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Winter Bike Fashion Show: Call for Models

What?? It’s time for the 6th Annual Madison Bike Winter Fashion Show!!

When?? Saturday, November 19th, 11:30a-2:30p at the High Noon Saloon

Calling all Winter Riders!

Do you love to ride your bike in winter? Have you discovered the secret to staying warm and dry?

Share your expertise, your excitement for winter riding and celebrate the season with others at the Madison Bike Winter Fashion Show on Saturday, November 19th, 11:30am to 2:30pm at the High Noon Saloon!

Three ways you can be involved and share your love of winter riding:

  • Volunteer to be a Madison Bikes Winter Fashion Show Model!
    • We’re looking for folks to model “shoulder season” gear that gets you through late fall and or early spring rides.
    • We’re looking for models for“deep winter” gear that gets you through the coldest and darkest days.
    • Our credo at Madison Bikes is “all ages, all abilities.” We welcome models of all body shapes, genders, ages, colors, levels of experience.
    • No technical gear necessary, in fact we’d love to see what DIY and/or inexpensive solutions you’ve found for keeping warm and dry!
    • All models must:
      • Be able to commit to be available on November 19 from 11:30am to 2:30pm.
      • Complete a brief application (below) by November 5
    • We’ll let you know by November 12 if you can expect to be walking the catwalk!
  • Volunteer to host a bike station at the fashion show!
    • We’re looking for folks to have their winter bikes on display at the fashion show. Volunteers will chat with others at intermission and throughout the show about their bikes and the bike gear that they use. Come share your winter bike solutions!
    • All bike station volunteers must:
      • Complete a brief application (below) by November 5
  • Send your three favorite winter biking photos to winterbike@madisonbikes.org! This could be a picture of yourself, your winter bike, your winter gear, or a great ride in winter. Along with your pictures, feel free to include a tip or two about winter biking, or share one of your winter biking experiences. We’ll compile these pictures and feature some of them on our website and during the Fashion Show. Help spread love and excitement around winter riding!

Please complete the following information to help us gather a sense of who you are and what gets you excited about winter biking. You can be brief: a bulleted list, a couple of sentences, or a short paragraph for each response. Send them to winterbike@madisonbikes.org

  1. Name:
  2. Email address:
  3. Phone number:
  4. Your Age:
  5. Describe the type of winter biking you love to do. Tell us where you go and why etc.:
  6. What kind of bike do you ride?
  7. What do you change on your bike or add to your bike for winter riding?
  8. What are some of the key items that you wear for winter biking?
  9. What tips do you have for the winter bike curious?
  10. What do you enjoy most about winter biking?
  11. Tell us a story about an experience you’ve had winter biking.
  12. Attach a picture of your winter bike!