Bike to Work Day - Host a Treat Station

Congratulations to these lucky winners of this year's raffle! We had great turn out to the Big Fat Ride and celebrated the day by pulling raffle prizes. The Big Fat Ride would not be possible without the support from Kathi Merchant at Alaska Ultra Sport and a list of amazing volunteers. Thank you!

We would especially like to thank our amazing business sponsors who contributed prizes to this year's raffle: Alaska Air, Surly, Becker Gear, Dogwood Designs, 45NRTH, The Bicycle Shop, Revelate Designs, Wolf Tooth Components, Cold Avenger, Pen Air, BarYak Expedition.

Thank you to the hundreds of supporters who participated in the Big Fat Ride and went the extra mile to buy raffle tickets!

Bike Anchorage board members will be selling hot Raffle tickets throughout the month for $20.00. We'll have them at all  Bike Anchorage Winter Bike Fest events, bib pick up for the Big Fat Ride, and we'll be pulling prize winners after the Big Fat Ride at Brown Bag Sandwich Company on Saturday, February 25th at 6pm. You don't need to be present to win, so get the tickets while you can! 

Raffle Drawing

Saturday, February 25th

@ Brown Bag Sandwich Co (535 W 3rd Avenue)

Come to Brown Bag after the Big Fat Ride with food (provided!) and drinks (for purchase)

Raffle drawing at 6pm!

Valet bike parking available

Raffle Prizes

Thank you to the many donations from these amazing businesses! With their support, we are auctioning off thousands of dollars worth of prizes and travel. Please take a look at what you'll have the chance to win:

Alaska Air

2 round trip coach tickets valid systemwide (excludes Cuba)

Surly

Fat Bike frame & fork

Becker Gear

5 Becker custom down tube bags 

Dogwood Designs

2 sets of poagies ($120 value each)

45NRTH

1 pair of tires ($280 value)

The Bicycle Shop

1 Endura women’s jacket pink
1 pair 45NRTH Vanhelga tires ($280 value)
1 45NRTH Flowbeist and 1 Dunderbeist tire pairing ($280 value)

Revelate Designs

Wolf Tooth Components

1 sets Singletrack Pogies ($125 each) – Innovative new pogies designed for easy hand access, adjustable warmth, and quick install/removal
1 Wolf Tooth Bar Bag ($34 value) – The most full featured bicycle tool wrap available designed to make home and trailside repairs quick and efficient so you can get out riding.
5 pairs Wooligan Wolf Tooth Socks ($13 each) – Warm socks with extra thick wool in the footbed for added comfort…..and the distinctive wolf head on the calf to help you stand out from the pack.

  

Cold Avenger

Pen Air

BarYak Expedition

Are you ready? Winter Bike Fest is almost here!

For the month of February we're celebrating our wintery city and its winter biking community. We have a lot of fun events planned for you! We hope to see you at one or many. Check them out here and invite your friends on Facebook:

Bike Happy Hour
When: Tuesday, February 7th, 5-7pm
Where: the Spenard Roadhouse
Details: Wear your helmet, get tots.

Winter Bike to Work Day
When: Friday, February 10th, 6-9am morning commuter treat stations and 4:30-6pm after work parties
Where: Treat stations all over Anchorage and after work parties at Westchester Lagoon (West Anchorage) and Eagle River Town
Square Park (for Eagle River commuters)--stay tuned for a map!
Details: Commit to commute on Winter Bike to Work with the rest of the world at winterbiketoworkday.org/home2017

Eagle River Sunrise Ride
When: Monday, February 20th (President's Day), 8-11am
Where: Meet at Chepo's Mexican Restaurant
Details: Planning 7-8 miles out and back on the Eagle River. Fat bikes recommended. Total time estimated to be around 2 hours. Please park at the far end of the Chepo's parking lot!

Tour de Funk
When: Friday, February 24th, 9pm-late
Where: Anchorage Community Works
Details: $10 cover. Funk/soul music and lots of dancing! Beer from Resolution Brewing Co. and bike-themed crafts and artist tables. Bike parking will be provided.

Big Fat Ride & Raffle Drawing
When: Saturday, February 25th, 3:30pm
Where: 4th Avenue, downtown Anchorage
Details: The ride is for all ages and riding abilities and will be a 5-mile loop starting on 4th Ave. using the Coastal Trail out to Westchester Lagoon. Sign up at bigfatride.athlete360.com Bib pick-up will be at Anchorage R.E.I. on Friday, February 24th, 4-7pm and Saturday, February 25th, 10am-2pm.

Gary Sjoquist Presentation – Bike Minneapolis: A Bike-Friendly Winter City
When: Monday, February 27th, 6-7:30pm
Where: R.E.I. 
Details: "Bike Minneapolis: A Bike-Friendly Winter City" presented by Gary Sjoquist, Advocacy Director, Mountain Bike Hall of Fame 2012. Minneapolis is one of the top ranked bikable cities in the U.S., and it's also a snowy winter city like Anchorage. Come learn how Minneapolis, as the nation’s 15th largest city, has become acknowledged as one of the best cities in the U.S. for bicycling.  And with bicycling in Minneapolis up nearly 70% over the past 5 years, learn how accidents and bicycle crashes have decreased over the same period. Gary Sjoquist, the Advocacy Director for Quality Bicycle Products, the nation’s largest distributor of bicycle parts and accessories headquartered in Minnesota, will host a presentation and discussion on what strategies, policies, and practices have been used in Minneapolis to create a bicycle-friendly infrastructure.

As long as I've been involved with Bike Anchorage I've been proud of the work we take on and accomplish. I'm constantly amazed by the power of our volunteer base--from dedicated board members, to volunteer leaders, to enthusiastic participants. Not many organizations have so much meaningful support and engagement from our members, but we do because Anchorage's bike community is powerful. 

2016 has been a great year for Anchorage's bicycle community. We are on track to continue transforming the way our city develops safe bike infrastructure, educates everyone of the rules of the road, and building more community around all types of bicycling.

With the support of volunteers and advocates like yourself, here are some highlights of what we've accomplished this year:

Remember the Bike Totem mock-up presented for Bike to Work Day? Thanks to the generous support from the biking community (you!), it was installed this September. At a small ribbon cutting event on September 27^th, Mayor Berkowitz and a couple dozen cyclists rode down to the new Bike Totem, which is installed at Westchester Lagoon at the confluence of the Chester Creek and Coastal Trails. As the workday ended, hundreds of afternoon commuters, families, and recreational cyclists rode by. Previously, this would have been a countless number, but not anymore. The number displayed at the top of the totem steadily climbed, proving our city’s love for our trails and bikes.