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Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
Promoting bicycling for transportation & recreation.
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July 24th, 2012

SCBC's Sonoma County Bicycle Expo is coming up on August 19th, and it is your destination for all things bike! Be there!

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Join a bike parade Sunday
Pedal to the Festival of Neighborhoods!
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You don't have to live in Santa Rosa to enjoy this fun event...


You're invited to celebrate your Santa Rosa neighborhood -- by bike -- on Sunday, July 29th from noon - 4 p.m. in Old Courthouse Square!


Join your neighbors from throughout Santa Rosa for a fun festival featuring music, food, prizes, kids activities, and more!

Join a bike parade from your neighborhood -- pedal to the festival and park your bike in Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition's secure valet bicycle parking area.


All bike parades meet up at 11:15 a.m. See below for meet-up points and ride leader info (stay tuned to www.bikesonoma.org/neighborhoods for additional ride info).


Sheppard School -- Southwest Santa Rosa --1777 West Ave. -- Amy Jolly


Wright School -- West Santa Rosa -- 4385 Price Ave.  -- Pam Davis & Arnie Barrigan


Southwest Community Park -- Southwest Santa Rosa -- 1698 Hearn Ave -- JoAnn Cohn


Youth Community Park -- Northwest Santa Rosa -- 1700 Fulton Road -- John Dang


Finley Community Center -- West Santa Rosa -- 2060 W. College Ave -- Eric Eisenhart


Fountaingrove -- Fountaingrove Blvd at Parker Hill Road -- Woody Woodward

2nd pick-up point at 11:40 down the hill at Hidden Valley School 3535 Bonita Vista Lane off Chanate


Humboldt Park (Humboldt & Pacific) -- SRJC Neighborhood -- Jenny Bard                       

                

Bennett Valley Safeway -- East Santa Rosa -- 2785 Yulupa Ave -- Tom Helm


Yulupa Whole Foods -- East Santa Rosa -- 1181 Yulupa Ave -- Barbara Moulton  


Questions? Thea Hensel (theahensel@gmail.com) or Sandra Lupien (Sandra@BikeSonoma.org)


See you at the Festival of Neighborhoods! Just ride!




Mountain Bike through Vineyards Aug 4 & 5

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Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition is proud to partner with Windsor Oaks Vineyards and Winery to promote Tour de Cru, August 4th and 5th from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. We’ve visited the grounds and it is gorgeous with great beginner- and intermediate-level mountain biking options.


Please purchase your tickets in advance in order to guarantee your lunch!


Here’s the information from Windsor Oaks Vineyards and Winery:


Tour de Cru is an annual event where we open our private estate vineyards, and 350 acre nature preserve to hiking and mountain biking. Trek through our pristine hillside vineyards and take in the stunning panoramic views of the Russian River Valley and Mt. St. Helena from our summit, 1000 feet above the valley.


Bring your bike or your hiking shoes and explore our 710 acre estate on 3 levels of marked trails. We'll have new trails from last year and separate trails for mountain biking.

 After your hike or bike, taste our award winning wines and relax by our beautiful pond overlooking our vineyards.

  • Stay for Lunch! Bring your own picnic or enjoy a catered lunch and glass of wine for only $20 more. Lunch available with advance purchase only.

Tickets:

As a friend of the Sonoma County Bike Coalition you will receive $5 off all ticket prices for this event. Enter the promo code: SCBC when purchasing tickets online to receive the discount.

Public Access Fee - $15    $10 with promo code

  • includes access to the trails and complimentary taste of three wines

Public Access Fee with lunch - $35    $30 with promo code

  • includes access to the trails, complimentary taste of three wines, catered lunch with a glass of wine

Limited tickets available! Click here to purchase tickets!

For more information visit our website or give us a call at 707-433-3810


Tour d'Organics, Sebastopol, August 12 & Gravenstein Apple Fair August 11 & 12

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With four routes to choose from and local, organic bounty at every rest stop, the Tour d’Organics  is a west county cycling event not to be missed!


 All four beautiful routes (100, 65, 35, 16 miles) start and end at the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, and wind through the stunning, west Sonoma County countryside, with all rest stops at local, organic farms. A post-ride vegan meal is included for all participants.

Register for the Tour d’Organics here.


For the first time, the Tour d’Organics is partnering with Farm Trails and the 2012 Gravenstein Apple Fair, held on Saturday & Sunday, August 11 & 12! There will be a pre-registration booth at the Gravenstein Apple Apple Fair parking lot on Saturday morning, located right next to Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition’s valet bicycle parking area. Plus, anyone arriving at the Gravenstein Apple Fair by bike receives a discounted admission to the fair & will have an opportunity to purchase some of the wonderful West Sonoma County bounty offered during the Tour d'Organics Ride!


A great bicycleccentric weekend in Sebastopol!



Be there, be there, be there!!!

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Sunday, August 19th
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
2nd & E Streets -- Downtown Santa Rosa

Dozens of vendors with new and used bicycle and bike treasures

Register at as a Vendor Now!


New! Velogenesis:
Witness custom frame builders co-creating a bike on-site!


New! Small World Fat Tire Crit:
Race all day with Bike Monkey


Art bike exhibit and parade



Bicycle Theatre and BMX Performers

8:30 a.m. Ride About Town – easy pace for all!


Beer by New Belgium Brewing

Great Eats

Free Valet Bicycle Parking


Win custom bikes or a New Belgium cruiser!


Produced by and benefiting Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
www.BikeSonoma.org/Expo
707-545-0153 events@bikesonoma.org


Want to donate your bike stuff so SCBC can sell it to raise funds that support our work to make Sonoma County the best place to ride a bike? Contact Gary@BikeSonoma.org to make arrangements. 

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Eleanor Guerin, Massage Therapist

Eleven Gear

Empire Eye Doctors Medical Group

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LifeCycle Adventures

Macy Chiropractic

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Minuteman Press

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Newby Law Office

Nightingale Breads

NorCal Bike Sport

North Bay Corporation/Redwood Empire Disposal

North Santa Rosa Physical Therapy

Olivet Kennel & Dog Training

Ortho & Sports Physical Therapy

Paragon Machine Works

Patrick Slayter Architect

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Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz, LLP

Rebolledo Cycles

R.G.'s Window Cleaning 778-1383

REI Santa Rosa

Revive Drinks

Ride Like a Local

Rincon Cyclery

Santa Rosa Community Market


Santa Rosa Cycling Club

Santa Rosa Web Solutions

Sarah Glade Gurney, Mediator & Collaborative Atty

The Share Exchange

Sojourn Bicycling & Active Vacations

Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative

Sonoma County Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Service

Sonoma County Web

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Soulcraft Bikes


Spoke Folk Cyclery

Storage Master Self-Storage

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Uncle Crusty's Bike Shop

Undiscovered Country Tours

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Viridian Creative

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Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition | 707-545-0153 | Sandra@BikeSonoma.org



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