Summer Photo Contest: Final day to enter

Today is final day to submit a photo or two to the Tucson Velo Summer Photo Contest. Here are the most recent photos. Check below them for the rules, prizes and details on entering.

Modified bike pavement marking — An image from Vancouver by Tom Thivener.

Sky Train Bike Parking — A bikey sign in Vanvcouver. Photo by Tom Thivener.

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA — Troll has been living on his bike for the past 9 years. His setup weighs 202 pounds. Theres a Bob attached to that beast that you cannot see. Photo by Miguel.

Our touring bikes posing in front of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria, BC. Photo by Cassie Holmgren

This photo was taken on an uncharacteristically rain-free morning on Fidalgo Island, WA. Photo by Cassie Holmgren.

6041826469_d78846028a_z081411 — A rider navigates Saw traffic at 2nd Saturdays downtown. Photo by Frank.

Here’s how to submit your own photos into the contest and details about what you can win.

Every reader can submit two bikey images to be included in the contest. The photos must have been taken this summer. The deadline for entry is August 15. You are welcome to submit an image and swap it out later if you take one you like better.

Starting on August 16th Tucson Velo readers will vote on their favorite images. Prizes will be awarded to the top three photos.

Tucson Velo sponsors Ordinary Bike Shop, B-Line Restaurant, TriSports and Fairwheel Bike Shop are all donating gift cards.

Here is the prize list:

Ordinary Bike Shop: 1st place: $30, 2nd place: $20, 3rd place: $10

B-Line: 1st place: $25, 2nd place: $15, 3rd place: One free dessert

TriSports: $25 for each place

Fair Wheel Bike Shop: 1st place: $30, 2nd place: $20, 3rd place: $10.

To submit your photos, send them to tucsonvelo@gmail.com. Please provide a caption with details about your photo.

$#1) \"Angi & Performance\"- This bike was built by one of our build-a-bike classes. Angi displays that one should talk on a phone while dismounted from the bicycle. Safety 101. Photo by Monique L.$

$#2) \"What\'s Next?!\" -Here, Ashley demonstrates road rage from the other side of the spectrum. My guess: you don\'t want to mess with this pink NEXT bike rider. Photo by Monique L.$

$#3) Alternative modes During a June week-long tour of upstate New York\'s Finger Lakes district, we shared county roads with horse drawn buggies driven by Mennonite farmers. Photo by Jay Rochlin$

$#4) \"Zen cycling\" A quiet reminder during the Sierra to the Sea bicycle tour, June 2011. Photo by Jay Rochlin$

$#12) Chris Bates\' 1974 Raleigh Twenty around town leans against a fence along the river path. Photo by Chris Bates.$

$#19) This a picture we took when we got to the top of a rocky system before we got to Santiago de Compostela and realize dwhat we\'d just done. Photo by: Photo by: Rubén D. Parra$

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$#37) Tavi gearing up for her first Critical Mass Phoenix. She was so excited to see everyone\'s lights. If you look close you can see she had her own set of Christmas lights strung around her trailer that she could control during the ride. Not only was she the hit of the ride, but she begs for rides in her trailer now. Photo by Vincent$

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$#55) \"Rental Fleet, Halifax Waterfront\" One of many bike-affectionate scenes that made me feel right at home in Nova Scotia. Photo by Julie K. Miller$

$#56) \"Bike Noir. Humid rains and bicycles are a staple of the Sonoran Summer. Low-lighting is just an undeserved benefit.\" Photo by Tory.$

$#59) \"When Bikes Wreck. Sometimes the pavement in Tucson is uneven. This is the result.\" Photo by Tory.$

$#61) A late start in he summer sometimes isnt a bad thing. I\'m usually pedaling by this time. Arizona sunrises are hard to beat. Photo by: Christian Watson$

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Summer Photo Contest: Final day to enter

ByMichael McKisson

By Michael McKisson

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