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Big News for future of bicycling in Indianapolis!

From Indiana Complete Streets Campaign:

BIG NEWS! The National Complete Streets Coalition is recognizing Indianapolis's Complete Streets Ordinance as the #1 Complete Streets Policy of 2012, and the top piece of City Legislation ever adopted nationally!! We are so proud of the City of Indianapolis and everyone who helped make its Complete Streets policy a reality. Congratulations!!

To see the full report:(with Indianapolis on the cover)
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/complete-streets-2012-analysis

 

From Inside Indiana with Gerry Dick:

 

Indianapolis Tops Complete Streets Policy List

The National Complete Streets Coalition has listed Indianapolis at the top of a list for the best policies of 2012. Coalition Deputy Director Stefanie Seskin says the city can serve as an example to other communities of what a streets access policy should look like. The Indianapolis ordinance was passed last August unanimously by the City-County Council and signed by Mayor Ballard. The policy applies to all construction and reconstruction.
 

For full article, click on this link: www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=58810

Some background:

In August 2012, the Indianapolis City-County Council unanimously pssed Indianapolis' Complete Streets Ordinance and it was signed by Mayor Ballard. 

Why is that so important?  In the realm of transportation and infrastructure planning and design, policies generally don't support planning for bicycles, pedestrians and mass transit on equal terms as other road users. So unless there was a specific special effort to get a bike lane or a sidewalk added as part of a road design, it generally wasn't done. What a Complete Streets Policy does is turn that around. Wth a Complete Street Policy,  it is now a normal part of the planning and design process to look at the needs of all road users and there needs to be a reason to not include their needs in the design. Once the policy is in place, the work is not done - it is just beginning. Now comes the hard work of making sure that steps are in place to ensure the policy is implemented. 

So it is exciting that Indianapolis not only passed a Complete Streets Policy with bi-partisan support, but that is is now getting national recognition as being the best Complete Streets Policy in the country!

 It's all a team effort. While there are many people who deserve credit for this including the Indianapolis City-County Council and Indianapolis Mayor Ballard, the Indiana Complete Streets Coalition and Health by Design deserve a bulk of the credit for spearheading this effort. Congratulations to all involved!

Connie

Connie Szabo Schmucker

Advocacy Director

Bicycle Garage Indy

 

 

 

March 3-7, 2013 I had the opportunity to go to the Women's Bicycle Forum and the National Bike Summit in Washington DC, Here's a summary of what I did while in Washington DC:

SUNDAY March 3
I arrived Sunday evening and went to the Women Bike Launch party and met a woman who does similar work in a Chattanooga TN bike shop and some bicycle advocates from Minnesota who work for BikeMN.

MONDAY March 4
I went to the Women's Bicycle Forum Monday. There were 325 women (and about 50 men) signed up. Great presentations and keynote addresses. I met up with Elysa Walk (head of Giant Bicycles USA) and got my picture taken with her. She was on a panel about bicycle manufacturers and efforts to make products for women. 

At Women's Bicycle Forum, I was inspired by Georgena Terry (keynote speaker), Rep. Tammy Duckworth (IL), Black Women Bike organization.The only presentation I was somewhat disappointed with (and was the main reason I wanted to attend this pre-summit event) was the presentation about what bicycle retailers can do to attract more women customers. First of all, the original proposal I sent in to present was about what BGI does to attract and keep women customers. So I was hoping to hear something that we aren't already doing and hear what other creative folks were doing. There were 4 panelists including 1 company that has been featured in many publications - Pedal Chic (started 3 years ago) and 1 retailer who just started 1.5 years ago.  Their criteria for choosing the panel was shops that had 40% or more business from women.

The top 9 ways the shops gave to attract women: location of store, clean bathrooms, comfortable dressing rooms, friendly staff, women staff, wide selection of products, positive retail experience, layout of store, communication and didn't go into much detail of any of them. Although I could say that might mean we're doing as much or more than everyone else, I think there are things out there we could be doing or doing better.  So I was disappointed that I didn't learn anything new and they didn't have a retailer on the panel who had been in the business for a long time, had made changes and saw those changes pay off. I got more insight in one-on-one discussions with other women who work for retail shops and are doing similar things to what I do.

Monday evening I met up with the Indiana/Indy delegation and spoke with Mayor Ballard and Chad. I also made a point to introduce myself to John Burke, president of Trek Bicycles. He spoke at the evening's session and mentioned that only 300 of the 4500-5000 bicycle retailers are involved with advocacy. So I told him I was a full-time bicycle advocacy director for Bicycle Garage Indy and that I was on a panel tomorrow talking about the role BGI has played in helping make Indianapolis more bicycle friendly.  I asked him if he knew how many bike shops had a full-time bicycle advocacy director, because I didn't think there were many of us, and I'd like to be able to network with them and share ideas. He thought there were about 20 and gave me his card so I could email him and he would forward it to someone at Trek who could find out.

 

 

TUESDAY March 5
Mayor Ballard was a hit in this morning's session and got interviewed by Bicycling Magazine; also got interviewed or will be featured in a PBS show (I think). Maybe Indy will make it into the Bicycling's Top 50 Cities for Bicycling this year. Several folks wanted to ask questions of him after our presentation.

Mayor Ballard at Summit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcqfWdkF-e8

SLO bike blog - mentions Mayor Ballard
http://slobikelane.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/nbs12-day-2-recap/

Our Indy presentation went well - we had a lot of people attend because the Mayor had spoken at the plenary session and they wanted to hear more. John Burke was in the audience of Indy's presentation. Our presentation was about how the various entities have combined efforts to create a more bicycle friendly Indianapolis: public/government - Jamison Hutchins and Mayor Ballard; public/private partnerships - Cultural Trail / Karen Haley; business/retail - I covered Indy's timeline, Bicycle Garage Indy's advocacy efforts and Indy Bike Hub; and advocacy organizations - IndyCOG / Kevin Whited. Our presentations along with other summit presentations are now posted online at http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/summit13/

I also went to the presentation called "the business benefits of advocacy for bicycle retailers". Most of the discussion from the panel was how they got started in advocacy and then they had Q&A. Jerry Hiniker, Claudia Nix, Jeff Selzer and Dan Thornton were the panel. They each had a unique perspective in how they supported advocacy within their store. Most of the questions were how can an already busy business owner make the time or devote the resources to advocacy.  The panel was fairly unanimous is saying you have to make the time - advocacy is what develops the opportunities for new customers. Liberty Bicycles has "Pedal Link" a fundraising effort - customers record mileage on website. Shop donates $0.01/mile as well as any additional donations people give - they raised $27K for advocacy efforts - enough to support development of a trail. I thought that was a unique way to engage customers and provide a source of revenue for advocacy projects.

The last session I went to had 3 short segments about getting businesses involved with bicycling (outside of the bike business) - most interesting was about the National Bike Challenge.

Plenary sessions included AAA unveiling their new "Share the Road" public service announcement (http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2013/03/bike-summit-aaa-debuts-new-share-the-road-psa/) - and the background on the inspiration for the video by the ad firm was very interesting. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4629Ic25-Ko)

The League of American Bicyclists has posted most of the videos online - the easiest way to access them is here (scroll down to see Summit videos): http://www.youtube.com/user/bikeleaguevideo/videos?view=0 or links to specific videos from their blogs about the event: http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/

WEDNESDAY March 6
Snow was predicted for Wednesday when we all were to descend upon Capitol Hill (4-6" predicted). What we got was mostly rain. I went to three appointments - Sen. Dan Coats, Rep.  Susan Brooks and Sen. Joe Donnelly. As we were leaving Sen. Donnelly's office he made a point of coming out and greeting us and we got our picture taken with him. We were scheduled to go to Rep. Carson's office, but they didn't have the office opened. The federal government offices were all closed due to the prediction of snow. The senate and representative offices were all trying to get out early so we had a few meetings rescheduled to earlier.

The meetings I went to and the other meetings that were covered by others from Indiana went very well - even those we didn't have any expectations for - Rep. Larry Bucshon being a big surprise (he didn't even want to meet with bicyclists at last year's summit). The Indiana delegation was mostly from Indianapolis area, but we covered all but 3 of the 11 senators/districts. Nancy Tibbett, Executive Director of Bicycle Indiana, arranged the congressional appointments and who would be the lead in each meeting. It was stressed that the meetings were the start of a long-term relationship building. The leads for each meeting will be continuing to contact them and invite them to special events in their districts.
 

  After lunch with the Indiana delegation I had a bit of time before going to the reception, so I took some pictures of the Bikestation at Union Station. Since it was locked/closed to non-members, I had to take photos from the outside. Better photos and more info are here: http://home.bikestation.com/washingtondc

 

 

 

 

Wednesday night everyone got back together for the congressional reception and heard of the successes on capitol hill. I got reacquainted with several advocacy folks I met at previous National Bike Summits and Thunderhead Alliance (now Alliance for Bicycling and Walking) retreats. When I came to the National Bike Summit as executive director of Indiana Bicycle Coalition (now Bicycle Indiana) I stayed at the home of Ellen Jones, then ED of Washington Area Bicyclists Association. It was great to catch up with her.

 

Then there was a party at a normally hip-hop place filled with bike advocates instead for the night. At the party, I was able to talk with Andy Clarke, president of League of American Bicyclists, and thank him for having Mayor Ballard and Indianapolis featured at the Summit. He is going to be in town for the grand opening of the Cultural Trail May 10-11 and again at the end of May for the American College of Sports Medicine conference so he'll get to see the Hub and the progress we've made first hand (the last time he was in Indy was April 2010). I hope to get him to BGI's North store while he's here as well, but his time will most likely be filled. I also spoke with Ginny Sullivan (Adventure Cycling Association) and Jeff Miller (Alliance for Bicycling and Walking) - they were interested in BGI's advocacy efforts and would like to see other retailers be as involved in bicycling.

THURSDAY March 7

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday morning was sunny and I had a bit of time before my flight so I went sightseeing at the Mall. I had hoped to find a bikeshare bike and ride around for a short ride, but was not able to locate any (and had forgotten to look online for a location before I left my hotel). I did see people on the capitol bikeshare bikes but only saw one corral the entire time I was in DC. Besides photos of the Washington Monument and the Capitol, the other photos are of  a unique bicycle shaped bike rack right by my hotel in Arlington, VA and the bikes lanes that are on Pennsylvania Ave. 

On Thursday, Rep. Brooks was on my flight and as we were waiting in baggage claim, I introduced myself to her (we had met with her legislative assistant for transportation issues). She seemed genuinely interested in going to a Safe Routes to School award school in her district (to be determined).

I had 4 very long days (up 'til midnight, rising at 6 am). I returned Thursday evening (flight was delayed due to snow in other areas of the country) just in time to get ready for BGI's Spring Bicycle Expo which started the following week (March 15-17).

Overall the Summit was good. I still have about 12 pages of cryptic notes yet to go through. (may translate into 3-4 pages of typewritten).

Connie

 

 

 

Bicycle Garage Indy North and Bicycle Garage Indy South will be the site of the Indiana unveiling of the most aerodynamic road bike in the world, Giant Bicycle’s Propel Advanced SL. The Propel Advanced SL is wind-tunnel proven to be faster from every angle.  This will be just one of the special events during BGI's 30th Annual Spring Bicycle Expo, March 15-17.

Years of research, development and testing—in the wind tunnel and on the roads by Team Blanco pros including sprinter Theo Bos—led to the all-new Propel Advanced SL, the world’s fastest aero road bike. Its wind-slicing new innovations include AeroSystem Shaping technology, the SpeedControl SLR brake system and Contact Aero handlebar. The Advanced SL-grade composite frame—with an OverDrive 2 steerer tube for stiff, precise steering and handling, and integrated seatpost for added aerodynamics and compliance—forms the backbone of a bike that has best-in-class light weight and unrivaled aero innovation.

Be the first to see the fastest aero bike ever built at Bicycle Garage Indy at the following times and locations:

Friday, March 15 at 5:00 PM
Bicycle Garage Indy North, 4340 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis

Friday, March 15 at 7:00 PM
Bicycle Garage Indy South, 997 E. County Line Rd., Greenwood

 

Other Activities at Bicycle Garge Indy North during the 3 day Spring Bicycle Expo include:

Jeff Lenosky Bicycle Stunt Show Times:
Friday, March 15: 6 pm;
Saturday, March 16: 11 am, 2 pm, 6 pm; 
Sunday, March 17: 1 pm, 3 pm

Bicycle Seminars (presented by various Bicycle Industry Experts and Advocacy groups):
Friday, March 15: 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm 7 pm
Saturday, March 16: 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm 7 pm
Sunday, March 17: 2 pm, 4 pm

The Jeff Lenosky stunt shows and Bicycle Seminars are all free to the public.

 

 

BGI customers on our email list have recently received our latest email newsletter.  
Here some of the useful items from the latest edition:

• Winter bike service specials end in 7 days
• "Hoist Night" - building strength with functional trainers
• Bicycle Indiana can benefit from your action.
• Indy Greenways' Master Plan & Survey
• Cyclocross World Championship in Louisville Feb. 2 & 3
• More Events On The Calendar (designed to make happier, better bike riders)

 

 

Bicycle Garage Indy has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, Dean Road at 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.

 

BGI customers on our email list have recently received our latest email newsletter.  
Here some of the useful items from the latest edition:

• Sprint 8 Training: Learn About Our Most Effective Workout From Its Inventor, Phil Campbell
• BGI Fitness Resolution Sale On All Fitness Equipment
• Winter Bike Service Specials - $100 Off Overhauls
• YMCA - Indy Bike Hub Membership Specials
• Indianapolis Mayor Ballard's Polar Bear Pedal (1/5/13)
• BOP To The TOP (1/19/13) - Shower At The Bike Hub
• More Events On The Calendar (designed to make happier, better bike riders)

 

Bicycle Garage Indy has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, Dean Road at 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.

 

BGI customers on our email list have recently received our latest email newsletter.  
Here some of the useful items from the latest edition:

• BGI Fitness Resolution Sale On All Fitness Equipment
• Sprint 8 Training: Learn About Our Most Effective Workout From Its Inventor, Phil Campbell
• Winter Bike Service Specials - $100 Off Overhauls
• YMCA - Indy Bike Hub Membership Specials
• Indianapolis Mayor Ballard's Polar Bear Pedal (1/5/13)
• BOP To The TOP (1/19/13) - Shower At The Bike Hub
• More Events On The Calendar (designed to make happier, better bike riders)

 

Bicycle Garage Indy has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, Dean Road at 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.

 

Core training off the bike is a popular gift Ideas with Bicyle Garage Indy and BGI Fitness staff this year.  Linda Hardcastle, our on-staff Exercise Physiologist,  thinks a SRPI Exerball® Medicine Ball would be great gift for any Fitness Enthusisast on your list.

I am always looking for new and fun ways to strength train, with special focus on training my core.  I have recently discovered that the SPRI Medicine Balls are a great tool for just that purpose!  I can grab my teens for a game of toss (but with a very heavy ball).  I can pound out my aggressions by smashing it hard into the ground.  And then I move to the brick wall outside and perform repeated chest-passes.  These multi-joint, functional moves are made “FUN” when you start playing with this ball! - Linda Hardcastle

BGI Fitness carries a wide variety of SPRI products for strength, floor exercies and flexibility.  We also cary yoga products Gaim, along with our selction of Hoist free weights and gyms.

The staff at all three Bicycle Garage Indy locations (Indianapolis, Greenwood and Downtown) can help you find the right gift for the bicyclist or fitness enthusisast on your list.  And you can order a BGI Gift Card online any time!

BGI customers on our email list have recently received our latest email newsletter.  
Here some of the useful items from the latest:

• Healthy Holidays - Instant Rebate from Bicycle Garage Indy and BGI Fitness
• Gift Ideas Tailored For Your Rider
• Winter Bike Service Specials - $100 Off Overhauls
• Learn Our Best Workout From Its Inventor, Phil Campbell
• Giving To Indiana Bicycling As 2012 Closes
• Indianapolis Mayor Ballard's Polar Bear Pedal

If you would like to receive the Bicycle Garage Indy newsletter (sent out about twice a month, year round), click here to sign-up. Our newsletter keeps you up-to-date on in-store events, clinics and sales, along with the local bicycle scene.

Bicycle Garage Indy has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, Dean Road at 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.

 

Not on the BGI email list?  Here is what you missed in our latest email newsletter.  
 

Fall-Back Fitness Sale on BGI's Fitness Equipment
Maintain Your Bike! - Winter Bike Service Specials
Fitness Training Classes - Learn from visiting expert Chris Freytag
Come Meet The Rapha-Focus Cyclocross Team
Upccoming BGI Events
BGI Hot Sheet Bikes over 85 closeout bikes left

 

If you would like to receive the Bicycle Garage Indy newsletter (sent out about twice a month, year round), click here to sign-up. Our newsletter keeps you up-to-date on in-store events, clinics and sales, along with the local bicycle scene.

Bicycle Garage Indy has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, Dean Road at 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.

 

BGI customers on our email list have recently receied our latest email newsletter.  
Here some of the userful items from the latest edition:

Maintain Your Bike! - Winter Bike Service Specials
Fitness Training Classes - Learn from visiting expert Chris Freytag
Indy Monumental Marathon - Unique Biking Opportunities
Survey - Indiana needs input from "Riders in the Know"
Bike Commuter Network Night with Indy Bike Hub YMCA
BGI Hot Sheet Bikes

 

 

If you would like to receive the Bicycle Garage Indy newsletter (sent out about twice a month, year round), click here to sign-up. Our newsletter keeps you up-to-date on in-store events, clinics and sales, along with the local bicycle scene.

Bicycle Garage Indy has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, Dean Road at 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.

 

New topics have been added to the Fall (October-December) 2012 Clinic schedule of weekly clinics at Bicycle Garage Indy locations.  The free clinics (registration required) are Mondays  at our downtown Downtown (n the Indy Bike Hub YMCA), Tuesday's at our South store in Greenwood, and Wednesday's at Bicycle Garage Indy North (E. 82nd at Dean Rd, Indianapolis).  Due to holidays and other BGI events, our fall clinic scheule varies weekly, 

Along with our popular "Fixing Flat Tires" clinic, our new topics for the fall schedule are:

Cold Weather Riding Tips
Clinic will outline the types of clothing and outerwear for different ranges of cold temperature, and
the benefits of layering and types of materials for keeping you warm in cold weather

Tips for Riding in the Dark
Extend your riding season through better lighting equipment and tips for riding in the dark.

• Lighting
• Reflective clothing
• Bike handling / visibility

Bicycling Indoors - Trainers
Extend your bicycling by brining your bike indoors and riding on a trainer.

• Types of trainers
• Tips for making riding on a trainer more fun

All Bicycle Garage Indy clinics are roughly an hour in length, and a BGI staff member will explain and demostrate the techniques, tools and other products related to the topic.  If you are interested in hands on training, BGI offers a wide variety of Bicycle Maintenance Classes and One-on-One technical training, including cycling street skills, tandeming, fitness equipment and touring.  

You can find an update listing of our classes, clinics and special events in the  BGI Calendar.

 

I had Gastric by-pass surgery (lost 115+ lbs so far) in April 2012, I started riding in July and completed my 1st 50+ mile ride in Sept. I am already thinking about a road bike.

Name: Thom Coleman
Bicycle: Specialized Sirus
City: Indianapolis
State: IN

 

Thom:  Congratulations from everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy on you life changing success, and we hope you continue enjoy your bicycling.  Thanks for sharing Your Bicycle story with the fans, friends and customer of Bicycle Garage Indy.

 

 

As Indianapolis continues to add more bike lanes and trails, it is important to tell the story of how these additions have caused increased usage. The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability, in partnership with Health by Design and INDYCOG will be coordinating to collect these valuable counts on our bikeways. This will help us begin to quantify what most of have been seeing on our streets - more people riding bikes. 

The Mass Ave Crit is one of Indy's largest competive cycling events, coming up this Saturday, August 11. The folks at NUVO, the Cultral Trail and the entire Mass Ave Distirct hope you will come down for a day of exciting racing in the heart of Indy.

Watch The Racing:  Criterium bike racing can be very exciting to watch in person. Whereas Tour de France spectators get to see the racers once along a long road route, criterium fans see the racers every minute or so as they complete dozens of short circuits (laps). Racing lasts most of the day. See the Mass Ave Criterium Website for details.

 

Visit The Mass Ave District: The "Mass Ave." district offers dining, shopping, arts, and more. Visit bgindy.com/for/MassIndyAve to see the directory, which shows over 30 shops, over 50 restaurants, and more places of interest.

Say "Hi" To Bicycle Garage Indy Downtown staff: At BGI's tent, we'll have fun challenges for you to participate in:
*** Change a inner tube *** Handlebar wrapping *** Trivia questions ***
Stop by the tent for special offers, learn new skills and find out about Bicycle Garage Indy's clinics, classes, rides, special events and other activities. We'll be located in Barton Park- near where Pedal & Park will be set up.

Breaking Away Film: After the races, stay for the Movie in the Park - the Indiana bicycling classic "Breaking Away" will be shown at 9:30pm after the last race and award ceremony in Davlan Park (site of the beer garden).

Go By Bike: The folks from Pedal & Park will be there to offer secure bicycle parking, just north of E. Michigan and Mass Ave, in Barton Park.

 

 

 

 

And while you are the crit,  be sure to visit the Indy Bike Hub YMCA, home of Bicycle Garage Indy Downtown. The Indy Bike Hub YMCA is Indy’s (and the nation’s) unique bicycle & fitness resource.  Both are just a few blocks away in the Indianapolis City Market.

 

 

Our mailing list subscribers hear from us every 2-3 week.  If you aren't signed up, here is was was included in our latest newsletter:

• Downtown YMCA / Bike Hub Special Offer
• Mass Ave Criterium
• Go Girl Triathlon Coming Soon
• Bike Advocacy Updates
• BGI Awarded Nuvo's 'Best Of Indy' Award

If you would like to receive the Bicycle Garage Indy newsletter (sent out about twice a month, year round), click here to sign-up. Our newsletter keeps you up-to-date on in-store events, clinics and sales, along with the local bicycle scene.

Bicycle Garage Indy now has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, in the Clearwater area on 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and the new BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.
 

If you are not receiving Bicycle Garag Indy & BGI Fitness email news letters, here is what you just missed in our latest newsletter:

• National Bike Month Activities (National Bike Challenge)
• Upcoming Community Events (Indy Bike to Work Day)
• BGI Special Events (Tri Night - Ladies' Night - BGI Calendar)
• Pedal & Park 

 

If you would like to receive the Bicycle Garage Indy newsletter (sent out about twice a month, year round), click here to sign-up. Our newsletter keeps you up-to-date on in-store events, clinics and sales, along with the local bicycle scene.

Bicycle Garage Indy now has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, in the Clearwater area on 82nd St.),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and the new BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA at City Market.

 

I just got my first road bike, and I can't wait to cruise around Indianapolis downtown, meet new bikers and go on group rides. I'm also looking forward to attending Bicycle Garage Indy bike clinics at the Indy Bike Hub YMCA.

Name: Rishabh R. Dassani
Bicycle: 2012 Specialized Tarmac
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
 

Rishabh:  We hope you enjoy the clinics (6:30 PM every Monday at Bicycle Garage Indy Downtown), and bring a friend!  Thanks from everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy for sharing Your Bicycle picture and story.

Both the Indy Bike Hub YMCA and Bicycle Garage Indy Downtown will offer extended hours during the all the festivities going on Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. If you visiting Indy for the first time, or just in town for the Big Game, we hope you will stop by and check out this exciting, one of a knd facility.  You can learn more on the Indy Bike Hub.org website.  The Indianapolis City Market will also have special hours and events all week.

Monday - Friday	5:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday	7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday	7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

Saturday, January 28, 2012 thru Sunday, Febuary 5, 2012 ONLY

Monday - Friday	6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

 

A training diary and bike repair book could be just what you need for your 2012 riding season. And more than just cozy read by the fire,  Joe Friel's The Cyclist's Training Diary will help you keep organized and motivated, while Park Tool's Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair (2nd Edition), by Calvin Jones, will help you keep your bikes in top shape before you ride all year.

Joe Friel's coaching reputation and other books (The Cyclist's Training Bible,  Cyling Past 50) are all supported by the structure of The Cyclist's Training Diary ($19.99 at Bicycle Garage Indy).  The spiral bound book lets you plan your your work outs by the by the year, month week and day, with tools to help you with periodization training for your big events.  While a bit more than a casual rider needs, if you are thinking about adding more planning to riding and training, this book is a companion to Mr. Friel's other training books.

No matter what your riding level, the Park Tool's Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair ($24.99 at Bicycle Garage Indy) is a comprehensive resource with a very easy to read style.  It covers common service adjustments and maintenance on every area of your bicycle.  If you have older bikes, its covers almost 20 years in changes in headsets, bottom brackets and hubs, offering service steps through explantion and photographs.  And it offers suggestions for tool kits for the road and home, with a special section for road repairs.  (This book will also be the basis for Bicycle Garage Indy's new bicycle maintenance classes, coming in April.)


Bicycle Garage Indy now has three locations to serve you; Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, Dean Rd at82nd St, in the Shops at Rivers Edge),  South (just west of I-65 on County Line Rd, Greenwood), and the new BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA at City Market.

Q: When is the Bicycle Garage Indy Winter Service special?
A: Our annual Winter Service Special is in effect through 1/15/12

Q: Why should I have bicycle service done now?
1) The best prices of the year
2) Quickest turnaround
3) Get it done BEFORE spring hits so you'll be ready to go

BGI's Deluxe Tune-up is 20% off, or $79.99
BGI Overhauls are $100 off and qualify for a 15% discount on repair parts
• Standard overhaul is $124.99 instead of $224.99
• Deluxe overhaul is $224.99 instead of $324.99
Visit BGI's Bicycle Service page to see what services are performed in each of these packages:
http://bgindy.com/articles/bgis-service-department-pg8.htm

Q: What is an "Overhaul"?
A: BGI's maintenance packages vary in scope. The 'Tune-Up' is the basic package. The 'Deluxe Tune-Up' resolves more issues with your bike. Similarly, the 'Overhaul' is a basic deconstruction, cleaning, lubing, & reconstruction of the bike, whereas the 'Deluxe Overhaul' is the most extensive package. You can read about the detailed steps in each job by visiting http://bgindy.com/articles/bgis-service-department-pg8.htm

Q: How often does my bike need maintenance?
A: It depends on time, mileage, dirt, water, & riding style. Some folks ride through sand, mud, & muck and therefore need frequent cleaning & lubrication of components. Fair weather riders need it less frequently, but even those bikes need fresh lube every now & then. If you're in doubt, take your bike to BGI for a quick assessment.

Q: Does my repair have to be completed before the service special ends?
A: No, however, the deadline for drop-off of your bicycle or scheduling service is Sunday, January 15th

Bicycle Garage Indy now has three locations offering bicycle service: Bicycle Garage Indy North (Indianapolis, 82nd at Dean Road, in the Shops at Rivers Edge),  South (Greenwood, just west of I-65 on County Line Rd), and the new BGI Downtown, in the Indy Bike Hub YMCA at City Market.