Not only is May National Bike Month but May 12-16 (this week) is designated as Bike-To-Work Week and Friday, May 16th, is designated as Bike-To-Work Day by the League of American Bicyclists. Did you know that? I didn’t until just recently. I’m surprised I hadn’t seen or heard anything about it. Not only have I not heard much about either of these two events on the Internet but I’ve heard absolutely zero about them in my hometown. I find that amazing. These types of events won’t gain popularity unless the word is spread.

A quick check of the Internet has yielded zero events in my hometown for National Bike Month, Bike-To-Work Week, or Bike-To-Work Day. That totally blows me away. I believe I may have a mission for next year.

Is your city putting on any official events related to National Bike Month? If so, please tell us about it by leaving a comment below.

I came across this article while doing a little browsing:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-cycling_09may09,0,5550228.story

Mr. hood is attempting to set the world record for consecutive hours of riding a stationary bicycle.  He expects to break the record sometime on Sunday, May 11, but wants to ride another 20 hours to make sure the record lasts a while.  According to Guinnes rules he gets a 5 minute break every hour and can carry those 5 minutes over if he wants to skip one.  He’s maintaining 12 mph which I find amazing.  A more mind-boggling number is the number of calories he’s expected to burn….23,000!

Free listings on TheCyclePeople.com!

During the month of May, bike shops, tour operators, and accommodation owners that link their site to TheCyclePeople.com will get free listings for the remainder of 2008.

Manufacturers have already uploaded thousands of products to the site’s database, making it easy to search for the latest cycling gear. And over 7,000 US and UK bike shops are listed as well. Shop owners that take advantage of this opportunity will get an enhanced listing for their shop, complete with details on the product lines they carry. Tour operators and accommodation owners can upload photos and detailed descriptions of their offerings as well.

It’s a completely risk-free way to gain exposure to over 1.5 million cyclists this year, on a site dedicated to becoming the one-stop site for cyclists around the world. Businesses wishing to take advantage of this offer should visit www.TheCyclePeople.com/Advertise – offer closes May 30th, 2008.

About TheCyclePeople.com: The portal for cycling enthusiasts allows users to search by product (more added weekly), to search for a bike shop anywhere in the US and UK (expanding to other countries), to find cycling holidays and accommodation worldwide, and to access the forums (link) for interacting with other cyclists. Over 20,000 businesses are currently featured. For more details about TheCyclePeople.com or the May Free Listings Offer, please contact info@thecyclepeople.com

As the title says, “Welcome!” The BikingToLive blog has just started so please bear with me as I begin making changes to the format and tell you what it’s all about. From the title, you can probably gather that it’s about biking and living. I’ll leave it at that right now.