Bike Month coming up!

Get ready for Bike Month! City-Parish President Joey Durel has declared May 2012 as Bike Month, May 14-18 as Bike to Work Week, and May 18 as Bike to Work Day. He has also committed to bike from his house to the Broken Egg for "Coffee with the Mayor" at 7 a.m. on Bike to Work Day, after which BikeLafayette will lead a "commuter convoy" along secondary roads to downtown, ULL and the Oil Center. Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks and months!

Ride for Rox registration now open!

Click on the orange button at right to register now for the RIDE FOR ROX in memory of Roxanne Richard who died after being hit by a car while riding her bike last October. See below post or Active.com registration site for more info.

Atakapa-Ishak Trail Opening - 2/25

Please join us for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Atakapa-Ishak Trail
WHEN: Saturday, February 25, 10:30 am
WHERE: Parc Sans Souci trailhead, downtown Lafayette
Parc Sans Souci is located at 299 Polk St.
∗ In case of rain, the ceremony will be held on the 1st floor of the Polk St. Parking Garage
∗ The garage will be CLOSED for parking; street spaces are available and THERE IS NO
CHARGE AT PARKING METERS on weekends.
Call 337‐291‐8186 for more info.
A short walk along the trail will follow the dedication ceremony and BikeLafayette will lead a bike ride to
the Beaver Park trailhead (2.4 miles round trip)

Spring 2012 Swap Meet & Social

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.

"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