We have been a long time supporters of our regional sustainability organization Sustain Dane. Their mission is to inspire, connect and support people and organizations in our community to accelerate sustainable actions within our community.Over the years we have participated in a number of their programs. This past fal
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Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison (FB4K) is now in its fourth year in the Madison community and has donated over 3,000 refurbished bicycles to kids and families within the local community. Planet Bike has been involved with FB4K in Madison since the first year, from bike lock product donations, to volunteer hours in col
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This past weekend, the Wisconsin chapter of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) held its state championships in Waterloo, WI just 40 minutes outside of our hometown of Madison, WI. If you haven’t yet heard of NICA, this organization is doing some amazing work in growing the next generation of cyc
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We are excited to announce that we have awarded over $25,000 to bicycle organizations who are working to attract people to cycling through policy and infrastructure projects that move bicycling forward across the country. This adds to the over 2 million dollars the company has donated to non-profit organizations h
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This post is brought to you by the Living Streets Alliance – Tucson. Planet Bike is a proud supporter of the Living Streets Alliance who has a mission to promote healthy communities by empowering people to transform streets into vibrant places for walking, bicycling, socializing and playing.
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In 2008, Terry Esau started Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) out of his garage in Minnesota. The mission was to “Give kids in need access to a bike they can call their very own.” With that unassuming goal, FB4K has made a huge impact! The organization has expanded with satellite chapters in eight state
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The High School Mountain Biking scene has seen huge growth over the last few years. NICA now has programs in 25 states and over 18,000 students participated in 2018. Our home league in Wisconsin has an amazing scene and a new video from IFHT films showcases the incredible family like atmosphere of the State Championsh
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Since 2001 the Chicago DOT has helped fund the Bicycle Ambassadors program which includes a squad of cyclists who educate the public on traffic safety and encourage biking, walking, and transit. We have supported the outreach efforts of the Ambassadors for many years, and for 2018 we partnered with them by providing
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We have awarded $24,000 to six bicycle non-profit organizations. The recipient organizations are working to provide programs that attract people to cycling and infrastructure projects to move bicycling forward across the country.
We award grants based on three focus areas: People, Places and Policy. Our advocacy goals
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New York City, known as the melting pot of the world, has seen the number of bicycle commuters increase rapidly over the past five years. Although still a fraction of the total transportation population, bicycling has outpaced both population and employment growth within the city. New York now has more bicycle
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All of us here at Planet Bike are huge fans of Patagonia; our brands really mesh well together. This is definitely next level and super awesome!
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Planet Bike has long been committed to doing business in a different way. Aside from our mission to help strengthen bike advocacy we also aim to make our business as sustainable as possible.
We utilize the best subcomponents we can find to bring you products that work great, are durable and stand the test of time. We
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WisNic Partners works to enhance the quality of life in Wisconsin & Nicaragua through people-to-people programs promoting cultural awareness & sustainable community development.
Planet Bike has partnered with WisNic for the past few years in supplying them with some of our refurbished product returns. It’s gre
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Being a company in the bicycle industry, it should be obvious that Planet Bike will support bicycles as a form of transportation. However, we go much beyond that in our efforts to reduce our impact on this earth. We were recently featured on Madison Gas & Electric’s Green View. Much of the footage was filmed dur
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When you provide a bicycle to a student, healthcare worker or entrepreneur, you help reverse the cycle of poverty in rural Africa. With your help, World Bicycle Relief has provided over 115,000 specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles and trained over 800 field mechanics ensuring access to maintenance
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A recent study published in Journal of Urban Health compares the total costs for ciclovia events to the reduced healthcare costs for participants, with some surprising results.
I have enjoyed Madison’s Ride The Drive but I had no idea it could more than pay for itself.
In the case of San Francisco’s Sunday Streets, th
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I stumbled on this news release this morning and it’s just too cool not to share.
Industry News Release Written By: Chris Denny – Denny, ink.
Arc’teryx is based in North Vancouver, one of the most affluent and environmentally conscious cities in the world.
Known for its performance outerwear, Arc’teryx, through its Bi
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Here is a cross-post from Quality Bicycle Products Facebook page on their effort to support cycling in Cambodia:
QBP Presents Leader of Cambodian Cycling Team with Trove of Bike EquipmentThis past Wednesday, QBP was honored by a visit from Luy Sokum, a championship cyclist and coach from Cambodia. After living in the
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Four years ago, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz proposed a challenge: reduce Madison’s carbon footprint by 100,000 tons by April, 2011. The Mpower Campaign hoped to achieve its goal by buying renewable wind and solar power; increasing the efficiency of current energy use; installing solar systems. Planet Bike was one of
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We thought we would share a second video today, heck it is Friday! The folks at World Bicycle Relief have been providing bicycles to underdeveloped regions since 2005. The bicycle donations drastically increase access to “healthcare, education, and development opportunities”. The video spot is running now during th
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Our friends at Bike 49 set out on the road earlier this month. The crew of five will be bicycling to 49 of the 50 United States in one continuous 15,000 mile trip. Along the way they will be speaking to Elementary and High School students about bicycling, healthy lifestyles, and sustainable solutions, as well as filmin
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With temperatures peaking well above freezing the past few days it seems we have begun our spring thaw. Spring is a beautiful time but with that thaw comes the exposure of months and months of accumulated debris and trash. Our main man Walt at QBP takes it upon himself annually to make this world a better place by clea
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Planet Bike supported the Bike Share Program at this year’s Summer Outdoor Retailer (OR), a trade show venue for the outdoor specialty industry which was held in Salt Lake City, UT July 21-24. The 1st year Bike Share Program offered 20 commuter bikes by Swobo equipped with Planet Bike locks and Bern Helmets. Retailer
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Temperatures are hitting near 70 degrees today, and Planet Bike took full advantage with 100% of the staff using pedal power to arrive at work. We’ve been gearing up for the warm temperatures and outfitting the garage with space saving bike parking. A wall full of bikes, what a beautiful sight.
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“Going Green” is a pretty popular buzz phrase these days. It seems like you can’t swing a bag of recyclables without hitting something that is Green lately. There are many things a company can do to go Go Green such as composting, buying off-setting carbon credits, going paper free in the office, or installing motion a
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