Bike to Work Week formally starts Monday, but two-wheelers around the Triangle will get things rolling early with events today in Raleigh and this weekend in Apex and Wake Forest.
Check the website for detailed listings: www.gotriangle.org/BTWW
Raleigh 5/8: The kick-off-event is from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Marble Kids Museum courtyard at Hargett and Blount streets downtown. Food, free bike maintenance and more.
Apex 5/9: Saturday at the Farmer’s Market downtown. Free Q&A with a bike mechanic 9 and 11 a.m., free bike maintenance class 10 a.m.
Wake Forest 5/10: Bike Safety Fair in old Wake Forest Plaza at Elm Avenue and Brooks Street, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday. Safety instruction for children and parents, helmets on sale at $6 apiece.
Durham and RTP 5/13: After-work bike get-togethers 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Alivia’s on Main Street in Durham and Serena on Miami Boulevard.
Triangle-wide 5/15: Breakfast at many locations and group rides Friday. In Raleigh, it starts at 8:30 a.m. on the north side of the Bicentennial Mall.
Bike to Work Week comes in the middle of the region’s SmartCommute Challenge. Go to www.smartcommutechallenge.org to try biking, busing and other alternative means of getting to campus or work, and register for prizes before May 30.
Bruce Siceloff reports on traffic and transportation. A News & Observer reporter and editor since 1976, he took over the 
