Hey Flagstaff bicyclists, we need your help! We need you to be an ambassador for cycling during Bike to Work Week! You know how much fun it is to ride a bike, and we need you to get your coworkers to try it out. It’s easy to get involved, and everyone who participates is eligible to win prizes. Register your workplace in the Worksite Challenge. (It’s free!) Download or pick
Wanna win some free money!? We are holding a bicycle parade float contest as part of the Bike Bazaar parade on Sunday June 3rd, the kick-off for Bike to Work Week. We really want some folks to participate so we are upping the ante… Here’s the rules: -Your float must be pedal powered -Extra consideration given to floats that integrate the “cycle” into the float rather than just pulling a
It’s springtime and time to ride! Once again we at Flagstaff Biking Organization have been busy through the winter planning our schedule of advocacy events for the spring, summer and fall! Here’s an overview of some of what we have going on… Bike to Work Week has new dates! Flagstaff Bike to Work Week is scheduled for Sunday, June 3rd through Friday, June 8th! We had so many years of
It is imperative that everyone go here and use the form to contact his or her Representative in the House to urge him or her to oppose this legislation! Basically this bill would do much harm to programs that benefit cycling like: -Make Transportation Enhancement optional (much of the Flagstaff Urban Trail System has been built with this funding). -Repeal the Safe Routes to School program (our partnership with Coconino
Join Flagstaff Biking Organization for the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival tonight at the Orpheum Theater for “Bike Night” Movies! Here’s a short description of the movies: IF I RIDE “We all ride for our own reasons, but we all want the same thing: a better future for bicycling. “If I Ride” is a bicycle rider’s poem to biking. Our goal at Peopleforbikes.org is to gather a million names of support,
The Congress and Senate are drafting a transportation bill right now that would potentially cut the Recreational Trails, Safe Routes to School and Transportation Enhancement Programs. These programs fund things right here in Flagstaff like the Flagstaff Urban Trail System, the Safe Kids Bicycle Rodeo Program and various other recreational trails projects on the Coconino National Forest. Please click here and submit the form letter that is provided, courtesy of
Bicycle Dreams tells the true story of the Race Across America, a 3000-mile bicycle race that challenges riders to cross the country in just ten days. They must overcome searing desert hear, agonizing mountain climbs, and endless stretches of open road, all while battling extreme exhaustion and sleep deprivation. But when tragedy strikes the race, this simple test of human endurance is instantly transformed into something far more daunting. These
And the Worksite Challenge Winners are…. The winners of the “large worksite” category, and the recipients of the Voodoo Nakisi from Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution are: USGS Buildings 4 and 5 with 30.62% of workers riding throughout the week! The winners of the “medium worksite” category, and the recipients of the Specialized Globe Haul 1 from Absolute Bikes are: Arizona Raft Adventures (AZRA) with 85.89% of workers riding throughout the week!
Thanks for logging your commutes! Keep riding all summer Flagstaff! Thank you to the sponsors of the 2011 Worksite Challenge! -Voodoo Cycles and Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution http://www.flagbikerev.com/ -Specialized Bicycles and Absolute Bikes http://absolutebikes.net/ -Wandertec and Bike Shop Hub http://www.bikeshophub.com/ Winners of the Worksite Challenge bikes and trailer will be announced early this coming week! Stay tuned… The Raffle prize winners for Friday are: Mount Elden Middle School – Staff
Thanks for logging your commutes! Keep riding all summer Flagstaff! Worksite coordinators, make sure to register your participant numbers daily here: https://gnome.wufoo.com/forms/bike-to-work-week-worksite-coordinator-daily-entry/ Thank you to the sponsors of the 2011 Worksite Challenge! -Voodoo Cycles and Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution http://www.flagbikerev.com/ -Specialized Bicycles and Absolute Bikes http://absolutebikes.net/ -Wandertec and Bike Shop Hub http://www.bikeshophub.com/ The Raffle prize winners for Thursday are: Brittain Davis- Flagstaff Federated Community Church, Gift Card – Cosmic Cycles Ben