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June is Walk & Bike Month in Boulder! |
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June is Walk & Bike Month in Boulder!
Once again Community Cycles is organizing this celebration of walking and biking. We have over 85 fun events. You can go on a ride, enjoy a hike, learn mountain bike skills, check out Valmont Bike Park, learn how to fix your bike, and get tips of how to use your bike more often. There are parties and social events geared to people who love to bike. Of course the big highlight events return- Bike to Work Day on June 27th, Clips of Beer and Faith Film Festival on June 29th and the B360 Circle Boulder by Bicycle Ride on June 3rd. Don't forget to make your ride count and Register for Bike to Work Day. (The more bike trips we have, the more bikes count in the transportation planning process!).
Click here for the complete list of Boulder Walk and Bike Month events or to find Bike to Work Day events. |
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May 19, 2012 - Wheel Truing Workshop |
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 Not able to adjust your brakes because your wheels are out of true? Not sure how to fix your wobbly wheel? Come to the Wheel Truing workshop. No experience needed. Bring your own wobbly wheels, or help straighten-out some of the multitudes that we have at the shop.
This workshop is designed to teach you the fundamental skills for truing a wheel including: spoke tension, lateral true, radial true, and dish.
This 2 hour workshop is limited to 6 students.
Karl Hanzel will lead this workshop
Cost: $10
Cost for members: $5
Work-trade available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Reserve a spot in the Wheel Truing Workshop.
Saturday, May 19th, 9:00-11:00a.m.
2805 Wilderness Pl Ste 1000
Boulder, CO 80301 |
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May 20, 2012 - Boulder Bicycle Swap |
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The Boulder Bicycle swap will be held May 20th 2012 10am to 4pm. Vendor set up begins at 8am.
Registration is now open
The Boulder Bicycle Swap is now in its second year. We had over 1000 attendees in 2011. We plan to make this another great year with more vendors and events.
SCARPA North America
3550 Frontier Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
[map link with directions]
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June 2, 2012 - Bicycle Recycling Drive & Celebration Event |
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Elevations and Community Cycles - Bicycle Recycling Drive & Celebration Event
Saturday, June 2nd, Noon – 3:00 pm
At Community Cycles main shop
2805 Wilderness Place, Ste. 1000
Join Elevations Credit Union by creating a culture of cycling and support local non-profit Community Cycles.
The tax-deductible donation of your bicycle or parts will be matched with a cash donation from Elevations. Celebrate the success of this campaign by joining us for a June 2nd celebration event at Community Cycles with DJs, food,and fun. Bicycles will be collected from May 1 to May 31 at five Elevations locations. Call Elevations at 303.443.4672 x1121 to coordinate your donation.
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June 2, 2012 - Lose 3,000 lbs., and feel great! Going car-free in a practical world |
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 In this workshop, we'll get started by discussing the reasons why it makes sense to go car-free, including saving money, improving personal health, discovering the social effects of an "out-of-car experience", enjoying being outside, and reducing our environmental impact. Once we've shared why a car-free life may seem preferable, we'll get into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to make that happen without any feeling of deprivation in our lives.
We'll talk openly about common concerns such as time crunch, safety, cargo hauling, career attire, weather, longer distances, and more. We'll include the topic of, "But what about when you simply need a car?"
This workshop is aimed specifically at practical people with practical lives. The focus will be a discussion of how we can live in the real world without a car, enjoying the positive attributes of that freedom while not feeling any sense of deprivation. Career professionals, homeowners, families, middle-aged folks, and others are encouraged to come participate in this workshop. Please come prepared to be a part of the discussion, and learn from each other's concerns and experiences.
The workshop is being lead by Fred Ecks
Cost: $10
Cost for members: $5
Work-trade available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Reserve a spot in the going car-free workshop.
Saturday, June 2nd, 9:00-11:00a.m.
2805 Wilderness Pl Ste 1000
Boulder, CO 80301 |
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Pastries on the Path |
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Pastries on the Path: Community Cycles and Boulder Food Rescue team up to Provide tasty pastries and hot coffee to bike commuters
Every Friday morning, Boulder food Rescue and Community Cycles will provide a hot drink and tasty eats to bike commuters at Boulder Creek Path @ 17th Street. This series of events organized by the nonprofit team-up will extend through the end of June at this location. The event, inspired by a similar event in Portland, Oregon called "Breakfast on the Bridges" is a simple gesture to thank and encourage bike commuters for riding their bikes. Pastries, Bagels and Cake (cake for breakfast!?), are rescued Thursday night from area bakeries' surpluses, and coffee is provided by Conscious Coffee roasters.
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Become a Community Cycles Member |
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We've been busy gearing up for the cycling season at Community Cycles. We have ambitious plans to get more people on bikes than ever in boulder than ever this year. But we can't do it without your support. By becoming a Community Cycles member you help ensure that we reach our goals. |
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