Bike Shops are Essential to our Communities

In the midst of this pandemic, bike shops are more important than ever.

We here at Supercross BMX and Speedline Parts will remain open and shipping your orders as long as we are allowed and will remain shipping as all carriers are picking up and delivering. Unfortunately all Will Calls have been halted until the crisis is over.

One thing you can do right now to help your community, your business, and the industry is contact your state's governor and request that bike shops be classified as "essential services" and remain open in the event of a shelter-in-place order.

 

Here is a quick phone script. Please call them and say the following:

Phone Script
"My name is [name] and I'm the [position] at [bike shop name] located in [city, state]. Please declare [state's] bike shops as essential businesses under a shelter-in-place order. For many essential workers, the bicycle serves as a primary mode of transportation, and in places where public transportation is no longer a safe option, the bicycle is increasingly being used as an alternative way to get around. The cities of Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York City have already taken this action.
Thanks for your consideration."  

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Additional Talking Points and Tips

• From March 1–11 this year, Citi Bike's bikeshare program saw a 67% increase in use compared to the year prior in New York City, meaning more people are choosing biking over other forms of transportation during the pandemic. [Bicycling Magazine]
• Since 2005, states have seen, on average, a 46% increase in the share of people commuting by bike. [League of American Bicyclists]
• Personal stories are a powerful way to grab your governor's attention. Share a short story about what kind of critical services and community outreach you've provided in your area.

Spread the Word
The more people who contact your governor about this issue, the likelier it is that action will be taken.

Or you can e-mail them, here is a quick e-mail template you can quickly complete and send to your customers to help get the word out. 

Subject Line
We Need Your Help—Contact Gov. [your governor's name here] Now

Body
Tell Governor[insert your governor's name here]that Bike Shops are Essential Business
If anyone understands the importance of the bicycle, it's you—our customers. And in these unprecedented times, the role that the bicycle serves in transporting people is more critical than ever.

Here's where you come in.

We need to make sure that, if Governor [Governor's name] enacts a city- or statewide shelter-in-place order, bike shops like ours are able to stay open so that essential workers who rely on us for repairs, maintenance, and products can get what they need.

Governor Contact List

State	Name	Phone Number
Alabama	Kay Ivey	334-242-7100
Alaska	Mike Dunleavy	907-465-3500
American Samoa	Lolo Matalasi Moliga	011-684-633-4116
Arizona	Doug Ducey	602-542-4331
Arkansas	Asa Hutchinson	501-682-2345
California	Gavin Newsom	916-445-2841
Colorado	Jared Polis	303-866-2471
Connecticut	Ned Lamont	800-406-1527
Delaware	John Carney	302-744-4101
Florida	Ron DeSantis	850-488-7146
Georgia	Brian Kemp	404-656-1776
Guam	Lou Leon Guerrero	671-472-8931
Hawaii	David Ige	808-586-0034
Idaho	Brad Little	208-334-2100
Illinois	JB Pritzker	217-782-0244
Indiana	Eric Holcomb	317-232-4567
Iowa	Kim Reynolds	515- 281-5211
Kansas	Laura Kelly	785-296-3232
Kentucky	Andy Beshear	502-564-2611
Louisiana	John Bel Edwards	225-342-7015
Maine	Janet Mills	207-287-3531
Maryland	Larry Hogan	410-974-3901
Massachusetts	Charlie Baker	617-725-4005
Michigan	Gretchen Whitmer	517-373-3400
Minnesota	Tim Walz	651-201-3400
Mississippi	Tate Reeves	601-359-3150
Missouri	Mike Parson	573-751-3222
Montana	Steve Bullock	406-444-3111
Nebraska	Pete Ricketts	402-471-2244
Nevada	Steve Sisolak	775-684-5670
New Hampshire	Chris Sununu	603-271-2121
New Jersey	Phil Murphy	609-292-6000
New Mexico	Michelle Lujan Grisham	505-476-2200
New York	Andrew Cuomo	518- 474-8390
North Carolina	Roy Cooper	919-814-2000
North Dakota	Doug Burgum	701-328-2200
Northern Mariana Islands	Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres	670-664-2280
Ohio	Mike DeWine	614-466-3555
Oklahoma	Kevin Stitt	405-521-2342
Oregon	Kate Brown	503-378-4582
Pennsylvania	Tom Wolf	717-787-2500
Puerto Rico	Wanda Vazquez Garced	787-721-7000
Rhode Island	Gina Raimondo	401-222-2080
South Carolina	Henry McMaster	803-734-2100
South Dakota	Kristi Noem	605-773-3212
Tennessee	Bill Lee	615-741-2001
Texas	Greg Abbott	512-463-2000
Utah	Gary Herbert	801-538-1000
Vermont	Phil Scott	802-828-3333
Virginia	Ralph Northam	804-786-2211
Virgin Islands	Albert Bryan	340-774-0001
Washington	Jay Inslee	360-902-4111
West Virginia	Jim Justice	304-558-2000
Wisconsin	Tony Evers	608-266-1212
Wyoming	Mark Gordon	307-777-7434