Category: Local Fun (Page 13 of 17)

Bike to Work Week is May 14-18

May 11, 2012 /

Bike to School day was earlier this week but rememvber Bike to Work Week is May 14-18 and Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 18.

Both sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists is the national sponsor of Bike Month, as an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride. Whether you bike to work or school; to save money or time; to preserve your health or the environment; to explore your community or get to your destination, get involved in Bike Month in your city or state — and help get more people in your community out riding too!

Andy Clarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists, said, “Biking to work is an efficient and fun way to get the exercise you need, without having to find extra time to work out. And this year, with gasoline prices as high as they are, biking to work makes more sense than ever.”

Following are some tips that will help you enjoy biking to work more.
• Have your bike checked over by your local bike shop
• Always wear a helmet to protect your head in the event of a crash
• Ride in the right-most lane that goes in the direction that you are traveling
• Obey all stop signs, traffic lights and lane markings
• Look before you change lanes or signal a turn; indicate your intention, then act
• Be visible and predictable at all times; wear bright clothing and signal turns

Lawrence Annual Helmet Fair Scheduled as part of Spring Game Weekend Activities

April 19, 2012 /

The Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department will again host their annual Helmet Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 in conjunction with the Kansas Athletics men’s football

Spring Game. The Helmet Fair will be located on the KU Campus in Lot 91, southeast of Memorial Stadium between the Spencer Art Museum and the practice fields.

Admission to the Helmet Fair is free and open to the general public. At the Helmet Fair, LDCFM staff will be on hand to provide free bike helmets (custom-fitted for any child 15 and younger with an adult, while supplies last), bike inspections and a safe ride course. Free hot dogs and soft drinks will also be provided to participants.

Staff will also be available to educate parents and caregivers about safety tips including rules of riding on the road, bike trail etiquette, booster seat safety, bike safety and pool safety.

Kansas Athletics provides other family-friendly activities for the day which include:

– 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Football Clinic for 1^st through 6^th grade students. See www.kuathletics.comfor more information.

– 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Hy-Vee Hawk Zone open for kids, located in the football practice fields north of Memorial Stadium

– 1:00 p.m. – Kansas Football Spring game at Memorial Stadium (gates open at Noon)

The LDCFM Helmet Fair is sponsored by Kansas Athletics, Laird Noller, Safe Kids Douglas County, McDonalds, State Farm Insurance, Sunflower Outdoor & Bike, Douglas County Medical Society, Ranjbar Orthodontics, Lawrence Mountain Bike Club, Dillons and the Lawrence Pilots Club, Inc.

Biking in the Snow

February 13, 2012 /

The mini snowstorm we received Sunday into Monday Morning didn’t slow down these local bikers..

Ride Lawrence Wants to Help You!

November 19, 2011 /

It’s getting colder, I was out the other day riding and between the wind and the cold I had a few second thoughts, but kept going.. that’s what we do right!

Ride Lawrence will be ramping up here into the fall and during the winter to reach out and meet all the Lawrence and Douglass County Kansas bike groups. We want to make Ride Lawrence a clearinghouse of local biking info with links to all the local groups and a comprehensive calendar of upcoming local and regional biking events.

It doesn’t matter if you are a race, mountain bike, cruise, or even play polo – we want to know about it so people know there is a place to explore all the local biking possibilities.

RideLawrence is a service of the Lawrence Central Rotary, we’re not trying to make any money on this, there’s no hidden agendas, we’re local people just like you who enjoy bike riding and developed this idea as one of the service initiatives for our club.

Please look over the links in the Lawrence Bike Clubs and other Kansas Bicycling Clubs pages. If it needs to be changed or updated email me at [email protected]