Getting Ready for Bike To Work Day

Photo by Kate Michelle McCarthy

Fill up your water bottle, strap on that helmet, and roll up your right pant leg. May is National Bike Month. More than 100,000 Bay Area riders are expected to participate in Bike to Work Day on May 12, including Timbuk2 CEO Mike Wallenfels, who bikes 38 miles roundtrip on his regular commute. “I ride along the bay through Marin County, where I have views of Mt. Tamalpais and the shore of Sausalito. You can’t beat crossing the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise,” he says. Energizer stations set up around the city make the Bike to Work Day commute even easier with free beverages and snacks. After work, pedal to DNA Lounge for a party and fashion show complete with raffles, DJs, and valet bicycle parking.

BIKING 101
More than 30 miles of new bike lanes are popping up across the city. Test-ride the newly completed lanes on Laguna Honda Boulevard and Division Street.

Timbuk2 launched a ride-share program late last month. Stop by during regular store hours, and get outfitted with a complimentary bike, helmet, and custom bag for the day. 506 Hayes St., 415-252-9860.

The SF Bicycle Coalition offers free urban cycling workshops. Learn how to choose the right bike, the safest ways to ride in traffic, and essential emergency maneuvers. Check the site for class times and locations.

Plan your next bike trip using the handy online tool SF Bike Mapper. It gives you easy turn-by-turn directions with options for shortest or flattest routes.

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By Anonymous (not verified) on January 15, 2012

Now if we can only get all those people renting bikes from Blazing Saddles to wear helmets while riding on the Golden Gate Bridge we will be in great shape.

By Paul (avid cyclist) (not verified) on May 11, 2011

Now if we could only get the people on bikes to stop at the crosswalks rather than going through them to the intersection, less pedestrians would get hit!!! Just sayin.

By Eric SF (not verified) on May 11, 2011

I am doing that, Bike to Work" for 8 years.

By My god (not verified) on May 11, 2011

If the world is going to end on May 21, why bother?

By Eric SF (not verified) on May 11, 2011

Errr....One less bike.

By jeff (not verified) on May 11, 2011

great picture. riding side by side, deep in conversation, obviously not paying attention, middle of the road...gotta love em.

By Anonymous (not verified) on May 11, 2011

"Stop by during regular store hours, and get outfitted with a complimentary bike, helmet, and custom bag for the day" - does that mean we get to keep all of that after May 12, or just for the day?

By Cindy C. (not verified) on May 11, 2011