Boulder Cycling

2nd Annual Winter Cycling Bash

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Last year's Winter Bike Bash at the Boulder Brewery was fun and now it's returning again, Monday January 31 at 7pm...or feel free to come earlier and just hang around until the crowds roll in, or come later and arrive while the rage is in full motion.

This is party was a little of who's who in cycling from the Colorado hay day along with many of my current players. The invite list was so impressive that if I could interview just half of those I could write a book on Colorado Cycling History!

Theme? American Flyers 25th Anniversary. Got something to share? We've got some special prizes and giveaways you'll definitely want to try and win. Know a rider who played a part in the movie? Invite them! And if you send me their contact/email, I'd like to have it for some future AF activity being considered.

Special Guests? During the party, check out the US Cycling Monument table where you can help support a sculpture to be built in North Boulder Park, an important venue for both the Red Zinger and Coors International Bicycle Classic. The aluminum and stone work of art entitled Momentum will soar above a sandstone plaza, built from pavers that can be inscribed with your name for $100. More information is available at www.uscyclingmonument.com/.

Become a Trips for Kids Ride Leader

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Volunteer for 5 rides during 2011 or serve the
equivalent amount of time assisting organization
in other areas (25 hours).

TFKD/B will provide volunteers:
- Special volunteer training opportunities
- Primal - "Ride Leader" jersey

Ride Leader Program Details:
Program Goal: develop a core group of regular volunteers committed to assisting with five or more rides over the next 12 months.

TFKD/B has always relied on volunteers to power our youth mountain biking and after school bike club programs. As with most pursuits, as volunteers gain experience they undoubtedly become more valuable in supporting the ride logistics and are better equipped to coach and interact with our youth participants. In 2011 we are making a commitment to provide a better volunteer experience for both one-time and regular volunteers. Volunteers who sign up for the “Ride Leader” program may elect to attend pre-ride volunteer training workshops and will receive a TFK “Ride Leader” jersey.

Boulder Bcycle gets Google grant of $25,000

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BOULDER, Colorado (Jan. 14, 2011) — Boulder, Colorado’s B-cycle bike sharing program received a major boost this week, with the announcement that the Google Community Grants Fund at the Tides Foundation has provided a $25,000 donation to Boulder B-cycle, as part of Google’s commitment to support innovative ways for using Internet-based technology to reduce environmental impacts and improve the quality of life in the communities where it operates.

The Google Boulder office develops revenue platforms for Ads and digital online goods, Google Docs, Chrome, and Geographic projects. The office has product development teams, sales and marketing personnel.

“This generous donation will go a long way in helping us reach our overall fund raising goals,” said Boulder B-cycle executive director Lewis Wolman, whose organization is holding its official fund raising campaign launch party Friday, January 14, in downtown Boulder. “It’s also important validation when a company like Google gets behind a program like ours. We hope other Boulder-area businesses will be inspired to follow suit.”

BMA celebrates 20 years, new website & logo

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See the new website!

From the Daily Camera

In 1991, Kent Young invited a group of fellow cyclists to meet at University Bicycles, which he managed at the time, to talk about advocacy for the relatively new sport they'd taken up.

"Mountain biking was becoming more and more popular, but there was no voice in Boulder," he said. "And generally across the country, it was the beginning of mountain bikers trying to represent themselves as a legitimate user group."

and...

Though BMA celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, the battles over bikes on trails in Boulder County started more than 20 years ago, when mountain biking was a fledgling sport, in the 1980s. A 1982 story in the Daily Camera reported:

"'Mountain bikers' lost their bout with the Boulder City Council Tuesday for open-ended riding privileges on city parks and open space trails and unimproved roads.

"The council voted ... to generally prohibit the non-motorized bikes on trails, fire access roads and other unimproved roads in city parks and open space."

Read the rest at the Daily Camera

GO Boulder to name bike-friendly businesses

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BOULDER – GO Boulder and Community Cycles announce the launch of the Boulder Bicycle Friendly Business Program, which recognizes Boulder businesses that make bicycle commuting an attractive and feasible option for employees and visitors.

Businesses interested in receiving this distinction are asked to take a survey ranking their achievements. The survey ranks efforts such as bike parking, involvement in community biking events such as Bike to Work Day, employee incentives such as ECOpass, the availability of changing facilities, the use of bicycle delivery services, and availability of loaner or company bikes for employees.

Businesses are ranked from level one to four, with one being the highest distinction. Businesses are encouraged to upgrade their efforts and apply for a redesignation.

Superior Bike Park Progressing

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We reported back in October that Superior was also getting a bike park. The new park is located at Rock Creek Parkway and Honey Creek Lane. Lee McCormack is designing and constructing the park. Here is an update from Lee's website.

Mission
Design and build a bike park for the community. Riders of all ages, levels and styles. The upcoming Valmont Bike Park in Boulder will draw hardcore riders; this can really focus on local kids, families and mountain bikers.

Required features
- Jumps
- Pump track
- Natural terrain a la Lyons Bike park
- Beginner area with Strider-approved pump tack

My hopes
This park will be fun for everyone.

This park will teach the skills riders need to rip the local trails. That’s what I tried in Lyons, and I think it came out nice. Heck, I’ve learned tons on the sandstone pyramid.

So far
I’m working through some ideas, getting closer to a final approach (which will change, and change, and change).

Designing a park is way more involved than designing an individual track or feature; every time you add a feature, the complications/considerations seem to increase exponentially.

The bike park is a small portion of a larger park being constructed. The City of Superior is providing status updates for the park construction.


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