1ST professor rides bike for funds for MS research

by Allison Webb and Megan Zustra staff writer and news editor

The Patco station in Cherry Hill, NJ was the starting point for a 150-mile bike trip to Ocean City and back to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research.

Gerald Satlow, professor of information systems technologies, took part in this long journey on Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999.

The bikers left at 7:30 a.m. and arrived in Ocean City at 4: 15 p.m. that afternoon.

Four rest stops-totaling one hour and 15 minutes-were included in the seven-and-one-half hour bike ride.

Satlow's. average speed throughout the ride was 13.4 miles per hour.

The actual ride is a two-day event, with riders going about 75 miles per day, but Satlow decided to ride only one day.

Satlow rode the 75 miles for Saturday plus an addi- tional 25 mile loop for a grand total of 100 miles. He elected to skip the bike ride home for this year, and instead rode home in a car. Before this most recent ride, the longest bike ride for Satlow was 54 miles.

"I like the idea of riding a long distance for a useful purpose," Satlow said.

Satlow's contribution to the MS fund exceeded $300, which he said was higher than the average rider's contribution.

In addition to riding for MS, Satlow also collects checks from neighbors in his hometown for a Cancer Foundation and voluntarily sends them in to help those who are diagnosed with deadly forms of cancer.

"It's good to combine interest of mine and something productive," Satlow said.

If anyone wants to make a donation to the Bike Tour for Multiple Sclerosis, he or she can make a check out to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and leave it in Satlow's faculty mailbox any time until Oct. 7