Unite Bike is aiming to make a huge jump forward in 2011.  The idea behind Unite Bike has evolved from a simple personal photographic project to help promote cycling commuters in the Twin Cities area to a way for cyclists to gather together and promote cycling all over the world.

The 2011 mission for Unite Bike is to become an internationally recognized day to promote cycling.  And to do it by taking photos of cyclists – both to symbolically and physically represent why cycling is an important activity.

The 2011 official Unite Bike photos will be taken on October 2nd – the first Sunday in October.  Which hopefully will become the officially recognized international day of cycling moving forward in the future.

Unite Bike needs a lot of help to make this possible.  Right now there is a very small and dedicated team working to move this idea from a goal to a reality.  And we need you’re help.

As we get organized for the 2011 Unite Bike at any point in time – if would like to help in any way, please contact Unite Bike founder Clark Patrick here:

revolution(at)clarkpatrick.com

And here are a few very simple things you can do right now:

1.) Join our Facebook group, follow us on Twitter, take a look at more Unite Bike images on Flickr, and watch a few of our videos on Vimeo.

2.) Help us spread the word. — Write a blog post about Unite Bike.  Contact someone from a media organization that can do a story on Unite Bike.  Start to organize cyclists in your own cities to get ready for Oct. 2nd.  Tell other people who care about cycling to reach out to us with any ways they might be able to help.

3.) Think about a way you or your organization might be able to sponsor, partner, or promote the Unite Bike mission.

4.) Take ownership over Unite Bike.  This is an idea… a movement…. an ideal…. for you.  Unite Bike is clearly and simply meant to unite us all around something that we care about and that is an important step forward for humanity.

In Truth,

Unite Bike

Photos by Clark Patrick (c) 2010

Photos by Adrienne Johnson (c) 2010

Photos by Brook Pifer (c) 2010

2010 Unite Bike Hong Kong Photos by Dennis Lo Designs (c)2010

2010 Unite Bike Hong Kong Video Preview.

This video was made by Brain Fu to highlight the 2010 Unite Bike event held in Hong Kong.

Unite Bike 2010 HONG KONG from FLWRIDER tv

2009 Unite Bike Minneapolis Video.

This is a video that was made to highlight the 2009 Unite Bike event held in the Twin Cities.

2008 Unite Bike Minneapolis Video.

This is a short video made after the first annual Unite Bike event.

The idea behind Unite Bike is simple. It is about promoting and supporting a community of individual people who make the choice everyday to participate in an activity that is good for their health, good for the environment, and helps create a better society at large.

Unite Bike is a test of whether our generation really believes in one another and the world we are struggling to create. This fall we can show the best of ourselves, and in the process help create the kind of society we all aspire to, even if only for the brief moment of time it takes to create a photograph.

Biking is an individual and often solitary activity. So as a group of thoughtful, committed individual riders lets band together to Unite Bike… and take a group photo to show the world what it means to make things better 2 wheels at a time. Let us join together to celebrate and confirm our humanity.

Sign up for the Unite Bike 2010 group photo in your city under the RSVP tab to find out the final location information.