*FCC FACEBOOK WEEKLY WRAP-UP* *(An anti-social media compendium for our non-Facebook members)*
*NORTH POLE TRIATHLON LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS*The North Pole Triathlon is a week away! You can sign up to participate or you can help volunteer. Signing up to volunteer is easy and doesn’t require you to create a new account.
If you want to participate check out: northpoletri.weebly.com/
Shared from Arctic Triathlon Series We are recruiting for volunteers for North Pole Triathlon on Saturday, June 26. The race begins at 9 am. A variety of options are available. Here’s where you can see the different choices and sign up for them. If you have any questions, please contact Samantha at swuttig@gmail.com. Volunteer for 2021 North Pole Triathlon ( signup.com/go/DfRvRJO ) on @SignUpdotcom today!
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*DIY BIKE MAINTENANCE CLINIC*If your bike needs some minor repairs and you want to do-it-yourself, remember that Beaver Sports has this Friday clinic where you can get some guidance.
Event by Beaver Sports Beaver Sports Friday at 5 PM AKDT – 6:30 PM AKDT Price: Free · Duration: 1 hr 30 min Come by Beaver Sports to learn how to maintain the working condition of your bike! (These events occur weekly in the summer). For more info call the store: (907) 479-2494.
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*FAST BPAC MEETINGS*The Bike/Ped Advisory Committee for FAST meets on the last Thursday of every month. The public is invited to attend.
The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) is advisory to the Technical Committee. These meetings are focused on pedestrian and bike access and safety in FAST Planning projects. The agendas are typically very full. All members of the public are welcome to attend and join in the conversation.
Due to COVID-19, meetings are being hosted online. For security purposes, direct links to the zoom meeting rooms are not shared online. On the day of the meeting, please go to fastplanning.us/keepup/zoom/ and click the activated meeting button. From there, you will be redirected to Zoom.
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*BIKE SAFETY PSA*Shared from Francesca Bitz
If you have a few minutes, please watch the public service announcement video my classmates and I made in response to our bicycle safety survey & fill out the evaluation afterwards. 🙃
HUGE thank you and immense gratitude for our key informants: ⭐️Renee Clayton, Alaska Bicycle Center ⭐️ Charles Bingham, Walk/Bike Alaska
Video: https://youtu.be/y1ZSD17OVY0
Evaluation: uaa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5uxeCdT2cBsDHH8
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*TRAVEL ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS FBX BIKING*Fairbanks biking gets some love in this Alaska Daily News travel article. Ester Dome Singletrack is highlighted, with help from Goldstream Sports.
Also featured is Canoe Alaska, which rents bikes, paddleboards, canoes and kayaks, and the company’s “Downtown Bike and Boat” trip. Start out at one of their locations with a bike and cruise on the flat, paved trail along the river. Then, when you reach Canoe Alaska’s downtown location, trade in your bike for a kayak and paddle back to where you started. (Canoe Alaska is also conveniently located about a mile away from HooDoo Brewing, a local favorite.)
www.adn.com/alaska-life/travel/2021/06/12/bicycling-is-a-great-way-to-see-different-towns-in-alaska-especially-when-you-cap-off-a-ride-with-a-local-brew/
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*EARN A PRIZE BIKING*Bike to Black Spruce Brewing and get a prize!
Shared from Black Spruce Brewing Company is at Black Spruce Brewing Company.
🎁NEW BIKE CLUB PRIZE🚴♀️ Get biking to our taproom and earn your new Black Spruce Bike Club prize, a #BSBC branded color-changing water bottle! These slick little numbers start out green, then turn blue when you fill them with cold liquid! To earn your club prize, come to our taproom to get a bike club punch card and earn one punch each time you ride your bike to our taproom. Fill your card with all ten punches to earn your prize! BTW Saturdays are still double-punch days, and we host group rides most Saturday mornings at 10am, including today! Hop on your bike, have fun and be safe!
It’s shaping up to be a beautiful Saturday, and we’ll be serving up beer slushees to enjoy on our sunny patio! Swing by for a beer and some sun, and be sure to take a couple of 4-packs to-go!
Taproom open 12-8!
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*FCC RESOURCES*We’ve got lots of useful stuff on our website, including a bunch of information under our Resources dropdown menu: –National and International Cycling Advocacy Groups –Tanana Valley State Forest Roads –Winter Riding Tips –Maps Archive
See those and more under Resources at: www.fairbankscycleclub.org/