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Street Skills Class Oct 7

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Do you choose a car over your bike because you fear dealing with traffic? Street Skills for Cyclists is designed to teach adult cyclists how to drive a bicycle with confidence and competence for pleasure, utility, or sport. The class is offered as a self-paced, approx. 4 hour online tutorial, followed up with on-bike skills training and a group ride.
Where:
Online, and Earth & Mineral Sciences East, Rm 117, University Park Campus
When:  Sunday October 7, 2012
Time:  12 pm to 5 pm. 
Instructor: Chuck Anderson, Certified League Cycling Instructor (LCI)  
Register at:   PSU Health Matters (if you’re not a PSUE student/faculty/staff, you’ll need to use/create a “Friend of Penn State” account to register, or you can call 863-4606).
What you’ll need: A bicycle and helmet. 

Read more: Street Skills Information Flyer

State College – Centre Region wins Bronze BFC

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State College – Centre Region is named a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists

Washington, D.C. – May 15, 2012 – May is National Bike Month with hundreds of events and thousands of riders celebrating bicycling nationwide. And a growing number of U.S. communities are taking steps to encourage residents to ride all year round —including the Centre Region. The League of American Bicyclists has announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) and the State College–Centre Region area was named a Bronze Level BFC. The Centre Region COG applied for the designation on behalf of six municipalities (the Townships of College, Halfmoon, Harris, Ferguson and Patton, and the Borough of State College).

BFC-Ceremony

The Centre Region Council of Governments is holding a brief ceremony to announce the Bronze level award as follows:

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 3:30 pm
Place: Centre Region Council of Governments Building
2643 Gateway Drive
State College, PA

If you’re a cyclist in the State College area please join us on your bike for the ceremony!

 

Full text of the BFC Press Release.

Our bike month activities!

Bike to Work Day Destination Businesses

DestinationBusinessPlease check back often. More businesses to come. Want to add your business? Go here!

Ride your bike to these businesses on Bike-To-Work-Day, May 18, 2012 for special discounts and offers exclusively for cyclists. (and you don’t have to be going to work, but please ride your bike wherever it takes you)

 

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    Appalachian Outdoors, 123 S. Allen St, State College
    15% Off the Camelback Podium Water Bottle (excellent bike bottle)

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    Fresh Harvest Kafé, 421 E. Beaver Ave, State College.
    Cycle to the Fresh Harvest, show us your helmet or bike and get 25% off your order.

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    Hildebrand Chiropractic, 1460 Martin St., State College
    If you stop by, you’ll receive a consultation at no charge, and if you schedule an appointment by May 25th, you’ll receive a consultation AND digital xrays at no charge.

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    Webster’s Bookstore Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave (main entrance on Humes Alley), State College
    Come in by bike and receive a free Medium Coffee OR a Freshly Brewed Hot or Iced Tea!

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    Wegman’s Coffee Bar, 345 Colonnade Blvd, State College
    Coupon for $2.00 off any hot or cold beverage. Just bring your helmet along to the coffee bar to get your coupon.

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