Century Cycles Monthly eNewsletter

April 2015

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Century Cycles Bike To School Challenge returns for the NINTH year!

The biggest bike-to-school program in the nation, the Century Cycles Bike To School Challenge, begins on May 4, 2015, with events in Bay Village, Rocky River, and Medina.

From May 4 through May 22, over 5,000 students at eight schools will take the challenge. The students are gearing up to compete for prizes and hope to beat last year's impressive numbers.

Sponsors Raleigh Bicycles and Century Cycles will award Raleigh bicycles to students as prizes, along with prizes from other local and national sponsors.

To help students and their families prepare for the Bike To School Challenge, we've teamed up with the local communities to bring you these events, all free and open to the public:

April 28, 6:00-7:30pm - Rocky River Bicycle Fair at Rocky River Middle School (1631 Lakeview Avenue). Bring your bike in for a free safety inspection, get a chance to win a free helmet, and get more information about the Rocky River Bike To School Challenge, plus talk to other program sponsors.
April 29, 6:30-8:00pm - Bike To School Night at Century Cycles in Medina (1059 North Court Street). Bring your bicycle to the store for a free safety inspection, get a chance to win a free helmet, check out cool bike commuting gear, and learn more about the Medina Bike To School Challenge.
April 30, 6:00-7:30pm - Bay Village Bicycle Fair at Bay Middle School (27725 Wolf Road). Bring your bike in for a free safety inspection, get a chance to win a free helmet, and get more information about the Bay Bike To School Challenge, plus talk to other program sponsors.

Student bicycling to A.I. Root Middle School in Medina

In Bay Village, the Bike To School Challenge returns to Bay High School, Bay Middle School, and Westerly Elementary School. In Medina, the BTS Challenge returns to A.I. Root Middle School and Claggett Middle School, and this year we welcome the addition of H.G. Blake Elementary School! In Rocky River, the BTS Challenge returns to Rocky River Middle School, and for the first time, we welcome Kensington Elementary School!

For more information about the Century Cycles Bike To School Challenge, including the schedule of events at all eight participating schools, see:

www.centurycycles.com/to/BTS

You can also follow the Bike To School Challenge on Facebook and Twitter.

This Saturday, April 25: our 1st Night Ride on the Towpath Trail of the 2015 season!

Century Cycles' ever-popular Night Rides on the Towpath Trail are back for 2015, with our first ride this Saturday, April 25!

The ride is fun, FREE, and family-friendly, and starts at 8:00pm from our Peninsula store. Be sure to arrive earlier to have time to find parking, get yourself and your bike ready, and sign in. The forecast calls for temperatures in the low 40's with a 20% chance of rain, so dress for the weather!

The ride is about 14 miles long, which usually takes about 2 hours. All skill levels are welcome! You need your own bicycle, helmet, and headlight. No pre-registration is required!

For more information, including directions, safety tips, and pictures and videos from past rides, go to:

www.centurycycles.com/for/NightRides

What We Ride: Cathy Kasper

Cathy Kasper and her Liv giant Avail Inspire

Cathy Kasper is a full-time sales associate at the Century Cycles store in Medina. She enjoys fast road rides on her 2012 Liv/giant Avail Inspire bicycle, the first of this model that Liv/giant produced as part of a fund-raising partnership for the Young Survival Coalition.

To read more about Cathy, why she chose the Liv/giant Avail Inspire, and the modifications that she's made to it, check out the full story on our web site:

What We Ride: Cathy Kasper

Team Left Hand / Century Cycles Bike MS Training Rides

Are you in training for the new Bike MS Buckeye Breakaway? Then join Team Left Hand / Century Cycles for our training rides!

These rides are on roads, and are scheduled at all three of our stores. All are on Tuesdays and begin at 6:30pm. There is no pre-registration necessary.

April 28 - Medina
May 12 - Peninsula
May 26 - Medina
June 9 - Rocky River
June 23 - Medina
June 30 - Peninsula
July 7 - Medina
July 14 - Peninsula
July 21 - Medina
July 28 - Rocky River

Those dates don't work for you? Then check out our Sunday Service Group Road Bike Rides, or our Night Rides on the Towpath Trail!

For more information about the Bike MS Buckeye Breakaway and Team Left Hand / Century Cycles, go to: www.centurycycles.com/for/BikeMS

Now in stock: Electric Bicycles!

Electric bicycle sales have been breaking records among bike commuters in Europe and Asia, and are just starting to take off here in the USA.

Raleigh Bicycles is now offering a full line of electric bikes. With industry-leading specs borrowed from their sister brand Currie Technologies, backed up with the award-winning service of Century Cycles, if you've been thinking about an electric bike, now is the time to try one!

The Raleigh Detour iE features a 500-watt rear hub drive motor to make the going easy, and Tektro mechanical disc brakes to make stopping even easier. Also available in a step-through/women-specific model, the bike includes a kickstand, fenders, and rear cargo rack for convenience on your around-town errands.

The Raleigh Tekoa iE opens up a whole new world of riding with its 350-watt center-drive motor and Tektro hydraulic disc brakes. The 29-inch wheels and RockShox suspension fork scrub out the bumps.

The Raleigh Misceo iE is the sportiest way to get around town! Featuring the new Shimano STePs center-mount drive train, Shimano Alfine Di2 8-speed internal gear shifting, and Shimano hydraulic brakes, anybody can feel fast and confident!

Make It Count with NOACA and Bike Cleveland

How many people ride bikes or walk in Northeast Ohio?

Help NOACA and Bike Cleveland find out by helping with their bi-annual bike/ped count! Counts take place around the region on:

Tuesday, May 12, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 13, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Thursday, May 14, 5:00 - 7:00pm

Volunteers receive a $25 Gift Card to the bicycle shop of their choice! Sign up at noaca.org or contact Melissa at 216-241-2414 x344 or at mthompson@mpo.noaca.org.

Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

Mark your Calendars!

April 25: Night Ride on the Towpath Trail
April 26: Sunday Service Group Road Bike Ride (Medina)
April 28: Team Left Hand/Century Cycles Bike MS Training Ride (Medina)
April 28: Bike To School Challenge Rocky River Bicycle Fair
April 29: Bike To School Night at Century Cycles in Medina
April 30: Bike To School Challenge Bay Village Bicycle Fair
May 3: Sunday Service Group Road Bike Ride (Peninsula)
May 4: Bay Bike To School Challenge begins at Bay High School and Bay Middle School
May 4: Medina Bike To School Challenge begins
May 4: Rocky River Bike To School Challenge begins at Rocky River Middle School
May 9-10: Tour of the Scioto River Valley
May 10: Sunday Service Group Road Bike Ride (Rocky River)
May 11: Bay Bike To School Challenge begins at Westerly Elementary School
May 12: Team Left Hand/Century Cycles Bike MS Training Ride (Peninsula)
May 15: Medina Bike To School Challenge ends
May 16: Night Ride on the Towpath Trail
May 17: Sunday Service Group Road Bike Ride (Medina)
May 18: Rocky River Bike To School Challenge begins at Kensington Elementary School
May 21: Rocky River Bike To School Challenge ends at Kensington Elementary School
May 22: Bay Bike To School Challenge ends
May 22: Rocky River Bike To School Challenge ends at Rocky River Middle School
May 25: All three stores CLOSED for Memorial Day
May 26: Team Left Hand/Century Cycles Bike MS Training Ride (Medina)

Go to www.centurycycles.com/for/calendar for our complete Calendar of Events!

Best of the Blog

Here are some of our favorite posts from the Century Cycles Blog and our Facebook Page from the past month that you may have missed:

Riders at the first Sunday Service Group Road Bike Ride
in Peninsula on April 12, 2015.

	1059 N. Court St. (Route 42, behind McDonald's in the Marc's plaza) Medina, OH 44256 map Phone: 330-722-7119 1621 Main St. (Route 303, next to The Winking Lizard) Peninsula, OH 44264 map Phone: 330-657-2209 19955 Detroit Rd. (between Wooster and Wagar roads) Rocky River, OH 44116 map Phone: 440-356-5705
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