Get geared up for Bike Month! Come out to the Second Annual Fix Fest
- When: Saturday, April 30, 9 am – noon
- Where: 110 Draper Road adjacent to the Blacksburg Farmer’s Market
Dust off your bike, pump up the tires, and lube the chain. Spring is here! Has your bike been sitting in the garage over the winter – or even for the last few years! If so, it’s time to get your bike ready to ride! Everyone can bring their bikes downtown for a *free* safety check and basic tune up. Our local bike shops – Bike Barn, East Coasters, and Hokie Spokes, will be on hand with mechanics offering basic services. (Participants that require part replacement or more involved repairs will be referred to the bike shops.)
You can also download a poster to help spread the word. If you have questions about the event, email cstraight@nrvpdc.org
This event is made possible with our sponsors’ help: Town of Blacksburg, NRV Bicycling Association, RIDE Solutions, Hokie Spokes, Bike Barn, East Coasters, Sustainable Blacksburg and Modea.
Once you’ve got your bike in working order, join other commuters on Clean Commute Fridays.
Clean Commute participants pledge to use a cleaner commute mode – biking, walking, riding the bus, carpooling – on one or more Fridays in May. Pick one Friday to try a clean commute mode, or challenge yourself to carpool, bike, bus, walk, or telecommute every Friday.
Each day pledged is an entry for the prize drawing which will include a variety of prizes. There is also a Cleanest Team competition open to any group (workplace, clubs, informal groups). For more information go to http://www.ridesolutions.org/cleancommute/index.shtml
We’ll be celebrating Clean Commute on Friday morning, May 20, at the Blacksburg Farmers’ Market. Be sure to stop for coffee and pastry!