About the Challenge
May 2011 is your time to “Ride for the Prize” by doing everything bike around Baltimore. The Bike Month Challenge awards points for participating in Bike Month events, commuting by bike, and getting coworkers to participate in Bike to Work Day. Challengers will be competing to win some cool prizes in the four award categories below:
| Category | Measure | Prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize | Total # of points | Bike-themed cake "trophy" from Charm City Cakes, Waterfront Partnership Entertainment Package including tickets and gift cards ($374 value), $100 gift certificate to Baltimore Bicycle Works |
| 2nd Place | Total # of points | Complete bike overhaul including cables ($175 value), courtesy of Twenty Twenty Cycles, $75 driving credit toward new or existing Zipcar membership and bag full of Zipcar goodies |
| 3rd Place | Total # of points | $100 REI Gift Card (Courtesy of the CityCommute Program) |
| Most Bicycle Commuting Miles | Total miles biked | Endura Rain Jacket and Pant (Courtesy of Joe's Bike Shop, $240 value), $100 gift card to Race Pace Bicycles Federal Hill |
| Best Bike to Work Day Coordinator | # Coworkers Participating | Chrome Messenger Bag (Courtesy of Joe's Bike Shop, $120 value), $100 gift card to Race Pace Bicycles Federal Hill |
How to Participate
- Sign up online using our easy registration form. Registration is open from April 1st – May 7th, 2011.
- When you register, you’ll be sent additional instructions about how to post to our Posterous Group and how to log your daily bicycle commuting miles.
- Earn points toward your overall score for posting photos and videos of yourself at Bike Month events to our Posterous Group.
- Log your daily bicycle commuting miles during the month of May to also get points and be eligible for prizes.
- We’ll send you regular updates on whose winning and opportunities for bonus points!
It’s really that simple.
How to get points
Check out how we weigh different activities below. In addition to bike month events, there are also opportunities to earn points for volunteering and advocating for a Baltimore that’s better built for bikes. Note: don’t forget to clearly title your posts. Examples are below. Photos that are unclear will not count toward your score.
| Event/Challenge | Points Weighting | Verification Method |
|---|---|---|
| Bike Month Events | 5 pts per photo uploaded of yourself at the event (up to three per event), 10 points for a video (up to one video) | Post to Posterous Group. Title example: "Kinetic Sculpture Race finish line". |
| 10 pts volunteer at event | Have someone take a photo of you volunteering and post to Posterous Group. Title example: "Volunteering for Meals on Wheels". | |
| Bike to Work Day | 100 pts per coworker "biked to work" | Post group photo or video to Posterous Group, title example: "Bike to Work Day 2011 - Legg Mason". The photo must include bikes. |
| 10 pts volunteer at Pit Stop | We'll know | |
| 5 pts for visiting Pit Stop location and signing in, 10 points for a photo | Sign-in sheet, photo verification at Posterous Group. | |
| Bike Commuting Challenge | 5 pts per bike commuting mile | Web-based log Sheet |
| Pro-Bike Letters to the Editor | 20 pts per letter published | Post snippet with link to web version to Posterous Group, title example: "Letter to the Editor Published" |
| Thank you letter to decision makers | 20 pts per letter | Post text to Posterous Group, title example: "My letter to Stephanie Rawlings Blake" |
How Does Bike To Work Day Work?
May 20th is Bike to Work Day, and we’re awarding points and prizes to the awesome person that can coordinate the most coworkers to participate. We’ll verify this when you post a group photo or video our Posterous. For your post to count, you’ve all got to be on bikes or with bikes to show that you biked to work. And even if you can’t get your coworkers biking to work, you can still have fun. Don’t forget to visit one of our Pit Stop locations throughout the city that morning to earn additional points and to pick up water, coffee, a breakfast snack, get a tune up, and a free B2WD t-shirt (courtesy of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council). You can register to win a free t-shirt and be entered into a regional raffle at the Bike to Work Day website.
The Bike Month Challenge is brought to you by the Bike Baltimore and CityCommute programs.
Are you ready? Click here to register for the Bike Month Challenge!
