Spoke O'Motion and it's staff take our commitment to the environment seriously. It's not only a matter of preserving the majesty of our natural environment for the sake of our riding, but for the sake of our very survival.

The air we breathe, the forests we love, the water that quenches our thirst on a sun-drenched afternoon. These are the stakes involved. And now is the time for change.
If not now, then when? And if not us, then who?

Join us in finding ways to improve our local environment. What may seem like a small step today, may make a big difference for tomorrow.

• we have reduced electricity consumption by 21% since 2005
  • here's a graph of our energy consumption since 2005; we are not hopping onto a bandwagon, but have improved our conservation efforts every year with tangible results
• while more business often means more energy, we have worked hard on the basics:
  • turning off lights when rooms are not in use
  • using timers to control appliances that consume energy after hours
  • using moderate temperature settings for our air conditioning - unlike lots of retailers that I visit, you'll not need a jacket in our store in summer – I promise!
  
  
• we have never bought plastic bags to promote our store
  • we recycle other retailers bags instead
    • this reduces our carbon footprint
    • this reduces junk in the landfill
    • this allows us to spend money on more important things like: athlete development, our race series, land use issues; trail development
    
    
• we remain at the forefront of community involvement
• we are key sponsors for Newmarket's Bike to Work Day - the Mayor rode into work on a Spoke O'Motion supplied bike this summer!
• we are working to establish Safe Routes to School throughout Newmarket
• we are involved with the planning of the 2008 York Region Ecology Festival