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Emergency flat tire repair kits stationed around campus!
To promote the use of alternative transportation, the Division of Amenities and Transportation Services has generously purchased emergency kits for bicycle repairs. These repair kits are stored at 11 Colonial Parking Booths throughout the Bethesda campus. Just ask any of the Colonial Parking attendants to assist you with their locations.
These emergency kits consist of a floor pump, patch kit, tire levers, and spare inner tubes. These inner tubes are for emergency use only and must be replaced by the person taking one. Please return all parts of the repair kit after use so others may continue to benefit from the kits.
Three tube sizes are stocked at each station:1. 26 x 1.25 -1.75
2. 27 x 1 1/8 – 1 ¼ (700 X 28C – 32C)
3. 700 x 18C -23C
Please check the tube valve (presta or shrader) to make sure it is consistent with your wheel before taking a tube. And if you have unwanted (new) tubes at home that you no longer need, feel free to donate to the collection. You could make someone's day! Enjoy and please respect this awesome investment in bike commuting by the NIH!
Bike To Work Day 2011 Success! See below for video from last year's BTWD Main Campus pit stop featuring Dr. Collins
Thanks to all who rode their bikes to one of NIH's pit stops on Bike to Work Day. We had a great turn out at main campus, Executive Blvd., and the Rockledge/Rock Springs pit stops! Including those who pre-registered and "bike-ins", we had 623 NIH bikers represented this year (not including the Rockledge folks)! Total miles commuted round trip: 5334!
We are grateful to our sponsors:NIH Federal Credit Union
NIH Fitness Center
Eurest Catering
NIH Recreation and Welfare Association
NIH Police Department
NIH Division of Amenities and Transportation Services (DATS)
Proteus Bicycles
The Bicycle Place
REI
Hudson Trail Outfitters
Honest Tea
Takoma Park Co-op
Giant Foods
Upper Crust Bakery (new this year; find them every Tues. at Bldg.31!)
Jewish Community Center (new this year at Executive!)
A couple of highlights:
1. NIH director, Dr. Francis Collins, bicycled to work and attended the Building One pit stop again with his wife, Diane.
2. NCI director and long-time bicycle commuter, Dr. Harold Varmus, attended the Building One pit stop and offered some veteran cycle-commuting gems (see video).
3. Marriott, Inc. hosted an official pit stop at the Rockledge/Rock Springs campus for the first time, and attracted over 100 pre-registrants, including many NIHers.
4. NIAID's Rocky Mountain Laboratories campus in Montana hosted its first Bike to Work Day pit stop - way to go pioneers!
5. WABA reported record-breaking attendance throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, with over 11,000 registrants - a 19% increase over 2010!Finally, a special thanks to all of the volunteers that made the NIH pit stops happen..
Volunteers are always appreciated to help with preparations before Bike to Work Day or on the day of the event. If you would like to help out next year, please email Diane Bolton (dbolton@nih.gov).
Bike to Work Day participation enhances awareness of the myriad benefits bicycle commuting brings to personal health, the community, and the environment. So come out and show your support, you could be number 10,000!
Video from last year's BTWD Main Campus pit stop featuring Dr. Collins here...
Click here to download the NIH Community Liaison Council research on BRAC (warning, this is a 12MB file)
