Bike Week 2016 is done and boy, was it a good one this year! 

All of us here at Madison BCycle had a great time getting to know you when you came to say hello, checked in with us at the Clips Film Festival, grabbed some coffee at our commuter station near HotelRED, or scored a free membership for the entire summer! 

We tried to document all the fun and excitement on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and most importantly, our new Snapchat, so to always keep you updated, involved, and for those of you who didn't come, inflict some major FOMO! 

Heres a countdown of our favorite moments and pictures this week:

5. MUFFIN MOUNTAIN - Our friends at HotelRED generously provided us with tons of yummy snacks throughout the week at our commuter station near Camp Randall. Although it was hard to pick a favorite treat, we had to give it to the delicious muffins; they were so yummy and so beautiful!
 

4. COMMUTER PUPS - We are all huge dog lovers at BCycle so it was super exciting to see all of the awesome, and adorable, pups out on the bike path! Our puppy bffs this week were Gertrude, Milly, and Bella (not pictured)!


3. #BCYCLEKIDDOS - If theres one thing we love more than people on bikes, its kids on bikes! Tons o' kids celebrated this week and scored some major muffins and stickers, which they seemed to be pretty impressed and excited by! 


2. BOTTOMLESS COFFEE - We are proud to say that we NEVER ran out of coffee!!! BCycle and HotelRED made sure to always have your backs by keeping that caffeine flowin!!!! If we seem a little excited about this, remember, the coffee was ENDLESS, so we may have had a little too much! 


and the coveted number one spot goes to......

with a unanimous vote from ALL BCycle Employees.....

Drumroll please...... 

1. THE CYCLISTS OF BIKE WEEK 2016 - You guys were AWESOME!! We had so many participants and excited, smiling, happy faces!! We loved talking to you about biking and BCycle, and signing you up for the BC25 Challenge! 

Thank you for a wonderful week! We hope you guys enjoyed it as much as we did and had AT LEAST five memorable moments! 

UPDATE: YOU CAN STILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BC25 CHALLENGE! 

Do you want a Madison BCycle Fob for easy bike access, but missed your chance during bike week? ITS NOT TOO LATE! Send us your name, phone number, email, and address to the email here. You still have until August 31st, 2016 to get those 25 trips in, so get riding! 
    
Hey, Madison, have you STILL not tried a BCycle ride? What are you waiting for?!

It's Wisconsin Bike Week, Madison! Time to ride in a whole new way!

Here at Madison BCycle we know how easy & enjoyable it is to link short trips together by BCycle. We want to do all we can to give YOU a chance to discover this for yourself! So this Bike Week we're launching the BC25 Challenge! 

What is it? Read on!
First: Get yourself a B fob! Pick one up at our Camp Randall or Law Park morning commuter stations for Bike Week. You give us your contact info, we get you a fob.

Next: Ride BCycle! Use your fob to check out a bike from any station and enjoy 60-min trips around town. Return your bike to any other station to stop or re-start your trip timer. Go over 60 minutes on your trips - you're out!

Earn your September: Log at least 25 trips between now and August 31st and you get to keep riding through September!

Best part: This is all FREE!

Get started now at any morning commuter station or the Bike Fed's celebration party this Friday. See the events here, and stay tuned for more chances coming this summer.

Already a BCycle member? 
We're looking at YOU too, to complete the BC25 challenge! Can you make at least 25 BCycle trips between now and August 31st? Of course you can! And we'll reward riders picked at random with prizes and special deals. Want a fob of your own to replace your B Card? Visit us during bike week and find out how!

Happy Riding, everyone! Now go #EarnYourSeptember! 

Other Bike Week Specials:
At-kiosk purchase is FREE for first 30 minutes today through Saturday June 11th! 
Join or renew with Wisconsin BIke Fed to get a free month of our Madtown Monthly membership - get started here.

 

We are excited to introduce our two newest Marketing Interns for Summer 2016: Julisa Ricart and me, Gabi Caron-Schuler (Hi, I'm writing this!) Both Julisa and I are super excited to be a part of the team here at BCycle! We will be working all sorts of fun events and keeping you updated on all of our social media outlets. Don't be afraid to reach out to us on Facebook, Insta, Twitter, and now, Snapchat; And also make sure to stop by whenever you see us and say hello, or wazzup, or yo--whatever works! 

I am going to be a Junior at UW-Madison pursuing a degree in Retail & Consumer Behavior with a certificate in Sustainability and Fabulousness. I love running, the cookie monster, eating my body weight in chocolate, and hanging with my puppy Frankie! My favorite BCycle adventure is riding along the Monona Bike path to Willy St. Co-Op where I fill the front basket up with tons of cookies, hummus, and frozen treats!


Julisa just graduated from UW-Madison (Woo Hoo! Congrats!) with a degree in Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies! She loves community bike share programs because they are a great way to save the environment and ride in style! She grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota with two amazing dogs, Willow and Daisy; they have a Facebook page, so make sure to check them out! She enjoys bird watching (just like her dogs) and watching TED talks. 


Now that you know a little bit about us, we want to know more about you! Tweet us @Madison_Bcycle, write on our Facebook wall, tag us in a pic @madison_bcycle, and make sure to follow us on our new Snapchat @madisonbcycle; we post tons of fun pics and vids, and would love to snap you back to answer questions or just have a chat!