Bike to Work Month ripple effect
It's amazing, the impact of Bike to Work Month around the office. Not just the miles, the motivation, etc., for the team members themselves. But the water-cooler buzz, and the effects tangible and intangible on a lot of folks. Here are some impacts I've noticed:
- Our coworker, Melanie, not part of the team, has just sold her car -- and by happenstance scored a free mountain bike! One of our own Flextroids, Gabriel, might be next to lose the pollute-mobile... Then, maybe Flextroid Jeremy?
- Down the hall a few cubes, floormate Greg, not an official Flextroid either, has scoped out a bike route from South King County to downtown. First steps...
- Gabriel's partner Jill has begun bicycling to work.
- We have gotten to know our teammates better, by going out on morning espresso rides and Friday happy hour rides. This has created new synergies around the office. (And since we're all in the alternative-modes business, this helps further the cause.)
- We have prompted SDOT to fix at least four big ugly bike-tire-eating potholes, thus improving the safety and quality of Seattle's bike environment -- and literally helping pave the way for more bike commuters.
- I've dusted off my comfy lawn-chair bike, the recumbent, after a long hiatus, and realized it's fine for the downtown commute in spite of its supremely laid-back attitude. Flextroid Tom is eying recumbent options. More comfort = more bicycling!
- We've started thinking about implementing some version of a Ride in the Rain challenge for January. UW does this and gets tons of participation (more, it's said, than even UW's May Bike to Work Month participation).
- What else has been happening, inspired by Bike to Work Month?

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