Cycling Utah and Cycling West Magazine May 2017 Issue
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MAY 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 1 Active Lifestyle Magazine FREE May 2017 CYCLING UTAH UTAH • IDAHO • WYOMING • NEVADA • W. COLORADO • N. ARIZONA • MONTANA • CALIFORNIA 2017 EVENT CALENDARS INSIDE! IN THIS ISSUE •2017 EVENT CALENDARS!! •BIKE MONTH GUIDE •CYCLE THE SIERRA PREVIEW •BACK TO THE BIKE •METAL COWBOY RETURNS •STOMP OUT SHAME RIDE •TOUR OF UTAH TEAMS •EAST CANYON ROAD RACE •MONTANA BIKE TOURING •ICUP REPORT •BIKE FIT FOR N+1 BIKES •OUTERBIKE WRAPUP ROAD • MOUNTAIN • TRIATHLON • TOURING • RACING • COMMUTING • ADVOCACY 2 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MAY 2017 MAY 2017 CYCLINGWEST.COM 3 ning in March and continuing month- BIKE MONTH ly through October. Annual Subscription rate: $15 May is Bike Month! It’s Time to Ride! (Send in a check to our address above) No refunds on Subscriptions. By Dave Iltis Postage paid in Tooele, UT 1124 4th Ave Each year since 1956, America Contributions: Editorial and photo- Salt Lake City, UT 84103 has celebrated May as Bike Month. graphic contributions are welcome. What better month to ride? The Send via email to dave@cyclingutah. www.cyclingutah.com com. Or, send via mail and please weather is great, school is out or www.cyclingwest.com include a stamped, self-addressed winding down, and the flowers are Phone: (801) 328-2066 envelope to return unused material. out! Established by the League of Dave Iltis, Editor, Publisher, & Submission of articles and accompa- American Bicyclists, Bike Month is Advertising nying artwork to Cycling Utah is the a time to celebrate the bicycle and author’s warranty that the material is [email protected] in no way an infringement upon the what it means for fun, transportation, competition, health, and the environ- Assistant Editor: Lisa Hazel rights of others and that the material may be published without additional ment. approval. Permission is required to David R. Ward, Consultant and Founder A great way to participate is reprint any of the contents of this [email protected] to take part in the National Bike publication. Bob Truelsen, Founder Challenge (nationalbikechallenge. Cycling Utah is printed on 40% post- org) where riders keep track of their May 2017 Issue; Bike to Work Day in Salt Lake City is on May 23, 2017. National Bike to consumer recycled paper with soy- mileage and rides throughout the Volume 25 Number 3 Work Day is May 19, 2019. Photo by Dave Iltis based ink. We are solar powered too. month. In Utah, with the recent pur- May 13-20 — Boise Bike Week, Bike Month, Contributors: Ben Simonson, chase of Strava data for bike plan- others this month and celebrate May Boise, ID, A celebration of cycling in all Cycling Utah / Cycling West is free, of its forms, Boise Bike Week take place Michael Gonzales, Wayne Cottrell, ning, consider using the Strava app is Bike Month! limit one copy per person. in the middle of National Bike Month and Charles Pekow, David Ward, Dave to track your rides and get better data recognizes National Bike to Work Day on © 2017 Cycling Utah Friday May 19th. There is something for Iltis, Ian Scharine, John Higgins, for the state. We present a calendar of regional everyone: Mountain bike clinics, gravel Russ Hymas, Ken Christensen, In Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, events below: rides, movies, women’s rides, Bike to Work Chris Magerl, Jamie Morningstar, Breakfast, Market rides and commuter semi- Pick up a copy of Montana, W. Colorado, N. Arizona, nars. It all culminates with a big block party Jackie Tyson, Trevor Jackson, Sarah May 1-31 — Provo Bike Challenge, Utah Bike on Saturday May 20 in downtown Boise. Kaufmann, Phil Sarnoff, Randy Boyd, Cycling Utah or Cycling West at Nevada there are tons of great events Month, Provo, UT, Prizes and awards. Join Come ride with us!, Lisa Brady, 208-761-8507, your the challenge and keep track of your riding [email protected], boisebike- Nate Gibby, John Roberson, Joe to participate in. all month (using the Strava app). Part of the week.org, biketreasurevalley.org Kurmaskie, Abraham Torres, Clarissa favorite bike shop in 7 states! May 15-19 is Bike to Work week. National Bike Challenge!, Aaron Skabelund, 385-207-6879, [email protected], May 13 — Cyclofemme Ride, Utah Bike Month, Johnson, Allyssa Maupin May 9 is Bike to School Day. And, provomayor.com/2015/04/28/provo-bike- Provo, UT, Women’s only ride. Join us for the challenge/ 4th Annual CycloFemme ride. We are team- on May 14, Cyclofemme rides for ing up with the Provo Bicycle Collective and Distribution: McKibben Lindquist, May 1-29 — Monday Night Night Rides, Utah Provo City to make this ride a great. This will women only take place throughout Bike Month, Provo, UT, Joaquin Park, 400 E be a casual ride for all ages. The ride will David Montgomery, and others 400 N, 9 pm every Monday in May, a casual start at Center Street and University Ave. the world (cyclofemme.com). ride through the streets of Provo, Aaron (To add your business to our free at 2 pm at the Historic County Courthouse Also, on May 17, the international Skabelund, 385-207-6879, a.skabelund@ distribution list, give us a call) gmail.com, bikeprovo.org, facebook.com/ and will take a nice slow paced 5 mile Printing: Transcript Bulletin Cover Photo: Big air at Trailside Ride of Silence takes place in com- events/1895586710717790/ ride around Downtown Provo ending at Park in Park City, Utah. Joaquin Park., Heather Skabelund, 971- Publishing munities around the globe to honor May 10 — National Bike to School Day, Utah Bike Month, Everywhere, UT, A day to climb Photo by Dave Iltis cyclists killed or injured riding on the out of the motor vehicle and onto your bike Cycling West and Cycling Utah is roads. (rideofsilence.org). on your way to school., None , noemail@ Continued on page 15 published eight times a year begin- cyclingutah.com, walkbiketoschool.org/ Take a some time to ride with ready/about-the-events/bike-to-school-day 4 CYCLINGUTAH.COM MAY 2017 COMMUTER COLUMN Tips from Qualtrics on Creating a Bike-Friendly Scott Larsen Commutes with Strong Company Workplace Qualtrics prides itself on being a cycle-friendly company. As the title Support sponsor of the Huntsman 140 ride, every Qualtrics employee is encour- aged to ride to support the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and a love for what would happen if I bought a bike road cycling, mountain biking, and cycle commuting is shared by many instead of another car. I live seven employees. miles from work, and had no idea if I In August of 2016, Qualtrics relocated to a new building in Provo and could ride that far! Remember, it has decided to devote some of the new space to a revamped commuter room. been 20 years since I had ridden a Barry Webster, head of facilities at Qualtrics, shares some tips for adding a bike, but I was game to find out if a bike room to your workplace: bike would help me get in shape and 1. Security: Security is the most important aspect of designing a bike save us some money, so I thought I’d storage room - if people don’t feel comfortable leaving their bikes unat- give it a try. tended in the room, it simply won’t get used. Our bike room at Qualtrics That was 10 months ago and I’ve has security cameras inside and out and is controlled by key card access so ridden to and from work pretty much that every cyclist feels safe and confident leaving their bike there. every day since. 2. Easy Access: For a bike room to be well used, it has to be easy to CW: Wow! What keeps you com- get in and out of the building with all your gear. Qualtrics has underground mitted to your commute? What do parking, so we allocated a storage room adjacent to the underground park- you like about it? ing to bike storage. It’s easy to enter because the garage doors used by cars SL: By car, my commute costs 30 are available to cyclists. minutes (15 minutes each way). By 3. Choosing Racks and Other Equipment: We started small with 6 wall- bike, it costs 60 minutes (30 minutes mounted racks and a floor rack. The wall racks are proving popular and each way). So I see the “cost” of we’re watching to see which are used most (those designed for fenders vs Scott leaving the Qualtrics building in Provo, Utah. Photo by Jamie cycle commuting as the incremental skinny tires vs mountain bike tires) and will add to the room as its popular- Morningstar 30 minutes each day it takes me to ity builds. We’re lucky to have a gym at Qualtrics, so we didn’t have to Eventually I healed enough that commute by bike. worry about adding showers or changing rooms for the cycle commuters By Jamie Morningstar I was able to walk again, but any But I get so much back from since those amenities are already included in the gym. exercise that involves impact is still that 30-minute investment! I get 4. Ask your Cyclists: We talked with several avid cyclists at Qualtrics Scott Larsen is a forty-something strictly forbidden. 60 minutes of sharpening-the-saw before deciding on which racks, mounts, pump, stands, etc. to include in software engineer who work for In college, I had a friend that time. Sometimes I listen to pod- the room. They had a lot of experience with different brands and styles and Provo-based Qualtrics. Scott recently enjoyed mountain biking. I went casts.