Summer is certainly in full swing and we can only hope your giving your bikes the attention they deserve. It's great to see so many cyclists out enjoying the sunshine! We at Bike Recycle want to make sure that you are able to keep your summer wheels rolling.

Starting Wednesday July 28th, we will begin offering three bicycle mechanics course. Each workshop will be held at Bike Recycle Vermont; for directions click here. These one hour workshops start with the very basics of bicycle anatomy and take you through simple brake and shifting adjustments. (For a complete schedule, click on the "Read More" tab below.) Although attending each course is not required, it is strongly encouraged. These workshops are open to the community and we strive to maintain a nonthreatening space.

Donations are graciously accepted; we suggest $5 per session. Time trades are also encouraged, as we are a volunteer-based non-profit. For a schedule, click the read more tab below. Any further questions can be directed to Dan Hock:

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p: 802.264.9687

We hope to see you soon!

Want to expose your kids to a fun and easy overnight biking adventure?

Local Motion Member Annie Follett is organizing a low-key 2-day family outing for 10 families. The 10-mile per day mostly off-road tour will depart from the Burlington Bike Path, head north across the Bike Ferry and end at Crescent Bay Farm in South Hero. Enjoy great food and play with family and friends at this wonderful lakeshore retreat. There are animals and the Snow Farm Winery is across the street.

The adventure includes meals, tent sites, baggage service and Bike Ferry tickets. Family of 4 (one tent) is $75 for LM members, $100 non-members.

Thank you to Crescent Bay Bed & Breakfast for hosting us!

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In case you missed our recent announcement, there are big changes afoot for the Trail Finder. We are moving the site to www.trailfinder.info and with that revealing a brand new design! Local graphic designer, Ann Kiley, deserves much credit for volunteering her artistic services. She helped us pick new colors and revise the layout to make the site easier to use.

The move to a new, independent domain name comes after a year-long effort to expand the Trail Finder's geographic scope. By collaborating with three other trail organizations, we now have a site that's quickly becoming a statewide resource. This month, trail data from one of those collaborators, the Upper Valley Trails Alliance, went live to the site. In the coming weeks, we'll also be rolling out data provided by the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission and the Rutland Area Physical Activity Coalition.

The new Trail Finder is currently in "beta", which you can preview at www.trailfinder.info (the original Trail Finder can still be accessed here). We have several more exciting features that will be coming soon, so stay tuned.  Thanks to the Skirack for underwriting the project in 2010!

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Enhance your organization's advocacy efforts with this effective weekend training!

Save the Date!  On October 22-24, the national Alliance for Biking and Walking will come to Vermont to train the next generation of advocates.  Local Motion, Lake Champlain Bikeways, VT Bike/Pedestrian Coalition and CEDO invite you to register for this dynamic training, which focuses on the seven key skills of effective campaigns in the context of bike/pedestrian organization building. Their proven curriculum will help you choose, direct, and win campaigns to promote better biking and walking. After three days of fun and inspiring work with the country's leading experts in advocacy, you'll come away with the tools and confidence to be a leader in your community -- one who knows not just how to advocate for improvements, but win them!

Winning Campaigns Training
October 22-24, 2010
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Information and registration: www.peoplepoweredmovement.org