WABA Member Happy Hour, MD

Maryland bicycle fall forum

October 6, 2008 6-9pm

One Less Car in conjunction with several of the local Bicycle Groups is planning an Information Sharing Forum in the Parsons Theater at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab-APL Campus off of Route #29 in Laurel Md. We want to bring  Bicycle Advocacy Folks together with our elected officials and our state and county transportation planners to discuss our Bicycle Transportation Needs. We want to present a unified message to the Maryland Legislative Session in the 2009 Session in Annapolis. We need to work together as we have before to make Maryland More Bicycle Friendly.

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BIKETOBERFEST

October 19, 2008 10am-4pm

Biketoberfest is a one-of-a-kind event that will feature an Expo and Trade Show with over 30 vendors and manufacturers as well as advocacy groups from the cycling industry, including Trek, Gore, WABA, SRAM, CycleOps, Waterford, Shimano, Sidi and many, many more. You will have direct access to company representatives and get to lay your eyes (and hands) on the newest in components and gear.

There will also be over 80 mountain, road and hybrid bikes available for demo rides and you can see the latest cycling wear for 2008 and 2009 at the fashion show.

Biketoberfest will take place in Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton, VA on Sunday, October 19th, from 10-4. There is no charge for the event or to try out any demo bikes and this event is open to the public and to all ages.

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Got Lights?

October 23 and 28, 4:30-6:30pm

The days are getting shorter and WABA wants you to be safe and visible wherever you may be going by bike. Got Lights?

WABA, in conjunction with the District Department of Transportation will give out free light sets and help make streets safer for nighttime riders by raising awareness of the importance of being seen when cycling especially at night.

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Spin to Win

October 16, 2008

SPIN TO WIN is an outdoor, stationary bicycle competition among corporate and non-corporate teams representing a variety of local industries, as well as friends of JDRF. During the workday, five-person teams take a 40-minute “spin” on their bikes (8 minutes per rider) and compete to see who can clock the most miles and raise the most money for juvenile diabetes research.

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Heritage Trail Bike Ride

October 25, 2008, 10am-1pm

Join Alexandria Archaeology for this year's Heritage Trail Bike Ride, a fun event celebrating the late Ellen Pickering, the Alexandria Heritage Trail, and the City's historic and natural resources.

Ellen's efforts in the early 1970s resulted in the creation of the first section of what is now the Mount Vernon Trail. Meet at the Daingerfield Island parking lot at 10 a.m. for a three-hour 15-mile guided loop around Alexandria. A shorter 3-mile family ride returns after a stop at Founders Park in Old Town.

The event is free of charge, but reservations and helmets are required. Children under 16 must be accompanies by a participating adult. Contact Alexandria Archaeology at archaeology@alexandriava.gov or 703.838.4399 for more information.

16th Annual Between the Waters Bike Tour

October 25, 2008

Explore the Eastern Shore of Virginia this fall when the Between the Waters Bike Tour begins in the quaint, seaside village of Wachapreague.  This event sponsored by Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore (CBES), is held on Saturday, October 25, 2008 and winds through interesting historic towns and communities and along back roads to scenic rest stops that overlook the Atlantic seaside and the Chesapeake Bay. Learn More>>

Bikes for the World

The central mission is to collect unwanted bicycles and related material in the United States and deliver it at low cost to community development programs assisting the poor in developing countries or in the Washington DC metropolitan area.  As much as possible, Bikes for the World uses the donated bicycles to help set-up self-sustaining bicycle repair operations which can make enough money to pay the shipping costs for subsequent container shipments of donated bicycles.

If you cannot find a convenient collection site or date, don't despair.  Bicycles may also be dropped off with a suggested $10 per bike donation for Bikes for the World at participating bicycle retailers.  (We will also accept individual drop-offs at volunteer homes in Arlington, Fairfax, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, and Hagerstown MD.  Write info AT bikesfortheworld.org for more info and state where you are/where you can bring a bike.)

Drop Off Dates and Locations:   

• Saturday, October 11th, 8:30 am - 3 pm, Troop #104 Eagle Community Service Project, at the Arlington County Recycling Office's Environmental Collection & Recycling Event (ECARE), at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 125 South Old Glebe Rd, Arlington VA 22204.

• Saturday, October 11th, 9 am – 12 noon, St. Peter’s in the Woods Episcopal Church, 5911 Fairview Woods Drive (corner Ox Road & Burke Center Pkwy), Fairfax Station VA 22039.  For info, contact Jack Nicklas @703-503-9640.

• Saturday, October 11th, 9 am – 12 noon, St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church, 5222 Sideburn Road, Fairfax VA 22032.  For info, call 703-525-0931.

• Saturday, October 18th, 9 am – 12 noon, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 10755 Scaggsville Road, Laurel MD 20723.  For info: Perry Wilson at perrywwilson@verizon.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (h) 301-362-1154 or (w) 240-228-0665.

• Saturday, October 18th, 12 noon – 4 pm, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), 3509 Carlin Springs Road, Baileys Crossroads VA 22041.  For info, call Mark Nelson @703-379-9400.

• Saturday, October 25th, 9 am –12 noon, St. Paul’s Catholic Community, at the Community Gazebo, corner Rt. 108 and Rt. 124, Damascus MD 20872.  For info, call Sherrie @301-253-2027. 

• Saturday, October 25th, 10 am – 3 pm, Boy Scout Troop #249 Eagle community service project, at Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church, 33 University Blvd East, Silver Spring, MD 20901 (the “Four Corners” intersection of University Ave with Colesville Rd (Rt 29), across the street from Blair High School).  For info, call 301-593-5936.

• Saturday, October 25th, 10 am – 4 pm, Fairfax County Recycling Office, at Herndon High School, 700 Bennett Street, Herndon VA 20170.  For info, call 703-802-3322.

• Sunday, November 2nd, 10 am – 11:30 am, Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Road (corner of East-West Highway), Silver Spring MD 20910.  For info, call Julie Simon-Knoll or Bob Simon at 301-949-6902 or write jsimonknoll AT verizon.net.

• Sunday, November 2nd, 11 am - 2 pm (CHECK TO CONFIRM HOURS), at Temple Sinai, 3100 Military Road NW, Washington DC 20015.  For info, call Terri Salus at 301-587-5017 or write salusboyz AT juno DOT com.  

• Sunday, November 2nd, 12 noon – 4 pm, Crusader Lutheran Church, 1605 Viers Mill Road, Rockville MD 20851-1745.  For info, call Michael Lidell @301-424-8622 or write lidell AT hotmail DOT com 

• Saturday, November 8th, 9 am – 12 noon, sponsored by the Equalize Our Earth Club at Jamestown High School, 3751 John Tyler Highway, Williamsburg VA 23185.  For info, call 757-258-4816.

• Saturday, November 8th, 9 am - noon, sponsored by PAVE Creative Group at 114-J Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem NC 27106.  For info, contact Kristin @336-721-1021 x 1014 or kristin AT paveways.com.

• Saturday, November 8th, 10 am – 1 pm, sponsored by the Friendly Center and The Shops at Friendly, LLC, at the Friendly Center Auditorium parking lot, 3110 Kathleen Avenue, Greensboro NC 27408.  For info, call Kristin Eckart or Phillip Oakley at 336-721-1021.

• Sunday, November 9th, 10 am – 2 pm, at Congregation Beth El, 8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda MD 20814. 

• Saturday, November 15th, 9 am – 12 noon, at Burgundy Farm Country Day School, 3700 Burgundy Road, Alexandria, VA  22303.  For info, call Doug Fishman at 703-960-3431 x511 or write dougf AT burgundyfarm.org.