This year's Bike to Work Day was the perfect kick-off to some great Spring and Summer riding. Over 2,800 people braved the rainy weather and biked to over 60 tasty treat stations run by amazing local organizations. If we didn't see you at the Bacon Station, there are still plenty of other opportunities coming up this Summer to celebrate biking!

If you did make it out to Bike to Work Day, hopefully with bacon in hand, please fill out this survey. It will help us make sure Bike to Work Day 2019 is a sizzling, crispy success!

What even is this? It's a Bike High Five of course! These little cards are going viral in Anchorage. Want to encourage fellow riders with some awesome facts and resources about biking? Print off one of these little guys and hang it on a bike. Psst, Pass it on!

We've got an awesome lineup of community rides this Summer. Bike Anchorage has teamed up with the Anchorage Museum for three fun rides - a historical tour of early Anchorage, a ride through the 1% for art program, and some delicious urban gardens! More great rides are in the works - be sure to keep an eye on the Bike Anchorage Calendar. 

Chugach State Park Volunteer Day

Thanks to a generous grant from REI, Chugach State Park is getting a new bike Fix-It station, bike rack, Fat Tire Bike signs, and a shiny new informational bike kiosk! We will be installing all of this great new bike gear in our favorite state park Saturday, July 7th from 10am till about 1pm, snacks provided. Bring water and work gloves. Join us for a fun morning of bike community building!

The Trek Store's Bikes and Brews

Bike Anchorage is joining the Trek Store of Anchorage for their June Bikes and Brews! We will be at 49th state doing some fundraising bike parking. It's happening on June 13th - get more info here.

Bike Day at the Mountain View Farmer's Market

It's Bike Day at the Mountain View Farmer's Market! We will be hosting a community ride starting from the market at APU and ending at the Mountain View Farmer's Market. Get more info on all of the festivities here. 

What's a bike high five? It originated out of an idea to encourage people who bike. Did you get a high-five and/or just want to join in on the fun?!

Download and print this tag!

Then hang it on a friend 's or a stranger's bike to encourage people to keep riding!

Everyone loves a high five!

Spring is the perfect time to "break-up" with your car (see what we did there?) and join us in making Anchorage bike-friendly!

We need your help with a ton of great stuff coming up. Bike to Work Day is just around the corner (May 18th!) and the bacon station is calling your name. Community rides need leaders and commuter challenges need champions. Oh yeah, and it's just fun to hang out with people who love bikes.

Here's a few things we could really use your help with. Anything sound interesting? Let us know what you'd like to take on!

Bike to Work Day Counters

Every Bike to Work Day, the municipality collects data on how many folks ride and where they go. Collecting this data plays a significant role in applying/receiving grants for bicycle safety improvements within the Municipality of Anchorage. You'll be assigned a location and will cheer on (and count!) your fellow riders. Please email BlessingBR@ci.anchorage.ak.us if you'd like to help out!

Clean Air Challenge Sweepers

The Clean Air Challenge is happening on May 12th in Talkeetna. Want to participate for free and get room and dinner?! They are in need of ride sweepers - sweepers hang back, ensuring no stragglers get left behind. It's a 100 mile ride for a great cause. Volunteers get a room and dinner Saturday night at the Talkeetna Alaska Lodge (and food stations during the ride). Please email jhettinger@gmail.com if you'd like to participate! More info on the ride here. 

Community Ride Champions

Have an idea for a great community ride and want help organizing it? Let us know! We just wrapped up the Tour De Habitat and had a blast. We toured Habitat for Humanity projects and enjoyed a sunny day on the trails. Other great rides have included a garden tour, architecture tour, and many more. We'll help you get your idea off the ground! Email pierce@bikeanchorage.org.

LinkAK.org

We need your help getting the word out about LinkAK.org! This is Anchorage's one stop shop for local challenges. Register and create a profile, then start logging your bike trips. You'll be automatically entered to win prizes from Alaska Railroad, Downtown Bicycle, REI, and the Trek Store of Anchorage! Didn't see your team or workplace when registering? Email Dana Mendoza (MendozaDR@ci.anchorage.ak.us) with your team details to join.

Bike Maintenance 

Want to perform some basic bike maintenance for a great cause? Birchwood Behavioral Health has eight youth bikes in need of a quick tune up. Please email n.stuemke@bbhalaska.org.

Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 18. This is Anchorage's biggest day of the year to show City leaders and the country that Anchorage bikes. Register today!

Treat Stations!

Check out the treat stations along your route by visiting our online map. Be sure to check back regularly as more stations pop up or shuffle:

Volunteer

Do you love bikes? Well then we've got tons of opportunities to get involved! 

Community Rides

We've got some awesome community rides planned for this Spring and Summer. Check out the Museum Ride coming up on June 14th!

Congratulations to our 2018 Bike Anchorage Raffle winners!

Thank you to the 22 generous sponsors who have made this raffle possible. We'd also like to thank our generous members and supporters for purchasing tickets and joining us at all our Winter Bike Fest events throughout February.

Bike Anchorage board members are only selling 500 Raffle tickets for $20.00 each! With 45 winners and all proceeds benefiting Bike Anchorage, this is the ticket you want. 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 49th State Brewing Company. You don't need to be present to win, so get the tickets while you can! 

Raffle Drawing

Saturday, February 24th at 6:00pm

49th State Brewing Company, 717 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99514

We'll pull winners after the Big Fat Ride with drinks and snacks. You do NOT need to be present to win!

**Find Bike Anchorage board members to buy your tickets at all our Winter Bike Fest events**

Check out our amazing prizes: