Press Release from SANDAG: A Record 85 Pit Stops Planned for Bike to Work Day

May 15, 2012
|In Event
|By BikeSD Staff

WHEN: Friday, May 18, 2011

WHERE: See list of pit stops. The pit-stop live map is updated constantly.

WHAT: At least 6,000 riders in San Diego County are expected to hit the streets Friday for Bike to Work Day (BTWD), the centerpiece in a whole month of events promoting bicycling. The cyclists will be greeted by volunteers at a record 85 pit stops throughout the region, where they will receive free refreshments, Bike to Work Day t-shirts, and lots of encouragement. Most of the stops will be open from 6 to 9 a.m., but some will open as early as 5:30 a.m. and some will even be open in the late afternoon for cyclists returning home. At some of the pit stops, riders will be treated to a hot breakfast, massages, free bike tune ups, and special gifts from bike vendors.

  • There will be a special pit stop in San Ysidro in the afternoon for cyclists who will travel as a group across the border from Mexico.
  • At Snooze Eatery in Hillcrest, volunteers will be celebrating the installation of the city’s first on-street bike corral.
  • Other popular stops include the San Diego Zoo, Caltrans in Old Town, Anywhere Bike Repair, and Bike MS.

SANDAG has organized Bike to Work 2012 with the support of numerous annual partners, including Suki Day Spa, SuperShuttle San Diego Zoo, car2go, eLiveLife.com, Clif Bar, Tri-City Wellness Center and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition.

How: Media that would like to talk with Bike to Work Day organizers and promoters on Friday at a pit stop can contact David Hicks (619) 699-6939 or Helen Gao, (619) 699-1950).