Stop by Ohio Bicycle Federation’s booth at Cycle-Con to speak with author, Heidi Beierle, about her debut memoir Heidi Across America - One Woman’s Journey on a Bicycle Through the Heartland.

Cycle-Con is the nation’s largest gathering or recumbents and specialty bicycle brands.
Saturday, September 21, 2024, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, September 22, 2024, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

About Heidi Across America:
During summer 2010, Heidi Beierle pedaled solo from her home in Eugene, OR, to Washington, DC, studying bicycle tourism and rural economic development. She'd been stuck in depression, loneliness, and underemployment. Propelled by her own grit, Heidi saw the ride as a fix for her failures and insufficiencies. But she never anticipated how extreme weather and threats from drivers, animals and strangers would affect her spirit. Or what she would learn about America and her place in it as she struggled in the heartland's extreme heat. Or how important the kindness offered by others was to her journey. Or that her weary heart was both soft and strong. Heidi Across America offers a journey to self-love, consideration for others, and respect for the spirit of place as pathways to find connection and home.