Bicycling

• City of Miami Bicycle Initiatives
• Florida Bicycle Association
• FIU Bike Survey Report - Fall 2009
• FIU Campus Maps

Recreation Services encourages safe and healthy bicycling. This site will provide a central location to learn more about safe biking, find out about local rides and events, and direct you to local and national resources on bicycling. If you're not a rider, this information might provide you information and resources to encourage you to do so.

Take a look at Florida Bicycling Street Smarts: Riding Confidently, Legally and Safely. This free download (click here) is available from the Florida Department of Transportation and talks about topics such as riding through intersections, steering out of trouble and riding in rain and darkness.

Map My Ride
Want to take a ride but don't know exactly where to go? If so, try using MapMyRide, an online site to check our various bike routes in the Miami area. For more on MapMyRide, click here.

Check out this month's issue!

REC SERVICES AND PARKING DEPARTMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO INFLATION

Recreation Services and the Department of Parking & Transportation have partnered to bring new bicycle air pumps to a bike rack near you. Purchased from Dero Bike Racks, these heavy-duty air pumps are in the process of being installed on racks around the MMC and BBC campuses for the convenience of FIU's bicyclists. Find them now on various campus bike racks at MMC, the Engineering Center, and BBC.

BIKE RACKS
FIU's Modesto Maidique Campus has over 80 bike racks on campus, providing almost 400 bike parking spaces. The majority are the "U" racks, which are achored into a concrete slab and typically located on the sides of buildings. Frame-style ground racks are located where U racks are not practical , and low-profile ground sleeve racks, located near residence halls, permit clear views.

"U" Rack
Ground Rack
Ground Sleeve

TOUR MIAMI & THE BEACHES
If you own a bike, there are plenty of ways to see the sights of the Magic City and its beaches. But what if you don't have two wheels?

There are numerous bike rental companies in and around Miami. Prices and type of bike varies, and some provide maps for scenic and/or adventurous rides. Below are a few, but check each one out BEFORE spending your money.

FREE BICYCLE REPAIR AVAILABLE

FIU's Students for Environmental Action (SEA) isproviding free bicycle repair services every Wednesday during the semester at the Farmer's Market (11am-3pm). Services available will be fixing flats, performing tune-ups, making adjustments (brakes, seat, handlebars, gears), performing pressure checks, lubrication and truing wheels. For more info. click here.

UPCOMING BIKE EVENTS
(thanks to Miami Bike Scene)

JULY
07/24 - Bike Miami Days
07/24 - 2011 Rosewood Series
07/26 - BPAC Meeting
07/29 - Miami Critical Mass
07/30 - 2011 Florida State Team Sprint Championships
07/31 - Vuelta A Miami

AUGUST
08/05 - The Heat Lightning Ride & Party
08/06 - 2011 Florida State Elite / Masters Keirin Championships
08/07 - Rumble In The Jungle
08/13 - Miami Beach Community Ride
08/13 - Emerge Miami Meetup CM
08/14 - 2011 Rosewood Series
08/18 - Get In Gear Bike Ride : North Miami
08/21 - Powerade Cycling Cup
08/26 - Miami Critical Mass
08/27 - La Roootaa MTB Series #6
08/28 - 2011 Rosewood Series

SEPTEMBER
09/03 - River Rat Alley Cat III
09/04 - 2011 Rosewood Series
09/10 - Miami Beach Community Ride
09/10 - Emerge Miami Meetup CM
09/15 - Get In Gear Bike Ride : North Miami
09/17 - 60 Mile MTB Challenge
09/18 - Doral Cycling Cup
09/24 - Moving Planet
09/27 - BPAC Meeting
09/30 - Velocipedes and Shank's Mare
09/30 - Miami Critical Mass

OCTOBER
10/01 - Livelong Benefitting Livestrong
10/02 - Livelong Benefitting Livestrong=
10/08 - La Roootaa MTB Series #7
10/08 - Miami Beach Community Ride
10/08 - Emerge Miami CM Meetup
10/08 - 2011 Florida State Elite Team Pursuit and Points Race Championships
10/09 - Miami Cycling Classic
10/09 - Tropical Cyclocross
10/15 - The Urban Bike Adventure
10/16 - 2011 Rosewood Series
10/22 - Bike Miami Days
10/23 - Gables Bike Day
10/25 - BPAC Meeting
10/28 - Miami Critical Mass

BICYCLES RULE!
Miami Critical Mass is an event held on the LAST FRIDAY of every month where bicyclists and, less frequently, skateboarders, inline skaters, roller skaters and other self-propelled commuters take to the streets en masse.

Miami Critical Mass is not an "us vs. them" ride, it is not anti-car, it is not a protest ride, this is a ride that celebrates bicycles, encourages cycling & reminds drivers that they must share the road. There are a lot of new riders who just recently joined the group and we need to remind them of this. This is supposed to be a fun ride, you're encouraged to smile, wave at passerby's, ring your bells & have a good time.

Participants are to keep a moderate pace & ride safely. The ride keeps getting larger and is beginning to stretch out, it's very important that the group stays together and closes any gaps, it makes corking easier and the ride much smoother for cyclists, motorists and pedestrians alike. The average speed is ideally 12-15mph. For more on Miami Critical Mass, click here. (This text credited to Miami Bike Scene)

Cyclists ride at their own risk and assume responsibility for their own safety!