Video Diaries Record Thrills and Chills of Team Bike Challenge

MTC's month-long Team Bike Challenge -- an extension of Bike to Work Day -- has been showing gains over the prior year. Participants form groups of up to five members, recording their daily bike trips in an effort to earn the most points during the month of May (novices and “big wheels” are eligible for extra points). The highest scoring team overall wins a bike rack engraved with their team name to be installed at a location of their choice. This year’s field consists of 2,381 riders spread across 523 teams (including five MTC teams); by late May, they had collectively recorded 250,055 miles — enough to circle the globe over 10 times, while saving the planet over 138 tons of harmful toxic emissions.

New this year are Team Bike Challenge video diaries, in which select teams have been documenting their experiences using Flip video cameras. Below are the diary entries to date, featuring riders from MTC teams as well as other teams.