2006 Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike

 Boston - Attention all bike riders from MASCO’s member institutions in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA).  Now is your chance to help your institution win the “2006 Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike,” a city-wide competition. The “Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike” is a friendly competition between businesses in Boston and Cambridge to see who can get the most employees and students to bike-to-work/school at least one day during National BikeWeek, May 15 – 19, 2006.  In past years several MASCO members have won awards for the greatest participants in their category. Join in to win again!

There will be a Bike Bash at Flattop Johnny’s, One Kendall Square, Building 200, Cambridge, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm on May 24 where the awards for the “Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike” will be handed out.  All registered participants in “Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike” are invited to attend the Bike Bash.  There will be light refreshments at the Bike Bash and pool tables will be available on a first come, first served basis.  There will also be a raffle, with a chance to win a new Specialized Sirrus Comp bike; all registered participants will be entered into the raffle.  Participants do not have to be present at the Bike Bash to win.  CommuteWorks will also be holding a free BikeWeek Breakfast at 375 Longwood Avenue on Thursday, May 18th  from 8:00 - 9:30a.m. for registered participants from “Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike” Participants must show their bike helmets to get breakfast; food is served on a first come, first served basis.   

“Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike” will be a wonderful competition for MASCO’s member institutions in the LMA and will hopefully encourage people to rides their bikes to work/school on a regular basis.  You can register online for “Bike Week Commuter Challenge: iBike” at www.masco.org/commuteworks. You may also contact your commuter services/parking office or human resources department to sign up for the program.  The deadline to register for the BikeWeek Commuter Challenge is May 19, 2006.