Join Cascade for this month-long celebration of pedal-powered movement! In 2016 we’re bringing back some of our favorite traditions: Bike to School Day, F5 Bike Everywhere Day free bicycling classes for newbies, and new events aimed at encouraging people to bike everywhere! The best way to celebrate Bike Everywhere Month is simply to get on a bike: ride to work, ride to the grocery store or just ride for the sheer joy of being outside, soaking up the spring weather.
More details at cascade.org/BikeEverywhere thanks to our sponsors
Cascade.org/BikeEverywhere
#BikeEverywhere
MAY IS BIKE EVER MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE GREAT EVENTS! Visit cascade.org/calendar for a full list and updates, and add your events!
F5 BIKE EVERYWHERE DAY
HIDDEN GEM SCAVENGER HUNT Monday, May 16
Friday, May 20
Scavenger Hunt 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Start at Westlake Park 401 Pine St Seattle
Ride with us! F5 Bike Everywhere Day is the best day of the year to be on your bike. Thousands of people on two wheels pack the streets. Smiles, waves and the friendly ring of bike bells fill the air. Dozens of celebration stations and happy riders along major routes ensure that encouragement, support and fun are never in short supply. No matter where you ride, we’ll be out there Photo Courtesey of Tino Tran with you. Come for a high five and leave with some goodies! There will be more than 65 stations around the Puget Sound region. Find a map of stations near you by visiting cascade.org/BikeEverywhereDay. Keep the Bike Everywhere Day fun going with the official Cascade Bicycle Club after party at Velo Bike Shop in Seattle from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, May 20.
After Party 7 - 9 p.m. Crocodile Back Bar 2200 2nd Ave. Seattle
Grab your co-workers and friends for a scavenger hunt to explore downtown Seattle in the best way possible—by bike of course! You and your team will uncover hidden treasures, complete challenges and discover unique local businesses and hear local music. Not only will you have a great time, you will also help shape the future of protected bike lanes downtown. Finish the ride with an after party at the Crocodile Back Bar, where you can grab pizza and drinks and hear local musicians.
BELLEVUE POLICY RIDE Noon on Wednesday, May 25
TAKE A MAY BIKE CHALLENGE
Join Cascade and fellow Bellevue riders for an afternoon ride to explore potential routes that are part of Bellevue’s Ped/Bike Implementation Initiative. Bring your bike, helmet and enthusiasm for new bike lanes in Bellevue. Ride starts at Bellevue City Hall (450 110th Ave. NE, Bellevue).
Ride your bike, form a team of friends, log your bike trips and win prizes! No matter where you live in Washington state, you can find a spring bike challenge to log your bike trips and compete for prizes and bragging rights. Find a Challenge in your area from the list below or visit cascade.org/bike-challenges and join the fun! If there’s no local challenge in your area, sign up for the Puget Sound and statewide Washington Bikes Bike Everywhere Challenge at WAbikes.org.
MAY 2016 SUNDAY
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MONDAY
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B I K E to SCHOOL DAY
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Tuesday Social Rides
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Free
Tuesday Social Rides
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Hidden Gem
Scavenger Hunt Ride
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Fundraiser for
G&O Family Cyclery
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Tuesday Social Rides
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Fix a Flat Demo at Gregg’s
12 Presesntation Series
HEALTHCARE FOR CYCLIST
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BIKES & BAGELS Sponsored by Commute Seattle
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BIKE EVERY WHERE F5
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After Party at Velo Bike Shop
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MAY BIKE CHALLENGES
FRIDAY
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Tuesday Social Rides
Tuesday Social Rides
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Fix a Flat Demo
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Bellevue Policy Ride
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BIKE MONTH
Party at Peddler Brewing Company
Visit cascade.org/calendar for a full list and updates
RYWHERE MONTH Tag #BikeEverywhere and win!
Bike Everywhere Month membership specials revealed! By Ariana Rundquist, Membership & Development Manager
WE WANT TO KNOW
Where do you go and what do you discover when you #BikeEverywhere? When you tag your social media posts (stories, poems/haikus, doodles and/or photos) with #BikeEverywhere, we’ll pick a weekly winner to receive an awesome prize package!
It’s easy to enter! It just takes two steps Follow Cascade Bicycle Club on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Tag #BikeEverywhere and @CascadeBicycle in your posts—and voila! Cross your fingers and wait for the winner announcement!
#BikeEverywhere
May is my favorite month, and most Cascade members agree with me. In 2015 over 70 percent of Cascade memberships that expired during Bike Month were renewed, which is 10 percent higher than our annual average renewal rate! What’s going on here? Well, May is Bike Everywhere Month; add the beautiful weather and it’s bound to be a popular time to be on a bike! Plus, every Cascade membership purchased or renewed during May comes with a special limitededition gift. The 2016 Bike Everywhere Month gift is (...drumroll…) a custom Cascade bandana! Bike Everywhere Month is also the perfect time to invite your friends, family, colleagues to join your Cascade community. Cascade’s tax-deductible membership dues are discounted for our three most popular membership levels throughout May: $5 OFF INDIVIDUAL 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP only $35 plus a bandana $10 OFF FAMILY 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP only $55 plus a bandana $50 OFF SUPPORTER 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP only $100 plus TWO bandanas Visit cascade.org/join to take advantage of these limited-time offers. Members like you make Bike Everywhere Month—and all our work—possible.
Take a May Bike Challenge: Ride your bike, form a team of friends, log your bike trips and win prizes!
Puget Sound region Washington Bikes
Bellingham & Whatcom County No matter where you live in Washington state, you can find a spring bike challenge to log your bike trips and compete for prizes and bragging rights. Find a Challenge in your area from the list on the right or visit cascade.org/bike-challenges and join the fun!
Whatcom Council of Governments
Cowlitz County Cowlitz on the Move
Tacoma & Pierce County Pierce Trips
Pullman Pullman Parks & Recreation
Skagit County Bike Walk Mount Vernon
Spokane Spokane Bikes & Spokane Bicycle Club
Thurston County Intercity Transit
Tri-Cities Bike Tri-Cities formerly 3 Rivers Bicycle Coalition
Wenatchee Wenatchee In Motion
Yakima Yakima Valley Conference of Governments
If there’s no local challenge in your area, sign up for the Puget Sound and statewide Washington Bikes Bike Everywhere Challenge at WAbikes.org.
Get your bike ready to bike everywhere!
Bike to School Statewide Challenge is here!
May is the perfect time to pull out your bike from the garage, basement or off the wall and give it a little spring cleaning. The rain has (mostly) subsided, and there’s more daylight to ride to work, do errands or take a fun ride. And, it’s #BikeEverywhere Month!
Our statewide middle and high school challenge is now live and open for registration! Middle and high school students interested in challenging their friends, classmates and themselves to ride their bikes to school as much as they can this May should visit cascade.org/bts and register on their school team or as individual riders to compete.
By Briana Orr, Communications & Marketing Manager
ABC Quick Check AIR
Air Squeeze tires and inflate if needed– tires should feel firm.
Squeeze tires and inflate if needed–tires should feel firm.
If it’s the first time you are pulling out your bike since the fall, it’s good to check that the basics are working. And even if you’ve been braving it all winter long, a daily check before heading out on a ride can help you spot something out of place before it becomes a big problem.
BRAKES
Squeeze brake levers, rock bike back and forth–wheels should stay put. Release brakes and spin wheels–wheels should move freely. Minimum 1 inch clearance between lever and bars.
Brakes Squeeze brake levers, rock bike back and forth–wheels should stay put. Release brakes and spin wheels–wheels should move freely.
Minimum 1 inch clearance between lever and bars.
CHAIN, CASSETTE, CRANK AND CHAINRINGS
Chain should be clean and move freely when you backpedal. Chain, cassette, crank and chainrings Chain should be clean and move freely when you backpedal.
Photo Courtesey of Tino Tran
By Emily Kotz, Youth Program Assistant
As riders track the number of trips they take during the month, they’ll be automatically entered to win bike raffle prizes such as Ortlieb backpacks, saddle bags and bike lights throughout the Challenge. Two lucky riders will win the top raffle prizes of either a new Kona or Jamis bike, and the middle and high school student who has logged the most trips overall during the challenge will win a free pass for themselves and an adult rider for a major Cascade ride!
Think ABC Quick Check to remember what to look for on your trusty steed! If you find anything out of place or not working well, fix it (or get it fixed) before you ride. You can learn how to do basic bike fixes through Cascade’s maintenance classes in Seattle (cascade.org/learn) or visit your local bike shop. Enjoy the ride!
Bike to School Day is Wednesday, May 4! If you have already reserved a Bike to School Day kit for this year’s Bike to School Month Challenge, you can pick your kit up from the Cascade Bicycling Center (located at 7787 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The kits come with this year’s Bike to School prizes, including the first challenge spoke card awarded to those students who ride on Wednesday, May 4, as well as stickers, safety supplies and kids’ Clif bars to help fuel students for their rides to school. Most exciting of all: this year our Challenges are taking place statewide, so any and all riders across the state of Washington can compete and get inspired to ride to school by entering the Challenge! From Seattle to Aberdeen to Spokane, please contact Emily Kotz at ypa@cascade.org for any questions on how to get your school and community ready to ride this May. Find student registration forms, ride tracking calendars, parent newsletters and more at cascade.org/bts.
CROSS WORD By Andrew Kopp, Volunteer Programs Assistant ACROSS
QUICK RELEASES
Many bikes have quick releases that fasten the seat and wheels. Quick releases should be securely closed.
Quick releases Many bikes have quick releases that fasten the seat and wheels. Quick releases should be securely closed.
CHECK-IT-OUT RIDE
Before you leave, bike in a loop to check that your bike is working well.
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