Join us for food, music and networking
Free bike safety check at the event (tire pressure and brakes with minor adjustments made on the spot)
For more info go to www.494corridor.org

Enter to Win…

• A Commuter Bicycle
• $500 Visa Gift Card
• $500 Apple Store Gift Card

RSVP appreciated (so we know how much food to buy)

Contact Melissa Madison: Melissa@494corridor.org

We’ll practice roadway positioning, scanning, signaling and turning and changing lanes. We’ll also show you how to get to and from the major trail heads that surround downtown Minneapolis using recommended bicycling routes. Don’t have a bike downtown?  No worries, we have a partnership with Nice Ride MN, which allows us to offer free access to Nice Ride bike for our guided rides.

Please RSVP to jim@hcba.org

Participants will learn about riding a bicycle as a vehicle, safety, riding comfort, and good tips for getting into and around downtown. Join fellow people thinking about trying bike commuting and learn about how to become part of the cycling wave in Minneapolis.

Please RSVP to jim@hcba.org

After a two-year hiatus, the biggest bike-to-work breakfast celebrating Bike Walk Week in the Twin Cities is back! The Minnesota Environmental Fund, a workplace giving program for Minnesota-based environmental organizations, is sponsoring the resurrected event along with the tenants of the Greenway building that had organized the event from 2008-2010. The event will provide a free breakfast for bikers and walkers. Mayor R. T. Rybak and many other elected officials will join us.

For breakfast we will be serving pancakes, eggs, oatmeal, yogurt and muesli, granola bars, and Peace Coffee and juice. We are expecting between 300 and 500 (or more) walkers and bikers. The HUB bike co-op is also offering a free bike check clinic and handing out free bike patch kits. Additionally, Eureka Recycling will be working with us to compost and make this a zero-waste event.

This event is sponsored by Minnesota Environmental Fund (MEF) and Co-Sponsored by: Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), Civia, Energy Center of Wisconsin, Envision Minnesota, Eureka Recycling, Great Plains Institute, Headwaters Foundation, Midtown Greenway Coalition, Nonprofits Assistance Fund, Peace Coffee, SOS Building Services, Inc., The Energy Conservatory, Wellington Management, Will Steger Foundation

For more information and to register for the free event go to http://brakeforbreakfast2013.eventbrite.com

Go Grün & Bike für Bier!

As part of the weekend Deutsche Tage (German Days) celebration on June 8 & 9, the Germanic-American Institute and Paulaner Bier will be hosting an outdoor beer garden for the Twin Cities biking community.

On Saturday, June 8th, bicyclists are encouraged to end their ride on the beautiful GAI grounds, located at 301 Summit Avenue in St. Paul. From 12-4pm, anyone who arrives at the GAI on bike will enjoy half-price Paulaner draft beer and brats, each just $3. In addition to several varieties of freshly-tapped Paulaner beer, the GAI will be serving Radler, a German summer specialty drink of beer and lemon soda to be enjoyed during or after a long bike ride.

The Bike für Bier event aligns with this year’s Go Grün! (Go Green!) theme for Deutsche Tage. To help support a more environmentally-friendly event and save a dollar, attendees are also encouraged to bring their own Bierstein or cup.

Beer and Biking are way of life in Germany, a tradition the GAI wants to strengthen and support in Minnesota.

Learn more at the Deutsche Tage Facebook page.