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The Takeaway Bike Challenge

The Takeaway Bike Challenge

Bikes are taking over America. Major cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco are launching public bike sharing systems for the first time, joining Boston, D.C. and Denver.

Get out your pens and poetry quills and join our Takeaway Bike Haiku Challenge. 

A team of three judges will choose the top 10 cycle poems to read on air. The contest opens on Monday, September 16 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and runs through Sunday, September 22 at 11:59 PM Eastern time. The winners get an exclusive prize of a Takeaway-branded bike helmet.

Enter here today.

Safe riding!

A special thanks to Charlie McCorkell, owner of Bicycle Habitat in New York City, for donating the prizes for this contest. Visit Bicycle Habitat to learn more about the shop and the products they sell.

  • Bike Challenge Winners Announced

    Sep 27, 2013
    After almost 1,200 submissions for the Bike Haiku Challenge, The Takeaway has selected 10 winners. There were tons of beautiful, funny and interesting poems entered by people from all...
  • Schwinntonation: Making Music With Bicycle Parts

    Sep 20, 2013
    Charlie Malave and Ezra Lange, members of the Chicago-based band "Schwinntonation," hear in bikes something that many of us miss: music.  Bike Harp, Basscycle, Little Poppy, Cricket, ...
  • Are Bicycle Shares Good for Business?

    Sep 18, 2013
    How have bike share programs affected business for bicycle shops? Charlie McCorkell is the owner of Bicycle Habitat in New York City and Ashanti Austin is the co-owner of the Hub Bike...
  • About The Bike Challenge Prizes

    Sep 16, 2013
    The Takeaway bike haiku challenge will be giving away 10 bicycle helmets with the show's official logo to the top 10 winners of the challenge. A special thanks to Charlie McCorkell, o...
  • Introducing The Takeaway Bike Challenge

    Sep 16, 2013
    Bikes are taking over America. Major cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco are launching public bike sharing systems for the first time, joining Boston, D.C. and Denver. Get...