The second annual BikeLafayette Swap Meet & Social is coming! Join us in Girard Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Bring your new or used bike gear (any and all types), and buy, sell, or trade your goods for someone else's! Stick around for food and games. Get to know other bicycling enthusiasts in the Lafayette community. Road, mountain, fixie, BMX, townie, cruiser, commuter, loaded tourer...whatever! All types of bikes and riders welcome.
is a nonprofit organization working to promote bicycling for recreation and transportation by building community among all cyclists, educating about cycling safety, and advocating to improve cycling conditions in and around Lafayette, Louisiana.
Monday, January 30, 2012
"Ride for Rox" set for May 12, 2012
Mark your calendars! Together with her friends, Bike Lafayette is organizing a memorial ride for Roxanne Richard, the woman killed riding her bike on the I-49 access road in October 2011. Link to article about accident here. The ride will take place on Saturday, May 12, 2012, with short (25 mile) and longer (50 or 62 mile) routes, SAG support, t-shirt, and post-ride meal. We're working to get flyers out and online registration up soon.
Solidarity Ride
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Reality Check Ride yesterday in a show of solidarity with the BR community around it most recent cycling losses. Thanks to Rivals for donating a portion of its profits from post-ride customer purchases to the cause. Click here to see KATC coverage
Donations for Nate Crowson's Daughter "Kat"
For those interested in helping the daughter of the cyclist who was killed by a drunk driver in BR last week, here is a link to how to give. Donation info
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