NC Bike Law

If anyone has stopped by Boone Bike and Touring and checked out the little classified/info table in the corner, you might have seen a postcard with spiffy graphics on it called NCBikeLaw. I'm posting a link to that site, which is an amazing resource about the laws and rights that pertain to cyclist in North Carolina, though you need to check up on local laws (Boone's Helmet Law) to make sure you don't collect tickets.

You can get a free water bottle to contain all of your thirsty needs from the NCBL website as well. Free bottles and free advice! On that note, if anyone was curious about the helmet law on campus, here is what we at BBI learned from the ASU Police: There is a law that states students must wear a helmet on campus or they might be fined, yet that rule only applies to STUDENTS and as such, the campus police do not enforce. They feel it isn't fair that faculty and staff are exempt. For your information...

-Alex

Absences explained!

Hello internet. I hope the rain isn't ruining your Sunday parade or soaking the back of your shirt too bad from shredding the streets of Boone. The bike shop is quiet, and has been quiet for a while save for the hum of Quint's many electric bicycles. A majority of BBI volunteers went on a fantastical trip from Boone to the Outerbanks for a little more than a week. With tanlines fresh and having taken off our chamoises/ spandex, we return to Boone. Hey, I have a list of things that we'll give you mad respect for if you volunteer.

-Organizing and marking good vs. busted tubes and mountain vs. road tubes
-Designing a BBI shirt to screenprint
-Great ideas for fundraisers
-Tool organization ideas. Places to put all of our nuts, bolts, and whatever.
-Any other ideas?

Good day!

-Alex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENF4WKv-o0

And for your viewing pleasure, the PPPM!! I need to figure out how to post youtube vids.

Alexander

Girls on Bikes!

Girls on Bicycles is a blog depicting the bicycle life of the fairer sex. Some of the images are pretty much just fashion shots, but there are a lot of cool images out there.

alexander

Bike to Work Day

There is not much to say other than be ready for two up and coming extreme, Initiative events to cure the wet bum we have all been getting from riding (unless you are the lucky owner of fenders) in the dynamic weathers of Boone. We proudly present, first, a benefit dance party at the BBI shop below the Turchin Center with DJAngo Kill. The details need to be dressed up a little for that, but it is probably going to be a $5 door with a keg of some sorts, and many opportunities to physically express your bike love through your preferred method of getting down. The dance party will be on April 23rd, 10ish. Keep your ears peeled for more specific, competent details.

Second, Friday April 24th is going to be Boone's first annual Bike to Work Day! Officially, National Bike to Work Day is in May (which is a whole month of bike awareness type events), but there is no need to follow the mode of everyone else. In the morning, volunteers will be sitting out under some tents at Tupelo's and also Boone Mall, the part closest to Winkler's Creek Road, and they will be handing out free coffee and donuts to anyone commuting to school or work. After the day and the work week are over, there will be music and food at the Jones House for everyone, starting at 5:30. We'll be holding a raffle for a free bike tune-up from Magic Cycles. Hopefully there will be sunshine to share and enjoy.

Yet! We still need some help! We are still looking for a PA to mic the bands, as well as people to bring some food to the Jones House. Some will be purchased, but we would also like to make this a potluck-esque event. Also, please feel free to save the Bike to Work Day flyer and post it at your water cooler, on your bus, or in your classrooms. If you could help with those, or have other ideas to make the bike festivities grander, email us (bikeboone@gmail.com), or you can call me, Alex, at 757-642-0282.

Also, we might need support staying awake for two days from the dance party to the Jones House.

We will keep you posted!

<3 BBI

Boone Bike-Ability Map

Boone Bike-Ability Map, originally uploaded by BooneBicycleInitiative!.

The days have not been beckoning for the two-wheeled commuter as of late, but we are still in the shop fixing up the sudden flux in donations that we had over winter. Other than some sort of holiday time phenomenon due to, it could be due to the publicity we have been getting in The Mountain Times and the ASU homepage. No matter what, thanks to the donors!

New Website

Welcome to the News Blog by Boone Bicycle Initiative. Here you can check to see what's going on in your town of Boone relating to all things bicycle! Please check back often as we are still a small organization and need your help with any workshop or event we are a part of!