Courteous Mass January 2013

You can read all about what we try to accomplish on these rides HERE
The weather is supposed to be rainy in the morning but do not let that deter you from this fun, easy city tour ride!
It is supposed to be 50 degrees and cloudy at ride time!
Unbelievable for January.
So pump up the tires, lube the chain, check the brakes and get out there.
Leaves Lawton Park at the Trailhead at 6:30pm sharp.  9 miles.
See you there.

2013 Chilly Challenge

Hey there gang.
This is coming up fast so I thought I had better put something out there about it.
Chilly Challenge info from 3 Rivers Velo Sports.  As always it is on New Year's Day!  1PM

In a nutshell. a few hundred of us crazies meet at Psi Ote Barn at Northside Park and ride up to Johnny Appleseed park to go watch the Real Crazies jump in the St. Joseph River.

 Here is video of last year's Real Crazies.



From there you can continue on to get in 15 or 25 miles. It is co sponsored by the Parks Department.  After you are done, we all meet back where we started and eat some chili and other fine snacks for free!  Thanks 3RVS!

I think this will be my 5th year doing it and it always is pretty entertaining.  I sure hope it's nice out.  The coldest I remember has been 7 degrees F a few years back.  The pace is usually pretty mellow so I always wear an extra layer or two.

Hope to see you there.
PJ

Oh Man!

Love the downhill!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Right on Fort Wayne!

2012 Fort Wayne Bike Commuter Challenge : Results page

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.					2012 FORT WAYNE BIKE COMMUTER CHALLENGE
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.					RANKINGS WILL BE POSTED BY MAY 6, 2012 BY 11:59 PM
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.		Bike Month is May 1-31, 2012
.					TEAM	MILES			TEAM	TRIPS
.		NATIONAL BIKE MONTH			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	201			Fort Wayne Bike Commuters	50
.		ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE			One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	155			One Lucky Guitar, Inc.	41
.					Summit City Bikes	118			Cirrus ABS	33
.		Tuesday, May 1, 5:30PM			Cirrus ABS	43			Summit City Bikes	13
.		Inaugural Trek the Trails Celebration			AtoS	24			AtoS	4
.		Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Rd.			Lutheran Hospital	10			Lutheran Hospital	3
.		Trek the Trails Rides			Grand Total	551			Grand Total	144
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.		May 14-17, 7AM-9AM
.		Free Coffee for Cyclists			INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
.		Show your helmet to a barista			(rankings of individuals not riding with teams)
.		for FREE COFFEE from 7AM-9AM
.		for cyclists at these downtown cafes:			RIDER	MILES			RIDER	TRIPS
.		Pembroke Bakery			Kathy Boling	118			Kathy Boling	27
.		The Dash In			jdreilly	118			jdreilly	19
.		Downtown Grind			sam c	74			DangerousElf	12
.					DangerousElf	47			Damian	11
.		Wednesday, May 16th, 7pm			garf16	45			sam c	7
.		Ride of Silence			Damian	31			garf16	6
.		Friemann Square			Jared Haagen	20			patrick	5
.		Ride to honor cyclists killed or injured			juliharte	12			Jared Haagen	4
.		by motor vehicles			patrick	8			papasquat83	2
.					papasquat83	5			Mike Roeger	2
.		Friday, May 18th, 6:30 to 8AM			Mike Roeger	4			juliharte	2
.		Bike to Work Day, Headwaters Park			Grand Total	482			Grand Total	97
.		Free coffee, bagels and other goodies
.		Friday, May 18th, 5-8pm				SUM of Number of trips	SUM of Miles
.		Bike to Work Day After Party			Ride to work	137	638
.		Fort Wayne Outfitters			Ride to ride	2	6
.		Celebrate your accomplishments with			Errands	37	118
.		a party on the river!			Combo	61	258
.		Music, food and Bent Rim Black Lager!			Grand Total	237	1,020
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.		Tuesday, May 22nd, 6:30PM
.		Main Library Theater
.		"Breaking Away"
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Definition of Advocacy (Wikipedia)

Cycling advocacy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cycling advocacy consists of activities that provide greater safety, comfort, and convenience for bicyclists by educating cyclists and motorists, improving road quality on bike routes, establishing more and better bicycle parking, providing legal protections for cyclists by including cycling interests in new legislation, and increasing public and political support for bicycling.[1] There are many organizations whose primary mission is to advocate for these goals. Most are non-profit organizations supported by donations, membership dues, and volunteers.[2] [3]

What do you do to advocate for Cyclists?

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Last year I burned 87,000 calories riding to and from work.  How about you?