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Planet Bike Honored by Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago on Jul 12, 2007

Chicago, IL. --July 12, 2007-- Planet Bike, a leading manufacturer of innovative, high quality, and practical bicycle accessories, is proud to announce that it received the 2007 Mayor Daley Bicycle Advocacy Council award for being the corporation that most supports bicycling in the City of Chicago.

The presentation was made on June 15th during Chicago's Bike to Work Day rally in Daley Plaza. The City recognized Planet Bike's work with grass roots advocacy organizations in the City, specifically the Chicago Bicycle Ambassadors. The Ambassadors and junior Ambassadors are the City of Chicago's bicycle safety and public awareness outreach team. Last year alone, the program presented on bicycle safety to over 42,000 children and adults at Chicago Park District camps and various community events. Since 2002, Planet Bike has been the program's major product sponsor.  

      
The City of Chicago, in cooperation with organizations like the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, is working hard to make Chicago the most bicycle friendly large city in the world. Together, the City and the Bike Fed have worked together to build more that 100 miles of bike lanes on existing streets and more than 50 miles of off street bike path.

Planet Bike is the smallest corporation to receive the honor. Previous winners of the BAC award are SRAM, Chase and Bank One.  "If a little company like ours can affect a positive change, think of the staggering potential if all businesses got involved to a greater degree in working to affect change in the world," said Jay Ferm, Planet Bike's Advocacy Director during his acceptance of the award.

Planet Bike designs high quality bicycle accessories that make it easier and safer for people to ride their bikes.  Since its inception in 1996, Planet Bike has believed in the potential of the bicycle to improve the world and the lives of the people in it. Therefore, each year it has donated at least 25% of profits to causes that promote and facilitate the use of the bicycle. By the end of 2007, Planet Bike will have donated more than $500,000 to the grassroots advocacy movement.