Around 15 tandems showed up at the Shamrock for last nights 4th annual Tandem Night at the Thursday Night Pub Pedal. Vintage 26 inch rear steers, home-built 20 inch rear steers and everything in between like a vintage 26 inch home-built rear steer. From the Shamrock we rode to the Arena where we picked up some Brooks & Dunn swag. From there to the fountains and then the Blue Lounge.

Photos here. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of that cool little 20" home-built (in a day) rear steer.

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The first Ride 'Round Town was great fun! Starting from Tom Sawyer Bicycle Shop we took a casual cruise around the South Central part of Wichita stopping along the way to tour a late 1800s home, the beautiful old Grace Methodist Church and a 1953 fire station turned home. The ride ended back at Tom Sawyer Bicycle where we enjoyed hot dogs, drinks and prizes.
At our second stop I counted 70 bicycles. I heard of someone else counting at least 80 at one point.

Thanks to Tom Sawyer Bicycle, Mr. Larry, the Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita and especially those who opened up and welcomed us in to their homes and buildings.

Photos here.

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View the full article (PDF) here.

The day for many of us began at the Old Mill Tasty Shop for breakfast before heading over to the Old Town Farmers Market where we displayed our bikes. In the afternoon we moved to the West side where we displayed our bikes in the Delano District as part of the I Bike Douglas event. It was a great day with the only negative being the wind.
If anyone attended any of the other I Bike Douglas events (clinics, tours or the pub pedal) please comment on them below.

Photos here.

Kansas.com article here and their photos here.

Thanks to the Old Town Farmers Market, the Credit Union Of America at 711 W Douglas for the use of their parking lot and to everyone who participated.

A few short video clips...

From HutchNews.com

Downtown Hutchinson is about to gain a few more residents.

Not business or people-type residents - but brightly colored bicycles that will be available for community use and sharing.

Read the full article here.

Did you know Wichita once had a bike share program? Read about it here.

Tomorrow is National Bike To Work Day. Should have posted this earlier. So much going on it's hard to keep track of it all. Thanks to Kristen fir the reminder.

From BikeWichita.com

Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. The weather is shaping up to be a great day, so you’ll have no excuse to miss this opportunity to ride in style. Tell your boss you might be a little late in the morning because you are making an effort to lift the stigma that Wichita is one of the worst cities to commute by bicycle.

Read more here.