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Fun on two wheels: It's bike week in Fort Collins!
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Author's Note: Bike Week in Fort Collins runs from June 22nd - June 26. In celebration of this great community-wide even that strives to increase awareness about bike safety, the biking community and the general wonderful-ness of the two-wheeled marvel we know as the modern bicycle, all of my posts this week will be bike related! Be sure to stop by this page every day to see what's new.
Fort Collins is quite proud of its reputation as a bike-friendly community. Where else can you find so many people zipping about in wide bike lanes on their cruisers, mountain bikes and "fixies" at all hours of the day or night?
Despite this year long love affair with these self-propelled machines, once a year Fort Collins goes all out with a week long celebration of the bike known as Bike Week...and guess what? It's happening this week! Below are a list of the bike related events going on around the city this week, including some that are more well known than others. Take a peek at the schedule and plan on strappin on your helmet and attending some!
6/23 (Tonight!) FC Bikies - 7pm to 9:30pm - 7:00pm at New Belgium Brewing Company (500 Linden St.) The 2009 local bike awards gala and Bicycle Friendly Community celebration. Limited availability, RSVP to Emily: efrancis@fcgov.com
***6/24 - Bike to Work Day - 6:30am to 9:30am - Free breakfast stations throughout Fort Collins. Get your workplace signed up and participate with thousands of other bicyclists. See map of breakfast station locations at fcgov.com/bicycling.
Downtown Bike Show - 6:30pm to 8:30am - Enter your very own bicycle and win fabulous prizes! The show starts at 6:30pm, judging at 8:00pm at the Bean Cycle (144 N. College)
6/25 - Bike to Skate Night - 5pm to 8pm - Meet at 5:00pm at Brave New Wheel (105 E. Myrtle) for a group ride to Rollerland (324 S. Link) for a private party from 6:00-8:00pm. All ages welcome!
6/26 - Bike n' Jazz - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Free event featuring live jazz concert amid the peaceful gardens at The Gardens on Spring Creek (2145 Center Ave.)
6/27 - BMX at EPIC 2pm to 4pm - Epic BMX would like to offer a free bike clinic to kids of all ages or even parents who would like to participate . Bring your child to the newly remodeled Epic BMX track. This clinic will focus on basic skills of learning how to maneuver around a BMX track safely. The event will focus on safely aspects like the importance of wearing a bike helmet as well as wearing long sleeves and long pants while riding the track. The event will also cover the various obstacles that riders will face while on a BMX track, such as the starting hill and gate, the rhythm section, table tops and turns. At the end of the clinic each participant will receive an award.
***Bike Prom Night "Bicycling Under the Stars" - 8pm to 2am at the Sunset Event Center (242 Linden St). This fun bash will feature local DJs spinning tunes all night, all the dancing you can handle, ample bike parking, raffle prizes, photo booth, and crowning of Bike Prom King and Queen. Get tickets ($10.00 each) at any local bike shop. Fundraiser for B.I.K.E. Camp (Bicycles Improve Kids Experiences).
6/28 - FC Bike Quest - 8:30am to 12pm - FC Bikes is seeking 10 teams of 5 bicyclists each to embark upon a treasure hunt throughout Fort Collins. Teams are provided fun clues they must solve in order to complete the hunt and win fantastic prizes. Helmets are mandatory. Meet at Lee's Cyclery (202 W. Laurel) at 8:30am.
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