January Bike News
The cycling community in Baltimore has been pretty busy over the last week or two. I thought I would catch folks up who may or may not have been paying attention to it all.
1. Our good friend Liam has started a petition to the City Council, MICA and UB administrators to uphold Council Bill 09-0433, Complete Streets, in the design of the Midtown Streetcape project. This is a great opportunity to let our city government and these major institutions know important bikes lanes are to this community. Learn more and sign the petition here.
2. Baltimore City Department of Transportation conducted their latest round of bike counts. The counting was completed by 26 volunteers who collected data on how many cyclists passed their location from 7:30am to 9:30am and again from 4pm to 6pm. The counts were done January 10th through the 12th and the results were rather amazing. A total of 1,466 bikes were counted, a 137% increase over last year. More details found here. Thanks to all the volunteers who make this count happen, this information is invaluable to our community.
3. Bike Maryland has been very busy the last few weeks. With the recent start of the 2012 legislative session, there are a lot of opportunities to lend your support and voice to making Maryland a more bike and pedestrian friendly. You can get all the latest information at bikemd.org, but I’ll mention a few of the highlights. Bike Maryland is looking for you to lend your voice and let your representative know that you value federal funding for biking and walking. Details and petition here. Bike Maryland is also hosting cyclists for a Pro-Bike Lobby night in Annapolis February 6th. This is a great opportunity to meet with State legislators and let them know, face-to-face, how important bike infrastructure and safety is to you. Details and registration information here.
Well there you have it. Enjoy.
Winter Specials at BBW
It feels like cold, winter temperatures are here to stay, well at least until April. But don’t be blue, BBW is offering some great winter deals to keep you riding all season long.
Starting Monday, January 23rd and running through February 6th, we will be offering our Winter Tune Up Special. With this offer you will receive $20 off any of our tune up services. That means our single speed tune up is now just $30, a multi-speed tune up is $50 and you can get a complete drive train clean and tune up for just $70.
While your at it, you may also want to consider swapping tires to get ready for the winter weather. That’s why we have put our Continental Winter Top Contact tires on sale for $44.99! These tires, which typically retail for $64.99 tout hundreds of biting edges which work to permanently interlock with the road surface and a tread compound that is specifically adapted to cold temperatures. In other words, these tires will stick to the road, even in the coldest temperatures, and will get you going even when other cyclists are spinning their wheels. Available in a 700 x 37c or 26 x 1.9”.
BBW will CLOSED Sunday and Monday January 15th and 16th for Annual Planning
Baltimore Bicycle Works will be holding our annual planning meeting this Sunday and Monday, January 15th and 16th and as such the shop will be CLOSED both of those days.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but please be assured we will be using this time to strengthen our organization and create strategies for continuing to improve your experience here.
The shop will re-open Tuesday with our normal hours of 11am to 7pm. Thanks so much for you patience as we strive to make 2012 the best yet for BBW and our customers.
Brompton Oratory Jacket Nominated for “Designs of the Year 2012”
This week London’s The Design Museum announced their nominees for Designs of the Year 2012. Mixed in among such notable designs as Kate Middleton’s wedding dress was Brompton’s Oratory Jacket. Congratulations to Brompton and their designer Will Carleysmith. Want to learn more about the Oratory Jacket and what makes it’s design so award winning? Brompton has a entire webpage devoted to such an explanation, and you may be amazed by how much this jacket can do.
Read the full Huffington Post article and peruse some of the other nominees here.
New Year Rides
This weekend, Team BBC will be leading several rides to help you start the New Year right!
On Saturday morning a mountain bike ride will leave from the Rolling Road trail head in Patapsco Park at 9:30am. Intermediate to expert level riders are best suited for this outing. The ride is expected to last from 1 to 3 hours and be about 15 miles.
On Sunday morning a road ride will be leaving from here (BBW) and rolling north at a conversational pace. Riders can also meet this group at Meadowood park around 10:35. This ride will be paced at about 13 to 15 mph, no hammer fest, so you may want to bring an extra layer.
More details about BOTH of these rides can be found on the Baltimore Bicycling Club website.
Have a happy New Year! And don’t forget BBW will be operating on a special holiday schedule this weekend.
Saturday, December 31st Open 11am to 3pm
Sunday, January 1st CLOSED
Monday, January 2nd CLOSED