Bici Coop

Bike to Work Day

National Bike to Work Day is Friday May 17! If you’ve never biked your commute before, this year is your year. There is a small chance of rain forecast for Friday, but hopefully that will go away as the week progresses, and if it doesn’t then it’ll just make your commute even more of an adventure.

A number of coffee shops around town have offered to give a FREE small cup of coffee to bike commuters from opening to 10 am on this day. Just bring in your helmet to one of these locations and ask for the bike commuter prize!

Church Street Coffee and Books - 81 Church St, Mountain Brook, AL 35213

Urban Standard - 2320 2nd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203

Octane Coffee - 2821 Central Ave, Homewood, AL 35209

Lucy’s Coffee and Tea - 2007 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35233

Red Cat Coffeehouse - 2901 2nd Ave S #120, Birmingham, AL 35233

Crestwood Coffee - 5512 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212

After work there is a meetup at Good People Brewing Company to celebrate bike commuting and also to wish one of our volunteers/team members farewell. TRAVIS LEWIS YOU WILL BE MISSED *sob

If you’re planning to ride and are willing to have people join you along your route, post it in the comments - your start and end locations along with the time.

Racing into year 5 of Bici…

The 5th Annual May Day Hill Climb Race took place on Friday, May 4, 2013. A great group of cyclists showed up to race up Altamont in pursuit of glory and some pretty excellent prizes. Afterward we celebrated the start of Bici’s 5th year as an organization with some well-earned libations and good conversation. Congratulations to our winners or a job well done, and to everyone who raced for showing up and showing out.

Huge thanks to our sponsors: Red Bike Coffee, Fatsak, Edgewood Cycles, Knog, Swiftwick, and RoadID.

Photos!

Vallocycles

Check out this article about Montevallo. Some good stuff going on.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/05/montevallos_complete_streets_p.html

Oh, and Bici supplied the bikes for the bike share program. Check if out if you’re ever down there.

May we ride our bikes……

May 1st marked the 4 year Anniversary of Bici, and the start of Bike Month! There are tons of events going on throughout the month of May for cycling here in Birmingham. Check out the following and get biking:

•30 Days of Biking – organized by AlaBike, this is a month long challenge to get on your bike 30 days in May. Sign up on their facebook event, and share your daily ride photos with other dedicated riders. Rain or shine, we will ride! https://www.facebook.com/events/104837473048810/?fref=ts

•May 4th Pop up Project Avondale - The purpose of Pop-Up Project is to encourage citizens to walk and bike while promoting local economic growth, and community engagement. Arrive by bike! Bring your yoga mat and your helmet and learn bike safety techniques, get your bike tuned up, and commune with your neighbors. There will also be pop-up shops - temporary businesses in otherwise empty storefronts. Located just across from Avondale Park on 41st Street S. 35222

•May 4th Bici 5th Annual May Day Hill Climb – After you check out the Avondale event, join us for the Hill Climb Time Trial! Registration is at Bici HQ, starting at 6:30. The race starts at 7:30, with libations to follow back at the coop. $10 to race, or if you’re not up for the CHALLENGE, then you can cheer on the competitors on the route and $10 gets you a cup for afters. This event is sponsored by Red Bike Coffee, Fatsak, Swiftwick, RoadID, and Knog!

•May 17 is Bike to Work Day – SO MANY GREAT EVENTS

1. The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham and CommuteSmart will host its 10th Annual Bike to Work Day event on Friday, May 17, 2012, from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Join us for an organized bike ride beginning downtown at Linn Park (the entrance near city hall), traveling through the downtown area and ending back at the park. The event is free and open to anyone with a bike! Bagels and refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please call Jeniese Hosey at 205-264-8406 or via email at jhosey@rpcgb.org.

2. A number of local coffee shops have joined together to offer a FREE SMALL COFFEE to any bike commuters on this day, from opening to 10 am. Go by a shop (or all!) on your way to work, grab a coffee, and tell them thanks for supporting and encouraging bike commuting!

Church Street Coffee and Books

Urban Standard

Octane

Lucy’s

3. Meet up after work for a bikey Happy Hour at the Garage, 2304 Tenth Terrace South!

•May 30/June 1 is Brewfest!!!! BEER!BEER!BEER! Ride your bike and enjoy free bike valet offered by Bici Coop volunteers.

The 5th Annual May Day Hill Climb Time Trial

Celebrating 4 years of Bici Bicycle Cooperative on May 4, 2013

On May 1, 2009 Bici marked our grand opening with the first May Day Race. Four years later we’re still kickin’, and trying to do our part to make Birmingham a better place to live and ride.

Come celebrate our continued existence on May 4 at the 5th Annual May Day Hill Climb Time Trial, a race up from the Highland Golf Course to the Altamont School! This will be a time trial style race, meaning each person will be racing the clock. There will be a 1 minute gap between each person, so no mass start.

Check out the route here. Registration starts at 6:30 at Bici HQ, and racing starts promptly at 7:30. $10 gets you racing and partying afterward at Bici or $5 to party without racing (keg)! Remember to bring lights and a helmet if you’re planning to race.

Great prizes are up for grabs for men, women, dfl, and others, generously donated by Knog, Red Bike Coffee, Road ID, Fatsak Bags, and Swiftwick.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BICI!