Are you ready for some MADSEN Challenges?

Earn custom badges for your bike as you check off these fun bucket bike adventures!

Start your MADSEN Challenge Badge Collection! Send video and/or photo proof of your challenge completion to Lisa@madsencycles.com or @madsencycles Instagram DM. We love seeing you and your crew in action, so just any simple footage showing us that you are doing the challenge will work! In exchange we will send you the custom MADSEN Challenge Badges for completion. These look amazing attached to the MADSEN Maelkekasse (Milk) Crate!

ON THE MADSEN MAP

The easiest badge to earn - and a great one to start with! If you own a bucket bike, whether it's new or used, sign up to be on the MADSEN Map here! Once you've signed up, you will receive the official "On the Map" badge! It's SO much fun to see where all of you cool 😎 MADSEN owners are located.

BIKE ON BIKE

Transport a bike by bucket bike! Whether your kid gets tired of riding and needs a break in the bucket, or you're taking your road bike to the shop for repairs—your bucket bike can handle it. Send us a pic or video of your bike-in-a-bike moment—we'd love to see it!  

SPORTS EVENT

Cheer a loved one on at your city's marathon by bucket bike, attend your child's soccer game by bike, or head to the college football game and get the best parking spot! Send us a pic or video of your sporting event by bike and we will send you this badge.

BIKE CAMPING

Take your bucket bike on a camping trip and send us a pic or video! It's such an epic way to carry all that gear!

TAKE-OUT

Takeout Badge

Enjoy a picnic or takeout by bike to earn this badge - and send us a pic or video as proof. We will send you the Takeout Badge to add to your collection!

GROCERIES

Groceries Badge

Take 4 trips to the market by bike (instead of by car) in a month and earn this badge. Be sure to send us a photo or video of your eco-friendly ride and bucket loaded with goods, and we'll send you this cool orange badge.

DATE NIGHT

Date Night Badge

Plan a memorable date with your sweetheart and ride there on your MADSEN to earn the Date Night Badge! Submit a  photo or video to claim your badge and use #bucketbikedate.

Pedal into a night of love !

FOUL WEATHER

Foul Weather Badge

Ride on an epic weather day for your city’s climate and earn your foul weather badge. Send a video or picture of your ride, and we will send you your next MADSEN Challenge Badge.

TREE BY BIKE

Tree Badge

Transport your holiday tree (or another tree!) by bike to earn this elite badge. Send a photo or video of the experience, we can't wait to see!

SPREAD JOY

Spread Joy Badge

Bucket Bikes bring incredible joy to many in this community. Earn a badge by spreading joy with your bucket bike in a unique way. Capture a photo or video to earn yourself a badge!

COSTUME

Costume Badge

At MADSEN, bike decorating is a cherished tradition! Earn a COSTUME Badge by sharing images and videos of your bike decked out in a bike costume. (This can be for Halloween or any other fun day of the year!)

LOADED

Loaded Badge

How full can you load your bucket? We've seen some REALLY full buckets over the years! Utilize the load capacity to its fullest potential😳! Load it with kids, adults and/or any crazy unique cargo. Wow us! Capture a photo or video and earn yourself a badge!!

THOUSAND

1000 Mile Club

We know MANY of you have completed this challenge already! Please let us know if you already have hit 1000 miles on your bucket bike. If you can send us a pic to prove it, even better. (For non-electric bikes, we trust your estimate.) 

PARADE

Parade Badge

Decorate your bike for any party or parade. This can be for the Fourth of July or another parade during the year!

July 4th Parade Bike-Decorating Contest: If you've been around MADSEN for a while, you know that our community has so much fun decorating. Find inspiration here.

TEST-RIDE

Test Ride Badge

Allow 3 different neighbors, family members or friends to test ride your bucket bike to earn this badge! 

COMMUTER

Commuter Badge

Earn a COMMUTER badge by riding your bike to school and/or work 7 times to earn this badge. Since many of us work from home and don't have to commute kids to school - you can also choose any regular errand and consider it a "commute". Do it 7 times and then let us know!



30 DAY

Some of you joined Lisa in March 2023 for a RIDE EVERY DAY Challenge - no matter the weather - and earned your first badge. If not, choose a month or a 30-day stretch and bike every day - even just a little - to earn this badge. Then let us know!

PET
Pet Badge
Transport a pet by bike to earn this badge! Send a photo or video (or collaboration request on Instagram) and we will send you the Pet Badge.

 

MORE TO COME! STAY TUNED!

 

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