Thursday, May 13, 2010

Bike to Work Week

Bike to Work WeekMay 17-21

Events include:


Saturday, May 15

Eldorado
4pm

Join the folks from SpinDoc for a ride around the Eldorado community. The ride will begin at SpinDoc in the La Tienda Shopping Center and be customized based on attendance and level of riders. Riders, led by SpinDoc instructors, will cruise around the Eldorado community on mostly paved trails (some gravel surface) finishing at the Lamy Station Café with food and drink specials. Call SpinDoc, 466-4181, or visit www.spindoc.com for more info.

Tuesday, May 18

4-6 pm & 6-8 pm
Bicycle Maintenance 101 (English)
Presented by the Chainbreaker Collective at 1515 5th St

5:30 pm & 6:30 pm
Fix a Flat
Presented by REI in the courtyard at 500-a Market Street

Wednesday, May 19

6-7 pm
Flat Tire Clinic
Presented by The Broken Spoke at 1403 Second St.

6-7 pm
Women Only In Depth Fix a Flat
Presented by the Pedal Queens at Chainbreaker Collective 1515 5th St.

5-7 pm
Commuter Bike Display and Demo
Presented by REI in the courtyard at 500-a Market St.


Thursday, May 20

6 pm
Flat Tire Clinic
Presented by The Broken Spoke at 1403 Second St.

6:30 pm
What Tools to Have and How to Use Them
Presented by Rob and Charlie's at 1632 St Michaels Dr.

7 pm
Concourse de Elegance (Bicycle Beauty Pageant)
Presented by Mellow Velo at The Santa Fe Farmer's Market

4-6 pm & 6-8 pm
Bicycle Maintenance 101 (Spanish)
Presented by the Chainbreaker Collective at 1515 5th St.

5 pm & 6 pm
Fix a Flat
Presented by REI in the courtyard at 500-a Market St.


Friday, May 21

BIKE TO WORK COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
at the Santa Fe Railyard Plaza

7 am – 10 am

FREE food, coffee, t-shirts to the first 350 people to sign a pledge to ride often, prizes and giveaways - take a swing at the piñata - FREE Bikeways maps - bicycle check-ups by experts - Youth helmet fitting by Christus St. Vincent Hospital volunteers - Santa Fe Trails bus/bike rack demo - music provided by Jakatu Marimba! Join a convoy to the Railyard from your neighborhood, route details and maps will be available online.


Saturday, May 22

10 am
Community/Family Ride hosted by Second Street Brewery, 1814 Second Street.

The ride, which will make a big loop, starts and ends at the restaurant and includes the Rail Trail and Arroyo de los Chamisos trails. It will last around an hour. Afterward, participants are invited to the brewery for the crawfish boil, which participants can enjoy at a discount.

For more information please contact Rachel Wexler, City of Santa Fe (505) 955-4010 or by email at rfwexler@santafenm.gov.

*Workshop participants get free GCCC passes.

Check out the City of Santa Fe website for updates and more information.

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