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.
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
Thursday, November 3, 2011
GUMBO RIDE DETAILS
Who: Everyone who rides any kind of bicycle in Acadiana
What: Group bicycle rides for all interests and ability levels, followed by food and talk
When: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Why: Three cyclists were killed by cars in a single week this October, in New Iberia, Lafayette and Grand Coteau. A fourth was killed in Broussard in August. Regardless of the type of cycling we favor – road biking on country roads, commuting or cruising in town, triathlons, time trials, BMX, fixie, fitness, or other – safety is a universal concern. This ride and gumbo is an opportunity to meet, share and unite with other cyclists to increase safety awareness and brainstorm about how we can make Acadiana safer and more friendly to cyclists.
Sponsored by Bike Lafayette, Cajun Cyclists, and T.R.A.I.L.
What: Group bicycle rides for all interests and ability levels, followed by food and talk
When: Sunday, November 13, 2011
- 9:30 a.m. start for 40 mile ride outside Lafayette at moderate pace (16-18 mph)
- 10:00 a.m. start for 10-15 mile ride inside Lafayette at cruiser pace (12-14 mph)
- of cycling safety issues
Why: Three cyclists were killed by cars in a single week this October, in New Iberia, Lafayette and Grand Coteau. A fourth was killed in Broussard in August. Regardless of the type of cycling we favor – road biking on country roads, commuting or cruising in town, triathlons, time trials, BMX, fixie, fitness, or other – safety is a universal concern. This ride and gumbo is an opportunity to meet, share and unite with other cyclists to increase safety awareness and brainstorm about how we can make Acadiana safer and more friendly to cyclists.
Sponsored by Bike Lafayette, Cajun Cyclists, and T.R.A.I.L.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Ride Planning Get Together 11/1 @ 6P
Tomorrow evening a group of folks will be meeting near UL to plan the 11/13 event. If you want to join, call 233-9627 for location.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
November Cycling Social / Gumbo Ride
After some brainstorming on what brings cyclists together (riding) and keeps them together after a ride (food), I decided to float to the idea of a cycling social followed by breaking bread with LCG leadership and talk of bike safety. Over the past few days, I've reached out to folks from Cajun Cyclists, Petit Paris, BikeLafayette, and T.R.A.I.L., and all have seconded the thought with enthusiasm and support. And with that bit of encouragement, we're doing it!
So, mark your calendars and join us for a community-wide Gumbo Ride on Sunday, November 13 at Girard Park. Toward the end of building community among all cyclists in and around Lafayette, we're planning a little something for everyone, including a choice of three rides (roadie, townie & family) between 9 and 12 with food and drink to follow (in the Rec Center in case it's cold).
We've extended invitations to Tony Trammel and Joey Durel and hope they will agree to join us over lunch to hear our concerns and address our questions. We should hear back in the next day or so. But even if they don't come, we'll still have the opportunity to discuss amongst ourselves what we want to see/make happen on the cycling front in the future -- oh, and pass a good time, yeah.
There are details yet to be worked out -- like ride routes, leaders and start times, and meal planning, so if you want to lend a hand (ideas, time, etc.), please reach out. Direct your offers by emails to velomaman@yahoo.com and we'll coordinate volunteers from there.
So, mark your calendars and join us for a community-wide Gumbo Ride on Sunday, November 13 at Girard Park. Toward the end of building community among all cyclists in and around Lafayette, we're planning a little something for everyone, including a choice of three rides (roadie, townie & family) between 9 and 12 with food and drink to follow (in the Rec Center in case it's cold).
We've extended invitations to Tony Trammel and Joey Durel and hope they will agree to join us over lunch to hear our concerns and address our questions. We should hear back in the next day or so. But even if they don't come, we'll still have the opportunity to discuss amongst ourselves what we want to see/make happen on the cycling front in the future -- oh, and pass a good time, yeah.
There are details yet to be worked out -- like ride routes, leaders and start times, and meal planning, so if you want to lend a hand (ideas, time, etc.), please reach out. Direct your offers by emails to velomaman@yahoo.com and we'll coordinate volunteers from there.
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