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Find a Bike to Work Day station on your route!

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 by

Tomorrow is F5 Bike to Work Day, and we hope you plan to ride (with a friend!). When you hit the streets tomorrow, you will notice over 60 commute stations all around the Puget Sound offering encouragement and goodies for riders on their morning commute.

What stations are on your route? Check out our online station map to find out which stations are in your neighborhood.

Every station is different, but here are a few highlights:

  • In White Center, Dubsea Coffee is partnering with the Major Taylor Program to offer coffee, food, freebies, and bike tune-ups! A few blocks away Caffe Delia and Full Tilt ice cream will offer Caffe Delia coffee, waffles, and Full Tilt ice cream! YUM!
  • Capitol Hill: Coffee, Top Pot doughnuts, Eltana Bagels, oh my!
  • Woodinville: Jamba Juice smoothies and oatmeal, a practice bus-bike rack to learn how to load your bike onto a bus, and free bike assistance from Woodinville Bicycle.
  • Southcenter: REI will be giving away bike lights and seat covers
  • West Seattle: Sound Physical Therapy will  be giving away jackets, and a short ride away the West Seattle bridge will feature Nuun samples and many other goodies!
  • I-90 East Enatai Park in Bellevue: food, beverages, and a Hawaiian theme! (Mai tai’s not included.)
  • Fremont Bridge: this super-station has swag and good times
  • Downtown Seattle: KEXP will host a LIVE outdoor broadcast with bicyclist DJ John Richards and Jamba Juice will have smoothies and oatmeal for all visitors. The ride and rally with Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn begins here at 7:45am!
  • University Bridge (Seattle): REI flagship store will be giving away tire levers and edible goodies. You can also find out all about the 2012 Bike Master Plan Update from Seattle Department of Transportation representatives and learn how you can help make Seattle better for bicycling.

Find out what’s happening in your neighborhood tomorrow morning on our station map. Don’t forget to join in our afternoon street party in Ballard! Let’s ride!

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Bring a friend on F5 Bike To Work Day this Friday, May 18

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 by

F5 Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 18, and Cascade has planned a full program of events designed to support and celebrate bicycling as transportation. Whether you’ll be riding for the first time or the 3,000th, there is absolutely no better day to commute by bike than this Friday. Invite a friend and join us!

The off-the-charts good times begin early with more than 60 commute stations from 6-9 a.m., where bike-friendly local organizations and bike shops will be greeting riders and handing out goodies.

Get jazzed at KEXP radio station with a live outdoor  broadcast followed by a 7:45 a.m. ride with Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and other elected officials to the Rally at Seattle City Hall.

After work, stop by the Ballard Street Party from 4-7 p.m. in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and enjoy live music, bike polo, test rides and more.

New this year, MOHAI will be displaying an antique penny-farthing bicycle, Theo Chocolates will be sampling their new World Bicycle Relief Bars, and we’ll be inviting you to strut your stuff in our new “Share Your Style” Bike Fashion Show. You can also rest your tired legs and tour the Ballard rain gardens and Ballard’s proposed Greenway with the fine folks at Seattle Pedi-Cab.

Here’s the full schedule:

You know why you ride–for your health, for your wallet, for the environment, or for the simple joy of getting around on two wheels–so why not grab a friend or co-worker to join in on the fun?

Check our fun-filled schedule of events, bring a friend, and let’s ride!

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“Share Your Style” Bike Fashion Show

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 by

 What’s your bike style?

Copenhagen chic?
Performance or safety oriented?
Skinny jeans?
Avant-garde?

Whatever it is (okay, maybe save the body paint for the Fremont Fair), you’re invited to come show it off at our new “Share Your Style” Bike Fashion Show at the Ballard Street Party on May 18.

This is a non-competitive, open-to-anyone, fun opportunity to share what bike style means to you. You’ll also get to answer fun questions, like “what’s in your pannier?” and “what’s your number one bike fashion tip?” Everyone who participates will receive great prizes from our sponsors.

You can sign up in advance online, or at the event from 6:15-6:30 p.m. alongside the KEXP main stage.

Have a especially fashionable rider on your Group Health Commute Challenge team? Nominate them by sending their name and email to annat@cascadebicycleclub.org. We’ll reach out and encourage them to come strut their stuff.

Too shy to get up on stage? You can still come and enjoy the show!

“Share Your Style” Bike Fashion Show
Friday, May 18, 6:30 p.m.
At the F5 Bike to Work Day Ballard Street Party
22nd Ave NW, between Market St and Ballard Ave

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Celebrate Bike Month by giving BIG

Monday, April 30th, 2012 by

It’s Bike Month — and what better way to celebrate than by supporting Cascade’s efforts to transform the Puget Sound community into a community that bicycles?

On Wednesday, May 2, the Seattle Foundation is hosting its second annual GiveBIG Day, a community-wide giving challenge and a great opportunity for local nonprofits to stretch their fundraising dollars. For every dollar raised for Cascade’s Education Foundation on May 2, we’ll receive a proportional match from the Seattle Foundation. We hope you’ll consider donating to Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation on GiveBIG Day.

Need a good reason to give? Here are three:

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2012 Event dates announced

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 by

Here’s how to register.

Seattle Bike Swap
A bike bargain hunter’s paradise!
Feb. 12, 2012

Chilly Hilly
Join us on Bainbridge Island for the first event of the 2011 season!
Feb. 26, 2012

Seattle Bicycle Expo
Be one of the 8,000 attendees to enjoy more than 300 exhibits and an array of presentations on all aspects of the sport.
March 10 – 11, 2012

Group Health Commute Challenge
One of the largest bike commuting events in the nation!
May 1 – 31, 2012

Vulcan Bike to Work Breakfast
Come join us! We promise good food, great conversation, networking, and an insight into why bike commuting makes sense for you, your business, and our community.
May 4, 2012

F5 Bike to Work Day
A huge hit in Seattle! Celebrate bicycle commuting as thousands of your friends, neighbors and co-workers take to the streets by bike.
May 18, 2012

Flying Wheels Summer Century
Washington state’s largest century. This event also offers shorter distances for full-on fun, no matter what your speed. Held in Redmond.
June 9, 2012

Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic
Cascade’s cornerstone event, offering riders a one- or two-day double century. The largest multi-day event in the Northwest.
July 14 – 15, 2012

Cyclefest & BikeMania
The biggest Tour de France party on the West Coast! Enjoy kids’ games and activities, a BMX stunt show, and a free showing of Stage 19 of the Tour on a 20 ft wide inflatable screen
TBA: July 2012

RAW – Ride Around Washington
On our multi-day tour held in August.
Aug. 4 – 11, 2012

RSVP – Ride from Seattle to Vancouver (B.C.) and Party!
The name says it all!Aug. 17 – 18, 2012

RSVP2 We’ve sold the first event out for long enough. We’re adding another!
Aug. 18 – 19, 2012

HPC – High Pass Challenge
A challenging 114 mile 7,500 foot elevation gain event through the pristine Gifford Pinchot Wilderness Area (not for novice riders)
Sept. 9, 2012

Kitsap Color Classic
Pedal into autumn with a lovely ride around the Kitsap Peninsula.Sept. 30, 2012

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