Help promote Biking in Newport by Decorating your Bike for the Newports’s Memorial Day Parade.

The parade will start at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25th and last approximately 45 minutes.  We are requesting that all participants meet at Fourth and Columbia streets, next to the Campbell County Courthouse at 8:15 a.m.

The parade route will proceed as follows:

* South on York Street to Sixth Street
* East on Sixth Street to Monmouth Street
* South on Monmouth Street to Tenth Street
* Parade ends at Tenth Street (City Building)

Following the parade, a ceremony in honor of our Newport Veterans, will be held on the 10th Street side of the Newport City Building.  A continental breakfast will follow, in the 1st floor multi-purpose room.

New Richmond Ride
Saturday May 23rd the   The Ride will leave the Fusion Studio at 9 AM and head out toward New Richmond and back.  Rain cancels.

Urban Exploration Ride
On Saturday, May 30th, leaving from Fusion studio at 9:00 AM. This route will follow Spring Grove Ave. through Queensgate which is very wide and flat. We’ll then cruise through Spring Grove Cemetery and loop back down Spring Grove and end up at Findlay Market for an early lunch.

Climbing Clinic
On Saturday June 6th, Fusion will be conducting a climbing clinic leaving from Fusion at 9:00 Am and heading over to Mt. Adams. If you’ve been wanting to learn how to climb like a pro and not be intimidated by the hills, or you’re looking to hone your climbing chops, this one’s for you. By the end of the clinic I believe everyone should be able to tackle Monastery St. with absolute confidence!

Fusion Studio
648 Monmouth Street • Newport, KY 41071 • 859.802.2354
www.thefusionstudio.com/

The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) has released the 2009 Cincinnati Bike Route Guide, and it’s now available in print or online (PDF).

One question, Cincinnati Bike Route Guide? Seems pretty comprehensive for the region, so what are the other cities and counties ? Chopped liver…

Would Greater Cincinnati Bike Route Guide have been too much to ask for?

Copies were handed out at Breakfast on the Bridge and are available at Reser Bicycle Outfitters at 648 Monmouth St Newport, KY 41071 – (859) 261-6187. www.reserbicycle.com

The rain we’ve had all this week relented, and it was a beautiful “Bike to Work Day” in the great city of Newport, KY.

Belgium Waffles, Doughnuts, Apples, Bananas, Coffee, Milk, Juice and that Newport breakfast specialty Fudge were on the menu.

We had fun, and I finally learned how the bike racks on the TANK buses worked! Really simple, and really cool!

Also you can check out our gallery of photos from the event

Thanks to all our partners that made this event a success:

• The Bike Newport Volunteers
• Reser Bicycle Outfitters
• Northern Kentucky Health Department
• Taste of Belgium
• Trauth Dairy
• Mammoth Café and Fudge
• Cookie Jar Bakery
• Northern Kentucky Water District
• Reser Bicycle Outfitters
• TANK
• Segway of Ohio
• Newport on the Levee
• The City of Newport

Friday, May 15 from 6 AM to 9AM

What: Bike Newport to provide Breakfast to Bicycle Commuters next to the Purple People Bridge on Bike to Work day.

Where: Third and Saratoga in Newport, KY at the base of the Purple People Bridge

When: Friday, May 15, from 6 AM to 9 AM

Breakfast at the Bridge in support Bike to Work Day. We will celebrate our bicycle commuters by offering Breakfast on the Purple People Bridge from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast is donated by local businesses.

Breakfast will be set up on the patio between Newport on the Levee and the Purple People Bridge.

Bike Newport would like to thank our partners for Breakfast on the Bridge :

• Northern Kentucky Health Department
• Taste of Belgium
• Trauth Dairy
• Mammoth Café and Fudge
• Cookie Jar Bakery
• Northern Kentucky Water District
• Reser Bicycle Outfitters

Volunteers will be on hand to pump up your tires and provide information and suggestions to get you to work on your bike!

About Bike Newport

The mission of Bike Newport is to advocate bicycling, improve bicycling conditions, educate residents about bicycling safety and promote a progressive image of a bike-friendly city.

Long Term Goals – Make Newport a bike Mecca for region, achieve national recognition and status,  reap the economic benefits.

Visit www.bikenewport.org for more information.