Riding your bike to work or around town to see the sights is not only good for your health, it’s good for your bottom line. Bicycle commuters are eligible to deduct $20 pretax per month from their paychecks to cover bicycling related expenses. Employers also receive tax benefits because they don’t have to pay payroll taxes on the pre-tax funds deducted from employees’ paychecks. All the more reason to join the 10,000 members strong SFBC (San Francisco Bicycle Coalition), now the largest bicycle advocacy organization in the country.
Deal: Membership includes:
- Free Urban Bicyclists’ Survival Kit complete with: The San Francisco Cyclist/Pedestrian street grade map, transit guides, safety advice, reflectors, cool stickers and more.
- Discounts at more than 45 local bike shops.
- Discounts at local merchants, including 10% off at Rainbow Grocery (when you ride your bike there), and 15% off everything at City Kayak on Embarcadero.
- Free one year subscription to the Tube Times (delivered electronically).
- Free bike trailer rentals.
- Free admission to Cultural History Bike Tours and invites to attend fabulous (free) parties.
How: Join for $35 per year ($10 each for people at same address). For more information, check out the League of American Bicyclists website.
About: The folks at SFBC (San Francisco Bicycle Coalition) are the good guys who brought bike access to the Golden Gate Bridge and BART. They now aim to complete a network of bike lanes, bike paths, or traffic-calmed streets interconnecting every neighborhood in San Francisco so people like us will feel comfortable riding ours bicycle and reducing our dependence on the automobile. (They’ll also help you save on gas and probably medical bills.)
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