If there ever was a day not to worry about helmet hair, May 16th is it.

Join Millions of casual and fanatical cyclists across the nation and pedal your bike to work on May 16. Sweaty backs and wildman hair-dos will rule office cubicals and job sites across the state, so pull out your bike and get ready to ride!

Bozeman

Free Breakfast 7am -9am for bike communters at the following locations:

Mon - Rockford Coffee
Tues - The Grind
Wed - Community Food Co-op
Thurs - International Coffee Traders
Fri - Leaf & Bean, 4-6pm MacKenzie River Pizza

May 13th: Bike Repair Clinic, Summit Bike Shop, 7pm
May 14th: Commuter Bike Show, Food Co-op, during breakfast

Missoula

May 13, Spring Bike Tune up, 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Worden's Parking Lot and 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Good Food Store. Missoula In Motion wants everyone to be prepared for Bike to Work Day! Join Free Cycles Community Bike Mechanics for free safety checks and basic bike tune-ups. Routing information, maps and $6 helmets will also be available. Leave with all the tools you need for efficient, safe bike commuting. These events are free and open to the public, but the first 25 Way To Go! Club members that show their membership card and bring a friend will receive a free Good Food Store smoothie coupon. For more info call 406-258-4961.

Friday, May 16, National Bike To Work Day.

Spokane

All Week Long

• RiverPark Square bicycle display. Check out the latest in commuter bicycles and see what you've been missing.
• NW Museum of Arts and Culture will display some vintage bicycles in the foyer.
• Anyone visiting Aunties Bookstore during the week with a helmet will receive a 15% discount on all purchases.

 

• Bike in to Fitness Fanatics and get a free water bottle and enter to win other prizes.
• Great Harvest Bread Company will give out Pedal Power Oatmeal cookies to any Bike to Work participant who shows up at the E. 2530 29th Avenue address during the Bike to Work Week. M-F from 6:30 a.m. to 6 P.M. Sat. from 6:30 a.m. to 5 P.M. And Sunday form 6:30 a.m. to 3 P.M. Just have to show up on a bike and tell the counter people that you want the Pedal Power Oatmeal Cookie.

May 12: BTW Week Kickoff Breakfast. Riverfront Park 7-9 A.M.

May 13:

• LIVESTRONG Day 2008, the Lance Armstrong Foundation's one-day initiative to raise awareness and funds for the cancer fight. Bike To Work on May 13th and Wear Yellow to show your support for Cancer Survivors. Bike To Work-Wear Yellow for LIVESTRONG Day Breakfast and booths open from 6:30-8:30 A.M. at Deaconess Health and Education Center, Rm 265. Check this page for details and bookmark it! http://www.schaffnerfamily.com/BTWLD.htm
• Mountain Gear Noon - Bike to Work Traffic Skills Presentation for Employees at Corporate Headquarters

May 14:

• Two Iranian computer engineers quit their jobs, sold their possessions and are now cycling the world and planting trees as a symbol of peace and speaking about environmental conservation. Come hear them speak and watch a slide show of their journey 11:30-12:45, in building 24 room 110 on the Spokane Falls Community College campus. SFCC Bike-to-Work participants will be enjoying a pizza lunch (not open to the public, sorry) courtesy of college president Dr. Mark Palek.
• Bike to School Day. Activities are being organized at elementary schools around Spokane to highlight the fun and benefits of biking, and school district employees are being encouraged to bike too. Cooper, Jefferson, Linwood, Sheridan, Westview, and Wilson. Students will receive bike safety information, stickers, books, and other incentives for choosing to walk or bike to school that day. Join your kids on their bike ride to school, and continue on to work.
• REI BTW Week Event: Village Bicycle Project presents Ayamye at Spokane REI, Monroe and Boone. 7:00 P.M. Village Bicycle Project will show the film Ayamye, documenting efforts to bring affordable & sustainable transportation to Ghana, Africa through donated used bikes, new tools & repair training. Pedals2People will collect adult bicycles in repairable condition for the Project at this event. Bring your old bike, and help them reach their goal of collecting 300 bicycles for the Village Bicycle Project. Contact Pedals2People at 842-6597 or visit their website for more information.

May 15:

• Bike Maintenance 101 at Spokane REI, Monroe and Boone. 7:00 P.M. Bike Maintenance 101 is designed for anyone who owns a bike and wants to learn how to keep their investment running great for years to come.
• 8:00AM Here is a chance to sharpen your city riding skills. Learn some of the city's commuter routes on a Spokane Bicycle Club ride to downtown from the South Hill, through the city to the north side, then back downtown again along commuter routes. Meet at Manito Center, 29th & Grand Description: Mileage: To Downtown: 4 miles; full ride: 25 miles, or more if the group agrees. Leader: Eileen Hyatt Phone: 747-3778
• Huckleberry's Natural Market, 926 S. Monroe, is hosting a Commuter Clinic on from 3 to 7 P.M. The pros from Wheelsport will be on site to offer tips on roadside repair, tube changing, maintenance, quick fixes, bicycle fit, safety and rules of the road. For everyone who shows up on a bike between 3 to 7 P.M., Huckleberry's will give them 50% off a juice bar item, and some free giveaways while supplies last.

May 16: BTW Week Wrap up Party and Drawing, Steamplant Grill, downtown Spokane. 4:30-6:30 P.M. All registered participants are entered in the prize drawing. See our Schwag page for a description of the prizes. Must be present to win.

 

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