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• Calendar of NIH Bicycle Commuter Club events. Don't miss bike club events throughout the year, including National Bike to Work Day, May 18th, bike maintenance classes in the summer and the NIHBCC Fall Ball in October.

• Use and abuse of racks and lockers

• Volunteers needed

• Bike registration

• Air pumps

• Bike mentor program

News via e-mail News and discussions about issues related to Bicycle Commuting are distributed via the club's listserv. To join the listserv, Go to the NIH listserv home page, at http://list.nih.gov/ and click on browse icon. Go to the R section, click on R-W_BICYCLE-L, and follow the prompts to subscribe.

NIHBCC Archives

• September 2006: International Car Free Day

• May 2006: Bike to Work Day

• April 2006: Earth Day and Bikes for the World Donations

• September 2005: Results of the annual bike survey

• August 2005: the new perimeter security system

• July 2005: racks and lockers, campus access for cyclists

Fair use of bike racks and lockers

The Bicycle Commuter Club has battled hard over many years to make life easier for those of us that commute to NIH by bike. One of the achievements of the Club has been to obtain racks and lockers throughout NIH campus for everyone to use. Even so, there are limited spaces for securing bicycles and these are being further restricted by people unfairly hogging the lockers. Please note that lockers are for day use only and must be cleared overnight. Abuse of this policy may result in the padlock being broken by NIH Police and the locker being emptied. If you notice a locker that is routinely locked day and night, please contact Angela Atwood-Moore (atwood@box-a.nih.gov). More information on this policy is given in the latest Club listserv update.

Calling for volunteers!

The NIH Bicycle Commuter Club needs you! Volunteers can help in many ways, from simple, one-time tasks to ongoing projects. Help us work towards providing the best bicycling support possible at NIH. Your assistance will be highly valued. Currently we need people who will:

• monitor a bicycle rack or a bike locker

• help with clearing bike paths and trails

• report on abandoned bikes locked to bike racks

• check out older information about bike facilities at NIH

• help develop a strategic plan for safer and easier cycling access and travel at NIH (including access through the perimeter security fence).

Please contact Angela Atwood-Moore (atwood@box-a.nih.gov), Bicycle Commuter Club President, if you are interested. Thank you!

On-line bicycle registration now available

Now you can register your bike online in Montgomery County. While not required by law, it is of great assistance when a stolen bicycle is recovered by authorities. Previously this had to be done in person at a County Police station. See https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/police/enterbicycle.asp

In need of fresh air?

As a service to the bike community, the NIH Bicycle Commuter Club is placing floor air pumps at three campus locations. The pumps have two-sided heads that operate Presta and Schrader valves (the two kinds of bike tube valves) without any modifications. Locations are:

• Building 10 - B1 Cafeteria entrance (removed in winter)

• Building 31 - A wing (removed in winter)

• Building 10 - P3 garage entrance (year-round)

All pumps will be locked to the Inverted-U racks. The pumps will be monitored by Bicycle Commuter Club volunteers. Please treat the new pumps with respect and leave them for others to share. If you have any questions or comments about the pumps, please contact Angela Atwood-Moore (atwood@box-a.nih.gov).

NIH bicycle mentors

A new service to provide assistance to new bicyclists at NIH has begun. Bicycle mentors are available for personal advice about routes to NIH and cycling-related issues.

This document was last revised on March 5th, 2008 by Jenny Haliski, Ron Engle and Al Yergey.