Bike Committee Meeting (5 pm, Provo City Center council offices 351 W. Center) – Twice a month, a group of Provo bicycling advocates meets to discuss what we can do to make Provo a better place for bikes. So much good has come from these meetings: complete streets policies, the current bike map in the city’s master plan, the new bike plan grant that will eventually result in new lanes throughout the entire city, year-round biking events, and more. Come join us and bring your ideas. Great things are happening in Provo, and you can be a part of it! See the facebook event for additional info.

Bike-In Movie (7:30 pm, 351 e 300 s) – Ride on down for a fun night with new friends. Bring a blanket (and maybe a sweater) and your friends / family to our third-annual bike-in backyard movie. Be a part of a Provo tradition!

photo credit: Jerry Bunkers

Bike-to-Work Day has become a wonderful Provo tradition, and this year was no exception.

Riders came from around the community to enjoy free tune-ups…

complimentary breakfast fare from Einsteins and Jamba Juice…

And a beautiful morning ride with the Mayor…

Thanks to UTA, Provo City, Utah County, Mad Dog, Jamba Juice, Maceys, and everyone else that worked so hard to make this year a smashing success. Don’t forget to come out to the rest of the Bike Week events that will be held through Saturday!

Photos thanks to Scott Manning

Here is some information about this spring’s recipient:

Roxanne Miser finds that her 1995 Schwinn mountain bike, with a basket on the rack, gets her to most places she wants to go around the valley. Living in Provo’s Lakeside neighborhood, she makes almost daily grocery trips to Smiths for produce and other staples, and makes weekly rides out to Wal-Mart and Sunflower Market as well. She is an avid hiker and relies on her bike to get her to the various local trailheads. Most of us who frequent the River Trail have seen Roxanne out for rides with her husband and three blonde boys in tow, the most common destination being BYU’s Creamery. She does avoid days in which the street are icy and snowy, but otherwise rides year round, and doesn’t let a little drizzle get in the way of a grocery run.

Congratulations, Roxanne!

Take advantage of one (or all!) of these great deals:

• Black Sheep 15% off (1pm tomorrow is a group ride to eat)
• Two Jacks Pizza has a large pizza with three toppings for $10
• CoffeePod is giving $1 off all drinks
• Guru’s is giving 10% off
• Station 22 is offering a free cookie w/ any purchase

A big thanks to these Provo restaurants for supporting bikes in Provo and making our community a better place to live!

photo credit: Veganbaking.net

Join the Facebook event or join the Monday Night Rides Group for updates on all of these summer-long weekly rides.

And, check out this awesome Provo Bike Week video, featuring some of our very favorite riders telling the town about bike week with colored chalk.

Bike Week 2012 is finally here! Come celebrate with us all week long by participating in unique Provo cycling events including a morning ride with Mayor John Curtis, a bike-in movie, a free bike tune-up clinic, bike polo, rides and races, and our kickoff Provelo bicycle picnic (one of many to come this summer).

Click on the flier above or check out our facebook event for more information. We’ll also be posting the details here on bikeprovo.org all week, so keep checking back for updates and photos.

Monday:

• “Ride and Dine” at Mad Dog Cycles at 5:30pm (both locations)
• Monday Night Night Ride at Joaquin Park at 9pm

Tuesday:

• 7:30am Bike to Work Day at the Courthouse on Center and University
• 7pm FREE Tune up Clinic at the Provo Bicycle Collective

Wednesday:

• Bike to lunch at participating locations (see list of discounts)
• 7:30pm Spring Season Bike Polo kick off at Dixon Junior High

Thursday:

• 5pm Bike Committee Meeting at 351 W. Center Street Provo, UT
• 7:30pm Bike in Movie at 300 South 341 East Provo, UT

Friday:

• 6pm Fun Fun Underground Forest Race at Paul Ream Park

Saturday:

• 3:30pm Provelo Bicycle Picnic at Paul Ream Park

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of a national women’s ride in Provo this week:

HONOR THE PAST and the emancipation of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, for the freedom to choose and the chance to wear pants. CELEBRATE THE PRESENT and the riders who keep it rolling, bringing women’s racing to the forefront, pushing the limits, breaking down barriers and sharing the love of the bike with everyone along the way. EMPOWER THE FUTURE of women in cycling and the opportunity for positive social change. Teach women to ride and they will change the world. MAY 13TH, 2012

Provo ladies unite in a ride around South Provo.  Meet at Memorial Park on 800 East and Center Street at 6:30pm. For more information, visit the Cyclo Femme website.

Registration hour with Continental Breakfast is 8-9am, registration includes UTA Frontrunner to and from Ogden, continental breakfast, lunch and snacks, there will be bike valet service at the Summit, compliments of Ogden’s Bike Collective.

This year’s featured speakers:

• Randy Neufeld, SRAM Cycling Fund Director & President of America Bikes
• Michael Allegra, UTA General Manager
• Gary Sjoquist, QBP Advocacy Director
• Mike Caldwell, Ogden Mayor
• Jeremy Peterson, Utah House Representative – House District 9
• Lori Harward, Director of Utah ‘s NICA Chapter
• Ryan Schutz, IMBA

Registration for the summit is only $20 for Bike Utah members, $35 for general attendance and $15 for students, government employees please email me for discount code. All registration prices include, free round-trip Frontrunner UTA transportation to Ogden from SLC, breakfast, lunch and snacks and a discount for the Ghost Town Century on May 5.

More information on: www.bikeutah.com.

 photo credit: ubrayj02

Gather your family, friends and neighbors and  join Mayor John Curtis for a spring bike ride to celebrate the re-opening of the Provo River Trail. Experience the reconstructed, lighted tunnel under the freeway, completed six months ahead of schedule as part of UDOT’s I-15 Corridor Expansion (I-15 CORE). All riders are welcome. Refreshments provided.

Come for the whole ride, or choose the ride length that best works for you and your family. We’ll start at 11:00 a.m at the mouth of Provo Canyon, will ride by 2230 N. and University Ave at 11:15 a.m. and will be at Paul Ream Park on the trail for the Grand Opening Event at 11:30 a.m. Come out to support bikes and projects like this in Provo! Can’t wait to see you there!