Congratulations 2010 Raffle Prize Winners!

Grand Prize


 

 

  San Rafael Bicycle from Marin Bikes

Winners
Lisa Jack
Jim Wu
 

Second Prize

 

Eco 3 Folding Bike from Dahon

Winner
Debbie DeCarli

 

Third Prize

X-Treme XB-310Li Folding Electric Bicycle

Winner
Toshiko Kamiyama

 

Fourth Prize 


 

   The Vandal: Expandable Cargo   

   Backpack from Mission Workshop

 

Winners
Rhonda Franklin
Amy Hamachi
Laurie Hamachi
Lei Guo
Charliena Busch
 


Fifth Prize

 



  




Junction 4: 50-liter hydration

pack from The North Face

Winners

HeidiLang
MikeKing
GregBecker
GregAmmen
KapilDalwani
EmmaLynch
DavidBeals
ChrisThomas
WeiWang
DanCohen
MelissaLehrer
BettyHomer
KristinaChaturne
AndrewDyer



iBikeChallenge Monthly Leaderboards Are Now Posted

Check out the June Leaderboard for iBikeChallenge where you can compete with bike commuters all over the San Francisco Bay Area to record the most bicycle trips and miles year round. Here’s how it works:

1. If you aren’t already signed up on our site, go to: http://www.youcanbikethere.com/user/register

2. Record your bike trips on our website, by clicking on “Create a New Ride” or by downloading our iBikeChallenge iPhone App and recording your rides using your phone’s GPS.

3. Every day you take a bike trip is worth 1 point.

4. Total daily mileage is worth the following points:
- 1 point – 0 to 4 miles
- 2 points – 5 to 14 miles
- 3 points – 15 to 29 miles
- 4 points – 30+ miles

5. Each month we’ll have a new leaderboard for that month so you can compete to be the top commuter each month.  Check out the June Leaderboard.

6. We’ll also maintain an overall individual leaderboard showing the total points that each person has accumulated so you can track your total points.

Help Clean the Air for a Healthier Commute

Andrew Casteel —


Have you ever been stuck in traffic behind a vehicle spewing smoke out of its tailpipe? Just when you thought traffic jams couldn’t get any worse! The Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s 1-800-EXHAUST Program allows Bay Area residents to protect air quality and respiratory health by making anonymous smoking vehicle reports.

To make a report, just take down the:

  1. license plate
  2. date
  3. time
  4. location

of your smoking vehicle sighting.

Reports can be made

  1. by phone: 1-800-EXHAUST (394-2878)
  2. online: www.1800exhaust.org
  3. email: exhaust@baaqmd.gov.

Once the Air District receives your report, they will send the vehicle owner a warning letter with information on assistance programs that can help them repair or retire their polluting vehicle.

Take the Two Mile Challenge

Did you know that 40% of all urban travel in the US happens within 2 miles of where people live? Nearly all of that travel is by car! Realizing the great opportunity to help fight climate change, CLIF BAR created a game to see how many car trips could be replaced with a bike instead. It’s called the 2 Mile Challenge.

To highlight a commitment to bike advocacy and that fight against climate change, CLIF BAR is awarding a $25,000 grant to each of three nonprofit organizations helping to lead the charge. Each organization has been assigned to a 2 Mile Challenge team: Red, Gold and Blue. All you have to do is register, pick your team and start pedaling your bike to earn points and move the goodness forward. The winning team will earn its nonprofit an additional $25,000 grant!

Join the ride and take the 2 Mile Challenge!

Presenting the Team Bike Challenge 2010 Winners!

Team NOM NOM NOM from San Francisco takes First Place in the Regional Team Bike Challenge 2010

from left to right: Team Captain Thomson Nguyen, Frank Cohen, Edward Podojil, Tim Minezaki and Grant Helton

It's official, having biked 1,926 miles and earned 1083 points, Team Nom Nom Nom from San Francisco take first place for San Francisco county and the whole region in the Team Bike Challenge. When informed of their victory Team Captain Thomson Nguyen replied, "Many thanks for setting this up, and all the work that you guys do! I was able to rope two people who've never even considered cycling to work into my team, and now they're sold on it, so I guess this event was a success!".

Second Place for the region went to the Gamma Rollers who took first place Alameda and rode for their company Sterigenics in the Company Bike Challenge.

Third Place for the region went to the A Team who took first place in Santa Clara with 1,049 points and rode for their company Agilent in the Company Bike Challenge.

2010 County Winners

In Contra Costa County, Team "Baby I'm Bad News" took first place and rode for Sunpower in the Company Bike Challenge

In Marin County, the Tamiscal Firebirds took first place as they rode for the Tamalpais High School District. in the Company Bike Challenge

In Napa County, the Crankin Crushers took first place as they rode for Vintage High School in the Company Bike Challenge

in San Mateo County, Team ComRads took first place as they rode for SRI international in the Company Bike Challenge

In Solano, Team Budweiser took first place as they rode for Anheuser Busch Inc. in the Company Bike Chalenge.

In Sonoma, The EcoLeaders took first place.

2010 Company Bike Challenge Winners

Large Companies
First Place - Apple Inc. with 13,601 Points and 24,264 Miles
Second Place - Cisco Systems with 10,535 Points and 21,831 Miles
Third Place - SunPower Corporation with 9,859 Points and 17,964 Miles

Medium Companies
First Place - Sun Light and Power with 4,707 Points and 6,249 Miles
Second Place - Marmot Mountain LLC with 3,781 Points and 6,475 Miles
Third Place - REI Berkeley with 3,124 Points and 4,463 Miles

Small Companies
First Place - WRA with 2,312 Points and 3,261 Miles
Second Place - Sterigenics with 1,320 Points and 3,406 Miles
Third Place - Arkin Tilt Architects with 1,218 Points and 1,476 Miles

Only Bay Area Residents (residents of any of the Bay Area's 9 official government counties) will be qualified to win prizes.