tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19819478226443420652024-03-13T21:58:24.511-07:00Let's Bash!2014 Bicycle Bash: APRIL 6, 10AM-4PM at Cotanchobee Park in downtown TampaAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-39885264166136700442014-04-04T06:28:00.000-07:002014-04-04T06:28:08.670-07:00Flying Fish Joins SWFBUDSWFBUD welcomes Flying Fish Bicycles to the SWFBUD group and announces that Flying Fish will be at Sunday's Bicycle Bash festival in downtown Tampa at Cotanchobee Park.<br />
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<br />Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-5996827181351777712014-03-28T05:40:00.002-07:002014-03-28T05:40:45.891-07:00Bicycle Bash Celebrates the 2014 SWFBUDdy Award Winners For Bike Advocacy <span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">SWFBUD is pleased to announce the WINNERS of the "SWFBUDdy AWARD" for </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">2014. These are individuals who embody the mission of SWFBUD to "Make </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">the Bay Areas Better for Bicycling."</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">From the City of Clearwater our SWFBUDdy Award Winners <b>Chip Haynes</b>. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Chip is a lifelong Clearwater resident. His uncle Dick Phillips owned </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Clearwater Schwinn which was the Schwinn franchise in town back in the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">day when many of started discovering bicycling as a lifestyle. Chip grew </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">up around bikes. He rode around the country on his bike back in the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">70’s. He has an antique bike collection and has always championed </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">cycling. He is an example to all of us because he practices what he </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">preaches and travels by bike most everywhere and when possible. Chip has </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">served on the Pinellas County Bike Advisory Board. Whenever there is a </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">cycling cause in our area he is on it. He provides weekly road condition </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">reports to the city of Clearwater. He wrote a couple of books about </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">cycling one of which is “The Practical Cyclist.” Because of this </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">excellent work as a champion and an shining example of the bicycling </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">lifestyle for bicycling in the Bay Area, SWFBUD is proud to announce </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Chip Haynes as a 2014 SWFBUDdy Winner.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Our next SWFBUDDy award winner is also from Clearwater. She is an </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">employee of the City of Clearwater, she has worked hard over the years </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">to make Clearwater the bicycle friendly city it is today. That Bay Area </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Bicycle Activist is <b>Felicia Leonard</b>, from Clearwater Parks and </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Recreation Department where she is the City’s Parks & Recreation </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Administrative Support Manager. Felicia has made sure that bicycles have </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">a place in the City’s recreation areas and that there are safe ways for </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">us to ride in and around the many parks of which she is in charge. This </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">City of Clearwater employee has been consistent and unfailing in her </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">commitment and support of bicycling as both viable transportation and </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">recreation, making Clearwater a better place for us cyclists. Because of </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">this excellent work making places where the bicycling community of the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Bay Area can safely enjoy our passion for bicycles, SWFBUD is proud to </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">announce Felicia Leonard as a 2014 SWFBUDdy Winner.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Our next a SWFBUDdy winner come from Tampa, Assistant State Attorney </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barbara Coleman</b> is a SWFBUDdy winner. She is a Hillsborough County </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Assistant State Attorney. This wonderful person, In her career as a </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">prosecutor, has convicted and sent to prison many dangerous drivers who </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">have killed or seriously injured other motorists, pedestrians, and </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">bicyclists. Her skill as an advocate for the bicycling community is </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">prodigious.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">She obtained a 7-year, 3-month prison sentence for the hit-and-run </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">motorist who killed bicyclist and USF cancer researcher Kayoko Ishizuka, </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">She obtained a 10-year prison sentence for the hit-and-run motorist who </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">killed bicyclist Humberto Saez, and just recently, obtained on behalf of </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">all Bay Area cyclistsa 13-year prison sentence for the racing motorist </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">who killed one our us, bicyclist and veterinarian Robert Niedbalec. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Barbara Coleman has not stopped there putting motorist who kill </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">bicycylists. Currently, she has upcoming cases against the second </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">motorist who contributed to the crash that killed Dr. Niedbalec, against </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">the motorist charged for the hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Ivan Miller, and against the motorist charged for the hit-and-run crash </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">that killed bicyclist Michael Lee. SWFBUD and all bicyclists using the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">roads of Hillsborough coungy appreciate her hard work, commitment, and </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">dedication to locking up dangerous drivers who threaten the lives and </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">bodies of bicyclists and everyone else who uses our public streets. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Because of this excellent work bringing Justice to the bicycling </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">community of the Bay Area, SWFBUD is proud to announce Assistant State </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Attorney as a 2014 SWFBUDdy Winner.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Our next SWFBUDdy winner is Detective <b>Jennifer Shelton</b>. For so long we </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">have watched and experienced motorist violating 3 foot law, hitting us </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">with mirrors of all kinds and sizes, with trailers and driving so close </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">as to make us feel the presence of death. The death of bicyclist Mike </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Lee is a chilling tale. Last year, on August 6, Mike Lee, 29, was riding </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday on the right shoulder of the U.S. 92 overpass near </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">an off ramp for Interstate 4 and the Florida State Fairgrounds on his </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">way as usual to work when he was hit by a hit and run driver. The </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">murderer drove away from the crash and left Mike to die. Detective </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Shelton was called in. There seemed to be no clues. But The </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">investigative team lead by Detective Shelton combed over the scene found </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">one and only one. A small chip of green paint. Working on tips from the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">800 number tip line. She matched this small chip of pain to a section of </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">missing paint from the hood of a suspect’s truck and lead to the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">killer’s arrest. All of this in ONE DAY later. Today that bicycle killer </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">was in jail awaiting prosecution. This was stunning news to the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">bicycling community. When somehting like Mike Lee’s death happens on a </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">road with a wide bicycle lane as Tim Bustos executive Director of the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Florida Bicycling Association was quoted: “it’s inexplicable.” Because </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">of this excellent work bringing Justice to the bicycling community of </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">the Bay Area, SWFBUD is proud to announce Detective Jennifer Shelton as </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">a 2014 SWFBUDdy Winner.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">There are individual citizens who are making the bay area a better place </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">for bicyclists. The next recipients of our SWFBUDdy award are<b> Nancy and </b></span><b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;"><b>Gary Chapin</b>. As you know, we have had a wonderful place given to the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">cyclists as a result of the Rails to Trails program. One such trail is </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">the Pinellas trail. Despite being provided to us by the state and </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">federal government, it’s like anything good, it takes work. One </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">organization doing that work is the Auxiliary Rangers of the Pinellas </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Trail. Nancy and Gary joined the 2011 Auxiliary Rangers on the Pinellas </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Trail in February 2011. To describe the amount of work Gary and Nancy </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">speaks to the goodness and greatness that Bicycle Advocates give to the </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">community. Gary spends 500 hours a year alone riding the trail and Nancy </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">250 hours a year also riding the trail. As Auxillary Rangers they help </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">people with flat tires, sweep up glass left by the decrepit vandal, and </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">patrol the the trail making sure suspicous activities don’t turn into a </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">threat to the bicyclists on the trail In 2012 they encouraged their </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">church, the Allendale United Methodist Church, to adopt several miles of </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">trail as their own to keep the trail clean and safe. In addition, Nancy </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">and Gary adopted their onw mile to do on their own. Think about that. A </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">full mile, to clean, watch over and maintain. Imagine you do that </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">yourself. Their dedication to bicycling and making the Bay Area has </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">inspired us all to do more for us to enjoy bicycling. SWFBUD Thanks Gary </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">and Nancy Chapin you for volunteering your time, all the help you have </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">given, for making the Bay Area a Better Place for Bicycling.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;" />Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-1893530562323010742014-03-22T06:36:00.001-07:002014-03-22T06:36:37.449-07:00Mike Olsen's God's Pedal Power, Sierra Club and Florida Bicycle Association Will Be At Bash<br />
-- <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mike Olsen of God's Pedal Power will be collecting old used bicycles and bicycle parts, or accessories, as part of his group's efforts to fix them up and give them to people in need of a bicycle. Come by and drop off your old used bike at Mike's tent.</span><br />
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SWFBUD wants to thank Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation for its continued support of the Bicycle Bash festival by providing tents, tables and chairs for the 2014 Bicycle Bash on April 6 at 10 AM. Specifically, Jason Gilson and Kevin Church have been very helpful and kind to provide the resources to help make the Bicycle bash the premier bike advocacy event in Florida! Cheers to Hillsborough County!</div>
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Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-35399672817707946392014-02-28T06:30:00.001-08:002014-02-28T06:33:27.854-08:002014 Bicycle Bash is APRIL 6 at Cotanchobee ParkThe Bicycle Bash continues.<br />
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Under new leadership guided by bicycle advocates Jim Shirk and J. Steele Olmstead, the Bicycle Bash will be held on April 6 from 10 am to 4 pm at beautiful waterfront Cotanchobee Park behind the Forum next to the Tampa Bay History Museum.<br />
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The group's name is the same -- SWFBUD -- but now the letters stand for South West Florida Bicyclists United with Dealers as bicyclists and bike shop owners will work together to further the cause of bicycling in Tampa Bay.<br />
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<br />Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-48598511824314223162013-09-26T20:17:00.000-07:002013-11-06T06:12:32.025-08:00It's Time For The Bicycle Bash! Nov 10 in Cotanchobee Park Behind the ForumThe Bicycle Bash festival -- Tampa Bay's premier annual bicycle advocacy event -- is returning once again for an amazing day of bike activities on MARCH 30, 2014 from 10 am to 4 pm at beautiful Cotanchobee park in downtown Tampa behind the Tampa Bay Times Forum.<br />
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South West Florida Bicyclists United with Dealers is joining forces with the Bay Area Freewheelers to put on this amazing and fun day of bike activities.<br />
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Participants will range from bike shops from Hillsborough and Pinellas counties to food vendors to bike safety advocates.<br />
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So circle the date -- MARCH 30, the last Sunday in March.<br />
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It's time Bicycle Bash time again!Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-47246734698795390932012-11-03T18:08:00.000-07:002013-11-06T06:12:54.951-08:00We're Ready To Bicycle Bash In Downtown Tampa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I couldn't have a better partner to put on a bicycle festival than James E Shirk. We staked out exhibitor sites tonight and we're ready to Bicycle Bash in downtown Tampa Sunday, 10am-4pm at Cotanchobee Park behind the Tampa Bay Times Forum.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-12215261781921930932012-11-03T08:06:00.002-07:002012-11-03T08:06:18.952-07:00Talking Bash With Channel 10 News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chatting up the Bicycle Bash event with Channel 10 anchor and reporter Allison K. -- thanks Allison!Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-21439310089833017942012-11-02T12:58:00.001-07:002012-11-02T12:58:04.153-07:00Ride With Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn 10:30AM Sunday During the Bicycle BashSmall change to the Mayor's Ride during Sunday's Bicycle Bash in downtown Tampa. Ride with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn at 10:30 am from City Hall to the Bicycle Bash site at Cotanchobee Park behind the Forum.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-28358192240390421042012-11-01T03:54:00.001-07:002012-11-01T03:54:19.627-07:00This Poster Will Be At The Bicycle Bash Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-50938770285898849732012-10-31T08:39:00.001-07:002012-10-31T08:39:21.160-07:00Bring Your Old Used Bikes To Donate at the BashSome fun updates -- Mike Olsen of God's Pedal Power will be collecting old used bicycles as part of his group's efforts to fix them up and give them to people in need of a bicycle. Come by and drop off your old used bike at Mike's tent.<br />
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It's cool when your banker says he's a bicyclist and says he plans to stop by the Bicycle Bash Sunday in downtown Tampa. Wes Hammer will be doing his Davis Islands ride, then swinging by Cotanchobee Park in downtown Tampa to catch the Bash from 10 am to 4 pm. See you there Wes.<br />
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See Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa on a bicycle. And riding it, too. Bob will join Andy Clarke of the LKeague of American Bicyclists and others on a short urban ride through downtown and back to the park at 11 am.<br />
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Thank you Danielle O'Conner for heading up the efforts to decorate kids bikes and helmets in the Kids Zone at the Bash. we'll have a fun parade of kids bikes along Riverwalk at 2 PM.<br />
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We have amazing eats and rinks -- powerhouses Columbia Cafe and Cigar City will be serving their delicious food and beer.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Sunday's weather for the Bicycle Bash in downtown Tampa looks exquisite -- High of 80 degrees, sunshine and zero chance of rain! Special thanks goes to Jim </span><a aria-controls="uvqf3mk1" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="uvqf3mk1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=552779008" href="http://www.facebook.com/jeshirk" id="js_94" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">James E Shirk</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> whose work on the Bash is making this annual bicycle advocacy event possible. To my bicyclist friends in Pinellas, please come and enjoy the bike stores of SWFBUD, a short, easy bike ride with Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Columbia Cafe foo</span><br />
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d, free bike helmets courtesy of the Hillsborough County sheriff's office, bicycle legal advice from Steele Olmstead, Cigar City beer, chats with national bike advocacy leaders like Andy Clarke of the League of American Bicyclists, a swap meet and free raffle for free bike goodies. And don't forget the first-ever Tampa Bay Bicycle Summit the next day on Monday Nov 5 from 1-4PM at the History Center. More info here --<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicyclebash.info&h=gAQETIhaY&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.bicyclebash.info</a><br />
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You want to turn around Tampa and make it into a bicycle town where bicycling is both safe and enjoyable? Then get involved. See you at the Bash and stop by the SWFBUD table to say hi.</div>
Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-42512913883890899012012-10-17T20:18:00.001-07:002012-11-01T04:15:17.175-07:00Bicycle Bash/Social Gathering/Bike Summit Schedule -- Nov 4 and 5<b>Bicycle Bash Schedule</b><br />
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<b>Sunday NOV 4 10 am to 4 pm Cotanchobee Park, Old Water Street in Downtown Tampa</b><br />
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10 am -- Start of Bicycle Bash<br />
10:30am -- Group stretch<br />
11am -- Mayor Bob Buckhorn bicycle ride<br />
12 noon -- SWFBUDDY Awards<br />
2 pm -- Kids bikes along Riverwalk<br />
3 pm -- Free gear raffle<br />
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Activities -- swap meet, demos, Columbia Cafe food, Cigar City beer, music, bring old used bikes to donate to God's Pedal Power<br />
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<b>Sunday NOV 4 7 pm to 9 pm Independent Bar, 5016 Florida Ave. in Seminole Heights</b><br />
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Meet and greet Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists; and Tim Bustos, executive director of the Florida Bicycle association<br />
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<b>Monday NOV 5 1 pm to 4 pm Tampa Bay History Center Downtown Tampa</b><br />
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"The Big Turnaround: Bridging the Divide to Becoming a Great Bicycle Town"<br />
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Andy Clarke, League of American Bicyclists president -- What makes a great bike town?<br />
Rick Baker, former mayor of St. Petersburg -- Why should an elected official invest in bicycling?<br />
Cheryl Stacks, St. Petersburg bike-ped coordinator -- How do you keep bicycle projects rolling?<br />
Jean Duncan, Tampa transportation director -- How does Tampa turn things around?<br />
Tim Bustos, Florida Bicycle Association executive director -- How do we bridge the hopes of advocates with the goals of public officials?<br />
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SWFBUD thanks the Hillsborough County parks guys at Flatwoods Park and Tina Russo at the Suncoast Trail for hanging Bicycle Bash banners promoting the NOV 4 bicycle festival in downtown Tampa. There are also two other Bicycle Bash banners hanging in Pinellas County -- email me with the locations of the other two Bicycle Bash banners and the first three people with the correct locations will get a free Polar Bottle at the Bash. Good luck!Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-11423373388829075622012-10-04T14:18:00.003-07:002012-10-04T14:18:49.522-07:00Bicycle Bash banner Goes Up For NOV 4 Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first Bicycle Bash banner went up this week. It's hanging at Flatwoods Park -- a popular place for bicyclists. This year's Bicycle Bash festival is in downtown Tampa behind the Forum in Cotanchobee Park.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-50362473047477277392012-10-02T07:27:00.002-07:002012-10-02T07:45:28.000-07:00Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn to Lead Bike Ride During Bicycle Bash NOV 4 in Downtown Tampa<br />
This just in: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will lead a bike ride at 11 am at the NOV 4 Bicycle Bash in downtown Tampa. Here's Mayor Bob inviting you to come to the Bash at beautiful Contanchobee Park along Riverwalk, next to the History Center and Columbia Cafe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr0sn5S3AxY&feature=share<br />
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Thank you Siobhan H. in the mayor's office.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-23931238133892884892012-09-27T15:12:00.001-07:002012-09-27T15:13:04.582-07:00League's Andy Clarke Will Meet Bicyclists After the Bash at 7 PM at IndyAfter the Bicycle Bash festival on NOV 4, League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke would like to meet bicyclists from the Tampa Bay and Florida area We will meet at 7 PM at the Independent on Florida Avenue in Seminole Heights so that you can chat with Andy about bicycle issues.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-72454212425398824532012-09-26T08:57:00.002-07:002012-09-26T08:57:55.642-07:00Wanted: Bicycle Bash VolunteersDo you want to volunteer for the SWFBUD Bicycle Bash festival on NOV 4? Please email me -- http://www.bicyclebash.info/Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-7172346546117560772012-09-14T09:45:00.000-07:002012-09-14T10:10:33.812-07:00See You Nov 4 at the Bicycle Bash!This year's Bicycle bash is going to be the best one ever.<br />
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SWFBUD -- the alliance of Tampa Bay bike shops -- is holding this year's Bash in downtown Tampa in beautiful Cotanchobee Park from 10 am to 4 pm on Nov 4.<br />
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We have two big national platers in the bicycle world coming to exhibit at the Bash. Andy Clarke of the League of American Bicyclists will be in the house to talk bicycling. And the national TV show Pedal America will be there, too.<br />
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Our bike shops will be on hand to discuss the latest and greatest in bicycling.<br />
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And two big names in local eats and drinks will be on hand. The Columbia Restaurant will be serving paella and we'll have Papa John's serving pizza for the kids, while Cigar City beer will be poured by the Bay Area Freewheelers, a bike club resurrected from the former Tampa Bay Freewheelers.<br />
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We also have local government agencies from the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County on hand to tell you the latest in bicycling plans for our area.<br />
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And we will have a swap meet and kids activities, too.<br />
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And of course, don't forget the free raffle for free bike gear at the end of the day.<br />
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Log onto www.bicyclebash.com for more activities.<br />
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We also have great sponsors, including our presenting sponsor ISM bicycle seats and our co-sponsor the city of Tampa. Other sponsors include Hillsborough County, American Traffic Solutions, The Columbia Restaurant, Polar Bottle and Pedal America.<br />
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Contact alansnel@yahoo.com if you want to be an exhibitor at the Bicycle Bash event on Nov. 4.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981947822644342065.post-7068747923884797872011-11-07T19:12:00.000-08:002011-11-07T19:13:00.505-08:00Mayor Buckhorn Talks Bicycling While BicyclingSWFBUD interviewed Mayor Buckhorn during the 2011 Bicycle Bash Festival Sunday.<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-625477af0c8448f8 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="625477af0c8448f8"></OBJECT>Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13316529122268219857noreply@blogger.com0