Officers
Michael Burns
CyclingSavvy Instructor
West Chester, Pennsylvania
While a childlike joy first connected me to riding and tinkering with bikes, I’m still growing in my understanding of cycling as a freedom practice. From my youth, I’ve cycled in several disciplines, including daily commuting, road racing, mountain, touring, fixed gear, gravel. In graduate school (2007-13), I shared my mechanic experience at a local bike co-op, which led me to a broader understanding of how bicycles can be instrumental to a more sustainable, just, and equitable society. In 2019, I completed CSI training and immediately connected CyclingSavvy to these ideals. I look forward to spreading the message.
michael@abea.bike
Randy Profeta
CyclingSavvy Instructor
Irvine, California
Randy has been an active cyclist since 1998 when he and his family relocated from New Jersey to Southern California. In 1999, Randy started doing 24-hour mountain bike races with his three sons. Since then, he’s become an active participant in endurance cycling events and spends many training hours on the road. A professional instructor, Randy loves to share his passion and knowledge of cycling with others.
"If we want to grow our sport, it’s essential that both new and experienced cyclists learn how to be safe, be predictable, be relevant while riding, and enjoy their time on the bike. Riding should not be stressful; it should be stress-relieving! CyclingSavvy helps make the riding experience enjoyable and safe."
Randy and his son, Dan, operate Trail’s End Cycling Center in Irvine, CA.
Eli Damon
CyclingSavvy Instructor
Easthampton, Massachusetts
I first learned to ride a bike in the common sense at age 7. Due to a visual disability, I cannot acquire a driver’s license. I once thought of this limitation as a severe one. I made some trips by foot, bike, and bus, and relied on friends and family members with cars to give me rides for some other trips. For the most part, however, the difficulty I had in traveling prevented me from living what most people would consider a full life.
I learned to DRIVE a bike at age 27, and it radically transformed my life. Suddenly I could go wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted, in a reliable, flexible, carefree manner. It felt as if I was no longer disabled.
Now I travel almost entirely by bicycle. I have found that good cycling habits provide me with more freedom and flexibility than I could ever achieve through driving a motor vehicle. I’ve cycled in ten states and the District of Columbia, on a wide variety of roads under a wide variety of conditions. I have made trips of up to 200 miles.
Directors
Karen Karabell
CyclingSavvy Instructor
St. Louis, Missouri
When I went to Orlando in 2011 to check out CyclingSavvy, I had been using my bicycle for transportation for well over a decade. I was already certified by another organization as a bicycle safety instructor. While I had heard amazing things about CyclingSavvy, I thought at most I might pick up a tip or two. Little did I know how little I knew. CyclingSavvy has transformed my bicycling, as well as my perspective on our public roadways. Discover what transportation freedom truly means!