With Bike Month and Bike to Work Day quickly approaching, it’s time to once again recognize a bike-commuting superhero who makes everyday Bike to Work Day. As always, it was very difficult for us to narrow the many deserving nominees down to one. In the end, it was Brian Lehman’s co-workers at the California Film Institute who–unbeknownst to Brian–nominated him and sold us on his dedication to bicycling.
Volunteers make Bike to Work Day a fun, empowering celebration of the happiest, healthiest, and most sustainable form of transportation. Whether you’re able to stuff goodie bags, hang posters, or join us at Energizer Stations to cheer on our bike commuting heroes, we need your smiling face!
Thousands of riders rolled past a dozen Energizer Stations on Thursday, May 10, celebrating Bike to Work Day throughout the North Bay! Our Super Energizer Station on the Mill Valley Bike Path saw one its highest counts ever, with riders grabbing a snack and enjoying the encouragement from our amazing MCBC volunteers and sponsors!
Most active bicycle riders know that May is Bike Month – a perfect time to use the longer hours of daylight and moderate weather for more rides! But, each of us likely knows someone at work who has a bike gathering a little too much dust in the garage. It’s time to help them get out on two wheels for Bike to Work Day!
To celebrate Bike to Work Week, the City of San Rafael will be building a temporary two-way protected bike lane on Tamalpais Avenue between 3rd Street and Mission Avenue. The temporary bikeway is expected to be installed in time for morning commutes on Monday, May 7 and will be in place through Friday, May 11 – may longer if it proves popular!
Super Bicycle celebrates all things E-bike – two days of food, beverages, family cycling, workshops, speakers, and test drives of the latest E-bike models and categories. Flatten those hills and enhance your bike-riding experience on May 5 & 6!
“My commuter bike has the most soul. It’s a steel Sycip touring bike that accepts wide gravel tires, but I typically ride durable road tires. The next in line is my gravel bike, which feels like home. I ride that bike most often with its versatile uses on road and dirt.”
Where will you be on Bike to Work Day 2018? If you want to be part of the MCBC Bike to Work Day crew, help make sure everything is ready and cheer folks on during this epic day celebrating the bike, just let us know!
Pledge to ride on Bike to Work Day this year and you could win an 8-day dream trip for two Cycling Italy’s Amalfi Coast, courtesy of Exodus Travel.
The most popular spots on BTWD have to be our Energizer Super Stations
Time is running out – nominate your favorite Marin County bike commuter for 2018 Bike Commuter of the Year! You only have until April 3 to submit the name of a pedaler you think is awesome, amazing, and inspiring!
Know a dedicated bike commuter who pedals to work regularly? Know someone who inspires others to commute to work by bicycle? Know a cyclist who brings the joy of riding to his/her commute, rain or shine? Then nominate that rider as your county’s 2018 Bicycle Commuter of the Year!
