529 Garage Helps the City of Vancouver Cut Bike Theft by 35% Over 800 fewer bikes reported stolen and more than 200 bikes returned in the last 12 months in Vancouver effort Vancouver, BC – May 29, 2017 – Kicking off Bike to Work Week today, Project 529 issued results from their focused attack on the bike theft epidemic in Vancouver.… Read more →
We love to see kids on bikes, which is why we’ve partnered up with NICA, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. This amazing organization develops middle and high school mountain biking programs across the country and has over 5,000 student athletes participating. From rider camps and races to coaching licensing programs, NICA helps spark a lifelong love of cycling. NICA leagues do not receive tax-based government funds and… Read more →
When you’re in college, there is nothing more time-efficient, cost-effective, and just plain fun than to ride your bike as your main form of transportation, to and from classes. So imagine how it must feel (or how it felt) to rise one day, only to find your favorite mode of transportation gone. What do you do? What network is in place… Read more →
Excitement was high and injuries were low during the Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day on Oct. 4th, at King County’s Duthie Hill bike park, where about 200 riders under the age of 16 were in attendance, plus their parents. We had such a blast seeing so many younger riders getting a chance to shred the trails without all those intimidating adults in… Read more →
Raffling off another new set of squeaky clean Zipp 202 wheels, we joined the festivities at an exciting up-and-coming ATB event called Rebecca’s Private Idaho. Also, known as the “Queen of Pain,” world renowned cycling champion Rebecca Rusch (frontline, center in red, below) puts on this challenging and scenic 90+ mile race out of Ketchum, Idaho. Rebecca leads the race as well… Read more →
In the name of solidarity with our fellow cyclists, with hit the streets again, this time at the Providence Bridge Pedal. A playful gathering of about 18,000 riders from all creeds of cycle-preference. Where city officials and police department alike organize to lay out an open track that weaves and carves through the city for over 30 miles and crosses… Read more →
How would you train to ride your bike on a 100 mile course at over two miles high in altitude? We went to the Leadville Trail 100 MTB in Colorado to see if we could find out. And as a congratulatory gesture to the 1800 brave athletes who attend, we hooked each and every one of them up with a 529… Read more →
Bicycle theft is an epidemic, and it’s time we, as a community, come together to squelch it’s free reign. That’s why we developed the 529 Garage website and app: to enable local cyclists to work together to help spot stolen bikes and get them back to their rightful owners. To kick things off, we’ve put together a scavenger hunt here in PDX to… Read more →
Project 529 brought out multiple bike registration stations to the halfway point in Centralia this past weekend for the 35th annual Cascade Bicycle Club’s Seattle to Portland (STP) ride. It was thrilling to see so many dedicated riders on so many beautiful machines. With the help of some awesome volunteers, we offered valet bike parking and registration services for the… Read more →
Oh no! Project 529’s sweet, sweet ride has gone missing… And we want the help of our community to find it. Update 7/27: Our little pink Schwinn back safe and sound at 529 HQ thanks to tips from the community! But, we’re still playing, now with little pink’s big brother, a shiny yellow Huffy commuter. Check it out, and… Read more →
