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Bike To Work Instagram Contest Gallery

Tim Akers — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:47:57 +0000

Last week was Bike To Work week and we asked you to tag us on Instagram (@YakimaRacks) in pictures of your bike or bike commute. We called it the Bike To Work Sweepstakes, picked one photo as the winner and gave that person a HoldUp hitch-mounted rack!

There were so many other amazing pictures that we were tagged in from the contest and we wanted to share them with you. Check out the gallery below to see some of the Instagram submissions.

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This is how we roll: bike commuting to work at Yakima

Tim Akers — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:39 +0000

Last week was National Bike To Work Week and in a perfect world we’d all keep the bike to work philosophy with us throughout the year. So we wanted to highlight someone who walks the walk every day, like James, Yakima’s Creative Director. James rides 28 miles to and from work every day, rain or shine (and remember, this is the Pacific Northwest). Last year alone James rode 6,219 miles! James says:

Riding continually reminds me of the freedom we choose as humans and it also serves as a great way to start the day and a good way to unwind from the daily stress. I’m not an automobile hater or a crusty earth hippie; I ride for the feeling of freedom. We often forget the feelings we have as kids to draw, play, and ride bikes. Rekindle your inner child, change your mood, hop on a bike once in a while.

What is your commute like to work? Why did you start bike commuting and why do you continue to commute?

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Happy Thanksgiving To All You Compadres | Gallery

Yakima — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:24:52 +0000

Thanksgiving without friends?

Not a chance.

If you’ve gotta hit the road to see yours, you could free up some room in your chariot with one of these.

If you can’t be with your amigos this Thanksgiving, here are some surrogates to hold you over.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Week 4 TMF Photo Contest Winners | Gallery

Yakima Admin — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:16:32 +0000

The final entries in the Take More Friends Photo Contest were as awesome on day 30 as those on day one.

You guys rock. Seriously, check out the gallery.

And to keep the fun going, we’ve fired up the All-Star Round, opening up the voting for a chance to win $700.

That should cover the cost of a new rack system, no?

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Blaise Pascal

Yakima — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:39:54 +0000

Rivers are roads which move, and which carry us whither we desire to go.

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Mountain Biking Vancouver’s North Shore | Video

Yakima — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:12:47 +0000

“It’s like Disneyland for bikers.”

In this episode of The Classics, follow two riders as they take you through all the twists, rollers and drops along the North Shore of Vancouver, B.C.

Just a few minutes from Vancouver, British Columbia, lies a mecca of single track mountain biking trails. But if you wait for a dry day to ride it, you won’t get much riding done.

Boardwalks and berms, moss and ferns, it’s all that precip that makes the place almost magical.

“It’s very artistic trail building,” says Molly Steinhoff. “It’s like you’re in someone’s book.”

Steep and technical, the trail system of the North Shore is a gem.

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Win $700 in TMF Photo Contest All-Star Round

Yakima — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:07:16 +0000

Get the most votes for your pic between now and October 15 to win $700 worth of Yakima stuff.

Voting is open to all previous AND new entries. Because remember that pic you submitted?

It was awesome. And $700 covers just about everything we make.

So take more friends. Get more votes. Win more stuff.

Good luck, people.

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Week 3 Photo Contest Winners | Gallery

Yakima — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:00:17 +0000

Strong work, people! You guys are making it hard to choose just one winner per day for the Take More Friends photo contest.

Winning $200 worth of stuff is pretty cool, but you know what the best part of all this is?

Seeing all of you in your element wringing every last bit of awesome out of your lives.

Don’t ever stop.

On to last week’s winners:

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Yakima Admin — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:02:10 +0000

Ralph Waldo knows about friends and nature. Pretty sure he and Jack Kerouac would have gotten on famously.

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Week One Photo Contest Winners | Gallery

Yakima — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:59:52 +0000

We’re blown away by all the great entries that have rolled in during the first week of the Take More Friends photo contest. We’ve also had some good laughs.

Thinking of joining the fun, but aren’t sure which photo to enter? Just click on the image below to launch this week’s gallery of winners for inspiration.

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