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Bike to Work Day 2011

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on May 20, 2011
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Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Bike parking at Freedom Plaza Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Smile! Cyclists get their photo taken behind a larger-than-life bike prop. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

A very dapper Patrick Kraich Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Kim Green and Jim Pastorick going tandem Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Is that a wheelbarrow attached to a bike? Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

DC council chairman Kwame Brown was a guest speaker. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Are those heels on Carla Saenz’s feet? Bravo. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

We love Kyle Gradinger’s wire basket. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Free breakfast—fruit, bagels, and coffee—was available for Bike to Work participants. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

DC Bike Ambassador Jackie Keller Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Even Kwame Brown rode a bike. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Mauricio Hernandez Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Polly Choate Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

US Department of Transportation Under Secretary for Policy Roy Kienitz and FTA administrator Peter Rogoff Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Loving Kathleen Coffey’s pink wheels. The streamers are a good touch, too. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

A mechanic from Bicycle Space DC gave free tune-ups. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

A reporter from Voice of America interviewed cyclists. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Jason and Melissa Watkins Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Julie and Mike Taylor Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Ward 6 council member Tommy Wells at the podium. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

DC mayor Vincent Gray Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

A rep from the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, one of the groups who organized Bike to Work Day Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

More pink! Love it, Katie Johnston. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Jonathan Welch rode a Capital Bikeshare bike. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Brandon Fuller Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Lauren Konopacz Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Scott Wilson demonstrates how to keep your pants out of your chain ring: tuck them into your socks. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Joel Gwadz, the photographer/blogger behind Gwadzilla (gwadzilla.blogspot.com). Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

We agree, Phil McNeal. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Greg Abbott’s striking a serious pose. Photograph by Chris Leaman

Bike to Work Day 2011
Bike to Work Day 2011

Bicycle couriers Tony Jones and Suave Photograph by Chris Leaman

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