Bike Week 2009 - 13th to 21st June

Gilbie

As the title says - I believe its national Bike Week.
What better excuse do we need to get out on the bikes? I'm creating my own personal event and aiming for a 5 day commute, usually only manage 3 or 4 (other commitments before the MTFU's start ) but all set for a week on the bike and looking forward to it! 8)

http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/

The Chingford Skinhead

Went to the LB Waltham Forest event today in Walthamstow with the local LCC group. Good turnout though the tour de Waltham Forest Rides could have been better organised. The WFLCC did a questionnaire / survey which will inform a series of rides with councillors and planners / engineers who will all be on escorted bike rides in the borough to show the good, bad and ugly.

No surprises in the survey results Favourite rides are in the green parts of borough - Epping Forest, Lea Valley etc. Biggest problem was bad drivers / road surfaces. Biggest concerns in WF itself was maintenance of facilitities or poorly designed ones. No silver bullet answer to the One thing to improve - nearly everyone had more than one request but lots of calls for better maintenance, better police enforcement etc.

So, what are yolu guys doing different for bike week (if anything)?

Jay dubbleU

Went to our local bike fest at Lydiard Park but it was a bit like the fair our of Father Ted - lots of stuff for kids but I got bored within 10 mins and did a training ride to the Cotswold Water Park instead

We're giving out free breakfast vouchers for commuters on Wednesday at the Tricentre from 07.00 to 09.00

tardington

I know on wednesday there is a Bike Breakfast in edinburgh - bacon roll and free bike check over. First 100 people get a free bike bottle I think.

I may be getting up special early to get a free bottle! :oops:

AndyManc

I went to Quarry Bank Mill, Styal today . A guided tour of a 6mile cycle route around the village, managed by the national trust.

The route is OK, the good weather helped.

Edinburgh cycles were there, I got a free musette with a bottle, allen key set, sirius bar + catalogue , plus they were also lubing chains and doing adjustments for free.

Well done to Edinburgh Cycles for making the effort.



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JazzyBlues

Look forward to another breakfast in Bolton on way to work. YUM!

tardington

AndyManc wrote:

I went to Quarry Bank Mill, Styal today . A guided tour of a 6mile cycle route around the village, managed by the national trust.

The route is OK, the good weather helped.

Edinburgh cycles were there, I got a free musette with a bottle, allen key set, sirius bar + catalogue , plus they were also lubing chains and doing adjustments for free.

Well done to Edinburgh Cycles for making the effort.



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Ah ha! They are doing the edinburgh one! Loot! Btw is a musette one of those lightweight bags, like a cross between a rucsac and a plastic bag?

Also, what is a sirius bar? My best google gives me an energy bar... for dogs!

beverick

How ironic as, due to work commitments, this will be perhaps the only week in the year where I don't pedal to work at all.

Bob

Sailorchick

Work is giving free breakfast to first 100 cyclist so will be getting in nice and early for that on Wednesday.

londonbairn

I've cheekily added this to my work signature for the week 8)

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Bike Week 2009 - 13th June - 21st June
http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/

Already being ridiculed!

biondino

Sailorchick wrote:

Work is giving free breakfast to first 100 cyclist so will be getting in nice and early for that on Wednesday.

Blimey - where do you work where there are more thyan 100 cyclists? :shock:

Greg T

There's a bike breakfast tomorrow on Narrow St - leading to Canary Wharf

Last year was very good, real coffee and muffins.

Am considering leaving ten mins early to get loaded up on free stuff before work.

I'll be there circa 0815 tomorrow if anyone's around.

AndyManc

tardington wrote:

Ah ha! They are doing the edinburgh one! Loot! Btw is a musette one of those lightweight bags, like a cross between a rucsac and a plastic bag?

Also, what is a sirius bar? My best google gives me an energy bar... for dogs!

Correct about the musette ,wrong about the sirius bar :P

It's a cereal bar type thing, Aldi or Lidl sell them so they must be cheap, I'm trying to track some down.




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gb155

Anyone local to Manchester, Keep your eyes on the local media, you may see me in the evening

AndyManc

gb155 wrote:

Anyone local to Manchester, Keep your eyes on the local media, you may see me in the evening

Not another post office hold up ..................... :roll:


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gb155

AndyManc wrote:

gb155 wrote:

Anyone local to Manchester, Keep your eyes on the local media, you may see me in the evening

Not another post office hold up ..................... :roll:


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Ohhh 2 birds....1 stone...... lol

soy_sauce

AndyManc wrote:

I went to Quarry Bank Mill, Styal today . A guided tour of a 6mile cycle route around the village, managed by the national trust.

The route is OK, the good weather helped.

Edinburgh cycles were there, I got a free musette with a bottle, allen key set, sirius bar + catalogue , plus they were also lubing chains and doing adjustments for free.

Well done to Edinburgh Cycles for making the effort.

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They are having the same event up here in Aberdeen from 8am to 10am tomorrow.
after my weekend ride, my chain is so overdue for a clean and re-lube so will head there before work.

if anyone miss the event, there is a form you which you can complete and return back to your local store to receive that the free gift pack - Bike A Friend to Work

*Cycling Essentials Gift Pack comprises a water bottle, multi tool and drawstring ruc sac worth in excess of £10 RRP as well as a copy of the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op catalogue . Contents of the gift pack may change and are subject to availability.

Gilbie

I'm very jealous of all your events, doesn't seem to be anything local to where I live / work. The girlfriend brought my lunch to the office today which was a bonus

amnezia

I had a chip thrown at me by some chavs on my way home, does that count? :roll:

rolf_f

Tomorrow I get my free Breakfast but today there was a really good do on in Millenium Square, Leeds.

My Edingurgh Bicycle Cooperative Musette contained no energy bar but I did get the bottle, catalogue and the multitool (£4.95 rrp).
Stuff from the Leeds stand included

a nice laminated West Yorkshire Cycle route map
Leeds cycling map
A book on cycling to work (another 4.95 worth in theory!)
Fluorescent armband
Car stickers
Post it note pad
Pen
Car air freshner (!!!)
Key ring/bottle opener
Coaster (for putting mugs on - not a small ship)

And from Sustrans a bike computer!

Better than all that was the bike riding - I tried out a Brompton, 3 wheel recumbant, single front wheel trike (lots of two wheel action!), single rear wheel trike, mini Penny farthing (which was a laugh) and a wierd thing with a wheel under the saddle and a couple of castors at the front, steered by leaning on a pole above the castors - sort of looks like a half a wheelchair! Really good fun.

Finally, got the brakes and gears adjusted on the P7 for nowt and found out some good things about improvements to the cycle lanes on Kirkstall road. An excellent lunch time.

Gilbie

All I have to show for my support to cycle week is a visit from the fairy..

/humpf

tardington

AndyManc wrote:

tardington wrote:

Ah ha! They are doing the edinburgh one! Loot! Btw is a musette one of those lightweight bags, like a cross between a rucsac and a plastic bag?

Also, what is a sirius bar? My best google gives me an energy bar... for dogs!

Correct about the musette ,wrong about the sirius bar :P

It's a cereal bar type thing, Aldi or Lidl sell them so they must be cheap, I'm trying to track some down.
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Your quite sure your didn't taste at all... marrowboney?

Got various bottles and musettes at the edinburgh one, as well as the ed bikes bag. Also stickers and the like. They fixed various things on my gf's bike as well as the clean, which was nice... 8)

BikeShed

Just a quick reminder to Soho/central London cyclists that Bike Shed is hosting a Bike Week Brekkie tomorrow morning in Soho Square. We'll have free tea, juice, muffins and summer porridge with fruit! For the details, visit http://www.bikeshedlondon.com

Hope to see you there!


Elizabeth

AndyManc

amnezia wrote:

I had a chip thrown at me by some chavs on my way home, does that count? :roll:

You were lucky, they could have thrown 'internal window adornments' at you .

In which case it would have been curtains for ya . :roll:




I'll get me coat.


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gb155

The radio interview wasnt great but there did a nice bit of the website for me and bike week.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/ ... 105317.stm

Thats gotta help those unsure if cycling is a good idea or not.

il_principe

Gilbie wrote:

As the title says - I believe its national Bike Week.
What better excuse do we need to get out on the bikes? I'm creating my own personal event and aiming for a 5 day commute, usually only manage 3 or 4 (other commitments before the MTFU's start ) but all set for a week on the bike and looking forward to it! 8)

http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/

Well that's been marketed with awesome aplomb...

I had no idea until I read your thread. :roll:

AndyManc

gb155 wrote:

The radio interview wasnt great but there did a nice bit of the website for me and bike week.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/ ... 105317.stm

Thats gotta help those unsure if cycling is a good idea or not.

Good article that, I hope you weren't probed by Gordon Burns :roll:



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biondino

GAZ IS SMILING!!!!

gb155

biondino wrote:

GAZ IS SMILING!!!!

it hurt too