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Ghost Bike Ofrenda

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Duke City Wheelmen are honored to participate in marking Dia de los Muertos at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. We have contributed a ghost bike ofrenda since 2010. These ofrendas remember all cyclists lost to crashes, or who have passed for other reasons but were avid cyclists.

This year in particular, we honored Scott Habermehl, who died on May 29, 2024 in a crash and Chris Kunstadt who passed from a medical event while riding on August 4, 2024. Both these men were loved and are missed by many.

Scott Habermehl

Chris Kunstadt

I also included a photo of my birth mother, who passed in September.

She was the mom of three cyclists.

Earlier DCW places a ghost bike for Scott on Moon St NE where the crash occurred. This is still an unsolved crime. If you have any information about the crash, please reach out.

Ghost Bike Ofrenda – National Hispanic Cultural Center

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DCW Ofrenda

Opening October 23rd, and running through November 11th NHCC will once again host Ofrendas created by school children, community members and Duke City Wheelmen. On November 5th there will be special Dia de los Muertos celebrations at NHCC. Reserve your spot or read more about these events here.

Dia de los Muertos
Ofrenda creator, JB
calaveras & bikes
GB: Jose Ruiz, Forrest Fukushima, Heather Rue, Amy Jobe
Matt Trujillo & Paula Higgins GB
Dan Montoya and David Sciera GBs
Robert Oakes & John Anczarski GB
Snacks
Sugar skulls

Ghost Bike for Joe Gamez

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A ghost bike was placed for Joe Gamez on Saturday, August 20th at 10:00 AM at the location where he was hit, Unser Blvd. & Kimmick Drive NW.

Big thanks to KRQE for covering this ghost bike installation.

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/ghost-bike-at-unser-and-kimmick-honors-mans-friend/

Joe Gamez and Eric Bailey were cycling at this location, Unser Blvd. & Kimmick Drive NW, on Saturday, July 9th when they were hit by a drunk driver.  Joe Gamez succumbed to his traumatic brain injuries on July 21, 2022.

Eric Bailey, the Gamez family and numerous friends and extended family gathered on August 20, 2022 at 10:00 am at the site of the crash for the placement of a ghost bike, a bicycle painted white that meant to honor a fallen cyclist, to honor this place and Joe’s life.

This ghost bike will serve to memorialize Joe, to help his grieving family and friends, and to bring increased awareness to the issues of drunk driving and the need for increased awareness of cyclists on our streets and highways.

The ghost bike was placed by Duke City Wheelmen, a safe cycling non-profit in Albuquerque, NM. 

Ghost Bike

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Even during a pandemic, cyclists can be killed.

This link will take you to more pictures and a nice story in the Taos News https://bit.ly/TaosMcLaughlin

Stephanie with Ghost Bike On Wednesday, July 1, I was in the Taos, NM area to install a ghost bike for Mark McLaughlin, who was killed Friday June 26, 2020.  The exact location is 163 State Route 230, Arroyo Seco, 87514. 

The event was at 6:30pm. 

About 20 people, family that came in from out of state, and nearby residents, attended.

Here is the original report from Taos News. I don’t have any other details about the crash.
https://www.taosnews.com/stories/bicyclist-killed-by-vehicle-in-el-prado,64559

This story came up in an unrelated email search. It was really nice though, so I wanted to share, and thank Shannon Miera and her family, along with KOB-TV.

  • NHCC Ofrenda 2019