I am an active member of MassBike, where my focus is on educating people about good cycling technique and advocating for cyclists' right to the road. I have been a League Cycling Instructor since 2008. I served on the Amherst Public Transportation and Bicycle Committee for six years.

I travel almost exclusively by bicycle. I have cycled in nine states and Washington, DC, on a wide variety of roads under a wide variety of conditions. I have made trips of up to 200 miles. One of my 200-mile trips was to Fryeburg, Maine, for my instructor certification. My typical annual cycling distance over the past several years has been about 2,500 miles. 

Over the past year, my life has been made very difficult by police officers in two nearby towns who disapprove of my controlling a narrow lane and even of my cycling on major roads at all. Information about my saga is accessible from my blog at <http://cycles.eli-damon.info/categories/saga.aspx>.

My case is not unique. Over the past fifteen years, the League's efforts to overturn the widespread myths and biases regarding cycling and defend cyclists' right to the road have grown increasingly lethargic. I want to see the League renew its historic mission of educating the public about cycling and defending the right to travel. I want to see a League that is open, responsive, and loyal to its members. This is why I am running for a director position.