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Introducing the World Bicycle Relief Bones Rack
$15 from every rack sale will support World Bicycle Relief !
$15 from every rack sale will support World Bicycle Relief.
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At Saris, we believe that the bicycle can enhance the quality of life for people throughout the world. This belief is shared by World Bicycle Relief (WBR), who is committed to getting bikes in the hands of students, health care workers and entrepreneurs across rural regions of Africa. WBR bicycles provide access to independence and livelihood while also creating numerous economic opportunities for members of their programs’ communities.
With common beliefs in the power of the bicycle, Saris and World Bicycle Relief are working to raise funds and help continue to support WBR’s efforts. We have designated our Red Bones Rack as our new World Bicycle Relief Bones, and will donate $15 from every rack sale to help WBR.
May is National Bike Month
Across the US, many cities celebrate National Bike Month with a Bike to Work Week and other fun community events that encourage cyclists to get out and ride.
In addition to encouraging commuters to go to work and school by bike, National Bike Month shines a spotlight on the benefits of bicycling and the importance of safe bike routes.
Bicycling Commuter Tips
By Jereme Noffke, Saris Parking Sales Manager
- Find your route. If you're a first time commuter grab a local bike map from a local shop or use Google's "bike there feature." If you're not sure about the route, drive the route one day to work or test the route out on a weekend by bike to see if you are conformable with the traffic volumes and shoulder space on the route of your choice.
- Needing showers to commute to work is one of the largest myths.
- A good personal hygiene kit, action wipes (baby wipes), and a travel size towel will go a very long way! Besides, if you show up to enough meetings smelling like a men's locker room, they are bound to put shower facilities in at some point.
- It's not a race. If you enjoy your time riding into work at a causal pace and don't work up a sweat, there will be less need to shower.
- Try commuting in street clothes, it puts a more relaxing spin on your ride, you don't feel the need to go fast. You might enjoy your commute a little bit more.
Saris Announces Winner of 2012 National Poster Contest
Iowa Student to be recognized at 2013 National Bike Summit
2012 Poster Contest Winning Entry
Over 2,500 individuals from around the country voted to choose the winner for this year's National Poster Contest. Isabell Gehrt, a fifth grader from West Bend-Mallard Elementary in Iowa, was selected as the winner of the second annual poster contest, which was held in partnership with bicycle advocacy groups nationwide to raise bicycle awareness.
Isabell will be flown to Washington D.C. for the 2013 National Bike Summit to celebrate bicycling and be recognized for her thoughtful art work.
"Iowa is such a great state for bicycling, and to ensure it remain that way it's important for kids to learn good, safe, and practical bicycling behaviors early on in life," said Iowa contest coordinator Nick Sobocinski. "The Saris Poster Contest really helps emphasize all the great ways in which a bicycle can be fun and rewarding, and to encourage kids to ride regularly."
More than 6,300 students from 25 different states participated in the contest by submitting posters centered on the theme "Bicycling takes me places!" Winners were also selected at the state level. Each will receive a bike, bike light, and helmet. The National Winning School will receive bike parking for 20 bikes and The Hub, a web based system that tracks and encourages active transportation.
"Over the past 20 years in the bike industry I have seen the bicycle positively change the lives of many individuals as well as communities," explained SCG President Chris Fortune. "We have already witnessed the tremendous impact this contest can have on our youth. It is one way we're able to engage kids to think about and become more aware of the bicycle and its many beneficial uses. We are hopeful this contest will encourage fifth graders to ride their bikes more frequently, and we are hopeful it will help shape lifelong, healthy active lifestyles."
5th Grade National Bike Poster Contest Winner meets with Representatives to Discuss Biking
Oklahoma Student Honored at 2012 National Bike Summit
In an effort to gain awareness of the importance of bicycling for America's youth, National Poster Contest Winner May Fahrenthold discussed with representatives continued support and funding for biking in her community. May, a fifth grader from Edmond, Oklahoma, was the winner of the 2011 Saris National Bike Poster Contest, and was flown to Washington D.C. for the 2012 National Bike Summit to be recognized for her achievement.
"This contest is particularly important to Oklahoma's future. Oklahoma currently ranks sixth nationally among the states with the highest obesity rates," said Oklahoma's contest coordinator Dr. Janette Quarles. "By 2018, Oklahoma is expected to lead the nation in obesity. Nearly one-third of children are overweight and obese. A study just completed by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center stated that 66% of obese students who walked or biked to school were no longer obese at the end of the school year."
How to Get 200 bikes in a Prius
As the state’s bicycle advocacy leader, the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is always looking for fun, effective ways to increase bicycling and build bicycle culture in communities across the state. We are fortunate to have many partners in Wisconsin who believe in our mission and want to help us meet our goals. Saris Cycling Group approached the Bike Fed with willingness to help us develop a bike valet service to forward bicycling in their home town of Madison by providing fun and easy bike parking at some of area’s most popular and largest events. Having provided bike valet service at a few events in the past, we happily took this opportunity with Saris, knowing that bike valet provides many important benefits for our work and the local community.
To findout how to get 200 bikes in a Prius, and all the benifits of including valet bike parking at your next event, head over to Over the Bars in Wisconsin and read the entire article.
If you would like to have valet bike parking at your next event, contact Amanda White of the WIsconsin Bike Fed, amanda.white@bfw.org or call (608)251-4456.
2011 Saris Poster Contest Winner Awarded
On Friday, May 20th, in celebration of National Bike to Work Day, Saris Cycling Group announced that May, a fifth grader from Oklahoma was selected as the winner of its first national bicycle awareness poster contest, which was held in partnership with bicycle advocacy groups nationwide. On the same day, Janette Quarles, bicycle coordinator for the state of Oklahoma planned a special surprise presentation for May at her school. Ms. Quarles told us:
May's school, Deer Creek Elementary, had an assembly already scheduled Friday which allowed us the opportunity to "sneak" in and make the announcement that she was the national winner of the "Bicycling is fun...and healthy too!" poster contest.
I had called her dad Thursday afternoon just to say that it would be National Bike to Work Day which afforded us the perfect opportunity to honor May as the Oklahoma winner. The only people who knew the whole story were the school principal and the teacher that organized the poster contest for the school.
We started the announcement by honoring May as the Oklahoma state poster contest winner - describing the prizes that May won and the Saris parking system that would be delivered to the school. After my little speech, I said "Oh by the way, there is one more thing..." which was the signal to the teachers to walk out with the big banner that they had made congratulating May as the national winner. The school went nuts. Some of May's friends were crying - they were genuinely thrilled for her! The teachers and students figured it out long before May did - she seemed stunned, then it hit her!
As the national winner, we honored May received a plaque commemorating her achievement, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School made a certificate congratulating her and donated a backpack filled with Safe Routes to School goodies, and the state senator representing the district containing Deer Creek Elementary issued a citation in her honor.
THANK YOU!
Janette Quarles
A very proud Oklahoman!
Bring a Bike, Get a Brat
DreamBikes to Collect Used Bikes at Take Your Brat To Work Event
LOCAL NON-PROFIT ASKS COMMUNITY TO DONATE GENTLY USED BICYCLES
Madison, May 16, 2011 – DreamBikes employees are preparing to collect gently used bicycles during one of the city's most well-known events: Take Your Brat to Work. DreamBikes teen workers will refurbish the donated bikes to get them in safe, working condition before the bikes are sold back to the community at an affordable price, or donated to another worthy non-profit organization in the community. This is the first year that DreamBikes, Saris Cycling Group, and Bratfest are partnering on the “Bring a Bike, Get a Brat” campaign.
Robbie’s Gran Fondo
Challenging! Fun! Unique! An Adventure! These are just a few of the words used to describe the inaugural experience of Robbie Ventura's Gran Fondo. "Gran Fondo" means "big ride" in Italian. Participation is open to both recreational and competitive amateur cyclists of all skill levels and abilities.
This unique and challenging Gran Fondo course was developed for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid. Participants are "chip-timed" to determine recipients of post-ride awards. And for participant health and safety, well-stocked water and aid stations dot the course route
Later that afternoon and evening, riders, along with their friends and families, can celebrate the day at a post-party that includes a cookout, music entertainment, awards, beer and more. It's a festive way to wind down the extraordinary adventure that is Robbie Ventura's Gran Fondo!
2011 Saris Cycling Group Poster Contest
2011 Poster Contest: Bicycling is Fun. . . and Healthy too!
Each year SCG holds a poster contest to get fifth graders involved in and thinking about bicycling. This is an amazing opportunity to teach fifth grade students about the significant part bicycles play in our environment, our community, and our world.
An Epic Ride to Raise Funds for Cycling Advocacy
The National Bike Summit is an event which has taken place every year since 2000. It is an opportunity for cycling advocates, enthusiasts, industry leaders, and others to lobby for the future of cycling in this nation. This year, a group of dedicated cyclists wanted to make a statement in a unique way. They made their journey to the 2011 Bike Summit in Washington D.C. by bike ... form Boston ... nearly 500 miles away. The 5-day trip began on Friday, March 4 and culminated with the group's arrival in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, March 8th, the first day of the Summit. Matt Simpson, president of Pedro's Inc., and long-time user of CycleOps training tools, participated in the ride and gave us an inside look at the daily events.
Day 5- March 8, 2011
Ride the Drive Madison
Ride the Drive is a celebration for anyone who wants to run, ride, skate or stroll in the city of Madison. This community event is an invitation for all citizens to leave their cars behind to experience some of Madison's most scenic byways a whole new way via bicycle, skate, stroller or foot.
2010 SCG Poster Contest Winners
We had over 300 poster entries this year. It was a very hard decision to choose our winner.
Concert on the Square Bike Valet
For anyone who has recently biked downtown during Concert on the Square you most definitely know that there is never enough bicycle parking. At these events every tree, post or pole has a bicycle locked to it. As a result 20by2020 has decided to offer bike valet for Concert on the Square on July 21st.
20BY2020: 20% Mode Share in Madison, Wisconsin by 2020
Saris Cycling Group president Chris Fortune led 21 Madison leaders including Mayor Dave Cieslewicz on an innovative tour to three Northern European cities where 25 -35% of all commute trips are made by bicycle. The trip was an inspirational, informative and intensive study of state-of-the-art practices in bicycle planning, engineering and design.
Tour de H2O, Pedaling for Progress
This month we would like to recognize the Tour de H2O, Pedaling for Progress, based in Columbus, Ohio. Their goal is to raise money to construct 2 water wells in a village in Western Kenya. The community currently does not have convenient access to clean water. Women and children have to walk 3-6 miles every day looking for water. This takes much of the time that should be devoted to other activities like going to school, working in the gardens, or pursuing income-generating activities. At the same time, their energy is further sapped by a variety of water borne diseases, which make it even more difficult for children to attend school and for adults to be productive with their days. In addition, clean water is critical to keeping their livestock healthy.
