capstone project

by one of the

Bike Co-op volunteers,

Tess Witler.

Well, our transportation planners have heard the call to arms. Monday evening, August 9th the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee will hear three proposals that will make cycling (and walking) in Fort Collins safer and more fun. Join us to hear all about these projects:

1) A Bike Box at West Plum and Shields: Correct, the Plum St. that leads from University Village on West Plum onto Campus. The one where the bike lane disappears at Shields and bikes are often clipped by south-turning motorists coming off of Plum.

Photo courtesy Stephen Rees’s blog

2) A Sidewalk on Lincoln Ave. to walk to Odell Brewing: Now that’s a no brainer. No longer will you have to walk in the bike lane to get from Buckingham to Odell Brewing.

3) Bike Lanes or shared lanes with “sharrows” on Mountain Ave. from Meldrum to Riverside in Old Town. This one has been a long time in coming but finally the planners are recommending sharrows along this stretch. There is no space for a bike lane and there is angled parking all along here with the relative dangers inherent for cyclists. The ONLY safe way to ride this stretch of Mountain is to take the lane and practice vehicular cycling. The sharrows will make it clear to motorists that we have a right to be there.

So come out for the fun at 6 p.m. Monday evening as the BAC hears about these proposals. Have a comment about the proposals? Come and share your thoughts or ideas or concerns. What about back in angled parking all along Mountain to really make this a safe street for bicycles? Public comment is heard at the beginning of the meeting from about 6 to 6:15 p.m.

The meeting will be held in the Community Room at 215 Mason St. Enter on the north side of the building.

Can’t make it but still want to comment? Send your public comment to Click For Email. We treat that as a part of the public record for the meeting.

Did you know you can match your personality to the perfect machine for you?

Lazy, Traditional, Hybrid, and Folding.

With Bike Week kicking off across the UK this weekend (and Fort Collins’ own Bike To Work Day just seven days away), here’s a quick guide to matching your social stereotype with the right bike.

Read the full post HERE!

For the second year the Fort Collins Bike Co-op is looking for volunteers to work on the Fort Collins Urban Assault Ride! The event takes place on Sunday, July 18.

Here’s your chance to get a ring-side seat at a wacky event, log some volunteer hours and help the Bike Co-op at the same time. The Co-op will get a substantial cash donation for providing the volunteers. All volunteers will receive a t-shirt, food, drinks and beer (21 and older).

If you are interested, willing and able to commit to work this event, please register on line at www.urbanassaultride.com/ftcollins/volunteer/npo.  When filling out the online form please be sure to put Fort Collins Bike Co-op in the “Non-profit Name” field so we get credit for your participation.

This vintage soft t-shirt is available in royal blue and kelly green in both men’s and women’s fits, and has a sweet bike illustration on front. The shirts will also be available for sale at The Wright Life.

If you’re diggin’ the Akinz style, you should know that ordering $50 worth of gear will earn you a FREE Bike To Work Day shirt! And, if you order online between now and 6/23, you’ll have the option to select “deliver by bike” as your shipping option!

*Note: Bike delivery area is limited between Vine and Harmony, and Taft Hill and Timberline. See below for clarification.

via www.ebaumsworld.com

Kryptonite lock, releases a yearly list of the 10 wost cities for bike theft. Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and San Francisco are the worst four. Several studies imply that fear of bicycle theft discourages many riders. Some of them give up biking permanently after having their bike heisted.

As a solution to the problem, a new type of architectural structure is springing up all over the world: the bike station.

Check out ThePolisBlog’s visual essay of the most outstanding bike stations HERE!

(Treehugger.com) Work Bikes, Freight Bicycles, Cargo Trikes, Utility Bicycles, Industrial Bikes — or whatever you want to call them — have been been with us for almost as long as the original safety bicycle itself. Though not conceived for recreation or racing, they have often been conscripted into those rolls too. But primarily their role has been utilitarian. Moving materials, goods, animals and people from place to place. Human propelled mules. Pedal powered trucks.

Check out this visual showcase highlighting the capabilities of these uber-efficient beasts of burden.

(Note! The brand-new Madsen Cargo bike picture above is FOR SALE! Contact Beth Click For Email for more info)

In 2006, Anne Feely was diagnosed with brain cancer and told that she didn’t have long to live.

Instead of resigning herself to this fate, she got educated and fought back. In less than a week’s time, she will cycle across America from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. with her friend Gundy and her dog Walter to raise awareness and funds to fight brain cancer.

Learn more about the Brains On Bikes campaign, and learn how to get involved with local support events at BrainsOnBikes.org.

Image: Brain cancer survivor Anne Feeley and her friend Gundala Hennig train for Brains on Bikes, a ride across the USA to raise money and awareness for brain cancer research. (Photo by Animal Monday – All Rights Reserved)