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Re-occuring Events: Rolling Bike Clinics (RBCs) are bicycle powered mobile bike shops designed to fix broken bikes in low and medium income neighborhoods in Boulder. Volunteer bike mechanics load large capacity bike trailers with all the tools and parts needed for a mobile bike shop. Then they ride to the neighborhood, set up shop and fix bikes for a day. For the Walk & Bike Month RBSs in June, there will also be Bike Rodeos for kids offered at each RBC. This year's RBCs will be held in neighborhood associations around the new Elmer's 2 mile path connection (in the area between 34th St. and Folsom and Valmont and Kalmia). See Rolling Bike Clinics for schedule. June 5th National Trails Day Saturday - Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance Construct New Singletrack at Betasso Preserve Celebrate National Trails Day and help construct the new Benjamin Trail at Betasso Preserve. This multi-use path eventually connect to the existing Canyon Loop Trail. Volunteer trail-builders will enjoy spectacular views and fresh mountain air while working in forest groves and open meadows. Over 100 volunteers are expected at this event, but you will work closely with a small crew led by an experienced leader. Due to the steep and rugged backcountry terrain, this project will be physically strenuous. This National Trails Day project is is co-sponsored by Boulder County, Boulder Mountainbike Alliance, REI and the Boulder County Horse Association. Minimum age is 14 with adult supervision and times are to be determined. To register or ask a question, please email Wild Work Volunteers or call (303) 678-6193. June 6th Boulder by Bike, B-360 Rolling start between 3 - 5pm at Scott Carpenter Park Connect with Annie Noble, (303) 441-3242, Annie Noble Hosted by Boulder Greenway's Program. An enjoyable ride that's fun for all ages. Ride the half or whole loop. Refreshments provided as well as a post-ride picnic and prize drawings. Starts and finishes at Scott Carpenter Park. June 7th Walk & Talk with Jared Polis Noon to 1pm. Meet at Wonderland Lake Trailhead for a lunch-time stroll with House Representative Jared Polis. June 9th Walk & Talk: A Talk on Global Warming 5:30pm. Dan Friedlander leads an intermediate hike (3-4 miles) on Shanahan North trail to Mesa. The hike will explore how ecological change, particularly global warming, will affect our lives and our relationship to nature in the future. Newcomer's Hike: Open Space 101 5:30- 7:30pm. Get a crash course in OSMP 101 with naturalist Jennell Freeston. Enjoy an introduction to the area's biology, geology and history while hiking up to the Second Flatiron. Meet at Chautauqua Ranger Cottage for this moderately strenuous. 2.5 miles, 700' elevation gain. June 11th Park(ing) Spaces Day 10am - 2pm, various locations. See Community Cycles for info. Visit "Park(ing) Spaces" all over town where businesses adopt a parking space and convert it into a "park" for one day by setting up grass, flowers, trees, chairs, etc. in the parking spot. June 17th A Walking Tour of the historic Uni-Hill neighborhood Hosted by Boulder History Museum 5:30pm Meeting location: Boulder History Museum, 1206 Euclid Ave., Boulder. For more information: Boulder History Museum. (303) 449-3464 June 18th Boulder Bike Bash at The Peloton 2010 4 - 7pm Peloton Interior Courtyard and Community Center, 3555 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80303 Join the Peloton neighbors for a bike-themed happy hour at their beautiful new community center. $2 beers, food by local restaurants, information about bike rides, and more. June 19th Vintage Bike Swap 6am - 2pm, Boulder High School, 13th & Arapahoe Local vendors with plenty of new and used bike treasures. Vendors must register in advance. June 20th YMCA Open House 2850 Mapleton Avenue, (303) 442-2778 Join the Y for a day of Family Fun! Events for all ages and abilities, starting out with a bagel breakfast at 9:30 followed by a beginner's bike tour or Boulder. Get a free Y pass for the day and take classes, use the machines, swim in the pool or enjoy the hot tub. At 2pm there will be a Bar-B-Que on the patio! June 22nd Boulder Beer Bicycle Benefit Boulder Beer, Wilderness Place $15 admission benefits Community Cycles Rolling Bike Clinics. Admission includes buffet dinner, beer and a pair of Smartwool socks. Come celebrate biking in Boulder and get ready for Bike to Work Day! June 23rd - Bike to Work Day 7 - 9am Bike to Work Day Breakfast Stations* 45 stations all over town See communitycycles.org or www.drcog.org for a complete listing and map of all breakfast stations. Go to communitycycles.org to register. Complimentary breakfast at over 45 breakfast stations in the city of Boulder of choosing to travel by people power today! * Select stations begin serving at 6:30pm The Great 55th Street Egg-less Relay 11:30am. 5775 Flatirons Parkway Tracy Foster, (303) 319-3069, Boulder East Hosted by Boulder East Community Transportation Options. This contest of wills and coordination pits corporate teams of three bikers and one pedestrian in a timed relay event, with each participant balancing a plastic egg filled with jelly beans in a spoon from their mouth...while negotiating an obstacle course. Awards for the fastest and most spirited teams (costumes encouraged!) Lunch will be provided. Also join Smartwool to play the "Find a perfect pair" game and win free socks! 4th Annual BIKE SHORTS FILM FEST AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL Sponsored by CU Environmental Center and Community Cycles. All proceeds benefit Community Cycles Youth Earn-a-Bike Program. Price: $6 5:30pm Ice Cream Social on the lawn south of Old Main 6pm Bike Shorts Film Fest - Old Main auditorium. We'll have ice cream provided by Boulder Ice Cream followed by a fun selection of short bicycle films, celebrating the potential, fun, and uses of the bicycle. |