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Zeke hit by car. Bike geeks unite. Last Friday night after an evening of good times and Bear-Ninja-Cowboy standoffs in Kansas City, our good buddy Zeke Shepard rode himself in front of a car. He's hurt pretty bad and he needs our help. The news from the docs is promising, but still dire - respirator, bleeding and swelling of the brain, not out of the woods yet. He is responsive, but still doped to the gills to keep him from yanking out all the tubes and such. Zeke, for those who don't know him, is the guy who shows up at your race at 5:30am and sets up the stakes that tell you where to ride. He's the guy who works on the new trail section and then fights for more access. He wrenches on bikes at triathalons, road races, mountain bike races, and rides of all types. He works so you can go out an have fun. But you'd never hear it from him. Now it's your turn to help Zeke. Despite having the stunning wages and insurance of a bike shop employee, Zeke is going to be responsible for 20% of a VERY large hospital bill - plus all the normal expenses he'll pile up while laid up for who knows how long. But what can I do? 1) Race. Participate in the Rapture in Misery 6 and 12 hour race on Sept. 24th down near Kansas City. All proceeds from the race are going to help Zeke. 2) Give stuff. At the race, they're going to have an auction/raffle to raise cash for the Zeke fund. If you have stuff e-mail me and I'll let you know how to get it to the right place. 3) Give money. Go to Help Zeke and PayPal some dough into the fund. 4) One of the best yet - buy a "Save Zeke" (a la Ferris Bueller) t-shirt from this guy who will donate all the profits to Zeke's recovery fund. I smell a new "Frankie Says Relax" t-shirt fad. We are part of a great community we cyclists. We look out for each other. It's moments like these where we get to give back a little for all the good times we've had on sweeping singletrack switchbacks, long fast asphalt stretches, and bar crawls where you laughed harder than you ever thought possible. Give something back people. Now's the time. -----