Drive Your Bike to Work Day

Some favorite DYBTWD photos

kathryn — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:11:27 +0000

Drive Your Bike to Work Day 2008 Success!

kathryn — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:15:04 +0000

We here at DYBTWD are still recovering from the big day of bike driving, but some initial media has come through. Stay tuned for more coverage. Thanks to everyone that participated, drove their bike to or from work, brought limos and vintage cars, bicycles, tall bikes, booze, or showed up at Benders for roller racing in solidarity of bike-drivers.

Thanks also to the fine folks of the Butter Lap for hosting the event as part of their weekly ride.

The Celeste Ribbon

kathryn — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:39:05 +0000

Here at Drive Your Bike To Work Day, we’re constantly hearing about yet another horror story about a bike left on the roof of a car while attempting to drive into a parking garage or drive-thru window. I heard recently from a San Francisco cyclist named Sasha about a great way to honor those bicycles befallen to tragedies of low clearance.

From Left in SF:

Clearly, the rising tide of these injuries demands an aggressive awareness campaign. AIDS has red ribbons, war-mongering has yellow ribbons, and breast cancer has pink ribbons. Bike-rack related injuries deserve their own ribbon. I’d like to propose the Celeste Ribbon to commemorate those lost to our streets due to the tragic combination of roof racks and high-roofed vehicles.

Bike-Driving Hardships Breed Ingenuity

kathryn — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:54:44 +0000

Driving your bike to work inherently involves many dangers. We’ve discussed before the obvious hazard of low-clearance garages. But the sheer act of putting your bike on the roof of a car can expose you to injuries, stained clothing, even bike damage if you make a mistake. And with SUV roof heights skyrocketing higher than gas prices in California, it’s becoming harder and harder to lift your bike onto the roof of your car.

This is why a patent has been filed for a new style of bike rack which uses a “rotating arm member” to lift your bike onto the roof of your car for you!

Clearly, the dawn of a new age of bike-driving technology.

The Wide World of Bike Driving : Exercise Edition

kathryn — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:36:33 +0000

Everybody knows that bicycles are great way to work out. But for many, bike-related exercise also includes a fair amount of bike-driving, especially when an expensive racing bike is involved. From training rides to races, to tune-ups at the shop, recreational riders are always driving their bikes around.

Now, some people are content to just ride their bike around town - to work, to pick up groceries, maybe to get a little fresh air and exercise or just explore. But for others, a ride doesn’t *count* unless it’s a bona fide training ride. While it’s difficult to fully differentiate a training ride from just a “ride”, it’s safe to say that it often involves driving your bike to the start, where wheel-attaching, seat-bag-packing, and chain-cleaning is just part of the full ritual. Plus, how else are you supposed to get to the starting point of your 70-mile hammerfest, when it’s almost halfway across town?

But sometimes there’s just not enough time to fit in a training ride. That’s why Endurance Performance Training Center offers you the chance to drive your own bike to their indoor “eCycling” class workouts.

For just $299 a month (plus a $500 initiation fee), you can experience what they claim is the “most efficient 90 minutes you can spend on your bike.” Skeptics may argue that it’s hardly efficient if you’re not going anywhere, but truly, what can be more efficient than pulling your bike out of your garage, attaching it to the roof of your car, driving it to the gym, taking it off the roof, bringing it inside for a 90 minute workout, then driving it back home again?