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Winter poses special challenges to the utilitarian cyclist. If you ride purely for fun and fitness you tend not to ride when it's dark and cold and snowy. If your bike is your primary transportation, you don't necessarily have this option. After all, you'll still need groceries in February! But don't worry, 80% of cyclists in Copenhagen, Denmark keep on biking all winter long, and you can too with a little bit of extra knowledge and experience.

There are three main differences between fair weather and winter cycling: more darkness, the cold, and snow and ice on the roads. In this workshop, we'll cover what it takes to ride safely and comfortably in Boulder all winter long, from making sure you've got lights bright enough to see, not just be seen, to keeping your fingers, toes and nose from going numb. We'll also talk about riding techniques to keep you upright on snowy and icy surfaces, and the additional maintenance your winter steed may require.

Winter riding may be challenging sometimes, but you'll never have to scrape a windshield, and occasionally it's downright magical. There's nothing quite like riding home through a silent, snow-clad night as the flakes slowly drift by, and discovering a fox bounding along beside the trail.

Thursday, February 3 at 7 p.m.
Two Wheels, Two Planks - Pedal Powered Skiing
in Arctic Norway
(presented by Ember Photography's
Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson)

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From Sue Prant at GoBoulder.net

The City of Boulder is celebrating its 3rd annual Winter Bike to Work Day (WBTWD) to reward those who ride their bike all or part of the way to work, school or another destination around town. Ride and receive a free breakfast at participating locations.

Please take a moment to complete the online form. In return for completing the online registration form, you will be entered into a drawing for fabulous prizes including Eldora lift tickets, Smartwool under the helmet beanies, Smartwool socks, Cateye headlights and taillights, Sierra Designs winter biking jackets, and free admission to a Community Cycles mechanics workshop. Use our our WBTWD online registration form.

This year's festivities are presented by the City of Boulder/GO Boulder in partnership with the CU-Boulder Environmental Center and Boulder County Transportation Department.

For more information on Boulder's Winter Bike to Work Day, visit: www.GOBoulder.net

Breakfast station locations (7 - 9 am)

• Acupuncture Works at 1723 Canyon Blvd.
• Page Two at 6565 Gunpark Drive in Gunbarrel
• Rally Sport Health and Fitness at 2727 29th Street
• Dushanbe Teahouse at 1770 13th Street
• Community Cycles at 2805 Wilderness place, Suite 100 (just north of the Goose Creek path west of the Foothills Pkwy underpass)
• CU-Environmental Center at SW Corner Broadway & Euclid
• Moes Broadway Bagel at 2650 Broadway
• Moe Bagels on Arapahoe at 3075 Arapahoe

When: On Wednesday. Jan. 19th, 2011, GO Boulder, CU Environmental Center and Boulder County will host Boulder’s third annual Winter Bike to Work Day. The day will include free breakfast from 7 – 9 am at the locations listed below.

Event is sponsored by GOBoulder, CU Environmental Center & Boulder County

Why register? Make your trip count! Registration for the event begins Jan 5th, 2011. Please take a minute to register, this helps organizers to know how many people participated and enables us to calculate the contribution you make to reducing carbon emissions. It also helps the breakfast station plan so they have enough food. You will also be entered to win fabulous prizes including Eldora lift tickets, Smartwool under the helmet beanies, Smartwool socks, Cateye Headlights and tail lights, Sierra Designs winter biking jackets and free admission to a Community Cycles mechanics workshop.

Where: Winter Bike to Work Day participants will be gathering at the following locations to celebrate their ride into work and for a free breakfast! (waiting on menus from some)

Acupuncture Works - 1723 Canyon Blvd – Hot tea and scones

Page Two -6565 Gunpark Drive, Gunbarrel