Getting to Thursday's Bikers Breakfast

BPAC's Merry Rabb just posted this info to the DurhamBikeandPed Yahoo email list:

Just a reminder that Durham BPAC's Bike Month breakfast event, the Mad Biker's Breakfast - is tomorrow morning (Thursday May 17) from 7am to 9am on the patio of the Mad Hatter Bakeshop and Cafe, 1802 W. Main Street (corner of Main & Broad) in Durham. Mad Hatter's is once again providing some free breakfast beverages and pastries for this event. 

Note: if you have been down that part of Main Street lately you know it is under construction, and the Main Street entrance to the Mad Hatter/Whole Foods parking lot is closed. The only open vehicular entrances to the parking lot are from Perry Street or from Broad Street southbound near the corner of Main. If you are heading west on Main Street you can keep right through the Broad Street intersection, pull up to the corner and get into the Mad Hatter front lot via the sidewalk - be careful as there seems to be a lot of gravel in the road! Iredell Street is technically closed to all but construction traffic but it is not literally barricaded off on the Main Street end, so you could possibly also pull over there and walk your bike in from that direction too.
Hope to see many of you tomorrow morning!

It's a Busy Bike Month Week!

There are a lot of bikey things going on in and around Durham this week.  In addition to Bike Month events, Seven Stars Cycles held their monthly Bloody Brunch Ride Sunday morning, BPAC's monthly meeting is Tuesday night, the annual Ride of Silence is this Wednesday, Branson's weekly Bike Commute Coffee Club is Friday morning and the monthly Bull City Tipping Point ride is next Sunday.

Here's the week's line-up:

Events in Downtown Durham

• Monday, May 14: Cyclist’s Social, 5 to 7 pm, Bull McCabe’s, 427 W. Main Street, in the Five Points area of historic downtown Durham Cyclists enjoy free food and giveaways. Free bike checks provided by Seven Stars Cycles mechanics (www.sevenstarscycles.com). Sponsored by Durham BPAC. 

• Thursday, May 17: Mad Biker’s Breakfast, 7 to 9 am, Mad Hatter’s Café (corner of Main and Broad Streets). Food and drink courtesy of Mad Hatter’s. Free bike checks provided by Tip Top Cycles mechanics (http://tiptopcycles.com/).  Sponsored by Durham BPAC. 

• Friday, May 18: @BullCityBiker 's Bike Commute Coffee Club, meets every Friday at 7:45 am at Loaf Bakery, 111 W. Parrish Street. 

Events in Research Triangle Park

• Tuesday May 15, 2012: Bike Month After-Hours Social, 5 to 7pm Serena, 5311 South Miami Blvd. Suite A. Cyclists enjoy free appetizers, drinks, and giveaways. Sponsored by SmartCommute@rtp 

• Friday May 18, 2012 Bike Month Breakfast and Social, 7 to 9 am, RTP Headquarters (12 Davis Dr.) Cyclists enjoy a free continental breakfast and giveaways. Sponsored by SmartCommute@rtp

Rides

• Sunday May 13:  Seven Stars Cycles Bloody Bike & Brunch, 10AM, an approximately 20 mile self-supported, no-drop, group ride with Seven Stars Cycles (www.sevenstarscycles.com) followed by MotorKoKyu Bloody Brunch. Starts and ends at Seven Stars Cycles in Downtown Durham. 

• Wednesday, May 16: Annual Ride of Silence. (Sponsored by M.S. Fits) This 5 mile police escorted ride will start and finish at the RTP Headquarters parking lot at 12 Davis Drive. Riders will gather beginning at 6pm and the ride leaves promptly at 7. Helmets required, lights encouraged. http://www.msfits.org/ride-of-silence.html 

• Sunday May 20: Bull City Tipping Point Ride. Low mileage social ride held monthly. For details see http://www.facebook.com/bullcitytippingpoint

Durham BPAC Meeting next Tuesday evening

The monthly meeting of the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) will be held next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at 7:00 pm in Durham City Hall, 2nd Floor Committee Room. The public are always welcome.

• May BPAC Agenda [pdf]

Come out tomorrow,  Tuesday, May 8,  for the Sunset Cyclist’s Social, 5 to 7 pm, Sunset Grille (5850 Fayetteville Rd # 101 or milepost 5.75 on the American Tobacco Trail). Cyclists enjoy free food and giveaways.  Free bike checks provided by REI mechanics.  Sponsored by Durham BPAC. 

Other upcoming Bike Month events include:

 

-  Wednesday May 9:  National Bike to School Day.  More info: www.walkbiketoschool.org

-  Wednesday May 9:  Bicycle Movie Night at The Pinhook (117 W. Main Street).  Movie begins at 8 pm.  Sponsored by Seven Stars Cycles (www.sevenstarscycles.com).

-  Thursday, May 10:  SmartCommute@rtp from 11:30am to 1:00pm will host a free lunch and learn event on bike commuting basics at RTP Headquarters (12 Davis Drive). Taught by Ken Kaye, a League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructor (LCI), the seminar will cover the basics of commuting by bicycle, safe cycling, riding in traffic, crash avoidance, and cyclists' rights and responsibilities. The course is open to anyone and both novice and experienced riders are welcome and encouraged to attend. Attendees can register for this event here or by going to http://www.smartcommute.org/lunchandlearn.

-  Friday, May 11: Bike Commute Coffee Club, meets every Friday at 7:45 am at Loaf Bakery, 111 W. Parrish Street.

-  Sunday May 13:  Seven Stars Cycles Bloody Bike & Brunch, 10AM, an approximately 20 mile self-supported, no-drop, group ride with Seven Stars Cycles (www.sevenstarscycles.com) followed by MotorKoKyu Bloody Brunch. Starts and ends at Seven Stars Cycles in Downtown Durham.