by Aaron Skabelund The prominent placement of this sign that I noticed for the first time on my daily ride to work, noting BYU’s designation by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle-Friendly University, on the main entrance road into campus speaks volumes to the university’s increased valuation of bicycling as well as walking […]
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Y Bike Event This Thursday
Come to the BYU Y-Bike Event this week for free bike info, inspections, swag, and more. Check out the Facebook Event for details. When: April 9, 2015 – 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM MT Where: area between JFSB/HBLL – View Map Y-Bike? Bicycle for health, for the environment, to not waste money on gas, to not […]
Last week BYU installed four of these DIY maintenance stations on campus–south of the law school, south of the Clyde bldg, between the ASB and JKB, and between the RB and Fieldhouse. Funny back story: BYU of course wanted the stations to be blue but Park Tools has the trademark on any bike related tools […]
BYU has not always been known for being the most bike friendly campus around. There have been movements and proposed movements over the years that would actually suggest that the campus was unsupportive of bicyclists and bicycles in general but, that is all about to change. BYU has announced two incredible projects that will […]
Boy did you miss out if you were not on the last Monday Night Night Ride. A short ride from Joaquin Park led us to Kiwanis Park, and their incredible play grounds. Fun and feats of strength followed as the group of bicyclists played on the monkey bars, swings, and climbing rocks. I was having […]
(We were not sure how to move onto this post after the last one. We decided just to jump into it, but please do not take that as light mindedness concerning that very serious situation.) I Support The Local Scene, Muse Music, AFLA and the Provo Bicycle Collective want to invite you to an awesome […]
As all of you know the Provo Bicycle Collective is up and running. I was at the open house and it was a blast! If you have not stopped by the shop you should make it a point to do so, even if it is to say Hi. In lieu of the grand opening fellow […]
Head over to the BYU Transportation Symposium for some great discussions on making Provo more bicycle friendly (and friendly for all road users). Provo Bicycle Committee Chair Zac Whitmore will be speaking, as will Mayor Curtis, Council Person Sterling Beck, and a several other city and county leaders concerned with transportation and bikeability. Here are […]
It is that time of year again, Rivalry Ride time. What is the Rivalry Ride you ask? The Rivalry Ride is a bike ride challenge between the Mayors of SLC and Provo. The challenge is based on the BYU vs U of U game that is played in the fall. The losing city’s Mayor rides […]
There are a lot of rides going on and a lot of people putting in hard work so that you have something to do on your bicycle even if it is getting a little chilly. We here at BikeProvo are going to be riding along and reporting on all the weekly happenings in Provo so […]