Resources

Make 2010 the year you Bike to Work!  During the 2010 Olympic Games, 5000 people were cycling to work. You can too, and we're here to help.

Here's a great motivational hand out that describes why you and your teammates should hop on your bikes.

For some online tips and rules of the road, check out Bike Sense.  

Worried about riding in traffic?
Sign up for a Streetwise Cycling course or get your employer to buy a course for your workplace. Full-Day Courses combine classroom, parking lot, and on-the-road training to teach you how to manoeuvre safely and confidently in traffic.  

Live too far away?
Consider transit. TransLink offers different opportunities to combine cycling and transit. 
You can also bring your bike onto the West Coast Express  -- perfect for those who can only bike part of the way from Mission City, Port Haney, Maple Meadows, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam Central, or Port Moody.

Bike rentals & secondhand bikes
Our Community Bikes  

Bike routes

Bike to work tips
VACC's Cycling Resources
Chicagoland Tricks & Tips for Commuting to Work
www.commutebybike.com

Bike maintenance
bicycletutor.com

Start a workplace Bike User's Group

Clothing tips

Find your municipality's cycling page and links to other local cycling organizations.

Bike to Work When It's Wet Tips

• Fenders – get your local bike store to install them. Simple and affordable.
• Sign your workplace up for a winter riding workshop or take one on your own at a local community centre. Call 604-878-8222 to book one today!
• Stay warm and dry. Try waterproof pants, jacket and gloves (or a dollar store poncho/rain cape), a head cozy and/or hood under your helmet, ear warmers, waterproof shoe covers (plastic bags will do in a pinch).
• Layer – avoid cotton next to your skin, try quick drying, insulating fabrics like polypropolene, silk or wool.
• Find a place to hang your wet clothes at work so they will be dry when you go home.
• Be visible – reflectors, vests and lights, lights, lights! LED lights are bright and last a long time. Small turtle or blinkie lights are cheap and easy to clip on/off.
• Use waterproof panniers (or line your regular ones with plastic bags).
• Stainless steel coffee thermos – for a warm drink on a longer ride!
• Join your regional cyclist discussion group (www.vacc.bc.ca/advocacy), Post any question you have about safe routes/winter hazards. Someone will answer it!
• Other winter riding tips

Take a look at Momentum Magazine's article on winter riding!