustainable energy to do it, call Metro Pedal Power! Especially if you happen to need an expensive Italian racing bike transported. I can definitely help with that.
Now, you might be wondering why I want to ride the 270 miles between Boston and New York. Well firstly, for the fun of it. But the bigger reason behind this trip is that I am participating in the Tri-State Trek, which is a fundraising event for the ALS Therapy Development Institute in Cambridge, MA. ALS-TDI’s mission is to develop therapies that will slow, arrest, and hopefully cure ALS, which is sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease.
If you are unfamiliar with ALS, it is a neurodegenerative disease which makes it impossible for a patient’s brain to control muscles or signal them to move. If you have ALS, things that many people take for granted such as breathing, moving, and speaking become increasingly difficult without technological assistance. In most cases, ALS patients do not experience impaired intellectual reasoning, vision or hearing. So, for the last few months, my team of 6 riders has been working hard not only training for the ride, but also telling people about ALS and asking them to make a small donation so that ALS-TDI can continue their mission. And good news, Metro Pedal Power is helping to sponsor our team, and helping to fight ALS!
This Friday, we will head towards New York on our bikes. Our friend Steve Sailing, an ALS patient since 2006, has promised us that he will be cheering us on from the support vehicle, and that he will keep the beer iced down for the after-ride party.
So if you need anything delivered to Connecticut or New York, give MetroPed a call this week! If you see me around this week, wish me good luck, and if you want to learn more about the Tri State Trek, or Steve Saling or ALS, check out my website, ericmearns.com