For you bike commuters, this is your week to enjoy your ride to/from work, as well as festivities & freebies at various businesses in town. And for those of you not yet commuting via a bike, here’s a great way to ride for the first time & learn more about Bike Week.

See http://www.livingstreetsalliance.org/bike-fest/bike-to-work-week/ for a full schedule of events, including the following in alphabetical order:

APRIL 9TH – 13TH, 2012 BIKE TO WORK STATIONS

Ajo Bikes
1301 East Ajo Way
Monday – Friday
April 9th-13th, 9am – 6pm
Ajo Bikes would like to thank you for riding your bike with a free water bottle. Stop in and say hello!

Antigone Books
411 North 4th Avenue
Monday – Thursday
April 9th – 12th, 10am – 7pm
Friday April 13th, 10am – 9pm
Ride your bike to Antigone Books, show your helmet and say, “Bike Fest,” for a free bike sticker.

Beyond Bread
Central 3026 North Campbell Avenue Between Glenn & Ft. Lowell
Northwest 421 West Ina Road SE Corner of Ina & Oracle
East 6260 East Speedway Blvd. Monterey Village at Wilmot
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th, 6:30am – 8pm
Ride your Bike to any Beyond Bread location wearing your bike gear and receive a free fountain beverage, regular coffee, or tea with any purchase.

Brooklyn Pizza Company
534 N. 4th Avenue
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th, 11am to 6pm
Mention Bike Fest and receive two free scoops of Italian ice (one per person per day). Feel free to fill your water bottles and don’t forget to show your helmet.

Building Health: Energy Medicine and the Arts
1720 N. Dodge Blvd. (just north of Pima)
Wednesday
April 11th, 7am – 9am
In honor of Bike to Work Week, Building Health is supporting local commuters by offering up treats for the body and soul. Stop in on Wednesday April 11th between 7am and 9am for the following:

Free bottle of water that you may choose to energize with a local desert flower essence
Sore muscles? Free packet of The Desert Heals bath salts
Clean Air Discount coupon for a healing session

Cartel Coffee Lab
Campbell Ave: Tucson
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th
Stop by the Cartel Coffee Lab on your bike and get a free large iced toddy with the purchase of a meal. We hear they are super bike friendly in their new location just a few doors from their original.

Christy’s Corner Cafe and Defenders of Wildlife
La Placita Village
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th
Stop by Christy’s Corner Cafe during Bike to Work Week and enjoy a free cup of Arbuckles local, Fair Trade, Organic Coffee with the purchase of a bagel. Defenders of Wildlife will be giving away 5 reusable bags each day at the cafe to the first 5 bicyclist who stop in. They will also have their calendars and stuffed animals for the kiddies! Christy’s Corner Cafe is located in La Placita Village just south of the footbridge and next to the Arizona Hotel. Learn more about Christy’s Corner Cafe on her Facebook Page, and check out Defenders for Wildlife on their website at www.defenders.org.

Law Office of Eric Post, P.L.L.C.
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FOOD STATION
3256 East Speedway Boulevard
Thursday
April 12, 8:30am – 5:30pm
On Thursday morning stop by the Law Office of Eric Post for some refreshments and food on your commute to work. Turn North on N. Camino Miramonte off of the 3rd Street Bike Blvd. and look West for his refreshment station on the corner of Speedway and N. Camino Miramonte in the parking lot.

Food Conspiracy Co-op
412 North 4th Avenue
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th
Anyone who rides their bike to the Food Conspiracy CO-op during Bike to Work Week will receive a free 12-oz dark roast Conspiracy Coffee. Don’t forget to mention Bike to Work Week!

The HUB
266 East Congress Street
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th
Saddle up and bike on over to the Hub Restaurant and Ice Creamery for a buy one get one HUB Scoopon when you mention Bike To Work Week and show your helmet.

Keeling On The Move
FOOD STATION
Fontana Avenue/Blacklidge Street
Wednesday
April 11, 2012, 7am – 8:30am
Ride your bike along the new 4th Avenue/Fontana Bicycle Boulevard and stop by the Food Station just south of Blacklidge for food, drinks, and free water bottles to the first 25 people who arrive. Pima Association of Governments + Tucson Department of Transportation are to thank for this special Bike To Work Week Treat!

Maynards
400 North Toole Avenue
Friday
April 13th, 7am-9am
Maynards supports Bike to Work Week by hosting Bike to Work’s grand finale event – the Downtown Celebration. Enjoy live music, free food, awards, and more. Sponsored by the City of Tucson and Living Streets Alliance.

Oro Valley Bike to Work Day
FOOD STATION
Rooney Ranch (NE corner of First Avenue and Oracle Road, commonly known as the Home Depot Plaza)
Thursday
April 12th 7am-9am
Stop by Rooney Ranch on your bicycle and you can enjoy a warm cup of coffee, bagels + snacks, and raffles for prizes from local bike shops!

O2 Modern Fitness
186 E. Broadway Blvd.
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th
Receive 10% off any lunch time or 4:15pm classes the entire week if you show up on your bike.

Pima Community College – Downtown Campus
FOOD STATION
Corner of Stone/Speedway
Friday
April 6, 2012 7am-9am
The Downtown Campus will be hosting a bike to work station. Members of the student Sustainability Club will be offering water, homemade granola, and chatting with riders. Information about Pima will be available for those who would like to learn about classes. We will be set up at the corner of Stone/Speedway under the Pima College marquis.

The Campus will also be hosting a Ride to Work contest through April to encourage the use of alternative means of transportation. Bikes will be the focus of this event, but all transportation methods are included. Participants should register with the Rideshare website to track their mileage. Prizes will be awarded to the winners!

Sky Bar
536 N. 4th Avenue
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th, 9am – 6pm
Stop by Sky Bar for a free cup of coffee (one per person per day) to get your day rolling.
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th, 5pm – 8pm
When you bike home from work, why not pop into Sky Bar for $1 off wells and drafts. Water refills available. Don’t forget your helmet.

Sparkroot • coffee bar + fare
245 E Congress St
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th, 7am-9am
Ride to Sparkroot any morning during Bike To Work Week and get an Espresso + Homemade Granola Bar for $3. Fuel up on a quick, tasty, and healthy treat to energize the rest of your morning commute!

Spoke6
FOOD STATION
439 N 6th Ave, #101
Tuesday
April 10th, 7am – 9am
Spoke6 will be hosting a free commuter breakfast for all who ride their bikes to work on Tuesday Morning! Enjoy a spread of bagels, coffee, and tea, and have breakfast with other Tucson commuters. Stop by and check out Tucson’s professional co-working office space located on the SW corner of 6th Ave and 6th Street in heart of our local arts district.

Tucson Community Acupuncture
2900 East Broadway Blvd Suite 170
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th 9am – 7pm – Don’t forget to make your appointment!
Bike and Relax!
Take a break from your commute and bike in for an affordable acupuncture treatment at Tucson Community Acupuncture. New patients can get a relaxing treatment in our community space for $15, return patients for $10, when you show your helmet and mention Bike Fest. Appointments are required and offer is available Monday-Friday 9am-7pm. Call 881-1887 or schedule online at http://www.tucsoncommunityacupuncture.org.

Bike parking available outside, be sure to bring your lock!

Tucson Yoga
150 South 4th Avenue
Monday – Friday
April 9th – 13th classes start at 7am
Rejuvenate your mind and body at Tucson Yoga. All 7am classes are free to bike commuters who show their helmet and say, “Bike Fest”.

UA, Fairwheel Bike Shop, BICAS, UA Cycle Club
UA Mall in front of the science library
Wednesday
April 11th, 9am – 2pm
We will have a lot going on for bicyclists – free bike registration with a free bike light kit and free bike bell (while supplies last), free minor bike repairs/tune-ups, free nutritional bars from Clif bar, and free maps, brochures, and giveaways.

Xoom Juice
245 E. Congress
Monday – Friday
April 9-13th, 7am – 9am
All week at the Downtown Xoom Juice, show up on your bike and get a $2 Smashing Strawberry Smoothie with a protein boost, the perfect breakfast smoothie for a quick in and out morning blast of healthful energy on your ride to work!