May is National Bike Month, a month-long celebration of cycling coast-to-coast across the USA, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. Whether you bike to work or school or simply wish to explore your community, it’s a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling from money and time savings to healthier lifestyles and a healthier environment—and encourage more folks to giving biking a try. In fact, over 19.5 million people in America already commute by bike every day. Among those who don’t, nearly two-thirds say they would like to ride more often.
It might surprise you that 2019 marks National Bike Month’s 63rd year. National Bike Month was established 1956, and has been sponsored by the League for decades. What typically follows is now a celebration of bikes; a reminder to get rolling again; and a gateway to riding more often, the momentum is building with growing cultural awareness around health and wellness, sustainability and economic savings.
Bike to Work Week and Day
National Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day are recognized as the month’s flagship events, occurring the third week and third Friday of May, respectively. National Bike to Work Week is May 13 -19 this year, and Friday, May 17 is National Bike to Work Day. Indeed, bike commuting has grown, by 62% citing 2000 to 2013 figures. With 40% of all trips in the U.S. less than two miles, bicycling is a feasible and fun way to get to work.
Secure Bike Parking Make Cycling Attractive
CycleSafe is making biking for pleasure and biking to work a feasible option with a complete line of secure bicycle storage solutions to meet ever-changing needs of the cycling community and employees who bike to work.
We’ve set the standard for secure bike parking products, introducing the first modern bike lockers with the first patent for bicycle storage. A secure place for cyclists to store bikes at their destination and the peace of mind knowing their bikes will be there for them upon leaving, makes biking an attractive commuting alternative.
Look for an ever-expanding diversity of National Bike Month events in communities nationwide. Bike to work, bike to school, bike for pleasure, and join millions who are discovering so many great reasons to ride.
