Santa Fe Bike to Work Week, May 11-15: Workshops and Events

The City of Santa Fe is hosting Bike to Work Week 2009 from May 11-15.

WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Workshop participants get free GCCC passes and Santa Fe Alliance Buy Local t-shirts, as supplies last.

See below the break for all listings.

Monday, May 11
6 p.m. at Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Rd.

• “On-the-Road Adjustments and Safety” by the staff of Rob and Charlie’s
• “Rules of the Road” by Santa Fe Police Department Bike Patrol
• *Bike to the Chavez Center workshop on Monday and use the facility free!
• 10% discount when you ride your bike to SF Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 2414 Cerrillos Rd.

Tuesday, May 12

• 6 p.m. at REI “Bike Maintenance 101"
• 6 p.m. at The Broken Spoke, 1403 2nd St. “Fix a Flat”

Wednesday, May 13

• 6 p.m. at REI “Bike Commuting/Traffic Laws”
• 6 p.m. at Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta

• “Do It Yourself Bicycle Maintenance” by Frankie’s Flats/Chainbreaker Collective
• “Creative Building and Repair” by Ed Lucero and Joshua Keeler

Thursday, May 14

• Free cup of coffee to those who bike to Java Joe's on Rodeo Road or N. Guadalupe
• 5:30 p.m. Critical Mass ride leaves from the Plaza

Friday May 15

• 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. BIKE TO WORK DAY on the Railyard
  
• FREE t-shirts to the first 350 people and oodles of other giveaways – take a swing at the goathead piñata - safety and other educational information - Bikeways maps – bicycle maintenance experts – Youth helmet fitting by Christus St. Vincent Hospital - Santa Fe Trails bus demo – join a convoy to the Railyard, route details and map online!
• 6 p.m. Family Ride class at REI

Saturday, May 16
10 a.m. Family Ride hosted by Second Street Brewery, 1814 Second Street. The ride, which will make a big loop, starts and ends at the restaurant and includes the rail trail and arroyo Chamisa trails. It will last around an hour. Afterward, participants are invited to the brewery for the crawfish boil, which participants can enjoy at a discount.

SPECIAL PROMOTIONS FOR BICYCLE COMMUTERS:
Find the hidden Bike to Work Week Logo in the May 6 edition of the Santa Fe Reporter and enter to win a $500 bicycle and helmet package sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank and Rob and Charlie’s. Details: www.santafenm.gov

All Month:
Half off communal tub when you ride your bike to Ten Thousand Waves

All Week Long:
Free Santa Fe Trails bus service when you incorporate your bicycle into your commute 10 % off purchases for those biking to work, Miklo’s Coffee House at Plaza Contenta, 6005 Jaguar Drive

One free sticker per person when you ride your bike to Santa Fe Hemp, 105 E. Water St.

SPONSORS:
City of Santa Fe / Santa Fe Alliance / Santa Fe Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee / New Mexico Department of Transportation / Los Alamos National Bank / REI / Santa Fe Trails / Santa Fe Reporter / Warehouse 21 / Genoveva Chavez Community Center / Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center / The Broken Spoke / BTI / Second Street Brewery / Bicycle Coalition of New Mexico / Creative Couriers / Chainbreaker Collective / Flying Star / Frankie’s Flats / Gentle, Powerful Bodywork / Java Joe’s / Miklo’s Coffee House / Pedal Queens / Railyard Stewards / Rob and Charlie’s / Santa Fe Coca Cola Bottling Company / Santa Fe County / Social Enterprise Associates / Safe Routes to School / Santa Fe Hemp / Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization / Santa Fe Mountain Sports / Santa Fe Police Department Bike Patrol / Santa Fe ReStore / Santa Fe Sports and Images/ Sustainable Santa Fe / Ten Thousand Waves

CONVOYS:
Bike to Work Day makes it easy. Convoys will match riders with experienced hands along common routes. A Google Map of bike routes and times is on the city's website www.santafenm.gov