Bike to Work week

[Tharg2007]

Forecast is looking like last year's for the Wednesday...lashing it down.

plus side is they wont run out of breakfast

 

[summerdays]

I did a Treasure hunt on the Bristol to Bath cycle path yesterday - they seemed to think they had a good turn out.

 

[jimboalee]

I have been called to attend a 'Town Hall' meeting at Jaguar's Engineering Centre ( 17 miles from my office ) tomorrow.

I have just had discussion with my manager as to my choice of transport.

"I will be leaving here 2 hours prior to the meeting start time, or I won't be attending".

"As long as your shirt's not creased"....

 

[Tharg2007]

I have been called to attend a 'Town Hall' meeting at Jaguar's Engineering Centre ( 17 miles from my office ) tomorrow.

I have just had discussion with my manager as to my choice of transport.

"I will be leaving here 2 hours prior to the meeting start time, or I won't be attending".

"As long as your shirt's not creased"....

if he's driving down why not give him a neatly pressed shirt to take down for you, then if your shirt is creased its his fault

 

[jimboalee]

if he's driving down why not give him a neatly pressed shirt to take down for you, then if your shirt is creased its his fault

Like Audax, the spirit of Cycle commuting is "Self sufficiency".

 

[CotterPin]

Is anyone else's work celebrating/doing anything to promote National Bike to Work week?

This is what we are doing in Islington. Bike breakfast tomorrow morning morning for those in my neck of the woods. We had a first event on Saturday - a Dr Bike and general bike/LCC promo event.

I guess it will ever be thus but there was one minor gripe - the number of people who came up to us to complain about poor cyclists. I mean, does anyone ever go up to the blokes trying to sell membership of the AA or the RAC and complain to them about bad driving????

Anyway, this is off-topic and a little churlish, so carry on as you were...

 

[garrilla]

IN Liverpool there is a Bike to work ride and breakfast. It meets in a park and then is predicted to take 45mins to go 1.8miles, where there will be a breakfast served for anyone on a bike..

http://www.bikeweek.org.uk/event_se...ce=15&category=-1&county=-1&fee=any&child=any

I think I'll forego this slow ride. Well, I might turn up to the breakfast after I've done my normal commute/circuit.

 

[keepontriking]

Is anyone else's work celebrating/doing anything to promote National Bike to Work week?

Quite impressed with my employer's response - free "breakfast" (probably lunch as it has to be redeemed at a sandwich shop) for cyclists, drop in session for a free bike check, and maintenance courses.

So when is this happening?

 

[Arch]

I guess it will ever be thus but there was one minor gripe - the number of people who came up to us to complain about poor cyclists. I mean, does anyone ever go up to the blokes trying to sell membership of the AA or the RAC and complain to them about bad driving????

Brilliant! Why have I never thought of doing that!

 

[PBancroft]

So when is this happening?

It's all this week - started on Monday. Some local councils are getting involved, some employers are too... but probably not enough. I'd say if you aren't aware of an event near you by now, there probably isn't one. Have a look on the website just in case.

If there isn't one - badger your local council to organise an event next year. Get your employer to send a circular round to get more people riding their bikes (with a freebie to get more up for it).

If you're at college/Uni, they would be bonkers to not be involved if they knew about it. Space for car parking is a premium at most if not all further education sites (I can think of one exception in the Isle of Wight). The more people that cycle, the less cars to find parking for, which means more green space or more expansion land... and less annoyed neighbours from student cars parked on their roads.

 

[PBancroft]

IN Liverpool there is a Bike to work ride and breakfast. It meets in a park and then is predicted to take 45mins to go 1.8miles,

Wow. That's almost enough to put anyone off cycling.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

My employer has not done anything, but the emailfrom Trek which made me aware of bike to work week, did actually get me cycling to work. So if its got one more person off the roads and onto a bike then its worked for me .

 

[CotterPin]

IN Liverpool there is a Bike to work ride and breakfast. It meets in a park and then is predicted to take 45mins to go 1.8miles, where there will be a breakfast served for anyone on a bike..

Surely the laws of gravity must kick in when you are cycling that slowly!

 

[CotterPin]

Brilliant! Why have I never thought of doing that!

Not sure I have the nerve to do it, Arch. (Unlike the old miseries that came up to our stall). Let me know how you ger on if you try it!

 

[colinr]

Popped along to the Norwich breakfast. There were a lot of fixies! The apricot flapjack was very good.