2008 Utah Bicycling Events

Salt Lake Critical Mass -- Last Friday of every month, 5:30 pm, meet at the Gallivan Center, 200 S. between State and Main in SLC, for more info, if you have a bike to lend, etc.: email slccriticalmass@yahoo.com

Tuesdays -- Bike Polo League, Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, 7 pm, enter from 13th S. and come up the 7th East side to the road entering the center of the park. All welcome, bring bike, gloves, and helmet. Mallets provided. More info: Scott at (801) 870-9292.

February 29 - March 1 -- Boise Bike Swap, 5th Annual, Boise, ID, (208) 343-3782

March 8 -- Sports Am 15th Annual Bike Swap and Show, Utah State Fairpark, 10th W and N. Temple, Grand Building, 10 am, SLC, (801) 583-6281, sports-am.com

March 28-30 -- Moab MUni Fest (a mountain unicycling event), Moab, UT, zadig@engineer.com or Rolf Thompson at (801) 870-5949, moabmunifest.com

April 5 -- The Healthy Planet Rally, 451 South State Street/SLC Government Center, Noon till 2:30 p.m., Cyclists in Salt Lake City will lead the pack on April 5th at a downtown march and rally to promote a healthy planet, agenda08.org, barbarakayrich@gmail.com

April 12 -- 1st Annual "Pull up and sell your junk" informal bike parts & MTB parts swap. No preregistration required, come and sell your junk. 8AM-11AM. Earth Goods General Store, 1249 South 900 East, (435) 631-0021or uintabicycles.com/swap.shtml

April 24 -- Bike Lecture, David Blomme, a Senior Industrial Designer at Trek Bicycle Corp., will be giving an exclusive, inside view, on the development of Trek’s latest tour winning bike, the Madone. Past and current projects include: The Trek Madone, Trek Equinox TTX, Trek Elite 9.9, Top Fuel, Fuel EX, Lime and numerous Bontrager components, trekaf.com, 7:30 pm,Trek Bicycles of American Fork 356 No. Meadow Lane, American Fork Utah 84003 (801) 763-1222

May 3 -- GOTS, Bike and Outdoor Toy Swap, Wild Rose, 702 3rd Ave, SLC, (801) 533-8671, wildrosesports.com

May 3-4 - Young Riders Bike Swap, May 3 (8-5pm) & May 4 (11-3pm), Annual White Pine Touring swap to benefit The Young Riders youth based mountain bike program, great time with food and raffles, dropoff May 1st (3-7pm) and May 2nd (noon-9pm), 'The Yard' 1251 Kearns Blvd., Park City, (435) 649-8710 or (435) 659-1188 or visit www.youngriders.com

May 10-17 -- Cycle Salt Lake Week, weeklong festival with bike races, Bike Bonanza, Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, Bike to Work day, and more!

May 10 -- Bikes for Kids Charity Bike Swap, held at Cottonwood Cyclery, 2594 E. Bengal Blvd, Salt Lake City, (801) 942-1015, bikesforkidsutah.com

May 10 -- Downtown Alliance’s Live Green Festival, 10 am to 6 pm at Library Plaza
Downtown Salt Lake City, www.livegreenslc.org

May 10 -- 5th Annual Pedal Pusher Film Festival, showings will include films from the Bicycle Film Festival never before seen in Utah, live music afterwards, benefit for the SLC Bike Collective, 7:30 pm, The Depot at The Gateway, 400 W. and S. Temple, Salt Lake City, (801) FAT-BIKE slcbikecollective.org

May 11 – Intermediate Mountain Bike Tour 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Meet at Popperton Park at 11th Ave. & Virginia St. in SLC. Cost: free. More info: Brian Price, physics.brian@gmail.com

May 12 – Tailwinds Bicycle Touring Downtown Historic Tour of Salt Lake City. Meet at Popperton Park at 11th Ave. & Virginia St. in SLC at 6:00 p.m. Cost: free. More info: Grant Aagard (801) 556-3290 or grant@tailwinds-tours.com

May 13 – Salt Lake County and City Mayor’s Bike to Work Day. Presented by the Salt Lake County Mayor's Office and the Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee. Join us for a mellow ride with Mayor Peter Corroon, Mayor Ralph Becker, Mayor Wall, and other city mayors under Salt Lake City Police escort. Bike from Liberty Park to the Salt Lake County Government Center at 2100 S. State St. and then will continue on to the Salt Lake City Bldg at State and 400 S., Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the northeast corner of Liberty Park, 700 E. 900 S. Cost: free. More info: Charlie Kulp, ckulp@slco.org, www.slcbac.org

Wednesdays in May -- UTA Bike to Work Wednesdays, Ride your bike to work! Show your support of biking as a viable commute option by biking to work every Wednesday throughout May. For additional information visit www.utarideshare.com or call Pat Dierks at 287-2062.

May 13-- UTA Rideshare Bike to Work Day in Provo City, West side lawn of the Historic County Courthouse in downtown Provo (University Avenue/Center Street), 7:30 - 9 am, Bike Ride with Mayor Lewis Billings at 8 am sharp, free food and drinks, bike swag, and complimentary bike tune-ups For more information contact Stacey Adamson at sadamson@rideuta.com or (801) 227-8958 Visit www.utarideshare.com for event updates.

May 15 -- Road Home Bike Tuning. 5-6pm, Free bicycle tune-ups at the Road Home, 210 S. Rio Grand St. (455 W.) sponsored by the SLC Bike Collective. More info: www.slcbikecollective.org or 801-FAT-BIKE

May 16 -- UTA Rideshare Bike Bonanza. food, prize drawings, vendor booths, free bike tune ups, activities for kids and much more! Join us at the Gallivan Center (239 S. Main Street) from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Pick up your registration packet for the Salt Lake Century Ride at the event too. Cost: free. Visit www.utarideshare.com for event updates. More info: Pat Dierks pdierks@rideuta.com or (801) 287-2062, www.utarideshare.com

May 16 -- Summit County Bike To Work Day, and Commuter Cup Challenge, free breakfast at certain locations, Encouraging Park City and Summit County to Bike to Work, (435) 649-6839, (435) 731-0975, carol@mountaintrails.org, www.mountaintrails.org

May 17 -- Cycle Salt Lake Century Ride, Salt Lake to Antelope Island and back, 35, 67, or 100 mile options. Utah State Fair Park, 155 N. 1000 W., SLC. 7:30 AM Mass start time. Registration opens at 6:00 AM., (801) 596-8430 or Fax (801) 322-5056 or cslcentury@mac.com, Online registration at www.cyclesaltlakecentury.com or download a Registration Form 2006 Course Map

May 17 – Cache Valley Bike Festival, workshops, races (fastest and slowest), bike decorating, bike toss, and more, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Merlin Olsen Park (300 E Center St.), Logan, Utah, Aggie Blue Bikes @ 435-797-0964 ext. 3 or at aggiebluebikes@gmail.com or www.usu.edu/ucc/bikes.

May 17-18 -- Cole Sport Bike Swap, supports the Mountain Trails Foundation, 1615 Park Avenue, Park City, (435) 649-4806, mountaintrails.org

May 21 — Ride of Silence. Ride to raise cycling safety awareness among motorists, police, and city officials. This is a free ride that asks cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph and remain silent during the ride. Meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Gallivan Center (239 S. Main Street). More info: Raleigh Fehr raker@msn.com or www.rideofsilence.org

June 7 -- National Trails Day, 9 am, Meet at White Pine Touring at the Rail Trailhead, Coffee and bagels, Project TBA, (435) 649-6839, (435) 731-0975, carol@mountaintrails.org, www.mountaintrails.org

June 14 -- Venture Outdoors Festival, 3-10 pm, Millcreek Township Festival, cycling clinics, cycling gurus on hand, Canyon Rim Park, 3100 S. 2900 E, (801) 466-0686, millcreekoutdoors.org

June 18-21 -- IMBA World Trails Summit, IMBA Summits bring mountain biking advocates, land managers, ski resort professionals, trailbuilders, tourism officials and the bike industry together for collaboration, planning and celebration, Patti Bonnet patti@imba.com, 303-545-9011, IMBA.com

July 12 -- Utah Tour de Donut, 21 mile circuit race and donut eating (subtract time for eating donuts each lap), bike safety rodeo, kids race, American Fork, UT, (801) 763-1216, utahtourdedonut.com

August ? -- Tour de Fat, Bikes and Sustainability revival festival, Boise, ID, 888-622-4044, followyourfolly.com

September ? -- Tour de Fat, Bikes and Sustainability revival festival, Durango, CO, 888-622-4044

September 2010? -- Utah Trails and Pathways Conference, planning, design, consruction, funding and more, www.utahtrailsconference.com, (801) 538-7344

September 22 -- World Car Free Day, worldcarfree.net

September 27 -- Endurance Festival, run, trail run, road cycling, mountain biking, duathlon and off-road duathlon events, entertainment and more, Old Town Pocatello, ID. www.EnduranceFestival.com,  info@EnduranceFestival.com, (866) 8-ECO-FUN or 208-233-3798

October ? -- Tour de Fat, Bikes and Sustainability revival festival, Flagstaff, AZ, 888-622-4044

Advocacy Groups

Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee (MBAC) meeting. Second Wednesday every month 5 p.m. at the Salt Lake City/County Bldg, 451 S. State, Room 326. (801) 535-7738 or (801) 328-2453.

Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee -- Meetings are the second Monday of each month from 5-7 p.m. in room 4010 in the N. Building of the Salt Lake Government Center, 2100 S. State, SLC, (801) 485-2906

Weber County Pathways -- Ogden's Advocacy Group, (801) 393-2304

Provo Bike Committee -- Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month, 5:00 p.m. in the City Council office, 351 West Center Street, Provo, (801) 374-2033 or Travis.Jensen@c-b.com

Park City Alternative Transportation Committee -- normally meets on the second Tuesday of the month at Miner's Hospital at 9:00am, call to confirm, (435) 649-6839, (435) 731-0975, carol@mountaintrails.org, www.mountaintrails.org

Volunteer to help build the Bonneville Shoreline Trail (801) 485-6975 or visit www.bonneville-trail.org