Are You Ready? May is BIKE MONTH
Heads up Santa Cruz County residents: Bike Month? It’s gonna be May! Starting May 1st - 31st, Epicenter Cycling is one of many proud Ecology Action’s Santa Cruz Bike Month Challenge sponsors. Hit the link to register now.
The perks? When you register and ride this month, you get a chance to be one of 20 winners to receive a $100 gift card every Friday AND a chance to be the individual winner of a $1,000 Grand Prize. No purchase necessary to register and participate. MUST be a Santa Cruz County resident or UCSC/Cabrillo College student for eligibility.
Share the Stoke: #bikemonthchallenge, #bikemonthsc, #bikelovesc, and tag @ecology_action on Instagram.
Why Rally For Bike Month?
Aside from the amazing events, the insanely awesome prizes, and the size of the smile you will have from being part of such a rad community, participating in bike month helps the environment in a hugely beneficial way.
Doubt your participation in Bike Month can make that strong of an impact on the environment? Do think again. One of the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions comes from the burning of fossil fuels for transportation In Santa Cruz County, 60% of our emissions come from transportation. For an entire month, we could significantly cut down this percentage!
So let’s rally! How amazing it will be to see community members of all ages and backgrounds swapping their vehicles for a bicycle this month. Save on gas, inflate your bike tires, and feel healthier, all while reducing pollution in our community.
How to Participate in Bike Month Challenge
First, register here for the Santa Cruz Bike Month Challenge. Get your bike tuned up, review your traffic signals, and start logging your miles!
New to biking? Don’t worry, the Resource section of the Epicenter Cycling website is chock full of great content to help you feel comfortable and confident. Browse topics at https://epicentercycling.com/resources.
You can track your miles through Love to Ride, a third party tracking app and social tool for the challenge, or other third party apps such as Strava. OR, a simple pencil and notepad will do. Just be sure to not lose your notepad with your miles written down on it! If you are participating in the challenge for a chance to win awesome prizes, be sure to upload your miles onto the Love to Ride Platform.
To increase your chances of winning individual prizes, let’s talk about how to earn points during this challenge. Points are earned in a combination of miles ridden per day, days ridden, and by encouraging other people to join the bike month challenge. See the challenge schedule broken up week by week: Weekly Prizes. Winners are announced every Friday!
Lastly and most importantly, you are participating in Bike Month to support a community movement with a goal to improve the health of the environment, as well as your own physical and mental health. Check out Ecology Action’s website to get inspired. Let’s gain a momentum that will roll beyond the Bike Month Challenge!
p.s. Tag us in your posts so we can share your stoke, and feel free to designate one of our crew as your Encourager when you sign up ... we're here for you!