Bike for Arthritis to Arrive in Cincinnati

July 21, 2009

Arthritis Foundtion volunteer, Dave Shuey, is currently bicycling across America to raise funds to preven, control and cure arthritis, the nation's most common cause of disability.  His ride will travel through Cincinnati on July 23 and July 24. 

Shuey, an active volunteer with spinal stenosis and osteoarthritis, will ride a 4,000 mile trail for 65 days from west to east coast to raise money for arthritis research and increase awareness about the disease and its effects on the 46 million people living with arthritis.

The cross-country quest is in honor of Shuey's mother, who spent the last 15 years in a wheelchair, unable to walk due to spinal damage caused by arthritis.  "Riding across America may seem like a huge undertaking but cannot compare to the pain and suffering that my mom and others with arthritis endure every day" said Shuey.

Arthritis has been a constant struggle for Shuey.  Since arthritis in his knees prevented him from running as a form of exercise at the at of 31, Shuey has become an avid bicyclist.  By his early 50's, he developed arthritis in his neck and back.

Shuey's cross-country ride began in Seattle on June 6, 2009 and will end on this 60th birthday, August 9, 2009 in Cape May, NJ.

Shuey will post diary entries and photos online throught the ride.  Follow his journey road on his blog at:  http://community.arthritis.org/post/David9/blog/biking_across_america.html.