A Letter to Ken Rosskopf, One Year Later

A year ago, Georgia's cycling community lost one of its own. Ken Rosskopf was a personal injury attorney who spent his life advocating for cyclists — on the road, in the courtroom, and everywhere in between. He was killed in a car vs. bicycle crash steps away from his home in City of Decatur on August 22, 2025. On the anniversary of his passing, we wanted to write to him the way you'd write to an old friend living far away: catching him up on everything he'd want to know.

Dear Ken,

It's been a year. The cycling community has kept moving, Ken — the way you'd want it to. It's gotten a little louder, a little friendlier, a little more determined — like everyone quietly agreed to ride the way you always rode: generous, unhurried, glad to have company.

A Year of Georgia Cycling

The Atlanta Cycling Festival was a success again, and Atlanta Streets Alive is still going strong. The Athens Twilight Crit was so good — we watched the pro race with Henry and talked about you the whole time. It rained really hard right before the Ride of Silence, but people came out anyway. So many of them were there for you.

The Atlanta Bike Bus movement is exploding, and it's cool to watch the next generation of cyclists ride to school. Group rides keep growing all over metro Atlanta, and the social intown rides are still vibrant and so much fun. Bonafide Riders is doing an amazing job using their club to spread awareness about sharing the road. The Bike Law GA CX team is crushing it, and their race kits carry your initials on them.

Your favorite bike/coffee shop, Guild + Journeyman, continues to build community. MACC's One Love Century is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and we plan to be there. And close to home, Ken— the South Columbia Drive path finally opened this May, completing the connection from Legacy Park to the East Decatur Greenway.

It would take several pages to catch you up properly on the latest with Atlanta’s bike community and tell you all the inspiring stories happening all over Georgia.

Still Busy at Hagen Rosskopf and Bike Law Georgia

We've been busy at Hagen Rosskopf/Bike Law GA too. Bruce is teaching our Bike Law 101 clinics for riding clubs and for law enforcement every month. Our basement is still overflowing with donated bikes for Free Bikes 4 Kidz Atlanta. Maria is planning a bike commute trip from Colorado to our office in Decatur. We have several interesting projects in the works that you would've enjoyed.

Our team is working hard on a lot of cases for injured cyclists and their families. We worked on your case — it was emotionally tough, but it was an honor to do for you what you did for so many cyclists who were blamed for their crashes.