Last year’s winners of the woman’s cruiser

The Bicycle Authority helped us with the grand prizes again this year, two Custom Beach Cruisers from Phat Cycles! These two bikes are the nicest we’ve given away yet, a little more custom than last year’s. We traditionally give the bikes away before it gets too dark, giving people without lights the opportunity to ride home safely.

Women’s Cruiser

Men’s Cruiser

In addition to the bikes from Bicycle Authority, there are plenty of other fantastic prizes to give away, all donated by our other Bike to Work Week Sponsors! And yes, you MUST be present to win. This year’s sponsors are:

• Adele’s
• Bicycle Authority
• Bike Carson/Tahoe
• Bike Habitat
• Bike Smith
• Capitol Automotive
• Comma Coffee (Free morning coffee for bicycle commuters)
• Cracker Box
• Firkin and Fox
• High Sierra Brewery
• Muscle Powered
• Red Bike Cycling
• Sassafras
• The Tap Shack

Notch 8 will entertain the crowd between the raffle items, and there will be drinks available outside during the party. Food will be available inside at the restaurant.

Notch 8 to perform at the party

Details:

What: Bike to Work Week Party 2012
Where: Firkin and Fox, 310 S. Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
When: Friday, May 18th @ 5:30 PM.
Other: The party is outside in the back of the restaurant. Plenty of bike parking in view of the party.
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/378436315525125/

Muscle Powered Fact: Muscle Powered wrote successful grants which purchased two bridges that are on the Mexican Ditch Trail. Read about the bridges HERE

Commuter Tip: Keep your tire pressure 5 to 10 psi below the recommended maximum pressure listed on the tire’s sidewall. Too much psi will send road shock directly to the handle bars and saddle resulting in a very jarring ride, while a slightly lower psi will provide dampening, allowing for a  pleasurable bicycle commute.

Please share your cycling tips with us by leaving a comment below.

Please visit Bike Carson for information on this evening’s cruiser ride.

Here as an amusing story from DMV bicycle commuter Dennis White:
“My bike story of frustration – On my morning ride in this morning I had to ride over the 395 (down by Best Buy) and it appears that NDOT has taken out the bike lane in their current construction phase. So I had to take the lane and to my pleasant surprise everyone respected me and gave me the lane except for 1 vehicle. The unfortunate part is that the one vehicle that chose not to yield to me in the lane was an NDOT vehicle (one of those while trucks). Is this how NDOT will attempt to secure a victory?? Taking out the competition?? Haha “

Bike to Work Week Corporate Challenge Results So Far..
Solo 
Danny Miller      54.67
Troy Orosco      53.9
Tom Tittle          51.68
Tammy Steele  17.44

Private Business
Trips 
Alison – MacKenzie                          28
Tahoe Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic 15
RCI Flyers                                        10
Capitol Automotive                            4
CV Sports                                          4

Miles
Tahoe Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic  106
CV Sports                                            63
RCI Flyers                                           35
Alison – MacKenzie                            33.1
Capitol Automotive                            18.4
Hair Studio & Spear Me                         6

Team    % 
Alison – MacKenzie                         20.30%
Tahoe Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic  5.80%

Public Agency

Trips 
DETR Cyclepaths                51
NDEP We’re No Fuels         46
NDOT – Team IT                  43
NDOT ROW                        42
NDOT – Planning Division   30
EITS                                    29
NV Guard Rough Riders     27
NDOT – M&T Lab Rats       23
DMV – OBL                         22
USPS                                 17
WNC – 1                             14
CCSD-School Bus Drivers 12
DHHS Central Office          11
USGS                                 11
WNC-2                                 6
WNC-3                                 6
NLCB                                   1

Miles 
NDOT – Team IT                   279.09
NDOT ROW                         156.3
NV Guard Rough Riders      143.9
NDEP We’re No Fuels 2012 111.1
DETR Cyclepaths                 87.66
NDOT – Planning Division    78.16
WNC – 1                                73.42
EITS                                      70
NDOT – M&T Lab Rats          66.5
DHHS Central Office             62.85
USGS                                    60.4
CCSD – School Bus Drivers  36
DMV – OBL                            32
USPS                                     24
WNC-3                                   23
NLCB                                    17.3
WNC-2                                  13

Team    % 
DMV – OBL                           87.5
NDOT – Planning Division    25%
NDOT – Team IT                  18.20%
DETR Cyclepaths                10.90%
CCSD – School Bus Drivers  7.10%
USPS                                    6.60%
EITS                                      5.50%
NDEP We’re No Fuels 2012  3%

See you at the Cruiser Ride this evening.

And did you get a load of that weather forecast for this week, which is National Bike to Work Week? Sunny and beautiful. Every. Single. Day. Next week? A little partly cloudy heading our way.

But not on Monday, I hasten to add. We will have a nice morning for the Kickoff Breakfast. This is your warm-up week and next week is the real deal.

So here’s the deal: You need to sign up. We want everyone who bikes to count and be counted and that’s what your registration does.

It’s a simple little form–about 30 seconds of your time–at the Spokane Bikes website. While you’re there you can RSVP for our fun events so the good folks serving up the food know how many riders to expect.

Monday, May 21, 7-9am: Kickoff Breakfast, Riverfront Park Gondola Meadows. Founding sponsor Mountain Gear will be serving up those great pancakes, and Roast House Coffee will pour some Ride the Edge to get you properly caffeinated for the day!

Wednesday, May 23, 6:30-8:30am or thereabouts: Energizer Stations, various locations. Date/time may vary depending on the specific location/sponsor so check the map and plan your route to get a boost on your way to work or whatever your destination may be.

Thursday, May 25, 4:30-6:30pm: Wrap-Up Party, Steam Plant Grill (another founding sponsor and a great bike-friendly restaurant with that rack in their covered parking area). Pay attention, peeps–party is on Thursday! Usually we wrap up on Friday but since the change of date pointed us into Memorial Day Weekend, we thought we’d party early, encourage you to ride one more day in the week, and leave Friday for you and the family.

Commute Challenge: All month long! Use the form to share how many vehicle miles you’ve avoided by riding your bike and help add to the awesomeness.

And did I mention you should sign up?

Traffic wear patterns

There’s a kerfuffle going on at my workplace. Just in time for Bike to Work Week, the route we’ve cycled for many years has been fenced. Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas has uncharitably blocked access to its central Topeka graveyard by fencing out the joggers, cyclists, and walkers who brought the grounds alive with their presence. Now, the neighborhood kids won’t laugh at each others’ jokes as they pass through on their way to school. The sweet little old lady will have to find another place to see the sun rise while walking her dachshund. The cemetery will belong to the dead.

Did the cemetery staff know this when they ordered the fence? Did anyone observe the wear patterns in the grass and consider how this would affect the long-term health of the grounds and the living beings who used it? Perhaps they did, and decided the cyclists and walkers were part of the problem. Sadly, that seems to be a common perception:  if you’re not in a car, you must be up to no good.

Silver lining: new route, new pond

After an initial exchange of annoyed emails, my coworkers and I began plotting out a new route to work. There is no way we’re going to be kept from cycling, ever, but especially during Bike to Work Week. Yesterday I rode the new way for the first time and found, to my surprise, it’s actually a more pleasurable trip. It’s over a mile longer, but avoids a busy intersection that always made me nervous. There are two new ponds to enjoy on misty mornings. There’s also a new, long hill to make the muscles a bit stronger, but that’s a small price to pay for the privilege of biking to work. Funny how clouds can have silver linings.

Happy Bike to Work Week!

Muscle Powered Fact: In 2000, NDOT had no intention of including a bike path along the Carson City freeway bypass as specified in the City’s bicycle plan. When Muscle Powered got wind of this we took action, but it wasn’t easy. Even the Carson City Chamber of Commerce publicly opposed the bike path, but because of the perseverance and dedication of our founding members, Carson City has a three mile bike path which connects N. Carson Street to Northridge Drive. And today Lumos & Associates is working with Carson City to extend the bike path all the way to Hwy 50W.

Skip ahead 10 years…
With a much different political climate, and some very dedicated NDOT employees, NDOT has dominated the Bike to Work Week Corporate Challenge for two years in a row, shredding the competition with 1117.25 miles and 252 trips on foot or by bike. What a difference a decade makes. Way to go NDOT!

NDOT’s Bill Story with his two sons during last year’s competition

Commuter Tip: It’s a good idea to carry a rag with you in case of a roadside repair.  I wrap my tools (multi-tool, tire lever, zip-ties, patch kit, 2″x2″ tuffy strip-for sidewall repair)  in a clean rag so I have something to wipe my hands on after a repair.

Click HERE to see what Jeff Moser carries in his bag.

Corporate Challenge results so far..

Solo
Danny Miller  27.05
Tom Tittle      17.38

Agency Percentage of Participation

DMV – OBL                               100%

NDOT Team IT                          17.30%
DETR Cyclepaths                     10.30%
CCSD – School Bus Drivers      7.10%
USPS                                        6.60%
EITS                                          4%
NLCB                                         4%
NDEP We’re No Fuels 2012      2%

Agency Trips

DETR Cyclepaths                    21
NDOT ROW                            19
NDOT – IT                                17
NDEP We’re No Fuels 2012    14
DMV – OBL                              12
EITS                                         11
USPS                                         8
CCSD – School Bus Drivers       6
NLCB                                         1

Agency Mileage

NDOT – IT                               123.94
NDOT ROW                              66.3
DETR Cyclepaths                     38.34
NDEP We’re No Fuels 2012     31.1
EITS                                          25.6
NLCB                                        17.3
CCSD – School Bus Drivers      17
DMV – OBL                                12
USPS                                         12

Private Busness

Alison-MacKenzie        18.5%  – 12 Trips – 16.7 Miles

Wear your costume! Decorate your bike!

Last year we had a few riders show up in costumes and it was a lot of fun. So this year, we are strongly encouraging EVERYONE to wear a costume for the ride and/or decorate their bike.

Join the parade!

Don’t have a cruiser? No worries. Any bike will do. Cruiser rides are all about riding slow, enjoying the scenery, and socializing.

Easy pedal through Carson’s quiet west side

When: Wednesday, May 16th, 6:15PM
Where: Telegraph Square (Corner of Telegraph and Curry Streets)
What: Easy 4-5 mile pedal around Carson’s West side.
Kid Friendly: Yes! Kids are encouraged.
Do: Wear your costumes and decorate your bikes.  Wear your helmet.
Don’t: Miss out on this fun event!

In addition to the School District and the City, the Onalaska campuses of Gundersen Lutheran and Mayo Clinic Health System are in on the competition to tally the most miles on bicycles during Bike to Work Week. The district will also be competing for the Golden Helmet award, which covers the whole Coulee Region.

According to Larry Dalton, one of the district’s wellness team leaders, “Last year we had about 5 percent of our employees commute during Bike to Work Week. Bike commuting is just not possible for a lot of our staff. But this year, we are encouraging biking for recreation, fitness, and miscellaneous errands as well as commuting – biking for any reason. We think more people can participate this way.”

The School District of Onalaska encourages employee wellness through its wellness program Well Ona Way!

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and other dignitaries from the city of Milwaukee kicked off Bike to Work Week Monday afternoon, May 14th. They rode their bicycles to the grand opening of the new Milwaukee office for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin.

Among the other officials taking part were Alderman Nik Kovac and Alderman Michael Murphy.

Riders gathered at Milwaukee City Hall on Market Street, between Wells and Kilbourn Avenue at 4 p.m. They rode together along the Hank Aaron Trail to the new office located in the Pedal Milwaukee Building at 3618 West Pierce Street. Part of the route took the bicyclists over the new bike lanes on South 2nd St.

Officials encourage workers to join Milwaukee’s Bike to Work Week effort, and ditch their cars for bicycles this week. “It is doable. I mean, there are so many ways you can go about it. I have bike shorts on under my dress. You can get a rack, get a couple of bags, put clothes on your bike, bring a spare pair of shoes, whatever you need to do,” Leah Delaney with South Shore Cyclery said.

One bike enthusiast hopes to see more bicyclists year round. “When you`re outside, you don`t sit in your car and warm up. You`re on your bike and you`re outside. It`s part of my health care plan,” Johannes Britz said.

There was no snow or cold to worry about during Monday’s kick off – just sunshine and warm temperatures.

Milwaukee County Transit System buses are equipped with bike racks, allowing people to ride a little and bike a little this week.

Drivers are reminded the law requires that bicyclists are given a three-foot passing area.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – May is National Bike Month, and this week marks Bike To Work Week. As you hop aboard your two-wheeler, there are a few safety tips you’ll want to keep in mind.

Natalie Kane talked with Kat McCarthy of Calhoun Cycle on Monday morning to make sure commuters get off on the right foot.

The first thing you’ll want to make sure is that your bicycle’s tires are fully inflated. The tire will say somewhere along the side how many PSI you should be inflating them.

Another important piece of safety equipment: lights. You’ll want to have both a headlight affixed to the front of your bike, as well as a taillight at the rear. That way you can see the road ahead of you and be seen by approaching vehicles.

Perhaps the most crucial piece of safety equipment is, of course, the helmet. Not only should you buy and wear a helmet, you should make especially sure that it fits your head properly. It should be covering your forehead.

A few more tips to heed for Bike To Work Week: Map out a route, add a basket or a bag, and commute with a co-worker. Also, bike in work clothes if you aren’t planning on breaking any speed records.

Tuesday morning, May 15th, from 7am to 10am the Bike Breakfast will be held at the Carrboro end of the Libba Cotton Bikeway (behind Armadillo Grill).  Neal’s Deli and The Open Eye Cafe will be providing free biscuits and coffee for cyclists on their way to work, and mechanics from the local bike shops will be providing free bicycle check ups.

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Friday, May 18th is National Bike to Work Day, and it’s a well known fact that the best thing about biking to work is biking away from work.  Friday afternoon is Chapel Hill’s third annual Spring Roll, the gigantic joyride away from work.  Hundreds of cyclists on a mellow cruise.  Meet at 5:30 for elbow rubbing, ride begins at precisely 6:47ish.

More info: http://springrollbikecruise.wordpress.com/

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Finally, we’ll be topping off the week with Goldsprints at Lucky Star on Saturday night.  More info to follow.  Stay tuned.

May 7th Celebrity Bike Ride                                                         photo by Ashley Dale

Muscle Powered Fact: Muscle Powered formed soon after the City hosted a public meeting at the Carson City Library to revise the City’s bicycle plan. Our founding members realized there was a good chance that a new bicycle plan would likely sit on a shelf and never be implemented. We’re fortunate that several individuals decided to take action. The first Muscle Powered meeting was held on June 2nd, 1998.

A big thanks to our founding members:
Anne Macquarie, Jim Crompton, Virginia Orcutt, Sue Newberry, Bruce Mackey, Tom Whitehead, Jean Wagner, Walt Wagner, Ed Skudlarek, Kelly Clark, and Penny Fairfield.

Commuter Tip: A clean drivetrain is a happy drivetrain. Keeping your drivetrain clean will reduce the wear on your chainrings, cogs and chain. Keeping your chain clean will also keep you from getting filthy when performing a roadside repair.

Please share your cycling tips with us by leaving a comment below.

For Bike to Work Week news and post work activities please visit Bike Carson.

The Competitors:

Solo

Danny Miller
Troy Orosco
Tammy Steele
Tom Tittle

Public Agency

CCSD – School Bus Drivers
DETR Cyclepaths
DHHS – Central Office
DMV – OBL
EITS – Admin
NDEP We’re No Fuels 2012
NDOT – Team IT
NDOT – M&T Lab Rats
NDOT- Planning Division
NDOT – ROW
Nevada Guard Rough Riders
NLCB – Audit
USGS
USPS
WNC – 1
WNC – 2
WNC – 3

Private Business

Alison – MacKenzie
Capitol Automotive
CV Sports
Hair Studio & Spear Me
Lumos & Assoc.
Redrock Dental Molar Cycles
RCI Flyers
Tahoe Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic

It’s Bike to Work Week!

“Riding for the feeling Is the fastest way to reach the shore On water or on land Riding for the feeling.”

(Bill Callahan, “Riding for the Feeling.”)

I crossed the puddle-filled bridge and wet roads and gazed to where the mountains, all cloaked in clouds, surround the city. Not a bad start to the morning.

And for you crazy readers out there, my FIRST EVER danger panda! Riding for that feeling…

Marcus at the controls of his state of the art bike-in theater

Where: Capitol Automotive, 1000 N Plaza Street
When: May 12th, 5:30PM

Check out our school-focused website, biketoschoolmetrovan.ca and when you log commutes and those of your classes and students, riders are entered to win great prizes, including a new bike!  You can also report your total number of riders via email  to be entered for the prizes. 

Want help getting started? Ideas here.

I am a firefighter and cancer survivor circumnavigating the globe by bicycle for breast, prostate, and lung cancer charity. The posted blogs are my personal opinion and thoughts.

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This FREE clinic covers:

• Safety Inspection
• Brake alignment and adjustment
• Front & Rear Derailleur Adjustment
• Headset adjustment
• Flat repair

Where: Bike Habitat – 911 Topsy Ln. #238, Carson City, NV 89705
When: Wednesday, May 9th @ 6:00PM
Phone: 775.267.5053

This temporary bike corral is hauled out for special events and rides at Benelux Cafe. The first Saris bike rack in NC is scheduled for installation outside the restaurant. Photo by http://www.swiftbennett.com/

Know a place that could benefit from added bike parking? Snap a photo and share it with Saris Cycle Racks to win a bike corral for our community!

The bike corral up for grabs can hold 10 bikes in the space it takes to park one car. It’s a low cost option for bike storage that sends a bike friendly message while freeing up sidewalk space for pedestrians.

You can enter the contest via Facebook or email. Read more and see the full rules here. The contest closes for submissions before May 25.

Get ready for Bike Month with this family-friendly event, featuring a 2-mile Kids Group Ride (Kidical Mass!) along the Ellerbee Creek Trail. Be sure to decorate your bike!

May is National Bike Month and, as such, is replete with some-good-and-bikey fun (have you checked out what’s happening in the Triangle yet?).

There’s a loooooong list of cycling activities planned for next month, but if you want to ease into the action, consider taking part in the Durham Kidical Mass at Northgate Park Group Ride this Saturday, April 28th.

Durham’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) invites kids of all ages to come on over to Northgate Park for the ride. Registration opens at 10am, and the group will set out at 11am. In between there’ll be helmet and bike checks and some road safety basics. Please remember to bring your own bicycle and helmet. Bringing along an extra for sharing is always helpful.

After the helmet and bike check, the group will set out on a ride from Northgate Park up along the Ellerbe Creek Trail and pass where the Big Brontosaurus lives. Riders will get a chance to practice their riding skills alongside friends, family and neighbors in the safety provided by the Ellerbe Creek Trail and Greenway. Cyclists are encouraged to decorated their bikes, and there might just be a few fun surprises along the way.

Volunteers are welcome. Please email Mathew Palmer at palmer.mathew@gmail.com with interest or questions.

Please join us for the 5th Annual Tour of Carson City Bike Ride & BBQ Sunday May 6, at 9am!

• The ride will begin at 9:30. The route tours around the perimeter of Carson City for a moderately paced 27-30 mile bike ride.
• Lunch will be provided and all are welcome.
• Kick-Off Bike Month with Denis and Viola as they celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of Bike Habitat.
• This is a Free Event.
• Donations are being accepted to support Muscle Powered of Carson City to promote a more bike friendly community.
• The ride will begin at the shop and tour around the perimeter of Carson City for a moderately paced 27-30 mile bike ride.
• Click here to view a map of the ride.
• The Bike Habitat is located next to Best Buy in the shopping mall off Topsy Lane.
• Call Denis at the Shop for Information 267-5053

Bike Month will soon roll into town!

Once again, Carson City will be observing the national dates for Bike to Work Week, May 14th – 18th. In addition to Bike to Work Week, we’ll have social activities, how-to clinics, and group rides.

• Who: Muscle Powered (musclepowered.org)
• What: Bike Month planning meeting
• When: Wednesday, March 28th, 5:30 PM
• Where: High Sierra Brewery, 302 N Carson Street, Carson City, NV
• Contact: For more info, jeffmoser@musclepowered.org

To accomplish all this, we’re going to need a plan and some help. Join Muscle Powered for the Bike Month planning meeting this Wednesday, March 28th, 5:30 PM at the High Sierra Brewery. Hope to see you there!

•Live or work in Wake, Durham or Orange County
•Commit to assist in at least one GoTriangle Bike to Work Month activity
•Meet both of the two (2) prerequisites for LCI training:

1. League of American Bicyclist Member
2. Completion of the Traffic Skills 101 course.
   One course will be offered prior to the scholarship deadline:
   Sat., April 21, 8AM-4PM
   TS 101 Class in preparation for May LCI class,  Location TBD
   $90 per person (cost includes time and materials)
   Scott Naeser, LCI#3049, 919 215-2568. Reservation required.

Deadline for applying is April 30, 2012. Please include contact information with your submission.

Applications can be submitted online using this form. If assistance is needed to view the form or alternate application submission, please contact biketowork@gotriangle.org or call 919-485-7439.

Scholarships are open to the public and funded by GoTriangle, a partnership of public transportation agencies and organizations funded to promote commuter benefits in the Triangle. The purpose of GoTriangle is to help people easily find all the information they need to get out from behind the steering wheel and find other travel options that are safe, convenient, inexpensive, and more sustainable – all centrally located in one resource at www.gotriangle.org.

Applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, handicap, veteran status, or for any other reason prohibited by law.

If you’ve got a nomination, or if you would like to participate by lending or donating equipment, let us know in the comments or send an email to info@gotriangle.org .

Physalis Alkekengi in Vancouver

Here are my reflections on fall cycling gained from my participation in last week’s Bike to Work Week:

Make sure your bike is in good riding condition. Thanks to two VACC courses (one on fall and winter riding and the other on basic bicycle maintenance) I picked up some important tips for caring for my bike in cold and wet weather and learned how to look over my bike to ensure it’s in good working order. The Demystifying Your Bike (basic bicycle maintenance) course was particularly helpful in this regard since I learned that my bike needed some work as soon as possible; everyone enrolled in the course was directed to look at my bike to see very worn down brake pads! Immediately after the class I decided to invest in new brake pads, one good tune-up, and a new back fender (thanks Bike Doctor). The skills I picked up in the class (cleaning and oiling my bike, checking my brakes and gears and fixing a flat tire) will come in handy in the future now that my bike is back to being in like-new condition. Riding during Bike to Work Week was a dream after the tune-up.

Back Brake Pad Prior to Replacement

Be visible. Invest in bright lights and realize that their primary purpose is to let vehicles see you. It was very difficult to see some cyclists when I was riding in the dark. Be safe out there! I was pleased to learn that instead of issuing tickets to cyclists for having no bike lights last week the Vancouver Police Department worked with the VACC to distribute bike lights to cyclists. My friend Mike posted a very detailed comment about the importance of lights for fall and winter cycling on my initial Bike to Work Week post and it’s worth a read.

You don’t need fancy cycling clothing to ride to work at any time of the year. All you need is comfort and I observed that this varied for everyone riding last week. I saw cyclists in shorts, yoga pants, mini skirts with colourful tights and leg warmers, tall rubber boots, dress shirts and ties, full-on cycling gear, etc. Don’t let not having the “right” gear prevent you from cycling — just try out different attire to see what works best for you. I happen to like my warm cycling sweater and waterproof cycling coat because the pockets are in handy places and I love the venting built into my jacket, but I was nearly as comfortable on one of my rides just wearing a hoodie and jean jacket. Some accessories that I liked having with me last week (but are by no means a requirement for fall cycling) were my shoe covers on one particularly wet ride and a thin hat that fit nicely under my helmet for the cooler mornings. Gloves were also important, but I found my neoprene ones too warm and damp after  longer rides and they weren’t very maneuverable. One of the VACC course instructors mentioned that some cyclists really like wool gloves so I might try a simple pair of these in the future.

Fall is a beautiful time of year in Metro Vancouver. While it’s important to steer clear of obstacles on the ground such as large piles of leaves that may hide potholes or other hazards, there is a lot to love about cycling here in the fall. The leaves are stunning at this time of year and it was a pleasure to be outside and up close with all the colour. When you ride on some of our bike routes, such as some spots along 10th Avenue, it’s magnificent to be out in the fresh air immediately underneath tall trees and a canopy of yellows, oranges and reds. Cycling and walking are good for us physically but I was reminded last week that these activities are also emotionally uplifting, particularly when we we’re fortunate to have sunny hours in our fall days.

A Beautiful Fall Day in Vancouver

I hope all of you had a fun and rewarding Bike to Work Week. Thanks to my friends who took up the challenge with me last week. If you want to meet some other Metro Vancouverites who participated in Bike to Work Week, head over to Vancouver Is Awesome to view the commuter profiles included in last week’s V.I.A. cycling posts.

Monday: Monkey See Monkey Do Better – Monkey 100
Tuesday: Take Life by the Handlebars – Momentum Magazine
Wednesday: Bike Lanes Make Me Hornby – VACC
Thursday: Bike Vancouver – City of Vancouver
Friday: Bikefish – Autonomie Project