So you'd like to try bike commuting?
Our Bike to Work program is designed to make it easy for you to give biking to work a try. We have Bike Buddies, who can give you help in planning a route, can give advice on gear, and are willing to ride in with you. Our Bike to Work breakfasts provide the opportunity to meet up with other bike commuters AND enjoy free breakfast, and bike schwag. Our website has Links to other bike to work information, a Map of common bike commute routes, and we answer your most basic questions about how to get started.
And if you're already a seasoned veteran of the streets, there are also good reasons to join us. Come to our Bike To Work events and meet fellow bike commuters, have some breakfast, and stand up and be counted.
Showers
Looking for shower facilities and bathrooms? On Bike to Work Event Days, both the Downtown Hartford YMCA and the Taking Care Center offer free showers and have available bathrooms. There is no fee any day for bike commuters to shower at the downtown YMCA. Call CRCOG (522-2217) to pre-register. We will notify the YMCA and they will permit you to use their showers.
Bike to Work Tips
Want to bike to work but don't know how to get started? Concerned about safety, what to wear, arriving to work all sweaty? Learn the ins and outs of this incredible mode of transportation in order to make bike commuting a part of your daily routine, or just a way to break up the grind of the daily drive. Learn how to commute on a bike from those who have both done it for several years and who have been formally trained as Cycling Instructors by the League of American Bicyclists, a national bike advocacy non-profit. Cycling to work can produce untold benefits to those who care to give it a try: from the immediate cost savings to the more subtle changes in health and well-being. Course is held usually during a lunch hour at major employment centers, and includes a free copy of a very helpful cycling guidebook for all attendees.
To arrange for a commute class at your place of work, contact Sandy Fry sfry@crcog.org 860-522-2217, x220
For more tips on making your bike commute hassle free, check out this very complete Guide put together by the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. Also, check our Frequently Asked Questions.
Bike Everywhere
Bike Everywhere is about using your bike for transportation instead of your car. Why stop at just biking to work? Bike to the grocery store, the movies, restaurants. Our Bike Everywhere program is up and running. Check the web page. If you would like to add an event, contact us at webmaster@connbikes.org.
