Cargo bike for the win!

Bike to work week....planning group!

Bike to Work, School and Fun Week 2012 was so much fun that we’re already looking forward to next year’s campaign.  Please join us for a meet and greet at Craft Beer and Wine at 22 Martin Street at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, August 14 .  We’re looking for people who are interested in joining the Truckee Meadows Bicycle Alliance and helping us promote Bike to Work Week 2013, but feel free to just come by, say hi, and celebrate cycling if that’s your preference.

2012 T-shirts are on sale at www.bikenevada.org for only $5.00 – or come pick one up at the meet and greet.  All of the money goes toward next year’s event.   

Hot August Nights Bike Ride!

 

It's not all about cars folks.  The Hot August Nights Bike Ride is coming up this weekend.  So get out that show and shine bike and come on down and join the fun.  Please note....it's an official event with a police escort, so you don't have to worry about traffic.  You will literally own the road during Hot August Nights.....try that any other night!

Here's the official post from the Reno Bicycle Project:

What: it’s a GROUP RIDE!!! What’s that, you might ask? Well, it’s when a large fun group of funky people on bikes get together and take a nice cruisin’ ride around downtown Reno.

Where: Meet in front of the Reno Bike Project’s pink building 541 E. 4th Street

Time: Meet on Saturday (11th) 5:30, ride starts around 6

Will it be safe? YES! It will be SO safe because the kind and friendly Reno Police Department will be escorting this ride around downtown! If you’re usually wary to ride your bike, this is a great opportunity for you to test the waters of urban riding because the RPD will help control traffic for us during this ride. This is an extremely family friendly event so we hope to see kids on kids bikes and kids in kids trailers riding along.
I heard something about ice cream? Is it true? YES! There will be an ice cream social after this event so come and satisfy your sweet tooth!

The first US bicycle counter.

Portland just added a new bike counter (like they have in Denmark).  I'm not sure if it will make people want to ride but it sure will document how many riders Portland really has in that certain section of town.  Let's see the numbers and see if Portland really is the bikiest town in the USA.

Whirlwind tour in Bend, Or.

 
We had a quick spin through Bend this weekend.  I think we might have actually spent more time driving to and from than we did there (well almost).  It has lead up to a super busy week here at work so you might not be hearing much from me this week. 

While we were in town we managed to meet up with some good friends from Washington, run a half marathon, and drink enough quality Bend beer to just about sideline the whole trip!

I hope you had as much fun with your weekend.....but I doubt it!

Road finds.....score!

Ok, so yesterday was pretty bad (as far as quality postings go).  I guess I was running low on things to write about.  However, there aren't too many of those days when you're riding.  Today riding paid off in more than it's normal enjoyable way.  Today the ride provided me with a brand new channel lock pliers!

Now I wasn't planning to head down to Home Depot today to buy a pair of channel lock pliers but I'm sure if I was it would have cost me $20 for a good one.  This one gets added to the tool box just because I road my bike today!  I'm calling it a win (well at least it's better than the sock from two days ago).  Now I'll just have to find something to use my new pliers for! 

Are you riding or are you training?

My riding style (and choice of bikes) is definitely geared toward just riding for everyday life.  Recently, a friend asked me if I ever did any training rides.  I told him I hadn't for quite a while (like years).  So this morning on the way to work I managed to get in a train(ing) ride.  I don't think this was what he meant though!

On the up side, my bike is really fun to ride through the corners....  I guess you could say it corners like it's on rails!  Oh, man I really have to stop.  This post is just getting farther and farther off track.  Ok, seriously I'm done.