Happy Bike to Work Day

[Trek420]

Who's riding? Let's hear the ride reports.

[Pedal Wench]

I thought it was tomorrow.

[Veronica]

Apparently different cities have decided it's different days.

Veronica

[tulip]

I was going to ride to downtown from the local pit stop (I work from home), but I've decided to go to the Bay for the weekend, so I'll be working from there, by the water. I've got a metric century on Saturday.

[Biciclista]

In Seattle this is bike to work month, this is bike to work WEEK
and tomorrow is bike to work DAY.
this morning it was absolutely POURING so I will only get 3 commutes in this week including tomorrow.

[alacarte]

I've biked every day this week and it has been great. I haven't seen any other bikers along my route, but I've enjoyed it and think I may make it a regular thing.
My husband ordered me a Bike to Work Day t-shirt and it just came it the mail today. I'll wear it to work tomorrow.

[Pedal Wench]

I thought it was tomorrow.

And so, I BtW today!

[shootingstar]

In Metro Vancouver, it has been Bike to Work Week this week. Next month is Bike Month.

Today is a huge BBQ bike to work wk. event. Each yr. it gets bigger and bigger. Organizing for well over 5,000 cyclists.

The database for logging in your bike commuting mileage last year morphed to all year 'round. Some cyclists did not want the database taken down because they were logging in their mileage beyond Bike To Work Wk.


The biggest difference is next month, it includes other alternative forms of transportation. Led by another different organization, but the cycling organizations are making sure that they have a cycling related event also.

Might as well stretch the mileage for bikes!

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=30799

[divingbiker]

Lots of folks biking in downtown DC today. Lots of freebies at the rally. Lots of fun. My favorite freebie is a sticker that says "I bike because I'm awesome".

I couldn't find my lock, so I wrapped my roadID ankle band around the rear wheel and frame, and left it standing up on the sidewalk. No problem!

[kfergos]

Lots of folks biking in downtown DC today. Lots of freebies at the rally. Lots of fun. My favorite freebie is a sticker that says "I bike because I'm awesome".

I would KILL for a sticker like that!

They have all sorts of fun stuff in Boston, but I commute away from Boston. I saw the usual Grumpy Guy On A Bianchi; he never waves at me although we see each other (I assume he sees me!) a couple times a week in the summer. I rode my Xtracycle and stopped at the grocery store on the way for Make Your Own Bike fixins: Oranges (sliced to become wheels), pretzels (the frame), and carrot sticks (handle bars). I also bought a few muffins to share with people even though they didn't bike in and put up a few "Happy Bike to Work Day!" signs around my cube. One other coworker did bike to work, my husband biked to his work for the first time this spring, and it didn't rain after all: In all, a good commute and a decent Bike to Work Day even if I don't have a BBQ party to go to with 5,000 other cyclists after work.

[divingbiker]

I would KILL for a sticker like that!

PM me your address--I picked up an extra sticker, and am happy to send it to you!

[indigoiis]

I led the 30.5 mile Hope Valley - Providence route this morning. One of our riders came from 14 miles further South in Westerly, for a total of 45 miles - awwwwlright!

It was misty-wet pretty much all the way up. We averaged about 16 mph and had several long hills to wrangle. Once past West Warwick and on the bike path, we flew. One of our riders got a flat right about then. Well, I love that because despite the interruption, I really like to "practice" changing flats. One thing I learned: Continentals are really, really, reallyreally tight tires. We found the offending bit and changed her tire and filled it with air from another rider's AWESOME Specialized hand pump. I'm a C02 girl myself but this is the second time I've used that pump and I LIKE it. I have an older pump that takes forever, but this one really works fast.

Back on the trail, we gathered gunk up our backsides as we rode on wet pavement coated with pollen-laden green bits.

We got in to the city a little on the late side... passed a girl going the other way, no helmet, lovely long locks flowing, about 9 mos pregnant, smoking a cigarette. Truly wished I had my camera...

Our city had a small event in Market Square. Some giveaways, raffles, the mayor spoke... it was nice. We need more Bike to work days. I mean, we all bike to work a lot, but we need more celebration of it. Even though I've been shouting about this all week, the turn-out was pretty small. The weather probably played a part. It's sunny now, and the festivities start again at three... maybe we'll get more folks then.

[HillSlugger]

PM me your address--I picked up an extra sticker, and am happy to send it to you!

Me too?

[bikerbarb]

Hey, for the first time in years it is sunny skies for Pittsburgh's Bike to Work day! I made a special effort to leave home earlier so I could stop by the free breakfast downtown. I usually commute most days I can, except in the slippery winter days or when the morning temperature is in the low twenties or colder. The crowd at the breakfast was definitely younger--the coordinator of Bike Pittsburgh pointed a guy out to me who rode up and said he was great--"and in his fifties!" I laughed and said "So am I--I'm 52!" Pretty funny. But I admit, I was asking for decaf coffee, which of course they weren't serving. And I'll skip tonight's afterwork cyclist happy hour with local brew.

Our city is really moving forward and marking bike lanes on more and more streets, which is great.