New Zealand Coast
New Zealand Coast
New Zealand Coast
New Zealand Coast
New Zealand Coast
New Zealand Coast
New Zealand Coast

New Zealand Coast

Tonga Trail

Tonga Trail

USA Cycling

USA Capitol

BIking Taiwan

Biking Taiwan

North Dakota

North Dakota

Greek Cafe

Greek Café

Bike For Breath

On World Asthma Day, carrying six panniers, two tents and one stuffed pink pig, Paula and Lorenz Eber set off on two tandem bicycles with their eleven year old daughter, Yvonne, and her thirteen year old sister, Anya. 480 days later, they returned to Washington D.C. having cycled a complete circle around the world by bicycle, raising awareness and funds for clean air and asthma (www.worldbikeforbreath.org).

World Cycling Route
The Eber family’s world cycling route

Now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the issues that inspired the Eber family to cycle across four continents and 24 countries around the world have become even more critical. Many of us in the western US and Canada have suddenly realized the importance of clean air as we battle smoke filled skies each summer—the result of rampant forest fires and climate change.  Meanwhile, asthma is on the rise; and is suspected to be a causal factor in Covid-19 deaths.

But change is happening! Concerned about our environment and climate change, not to mention the rising price of gas, millions of people around the world are shifting to carbon free transportation: biking and walking to get to their destination instead of driving a car.

Bike for Breath’s goal is to encourage people—and especially families with children—to continue this momentum and make our world a better place to breathe: providing resources, education, events and inspirational stories of how to travel by bicycle—whether to the grocery store with your kids, or across the globe.