There is a lot of warm fuzzy bike feelings in the air. I think this might be a direct result of the spring-ish weather that has been around for the past few days. Up here in the north, we've been cooped up indoors for the better part of five months, and now we're ready to get outside and enjoy it (even though it's only 10 degrees C, which would keep us indoors at any other time of year). Many of us are choosing to enjoy the outdoors via bicycle, which is an excellent idea.
Perhaps it's just a result of "like attracts like" that I seem to be surrounded by so many other bike-minded people. However, if I allow my optimism to run rampant, I have to admit that it seems like our city might be becoming more bike-friendly than ever before, and that perhaps cycling is experiencing a resurgence in popularity here.
For example, our local bike shop is once again putting on the Trek $30 for 20. Basically, you keep track of how much you bike to work and they give you a $30 gift card for every 20 rides. I participated last year and it helped to motivate me to continue bike commuting throughout the summer. Plus, I bought my first pair of baggy mountain bike shorts with the proceeds!
Also, a while back our city had a workshop about how to love our city and make it a better place called "Love GP". There were two suggestions for community building projects that received $500 in funding and one of them was a bike takeover. So now I've joined up with the Grande Fondo committee to plan something bike-alicious for the community. It's pretty cool that a bike event was chosen out of all the great ideas presented at the Love GP workshop.
But who doesn't like riding a bike? It's just nice.
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