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Today, Wednesday, we had a Bike Fair during lunch at my company. This is the middle of Bike-to-Work Week, so I was looking forward to looking at some bikes and accessories and get some other biking information. Well, I was sadly disappointed. The only representatives there were our own bicycle commuting club, with lots of handouts and maps from the local metro system, AAA with fliers and insurance, and the LA Wheelmen. No bike shops. It turns out that they had three separate shops lined up to come, and one backed out last week, and the two others backed out just yesterday! What a bummer. I wish the local bike shops around here supported bike commuting!

The Aerospace Corporation, the company I work for, are the Official Winners of the 2007 Bike To Work Challenge!!!!!

The final total cycle commuters this year were: 309. The total includes Los Angeles World Airport’s Westside Welcome Station/Pitstop at World Way West, CarrAmerica’s Welcome Station/Pitstop at the Howard Hughes Center, and Electronic Art’s Welcome Station/Pitstop at Playa Vista. The breakdown was as follows:

1. The Aerospace Corporation 68
2. Los Angeles Air Force Base (Military/Civilian) 56
3. Raytheon 48
4. Boeing 39
5. Northrop-Grumman 25
6. Los Angeles World Airports 24
7. Electronic Arts 20
8. CarrAmerica / Howard Hughes Center 19
9. DirecTV 7
10. Federal Express 1
11. Mitre 1
12. Sitor 1

Last year’s total cycle commuters were: 301. The breakdown was as follows:

1. Raytheon 61
2. The Aerospace Corporation 54
3. Los Angeles Air Force Base (Military/Civilian) 42
4. Boeing 35
5. Northrop-Grumman 34
6. Trizec / Howard Hughes Center 28
7. Los Angeles World Airports 15
8. Electronic Arts 14
9. DirecTV 13
10. Federal Express 3
11. SAIC 1
12. Hawthorne Nursery 1

Also thanks to Aerospace, Boeing, CarrAmerica / Howard Hughes Center, DirecTV, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Los Angeles World Airports, Northrop-Grumman, and Raytheon for donating the awesome giveaways!!!