So, JP and Bruce are on the phone one day talking about biking.  JP is in the process of buying a new ride and they’re talking about the finer points of component selection. JP suggests “Hey man, we should do a ride at DefCon”.  Bruce hears “Hey man, we should do a ride TO DefCon”.  Bruce gets very excited and starts planning a cross country ride to Vegas.  A few days later, JP realizes there’s been a miscommunication and talks to Bruce again.  They decide to do both.

That’s basically how CycleOverride started.  Bad listening skills and two guys with a little too much ambition (plus Heidi’s skills at organizing big events involving geeks) and now we’ve got a cross country riding, fund raising, security focused adventure. And the name? It’s an homage to Hackers Teh Movie. Hack the Gibson, baby!

CycleOverride is planning a series of rides over the coming years that revolve around information security and fundraising for organizations important to the infosec community.  While we haven’t chosen our charities yet, we’re working on it and will have an announcement in the coming months.  These rides are meant to be fun, but also meant to raise awareness of cyber security and hackerdom in general.

Along each route, the team plans on stopping at hackerspaces and universities to give talks, hang out, and probably even relax a little.  After checking out our routes, if you’re interested in CycleOverride stopping by your location, let us know.