Specialized Bicycle Components : Advocacy


	Bike to Work Day Industry Cup Challenge! Specialized is once again hosting the 11th annual Bike to Work Day Industry Commute Cup Challenge to inspire some friendly competition within the industry during National Bike to Work Week, May 11-15 2009. Details

	It’s springtime again, and it’s time to start heading back to the trails we know and love! As we come out of hibernation, let's remember that proper trail etiquette not only keeps everyone on a multi-use trail safe, but it protects our collective ability to enjoy the trails. In recent years, hiking and environmental groups have lobbied to ban mountain bikers from trails for alleged safety reasons and for fear of excessive resource damage. Details

	Wilderness First Aid training comes to Specialized HQ Join the Specialized Advocacy Fund and Foster Calm - First Aid and Leadership Trainings for an innovative Wilderness First Aid Training! Details & Registration Info

	Bailout Bill Includes Tax Benefits for Bike Commuters Starting January, workers who use two-wheelers as their primary transportation mode will be eligible for a $20-a-month, tax-free reimbursement. Details

	Specialized Bolsters Support to Take High School Mountain Bike Racing Nationwide Specialized Bicycles is proud to announce enhanced support of the Northern California High School Mountain Bike Racing League, which has recently created a Southern California league and is now drawing up plans for state-oriented high school cycling programs across the USA. Details

	Specialized Fights For Hearts & Minds In Afghanistan This week, Specialized Bicycles teamed with Bicycling Magazine's BikeTown program and NATO to distribute Globe bicycles to local organizations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The groups receiving the bikes, including a local orphanage and the Afghani National Cycling Federation, will benefit from the Globe's utility, durability and comfort. Details

	Commute Cup Challange Winners It was a day to stick it to the pump and protest $4 (and climbing) gas prices as 1,340 bicycle commuters representing a combined total of 39 bicycle manufacturers, retailers and industry affiliates participated in the 10th Annual Specialized 2008 Industry Commute Cup Challenge. Details

	Bike to Work Week Challenge We should all bike to work this week! Make a point to ride instead of drive. Details

	Sea Otter Summit a Big Hit! The 4th Annual IMBA California Sea Otter Summit sponsored by Specialized was a big hit! Details

	Clinton Center’s Earth Day to Feature “Innovate or Die Contest” Winner The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park will host the fourth annual Arkansas Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 26. This year's festival will host "The Aquaduct: Mobile Filtration Vehicle," a potentially revolutionary new bicycle that filters dirty water as it is being transported. Details

	Save our CA State Parks Save our California State Parks! Earlier this year, Governor Schwarzenegger released the $141 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2008-09, which begins on July 1, 2008. Included in the budget is the draconian proposal to shutter 48 state parks and reduce the number of lifeguards on 16 state beaches in Santa Cruz, Orange and San Diego Counties. Details

	Major Andy finishes Ironman New Zealand Our special friend and Specialized fan--Major Andy Christian completed Ironman New Zealand recording the 2nd fastest amateur time/16th overall bike time on the Specialized Transition! Details

	Innovate or Die Winners Announced Google, and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners—Bay Area companies that share a passion for innovation, technology and the environment—are excited to announce the winner of the Innovate or Die Pedal-Powered Machine Contest. The contest challenged participants to create a pedal-powered solution for offsetting climate change. Details

	Specialized Earns Eco-Inspired BRAINy Award In the midst of green retrofitting company headquarters in Morgan Hill, California, Specialized earned a BRAINy award this week from Bicycle Retailer and Industry News—an industry publication that, for the first time in their awards history, recognized companies making concerted efforts to "go green". Through its eco-conscious initiatives and promotion of the bicycle as the ultimate vehicle for change, Specialized wants to challenge others to become part of the global solution. Details

	On The Road To Ghana-Specialized and Bay Area Retailer Mike's Bikes Africa Bound Erin Martin and delegates from Specialized Bay Area retailer Mike’s Bikes, will join the Institute for Development Policy’s (ITDP) California Bike Coalition Road Trip to Ghana, Africa this August 20-26. This trip is the first of many that will assist African independant bike dealers (IBDs) through the mentoring of U.S. IBDs and suppliers. Details

	Specialized Receives 2007 Sustainable Quality Award For the second consecutive year after launching a full breadth advocacy program at its global headquarters, Specialized Bicycles received the Morgan Hill Sustainable Quality Award (SQA). Details

	Specialized Spreads Commute Club Success To Silicon Valley's Best Specialized Bicycles was a key participant in the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Cool Commutes Workshop, one of the initiatives of the Leadership Group's comprehensive "Clean and Green" Alternative Energy Action Plan to curb greenhouse gases, reduce dependence on foreign oil and impact climate change. Details

	Around the Corner; Around the Globe At Specialized, we believe advocacy is best done on a local and immediate level, but we also realize that as a good corporate citizen we must promote and support positive change on a variety of levels. From around the corner to around the globe, here's an advocacy update for the past year. Details

	Reduce your carbon footprint, ride a Specialized Globe! Specialized believes a cleaner and healthy environment is good for everyone's health. As a part of ever continuing efforts to promote cycling we put together a few facts that you should know about Globes and Green. Details