Southwest Bike Initiative invites you to join our team of cycling ambassadors, Team CSP-SBI, on this bike to work month 2018! Clothing is available through Wednesday May 22 on our online store. Take a look and enjoy the ride! Sizing chart is here: Sizing And here is the direct link to the store: https://custom.zootsports.com/CSP Items ordered ship about end of June. More information on Team CSP-SBI is below!
Team CSP-SBI cycling ambassadors, leading by doing
Team CSP-SBI creates a welcoming and truly inclusive cycling community. We are open to everyone. We bring people from all backgrounds, ages, genders, abilities, disciplines and interests together through cycling. We celebrate cycling as a way of leading by doing. Cycling is an action we can take that makes a positive difference in our lives and communities. It is healthy, practical, affordable, sustainable, low impact, and worlds of fun. I hope you, your family and your friends will consider joining us in sharing the joy of cycling and spreading the word!
More on Team CSP-SBI—
Southwest Bike Initiative (SBI), a sustainable transportation nonprofit in Albuquerque, NM, partners with Conservation Science Partners (CSP), an innovative conservation science nonprofit, to organize this global network of cyclists. We use storytelling and social media such as Strava to share our cycling experiences and encourage others to discover more of the joys of cycling. SBI provides educational tools and resources to help members build confidence and advocate for safer roads in our communities. Most of all we take pleasure in cycling with friends! Team CSP-SBI grows the culture of cycling by expanding the community of practice.
Participation—
Your experience with Team CSP-SBI is what you make of it! We have a dedicated race team in Albuquerque, NM but most of our members are non-competitive. Cycling ambassadors can be on other clubs, too! We strive to create unity through cycling and build a diverse network. We participate in a wide range of cycling activities from daily commutes to community rides, events and competitions. Our network increases learning and skill acquisition, and expands access to cycling by opening doors for people. We help people get started and grow their cycling life. Cycling is unlimited!
Our logo—
The American pronghorn is native to North America, and the fastest land animal in the Western Hemisphere. Its top speed is about the same as that of a person on a road bike, around 55mph. Pronghorn have a large heart, lungs and windpipe for sustained swift movement. Pronghorn were more numerous than bison when the United States expanded West, with a population around 100 million. Due to overhunting and habitat alterations such as fences, by the 1920’s there were only about 13,000 pronghorn left. An ongoing conservation success story, their numbers are now approaching 1 million again. They have large eyes, weigh 87 to 129 pounds, and walk just 30 minutes after birth. Pronghorn are only found in North America, across the American West, in Baja and northern Mexico and in parts of the Great Plains.
About Team CSP-SBI technical cycling clothing—
Team CSP-SBI apparel are designed to optimize your cycling experience. They are comfortable, stretchable, breathable, moisture wicking, they block sun and are soft and silky to the touch. The jerseys are a standard cycling jersey, with a full zip front for ease of wearing and for cooling down on hot days. Three pockets in the back can carry food and anything else you want to bring on a ride. The shorts have a pad to provide comfort and protection where the body rests on the bike seat. The arm warmers and vest are great for cool morning starts, downhills, and protection in case of changes in weather.
Leadership–
Team CSP-SBI is led by Mark Aasmundstad, the founder and director of Southwest Bike Initiative. Mark is a cycling instructor (LCI) with the League of American Bicyclists, and has trained as a commercial truck driver and geographer. He’s focused on using planning, design and education for making transportation safer for everyone, growing sustainable communities and encouraging people to walk and bicycle more often. Mark bicycles for every reason, and keeps discovering more reasons to ride. We learn bicycling from others, and Team CSP-SBI is about building relationships and connecting people to opportunities to get into cycling and make it more rewarding. Mark is an everyday cyclist, and a six-time State champion at the elite level, and a masters national hill climb champion. When it comes to cycling he is a true amateur, one who participates for the love of it.
More about the kit—
Items ship in 4-6 weeks, so they arrive around the start of summertime! Sizing chart is here: Squadra Size Chart. Sale of the kits cover the costs of production only. If you would like to contribute money to Southwest Bike Initiative to support our work, here’s the link: DONATE
Donations are 100% tax deductible. THANK YOU!!!
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