Back in the early days of Gabe’s recovery—as in the initial two weeks—Anthony Maietta came to visit Gabe in the ICU of SF General. He is Gabe’s best and closest friend, buddies since age three. They’ve cavorted around the nooks and crannies of North Road in Winterport and pedaled to middle school nine miles away. Gabe was a groomsman at Anthony’s wedding last year. Aside from carrying the best friend title, Anthony builds custom bicycles, straight outta the heart of New England under the name MAIETTA. For those who haven’t heard the whisperings yet, we’re aiming for a certain rehab hospital in the New England area and upon hearing this, Anthony elected to donate materials and labor to host a raffle and build a bike for one very lucky ticket holder. 100% proceeds will go to bringing Gabe back to the East Coast on a very expensive and medically-required air ambulance flight.

The specs on this winning bike are spectacular and a chance to win is only $20.

• Custom-Built Maietta Road or CycloCross Frame & Steel or Carbon Fork
• Tailored Geometry
• Columbus Tubing (All levels available, weight restrictions apply)
• TIG Welded
• Custom Maietta Paint
• Chris King Headset
• 20% off Retail for Additional Components

Rules are you can buy as many tickets as you like, and the raffle ends December 15. Once all the tickets have been collected into one bag, Gabe himself will pluck the winning ticket! For questions, please email BringGabeBackEast@gmail.com. You can pick up a ticket(s) in person at one of the select bike shops around the country, including:

• Continuum Cycles – New York, NY
• Pat’s Bike Shop – Brewer, Maine
• Winterport Boot Shop – Brewer, Maine
• Rose Bicycle – Orono, Maine
• Paradigm Cycles – San Anselmo, CA
• More to be named, keep checking back!

Or you can EASILY make a check out to the GABE ALLEN FUND and MAIL your name, email, and phone number to:

Summer Allen c/o Winterport Boot Shop, ATTN: MAIETTA RAFFLE
264 State Street
Brewer, MAINE 04412

In the past, I’ve heard Gabe say that his love for cycling was highly influenced by Anthony. He owns two Maietta bikes and this past summer dreamt of saving for the next great build. There are going to be some of you who aren’t that into riding or aren’t die-hard cyclists. Others will say, “I already have enough bikes.” But this raffle is for anyone, everyone. The holidays are coming up, so winning could be that extra special gift for a loved one. It could fulfill a New Year’s Resolution to enjoy the outdoors or exercise a little more. Or maybe you’ll change your mind if you check out Anthony’s work at www.maiettacycling.com. Better yet, visit his blog at www.anthonymaietta.wordpress.com.