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Bicycle Expo 2012 Most Improved Event of 2012

Bike Expo 2012 - Vendor Area

Bike Expo 2012 – Vendor Area

The organizers of Bicycle Expo 2012 extend a big THANK YOU to all our vendors, co-sponsors, and supporters.  We are particularly grateful to the hundreds of visitors who attended the event and supported the vendors.

As we look back over the past four months of preparation, we are pleased with the help from our friends both in the cycling community and in the city government.  The mayor, the director of special events, the city clerk, the chief and officers of Albany Police Department, the Department of General Services staff, the Mayor’s Office of Energy and Sustainability, the Albany Common Council, the print news media, and several radio and television stations all supported us in presenting the second annual Bicycle Expo to the Capital Region.  Several major sponsors provided the funding and in-kind services to expand promotion throughout the community.

Our auction prize donors provided an invigorating aspect of Bicycle Expo 2012.  With our “you-do-not-have-to-be-present-to-win” policy, we had great participation from our guests.  One hundred percent of the proceeds will go toward Albany Bicycle Coalition’s programs in the community.

The Crowd Enjoys Expo

The Crowd Enjoys Expo

The Albany Bicycle Coalition is proud to have presented such a worthwhile event. This event could be the springboard for advancing bicyclists’ rights, policies, and amenities in Albany.   Albany Bicycle Coalition’s objective remains that of having the Capital District declared “Bicycle Friendly.”

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Venders Add to the Energy of Bicycle Expo 2012

When you come to be Bicycle Expo 2012 this coming Sunday,  May 6, visit our vendor/sponsors.  A partial list includes the following:

  • Albany Bike Rescue
  • Albany Office of Energy and Sustainability
  • Albany Police Department
  • Ama’zin Ladeez Jewelry
  • Bettie’s Cakes
  • Broadway Bicycle Company
  • Capital Bicycle Racing Team
  • Capital District Transportation Authority/ipool2
  • Capital Car Share
  • Catskill Cycles
  • Crafts of Egypt by Albert Barsoum
  • Downtube Bicycle Works
  • Eastern Mountain Sports
  • L.L. Bean
  • Leanna’s Designs
  • National Intercollegiate Cycling Associations
  • New York Bicycling Coalition
  • Pine Hills Neighborhood Association
  • SIGMA-Germany
  • Tierra Coffee Roasters
  • Troy Bike Rescue
  • Waddell & Reid
  • WAMC Radio
  • Windham World Cup

. . . and, of course, the Albany Bicycle Coalition

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Win Big at BIKE EXPO 2012

Through the generosity of our sponsor and vendors, Albany Bicycle Coalition will offer a number of raffle prizes at its Bicycle Expo 2012

Raffle Prizes

Raffle Prizes

The event is on Sunday, May 6, 10 AM – 4 PM at the Lakehouse in Washington Park – Albany.  You can enter for one or all of the prizes and can enter as many times as you want for any single prize.

Every guest will get one free raffle ticket as well as the chance to purchase additional tickets:

  • $1 for one additional ticket
  • $5 for six tickets
  • Arms length for $10.00

 

 

 

Raffles and Prizes –

  • Madison Theater – two tickets + free popcorn
  • On Guard Bicycle Lock
  • Price Chopper – $50 gift card
  • Bicycle the Erie Canal book
  • 7 Road ID (wrist band ID bracelets) $15 gift certificates
  • New World Bistro Bar – $25 gift certificate
  • Adidas Sun glasses with hard case – 4 styles from which to choose
  • Honest Weight Food Coop – 4 $15 gift cards
  • Adventures Cycling – Gift certificate for AC membership – $40 value and Set of 8 maps for the Atlantic Coast Route – $96.25 value
  • SIGMA Cycle Lights – SIGMA -5 front and 5 rear mini-lights and SIGMA – 1 QuadroX/trailblazer combo
  • $25 Cash

The rules are as follows:

  • Deposit one or more tickets for the prize(s) of your choice
  • You need not be present to win – we will contact winners
  • Tickets without contact information are not eligible
  • Prizes not claimed within 30 days of notification will not be awarded

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Only 5 Days Until Bicycle Expo 2012

Bike Expo Urabn Ride

Bike Expo Urabn Ride

2nd annual Albany Bike Expo, 10 am – 4 pm, this Sunday, May 6, Washington Park Lakehouse.

It’s all about bringing together people who love bicycles, alternative transportation, sustainable living, and springtime in beautiful downtown Albany.  Don’t forget the Tulips are in peak bloom so bring your bicycle and your camera.  There will be bike shops, food and craft vendors, great raffle prizes, and information booths to feed your bike passion.  We’ll have advocacy groups, bike techs, neighborhood groups, two guided urban rides, and raffles for FREE bicycle stuff and non-cycling goodies.

It’s ride time in the Great Northeast so get off that couch and come down to Washington Park this Sunday.

See what other cities are doing – New York City Bike Expo and New England Bike Expo.

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Bethlehem Bike Month 2012 Events

Bethlehem Bike Month Event

Bethlehem Bike Month Event

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