Comments on: Hosting a “Bike To Work Week” http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/05/30/hosting-a-bike-to-work-week/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: James http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/05/30/hosting-a-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-83281 James Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:16:32 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2209#comment-83281 Probably a bit late, but if you are setting up a bike to work event for this year or next year, please stop by http://biketoworkweek.org and have a link to your site or the information about it placed on the online map. Probably a bit late, but if you are setting up a bike to work event for this year or next year, please stop by http://biketoworkweek.org and have a link to your site or the information about it placed on the online map.

]]> By: LJ http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/05/30/hosting-a-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-83226 LJ Fri, 30 May 2008 22:47:39 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2209#comment-83226 A few years ago I was on my company's Bike-to-Work committee. Our members asked some local businesses for donations and we got a ton of items --free, including a new bicycle. We held a raffle and people got one ticket for each day they rode to work. It was a lot of fun and I was very surprised how easy it was to get restraints, bars, and bike shops to kick in freebies. That was the best turn-out I've seen for Bike-to-Work events. A few years ago I was on my company’s Bike-to-Work committee. Our members asked some local businesses for donations and we got a ton of items –free, including a new bicycle.

We held a raffle and people got one ticket for each day they rode to work. It was a lot of fun and I was very surprised how easy it was to get restraints, bars, and bike shops to kick in freebies.

That was the best turn-out I’ve seen for Bike-to-Work events.

]]> By: LJ http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/05/30/hosting-a-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-83227 LJ Fri, 30 May 2008 20:50:07 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2209#comment-83227 Restraints? My spell check has a sense of humor --Restaurants! Restraints? My spell check has a sense of humor –Restaurants!

]]> By: Melissa http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/05/30/hosting-a-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-83221 Melissa Fri, 30 May 2008 18:10:51 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2209#comment-83221 I don't see this mentioned above, but we had bike mechanics at our large pit stop for BtWD to look over commuters' bikes and fix minor problems. Our mechanics came from REI, but I imagine most local bike shops would also be happy to provide mechanics to do the minor fixes and get people to think of their shop for more major tune-ups. (They also passed out coupons and water bottles and some other bike schwag.) Advertising that there will be free mechanics available for questions is a nice draw for the reluctant commuter, too. I don’t see this mentioned above, but we had bike mechanics at our large pit stop for BtWD to look over commuters’ bikes and fix minor problems. Our mechanics came from REI, but I imagine most local bike shops would also be happy to provide mechanics to do the minor fixes and get people to think of their shop for more major tune-ups. (They also passed out coupons and water bottles and some other bike schwag.) Advertising that there will be free mechanics available for questions is a nice draw for the reluctant commuter, too.

]]> By: Joshua Duggan http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/05/30/hosting-a-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-83219 Joshua Duggan Fri, 30 May 2008 17:02:08 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2209#comment-83219 Ooops, forgot where I was not commenting in a local forum. GR=Grand Rapids, MI Ooops, forgot where I was not commenting in a local forum. GR=Grand Rapids, MI

]]> By: Joshua Duggan http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/05/30/hosting-a-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-83218 Joshua Duggan Fri, 30 May 2008 17:00:23 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2209#comment-83218 This is a helpful little guide Noah. As co-chair (with my wife) of a one day bicycle tour that had 700 participants last year, I know that planning my event is nearly a 9-10 month process, and reviewing what went wrong and what went right (we have a post-ride survey that I went around and heckled people to fill out) immediately following the event is important. It was especially important for us, as it was our first time organizing this event, but the 25th time the event was run. I am meeting with a group to discuss bicycling in GR soon and I'm hoping that the loose formation of a committee for some local bicycling events will come out of it. This is a helpful little guide Noah. As co-chair (with my wife) of a one day bicycle tour that had 700 participants last year, I know that planning my event is nearly a 9-10 month process, and reviewing what went wrong and what went right (we have a post-ride survey that I went around and heckled people to fill out) immediately following the event is important. It was especially important for us, as it was our first time organizing this event, but the 25th time the event was run.

I am meeting with a group to discuss bicycling in GR soon and I’m hoping that the loose formation of a committee for some local bicycling events will come out of it.

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