What do you get when you combine the insight of TED Talks, the creativity of Pecha Kucha, and wrap it up in Bike Month? You get: The Next Big Thing: “Spoke and Wheels” an event to creatively share an idea or story connected to the bicycle.

On Thursday, May 31^st , 2012, Columbus State celebrated the conclusion of Bike Month by inviting members of the college and Columbus communities to work within the creative constraints of 20 slides lasting 15 seconds each to share a compelling message about bicycling. 

Topics may included bike valet parking, building a bamboo bike, making bicycle art, bicycling and  your brain and the fascinating history of the bicycle." See archived recordings below. You can learn more about bike activity at Columbus State by liking  Cougar Cranks on Facebook  and visiting the college bike page.