Upcoming Events & Meetings

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Needed: Volunteers for Tour de Fat!

When: Saturday, August 11, 2007
Where: Fremont - at the corner of N 35th St & Phinney

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the following shifts and fun assignments (must be at least 21 y.o.):

• 7:30am-10:30am    Event set up (12 volunteers needed)
• 10:30am-1:00pm    Training, sell tickets, check ID, put on wristbands, pour beer, sell merchandise (14 needed)
• 1:30pm-3:30pm    Same as above (14 needed)
• 3:30pm-6:00pm    More shifts continue - same as above
• 6:00pm-7:30pm    Tear down event (12 needed)

Ready to sign up and have fun while helping support the Bike Alliance and Bike Works? Contact King Cushman (email King Cushman). If you have a specific shift preference or assignment, please advise us. Please be sure to include your preferred email for contact and also a phone number if we need to get in touch.

More info about Tour de Fat on our Rides Page

BAW Commuting Program Director Tours Washington

Follow along: read Kent's Blog as he Wanders around Washington
Read articles about his journey: Getting there by bicycle - 23 July 2007, Spokane Spokesman-Review.

Message from Kent Peterson, Commuting Program Director:

The Bicycle Alliance has its headquarters in the Seattle Bike Station, so naturally we do a lot of work in the Puget Sound area. But the Bicycle Alliance is a statewide organization and one of our goals is to serve communities across the state. One day in April, as I was bike commuting in to the office, I was thinking about how I could get more familiar with the bicycling resources, concerns and conditions in other parts of the state. I was also thinking that it would be nice to take a bike tour this summer. By the time I reached the office, I had a plan which I pitched to Barb and she approved.

From July 14th through July 28th, I'll be cycling around Washington. Since I have two ears and only one mouth, I'm planning on doing at least twice as much listening as talking. I will be giving some seminars on commuting and safe riding techniques but much of the trip will be a look and learn trip for me. I'll be connecting up with Bicycle Alliance members in various locations, so I may have some civilized places to stay, but I'm also planning on doing some bicycle camping as well. I'll be blogging from the road and compiling lists of cycling related contacts, shops, and resources for the various places I'll be visiting.

Here's the basic schedule. Washington is a big state, but I've got a good background in long distance riding. I couldn't fit everything in to one loop, but I tried to come close. It looks like I'll have to do another trip at some point to cover the center of the state. On this trip I'll also go into Portland, Oregon for a bit to see how they are doing things down there.

• Sat. 7/14/2007 -- Port Townsend/Port Angeles
• Sun. 7/15/2007 -- Bellingham
• Mon. 7/16/2007 -- Hwy 20
• Tue. 7/17/2007 -- Winthrop
• Wed. 7/18/2007 -- Spokane
• Thu. 7/19/2007 -- Spokane / Cheney
• Fri. 7/20/2007 -- Walla Walla
• Sat. 7/21/2007 -- Richland/Pasco/Kennewick
• Sun. 7/22/2007 -- Yakima
• Mon. 7/23/2007 -- Mt. St. Helens
• Tue. 7/24/2007 -- Vancouver/Portland
• Wed. 7/25/2007 -- Vancouver/Portland
• Thu. 7/26/2007 -- Olympia
• Fri. 7/27/2007 -- Tacoma
• Sat. 7/28/2007 -- Seattle/Issaquah

So keep an eye out for me on the roads of Washington this July. I'd love to meet as many Bicycle Alliance members as possible and maybe ride some miles with you. Most importantly, let me know what the Bicycle Alliance can do to improve bicycling in your community.

Kent Peterson

RAPSody Registration Open

Enjoy the scenic back roads of five Washington counties while supporting statewide bicycle advocacy and education on the Ride Around Puget Sound.

With 165 miles of rolling hills, doing RAPSody in one day is hard, two days is challenging fun. RAPSody is sponsored by five Puget Sound area bike clubs in support of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington's statewide advocacy and education.

The 4th Annual Ride Around Puget Sound is organized and supplied by B.I.K.E.S. of Snohomish County, The Capital Bicycle Club, Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club, Seattle Bicycle Club, and West Sound Cycling Club in support of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington's statewide advocacy and education.

T-Shirts, Mugs & Bike bags!

You can be stylish and support the Bicycle Alliance with our new T-shirts, mugs, bike bags, etc., featuring the Bicyle Alliance or the Share the Road license plate designs. Available for purchase online at Cafe Press.