Bike To Work Month!

[mimitabby]

how many of you are on teams? who's commuting!!

Today's my 3rd commute of the week. Scary wet skies didn't stop me today.

[sbctwin]

Is this bike to work month? I rode my bike today. When I looked out the window at 3:30am, I saw dry ground and a slight breeze. When I took off at 4am, it was still dry at my house and 40F. One mile into my ride, the ground was wet and I noticed a little 'stuff' falling (not sure if it was snow or elm trees dropping seed pods). Within the next mile, there was snow on the grass and the ground was very wet. Half way to work, temp now 35 and more 'stuff'. At work, the grass was white, but no stuff falling. Temp now is 34 and it is snowing...Maybe I will have to take the bus home tonight

[bounceswoosh]

Colorado's bike to work day is later in the year. The weather in May is just too unpredictable (she says, looking out the window and seeing the rain turn to big white fluffy things).

*checks*
ahah.

http://www.dot.state.co.us/BikePed/COBikeMo.htm

COLORADO BIKE MONTH
June is Bike Month

BIKE TO WORK DAY
The Fourth Wednesday of every June

So, is it May for the rest of the country?

[alpinerabbit]

Ours is in june and I am the team leader in a team of 4. We're calling ourselves City chicks... I'll send out motivational quotes every other day

[Grog]

Here it's in June, but I don't know about teams.

I'll actually start my "long distance" (12 km, compared to the current 1 km) commute tomorrow. Should be fun!!

[Geonz]

We are never organized around here We have more cycling commuters than most places but all too little happening to get other people to cross the line. Still trying!

[Eden]

I'm on a team - since I only work 2 days a week and only commute 12 miles a day I'm not adding too much, but hey, miles is miles. (if I bike to my volunteer position that should count too though - right?) that would put me up to 3 days and more miles.

[shootingstar]

Ours is next month. I'm not on a team / no team organized for the Bike Month.

This spring, so far, have been bike commuting only several times per week.
For some previous employers, I lived only 3 kms. one way from work. So to make bike commute, fitness-oriented/worthy, I quadrupled the distance one-way with a modified route before I got into work.

My bike commute portion 1 way is 13 kms. --part of a 40 km. total commute 1way. To cycle the whole distance just for work commuting, would be quite circuitous.. in order to deal with bypassing part of a major highway where bikes are forbidden, major road bridge where there are enough car collisions, etc.

The only thing that I have done for my workplace is to provide bike maps and some distance summaries for some suggested bike trips. To my surprise I did get at least 15 people asking for bike maps...which for a suburban and industrial workplace area, where 98% of our employees drive, is a good start.

[NMSunshine]

Our city and cycling advocacy group get together on May 16. We don't have teams, but there are five locations around town that you can stop at that day on your morning commute and get a free breakfast burrito!
http://www.bikeabq.org/

I've been commuting in 2-3 days/week (only 12 mi round trip). But instead of stuff falling from the sky, Albuquerque has sand and dirt flying thru the air. Wind is blowing 25-30mph now w/ gusts up to 50! I drove today. Getting flung into other lanes or parked cars unexpectedly is not too fun!

[bikerHen]

Spokane is finally getting on the ball with cycling. We have over 500 people registered for bike to work week and lots of activities planned. May 12 - 16 is bike to work week here. I volunteered to lead a ride to downtown a couple of days that week. There's a Road One class offered, which I'm taking and a number of workshops around town this month for new commuter. May be the $3.59 gas price is a good thing if it means more people riding their bikes. I'm very excited about bike to work week! I miss out the planned this year, but plan to be more involved next year. bikerHen

[kfergos]

Wow, it sounds like all sorts of fun stuff happens in Bike to Work Month and on Bike to Work Day -- you'd never know it around here, though.

Boston has a big shindig on the May 16, but for those of us in the "boonies" (20 miles from Boston), zippo. It's like the local towns and businesses don't even know bike commuting exists. I put up a sign at work. Typical coworker response: "I live 60 miles from work. I'd never ride my bike." Well gee, who made you live so darn far from work?

I'll be biking to work 4 days a week as usual this month, but ironically on Bike to Work Day I'll probably drive. I've been taking Fridays as a rest day, what with riding 100+ training miles on weekends. But if there's anybody else in the Metro West area commuting this month I'd love to hook up, even for just a few miles!

[Crankin]

Kfergos, I am riding on the 16th from Concord (near the rotary) to Hudson. I signed up as a team of one, since as you said, nothing going on here in the 'burbs. I sent out an email to the entire staff at my school, with a link to the Mass Bike site and all of the safety information about commuting. I said I would be commuting on Tuesday and Friday next week and I will lead a 10 mile ride after school on Thursday. I have 3 people signed up for the after school ride and one person who is going to commute in. A couple told me I was nuts...
Most of my colleagues are younger than me and in fairly good shape. I planned the after school ride because some do live far away. I hope I get more people. At the most, maybe I've raised someone's consciousness.

[dingster1]

Mimitabby: Yep, I just walk around the fence and I'm there! 4 minutes from my front door to the x-ray tube.

[dingster1]

I forgot to add I am the "guru" at my job though, so I'm promoting all things bike. We have a wonderful trail just down the street that links up with Black Hill Regional Park so I ride there a bit. I've posted the flyers for this years event and hope I get some takers.

[madscot13]

once again I am unemployed but I think I'll bike to the meet ups. I don't think I'll be biking in my graduation dress/ gown. I'm already an accident waiting to happen; let's not make me a dressed up accident.