Simsbury.bike News
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Please provide input on the Bicycle Friendly Community Survey for residents and local area bicyclists through Wed., April 5.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFC_local_Spring23
See our newsletter for more information about the survey and upcoming events.
Simsbury.bike News - March 2023
Calendar Highlights
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Th., March 30 - Bike Path Plan Informational Meeting, Tariffville School Cafeteria, 6-8 pm.
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April through August - Adult and Youth Mountain Biking classes, Simsbury Parks and Rec.
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Sat., April 1, Farmington Valley Smart Cycling, Simsbury
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Th., April 20 - Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting, 10 AM, Zoom
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Community Clean-up Day (tentative), Simsbury Parks and Rec.
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Th., April 27 - Tariffville Village Discussion, 6-8 PM. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
See full details using blue Calendar button above.
Get Involved
Please consider helping us with our bike and pedestrian advocacy work. We can match your interests and availability to our volunteer opportunities. Contact us!
Safety
Please follow the rules of the road, trail etiquette and CDC guidelines when cycling on our roadways and trails. If you would like to improve your cycling skills, virtual and on-bike classes and online resources are available. Learn more.
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Simsbury Bike Challenge
Ride With Us May - Sept. 2022
After a successful 2021 season logging 65,627 miles in the National Bike Challenge, we're back! Join us as we set personal goals, encourage one another to ride, and support local bike advocacy. We hope you will ride with us in 2022!
The 7th annual Simsbury Bike Challenge is open to adult and teen riders who live, work, volunteer or regularly ride in Simsbury. This fun, free activity involves logging bike trips on the Love to Ride platform. Ride information may be entered manually or by syncing from fitness apps Strava or Map My Ride. Riders set personal goals, participate in an online community, and compete for prizes and awards. Most prizes are by random drawing! Register at Love to Ride and join Group/Club Simsbury.Bike.
Love To Ride is a free online platform for logging bike trip information and encouraging biking through online community connections, goal-setting, and friendly competition using leaderboards and challenges.
Love to Ride's Challenges
Registered riders participate in our local challenges (SBC, Bike-To-It! Pledge) and LTR's challenges like the National Bike Challenge and Bike Month Challenge, supporting bike advocacy at the national and local levels.
Riders may also join other groups/clubs, ride with a Team for LTR's Bike Month Challenge, or just ride solo. Join LTR
National Bike Challenge The National Bike Challenge (NBC) is a free, nationwide bicycle advocacy program to encourage people to bike for fitness, transportation, and recreation. Currently the NBC is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and hosted by Love to Ride.
Year Round Connections
The Love to Ride platform operates year-round, and many local riders also connect virtually through our Strava Club Simsbury.Bike.
Join Strava Club Simsbury.Bike
Past Success
Since 2015, Simsbury has logged over 600,000 miles in the National Bike Challenge. We continue to be the #1 club in Connecticut.
For more information, contact
Debbie at challenge@simsbury.bike.
National Bike Month
National Bike Month celebrates all the reasons people ride — for fun, fitness, transportation, and health; and all the ways bicycling makes communities stronger — like boosting the local economy and community spirit.
Simsbury's annual Bike Month celebration includes events, rides, classes, safety campaigns, and more. New in 2022, we are hosting the Bike-To-It! Bike Month Pledge event to encourage people to bike for transportation. Join us as we Bike to Work, Bike to School, and bike for fun!
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Dedicated to safer, more accessible biking and walking in Connecticut's first Bicycle-Friendly Community.