Well it is starting to feel a little like spring here in Western, PA. I am getting excited for outside activities and I have seen more people out on their bikes. Biking Toronto has a nice little Spreadshirt shop and they are friends with Spreadshirt on Facebook (you should be friends with us too!) - so I was happy to get their update about Bike Friday. I think they have a great pro-bike, pro-Toronoto shirts - a cool variation of the I heart NY shirt.
Bike Friday is held the last friday of every month to promote bike riding as a safe and environmentally friendly transportation alternative. These types of bike rides are held all over the world, often called Critical Mass. You can check out this page to see if there is a ride in your city.
I am sure this next sentence will make you laugh or possibly cringe.I can’t resist adding a dash of 90’s culture to this blog every once in a while. I think I first learned about Critical Mass from watching the Real World San Francisco - I know the show covered the infamous Puck on a few bike rides.
Another cool thing I learned from the Biking Toronto page is that there is that biking can get you free coffee on Bike Friday. The cafe Alternative Grounds gives out free coffee if you wear your helmet. I think this is a neat idea to promote biking.
I would love to see some other pro-bike t-shirts from other cities - please share! Has anyone created a t-shirt for Critical Mass? I would also be interested to know if you love or hate the Real World
Dave
Wow! Thanks for the attention. Glad you like the BikeFriday stuff. I’m always open to people from other cities who want to copy the idea.
Awesome! Thanks Lindsay.
If anyone wants advice for starting up BikeFriday’s in their own cities, let me know!