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Join Cascade for this month-long celebration of pedal-powered movement! In 2016 we’re bringing back some of our favorite traditions: Bike to School Day, F5 Bike Everywhere Day free bicycling classes for newbies, and new events aimed at encouraging people to bike everywhere!

The best way to celebrate Bike Everywhere Month is simply to get on a bike: ride to work, ride to the grocery store or just ride for the sheer joy of being outside, soaking up the spring weather.

Cascade.org/BikeEverywhere #BikeEverywhere

More details at cascade.org/BikeEverywhere

F5 BIKE EVERYWHERE DAYFriday, May 20

Ride with us! F5 Bike Everywhere Day is the best day of the year to be on your bike. Thousands of peo-ple on two wheels pack the streets. Smiles, waves and the friendly ring of bike bells fill the air. Dozens of celebration stations and happy rid-ers along major routes ensure that encouragement, support and fun are never in short supply. No mat-ter where you ride, we’ll be out there with you. Come for a high five and leave with some goodies! There will be more than 65 stations around the Puget Sound region. Find a map of stations near you by visiting cascade.org/BikeEverywhereDay. Keep the Bike Ev-erywhere Day fun going with the official Cascade Bicycle Club after party at Velo Bike Shop in Seattle from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, May 20.

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Visit cascade.org/calendar for a full list and updates, and add your events!

Visit cascade.org/calendar for a full list and updates

HIDDEN GEM SCAVENGER HUNT Monday, May 16

TAKE A MAY BIKE CHALLENGERide your bike, form a team of friends, log your bike trips and win prizes! No matter where you live in Washington state, you can find a spring bike challenge to log your bike trips and compete for prizes and bragging rights. Find a Challenge in your area from the list below or visit cascade.org/bike-challenges and join the fun! If there’s no local challenge in your area, sign up for the Puget Sound and statewide Washington Bikes Bike Everywhere Challenge at WAbikes.org.

BELLEVUE POLICY RIDENoon on Wednesday, May 25

Join Cascade and fellow Bellevue riders for an after-noon ride to explore potential routes that are part of Bellevue’s Ped/Bike Implementation Initiative. Bring your bike, helmet and enthusiasm for new bike lanes in Bellevue. Ride starts at Bellevue City Hall (450 110th Ave. NE, Bellevue).

Grab your co-workers and friends for a scavenger hunt to explore downtown Seattle in the best way possible—by bike of course! You and your team will uncover hidden treasures, complete challenges and discover unique local businesses and hear local music. Not only will you have a great time, you will also help shape the future of protected bike lanes downtown. Finish the ride with an after party at the Crocodile Back Bar, where you can grab pizza and drinks and hear local musicians.

Scavenger Hunt 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.Start at Westlake Park 401 Pine St Seattle

After Party 7 - 9 p.m. Crocodile Back Bar2200 2nd Ave. Seattle

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Take a May Bike Challenge: Ride your bike, form a team of friends, log your bike trips and win prizes!

May is my favorite month, and most Cascade members agree with me. In 2015 over 70 percent of Cascade memberships that expired during Bike Month were renewed, which is 10 percent higher than our annual average renewal rate!

What’s going on here?

Well, May is Bike Everywhere Month; add the beautiful weather and it’s bound to be a popular time to be on a bike! Plus, every Cascade mem-bership purchased or renewed during May comes with a special limited-edition gift. The 2016 Bike Everywhere Month gift is (...drumroll…) a custom Cascade bandana! Bike Everywhere Month is also the perfect time to invite your friends, family, colleagues to join your Cascade community. Cascade’s tax-de-ductible membership dues are discounted for our three most popular membership levels throughout May:

$5 OFF INDIVIDUAL 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP only $35 plus a bandana

$10 OFF FAMILY 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP only $55 plus a bandana

$50 OFF SUPPORTER 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP only $100 plus TWO bandanas

Visit cascade.org/join to take advantage of these limited-time offers. Members like you make Bike Everywhere Month—and all our work—possible.

#BikeEverywhere

Bike Everywhere Month membership specials revealed!

By Ariana Rundquist, Membership & Development Manager

Tag #BikeEverywhere and win!

WE WANT TO KNOW

Where do you go and what do you discover when you #BikeEverywhere?

Puget Sound regionWashington Bikes

Bellingham &Whatcom CountyWhatcom Council of Governments

Cowlitz CountyCowlitz on the Move

Tacoma & Pierce CountyPierce Trips

PullmanPullman Parks & Recreation

Skagit CountyBike Walk Mount Vernon

SpokaneSpokane Bikes &Spokane Bicycle Club

Thurston CountyIntercity Transit

Tri-CitiesBike Tri-Cities formerly 3 Rivers Bicycle Coalition

WenatcheeWenatchee In Motion

YakimaYakima Valley Conference of Governments

If there’s no local challenge in your area, sign up for the Puget Sound and state-wide Washington Bikes Bike Everywhere Challenge at WAbikes.org.

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It’s easy to enter! It just takes two steps

No matter where you live in Washington state, you can find a spring bike challenge to log your bike trips and compete for prizes and bragging rights. Find a Challenge in your area from the liston the right or visit cascade.org/bike-challenges and join the fun!

Follow Cascade Bicycle Club on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Tag #BikeEverywhere and @CascadeBicycle in your posts—and voila!

Cross your fingers and wait for the winner announcement!

When you tag your social media posts (stories, poems/haikus, doodles and/or photos) with #BikeEverywhere, we’ll pick a weekly winner to receive an awesome prize package!

May is the perfect time to pull out your bike from the garage, basement or off the wall and give it a little spring cleaning. The rain has (mostly) subsided, and there’s more daylight to ride to work, do errands or take a fun ride. And, it’s #BikeEverywhere Month!

ABC Quick Check

AirSqueeze tires and inflate if needed–tires should feel firm.

BrakesSqueeze brake levers, rock bike back and forth–wheels should stay put. Release brakes and spin wheels–wheels should move freely.

Minimum 1 inch clearance between lever and bars.

Quick releasesMany bikes have quick releases that fasten the seat and wheels. Quick releases should be securely closed.

Chain, cassette, crank and chainringsChain should be clean and move freely when you backpedal.

Check-it-out rideBefore you leave,

bike in a loop to check that your bike

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CHECK-IT-OUT RIDEBefore you leave,

bike in a loop to check thatyour bike is

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CHAIN, CASSETTE, CRANK AND CHAINRINGSChain should be clean and move freely when you backpedal.

BRAKESSqueeze brake levers, rock bike back and forth–wheels should stay put. Release brakes and spin wheels–wheels should move freely. Minimum 1 inch clearance between lever and bars.

AIRSqueeze tires and inflate if needed–tires should feel firm.

QUICK RELEASESMany bikes have quick releases that fasten the seat and wheels. Quick releases should be securely closed.

Get your bike ready to bike everywhere!By Briana Orr, Communications & Marketing Manager

Our statewide middle and high school challenge is now live and open for registration! Middle and high school students interested in challenging their friends, classmates and themselves to ride their bikes to school as much as they can this May should visit cascade.org/bts and register on their school team or as individual riders to compete. As riders track the number of trips they take during the month, they’ll be automatically entered to win bike raffle prizes such as Ortlieb backpacks, saddle bags and bike lights throughout the Challenge. Two lucky riders will win the top raffle prizes of either a new Kona or Jamis bike, and the middle and high school student who has logged the most trips overall during the challenge will win a free pass for themselves and an adult rider for a major Cascade ride!

Bike to School Day is Wednesday, May 4!

If you have already reserved a Bike to School Day kit for this year’s Bike to School Month Challenge, you can pick your kit up from the Cascade Bicycling Center (located at 7787 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The kits come with this year’s Bike to School prizes, including the first challenge spoke card awarded to those students who ride on Wednesday, May 4, as well as stickers, safety supplies and kids’ Clif bars to help fuel students for their rides to school. Most exciting of all: this year our Challenges are taking place state-wide, so any and all riders across the state of Washington can compete and get inspired to ride to school by entering the Challenge!From Seattle to Aberdeen to Spo-kane, please contact Emily Kotz at ypa@cascade.org for any questions on how to get your school and com-munity ready to ride this May. Find student registration forms, ride tracking calendars, parent newslet-ters and more at cascade.org/bts.

Bike to School Statewide Challenge is here!By Emily Kotz, Youth Program Assistant

ACROSS1 To put on a Free Group Ride5 Cassette, e.g.10 Common rest stop snack11 Pedal type14 Lance Armstrong15 Played on bikes or horses17 Put it in your tubes18 Bike-themed microbrewery21 1 car, 1 bike, 1 road24 Wheel part25 Bicycle archetype28 ____ tube29 Who says biking can’t be laid- back?30 Golden Gardens to Bothell 32 Replaced “Bridging the Gap”36 Less back pain37 “Goodbye” to Cinelli riders38 Shilshole, along the Burke39 “Let’s stop and take a _____”40 2__er41 Bike Month42 Always use a U43 When you don’t wear your helmet44 Bike color, or…46 One of these wheels is not like the other49 Walkin’ your bicycle50 Flying Wheels

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CROSS WORD By Andrew Kopp, Volunteer Programs Assistant

3 Long-distance cyclist4 Most common bike today6 Spinning speed7 Bike light manufacturer, abbv.8 A ___ in the machine9 Frame quality12 3.26 light-years, a long way to cycle13 “I spoke to the hub, and it’s moving over”16 52 to 1619 Seattle to Ellensburg20 39-down, but cuter22 Annoying brake malfunction23 Type of lube

25 Changing gears…26 Something Seattle has too many of27 Biking in Copenhagen30 Super-wheelie31 One who works on bikes, abbv.33 The sound bullhorns make34 One who can’t stand 22-down35 Tells you where to go39 Helps you accomplish 17 across45 Four-wheeled bike47 Works with cones48 Kidical Mass participant

If it’s the first time you are pulling out your bike since the fall, it’s good to check that the basics are working. And even if you’ve been braving it all winter long, a daily check before heading out on a ride can help you spot something out of place before it becomes a big problem.

Think ABC Quick Check to re-member what to look for on your trusty steed!

If you find anything out of place or not working well, fix it (or get it fixed) before you ride. You can learn how to do basic bike fixes through Cascade’s maintenance classes in Seattle (cascade.org/learn) or visit your local bike shop. Enjoy the ride!

Photo Courtesey of Tino Tran