*FCC FACEBOOK WEEKLY WRAP-UP*(An anti-social media compendium for our non-Facebook members)
*SUMMER TRAILS CHALLENGE, MOSTLY ON BIKE*The Fairbanks Summer Trails Challenge is on and you can bike to most of the signs! (Just remember to follow the instructions and don’t bike so fast you zip right by the signs!) It’s possible to do them all in one looooong day, but most sane people will want to spread them out a bit.
notquiteoverthehillcorrineanderic.blogspot.com/
Find out more about the Trails Challenge here:
fairbanksak.myrec.com/info/facilities/details.aspx?FacilityID=14955
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*BIKE BITS INCLUDES ARTICLE ON BIKEPACKING THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE*Once again, here are some incredible articles and videos from Adventure Cycling’s “Bike Bits,” including this one about a trio of Aussie bikepackers who started a trip just as bushfires began ripping across Australia.
tinyurl.com/yd9pbt36
See this and more in this edition of Bike Bits:
mkt.adventurecycling.org/email/view/5efcdc0db6410613954285
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*WE PASSED 12,000 MILES! *All right you guys! We passed 12,000 miles for Love to Ride’s May-Sept Biking Challenge! We’re closing in on 700 trips cycled!
We need another rider to join our group and we’ll be at 20! Anybody else out there want to join? It’s pretty easy. Check out the link below.
If you already use one of the below apps, you can connect them so that your rides are automatically updated (and your past rides will be counted). You can also enter your miles manually. Whatever your flavor, if you are a Fairbanks cyclist, we would love for you to be a part of our group!
Strava MapMyRide Endomondo The Love to Ride app
www.lovetoride.net/usa/groups/215
Oh, and if you’re looking for people to ride with, check out our weekly rides here:
www.fairbankscycleclub.org/rides/
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*TUESDAY NIGHT MTB RIDE REPORT*With pics:
www.fairbankscycleclub.org/2020/07/tuesday-night-mtb-ride-report-ester-mine-mingle-06-30-2020/
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*NEW STATEWIDE BIKE AND PED COORDINATOR*The new Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Coordinator wants to hear your concerns about cycling in Alaska.
www.fairbankscycleclub.org/2020/06/letter-from-new-statewide-bike-pedestrian-coordinator/
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*CYCLING AND RACIAL DIVERSITY*Good article about racial diversity and cycling. All FCC rides and races are open to people of diverse skin color, sexual orientation, gender identity, backgrounds, opinions, etc. If for some reason you feel we are not, please let us know and let us know why.
Shared from PeopleForBikes.org
Lately, we’ve had many conversations surrounding racial injustice and what we can do to help be a part of the solution.
Check out this article showcasing national and local organizations pushing to make the bike world more diverse and how to support them.
tinyurl.com/ydazb7qb
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*WE PASSED 10,000 MILES! *All right you guys! We passed 10,000 miles for Love to Ride’s May-Sept Biking Challenge! Also passed 600 trips cycled!
And we’re now at 19 riders. C’mon, just one more and we’ll be at 20! Anybody else out there want to join our group? It’s pretty easy. Check out the link below.
If you already use one of the below apps, you can connect them so that your rides are automatically updated (and your past rides will be counted). You can also enter your miles manually. Whatever your flavor, if you are a Fairbanks cyclist, we would love for you to be a part of our group!
Strava MapMyRide Endomondo The Love to Ride app
www.lovetoride.net/usa/groups/215
Oh, and if you’re looking for people to ride with, check out our weekly rides here:
www.fairbankscycleclub.org/rides/
P.S. That Matt Glover is a biking animal, isn’t he?!
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